by Bman | Feb 11, 2013 | Uncategorized
RenΓ© Hall (26 September 1912 β 11 February 1988) was an African-American musician, performer, and music arranger whose guitar and arrangements can be heard on hundreds of enduring rock and roll and R&B recordings released by many of America's most notable labels...
by Bman | Feb 10, 2013 | Uncategorized
Cajun musician Aldus Roger was born on February 10, 1915, in Carencro, Louisiana. He learned to play the accordion at age eight by watching other Cajun musicians, including his father, Francis, and renowned Cajun artist Lawrence Walker. A carpenter by day, Roger led...
by Bman | Feb 10, 2013 | Uncategorized
Rockin' Dopsie (a.k.a. Rockin' Dupsee) (February 10, 1932 β August 26, 1993) was born Alton Rubin in Carencro, Louisiana. He was a leading Zydeco musician and button accordion player who enjoyed popular success first in Europe and later in the United States. Dopsie,...
by Bman | Feb 2, 2013 | Uncategorized
Another of the many performers briefly illuminated by the spotlight of the folk-blues revival of the 1960s, Louisiana-born country bluesman Herman E. Johnson was the product of a highly religious family environment, a background which heavily informed the spiritual...
by Bman | Jan 31, 2013 | Uncategorized
Slim Harpo (January 11, 1924 β January 31, 1970) was an American blues musician. He was known as a master of the blues harmonica; the name "Slim Harpo" was derived from "harp," the popular nickname for the harmonica in blues circles. Born James Moore in Lobdell,...
