by Bman | Dec 4, 2012 | Uncategorized
Born in Mansfield, LA in 1923, singer and harmonica blower Sidney Maiden made his mark on the blues with the classic "Eclipse of the Sun." In the '40s, Maiden moved to California where he first met guitarist K.C. Douglas. They bonded immediately since they both had a...
by Bman | Dec 3, 2012 | Uncategorized
A huge hunk of cornbread would not have been more welcome during the potato famine than it is as a nickname in the career of New Orleans jazz reed player and vocalist Joe "Cornbread" Thomas. Thanks to the appetizing moniker this superior player -- who kept busy with...
by Bman | Nov 28, 2012 | Uncategorized
BLOODSHOT RECORDS SIGNS NEW ORLEANS-BASED ARTIST LUKE WINSLOW-KING THE COMING TIDE TO BE RE-RELEASED IN MARCH 2013 News post: http://bloodshotrecords.com/news/bloodshot-signs-luke-winslow-king [photo by Jason Kruppa] Bloodshot Records is very excited to announce the...
by Bman | Nov 23, 2012 | Uncategorized
Luke "Lone Gone" Miles (May 8, 1925 – November 23, 1987) was an American Texas blues and electric blues singer and songwriter. He was a protégé of Lightnin' Hopkins, and variously recorded or performed with Hopkins, Sonny Terry, Brownie McGhee and Willie Chambers....
by Bman | Nov 16, 2012 | Uncategorized
Cajun singer and steel guitarist Shirley Bergeron (a man, not a woman) recorded, for the most part, standard Cajun music in the late 1950s with his accordionist father Alphee Bergeron and backup band the Veteran Playboys. Cajun music for the most part, that is,...
