by Bman | Sep 14, 2012 | Uncategorized
When most people think of the song "Stagger Lee," as it's usually spelled, they think of Lloyd Price and his 1958 chart-topping single. Eight years before Price's version, however, a single on Imperial Records (spelled "Stack-a-Lee"), credited to and featuring the...
by Bman | Sep 10, 2012 | Uncategorized
Roy James Brown (September 10, 1925 — May 25, 1981)[1] was an American R&B singer, songwriter and musician, who had an influence on the early development of rock and roll by changing the direction R&B was headed in. His original song and hit recording "Good Rocking...
by Bman | Sep 8, 2012 | Uncategorized
Harmonica Fats was actually Harvey Blackston, a former Louisianan who learned the blues growing up on his grandfather's farm; his longtime partner, Bernie Pearl, a native Angeleno, learned the blues from the musicians who frequented the fabled Ash Grove (a folk and...
by Bman | Sep 7, 2012 | Uncategorized
Mighty Sam McClain has a new release, Too Much Jesus (Not Enough Whiskey), coming out on September 18, 2012 and I've been listening to a copy. McClain is backed by Pat Herlehy, Chad Owen, Rick Page, Joe Deleault, Scott Shetler, Russell Jewell and Grayson Farmer. This...
by Bman | Sep 6, 2012 | Uncategorized
Eurreal Wilford "Little Brother" Montgomery (April 18, 1906 – September 6, 1985) was an American jazz, boogie-woogie and blues pianist and singer.Largely self-taught, Montgomery is often thought of as just a blues pianist, but he was an important blues pianist with an...
