by Bman | Jul 27, 2012 | Uncategorized
Brenton Wood (born Alfred Jesse Smith, July 26, 1941, Shreveport, Louisiana) is an American singer and songwriter, best known for his two 1967 hit singles: "The Oogum Boogum Song" and "Gimme Little Sign".When Wood was a child, his family moved west to San Pedro in Los...
by Bman | Jul 26, 2012 | Uncategorized
To describe how the Dirty Dozen Brass Band has arrived at its 35th Anniversary, trumpet player Gregory Davis employs a tried-and true New Orleans-centric analogy: โIt ends up being like a pot of gumbo โ you drop in a little okra, drop in a little shrimp, you drop in...
by Bman | Jul 24, 2012 | Uncategorized
Clarence Garlow (February 27, 1911 โ July 24, 1986) was an American R&B, jump blues, Texas blues and cajun guitarist, singer and songwriter. He is best known for his recording of the song "Bon Ton Roula", which was a hit single on the US Billboard R&B chart in 1950....
by Bman | Jul 23, 2012 | Uncategorized
Curly 'Barefoot" Miller, piano player born July 23, 1902 in New Orleans, Louisiana. I am able to find only small details about Curly.If you like what Iโm doing, Like ---Bmanโs Blues Report--- Facebook Page! Iโm looking for great talent and trying to grow the audience...
by Bman | Jul 19, 2012 | Uncategorized
If you want the real blues - and I'm not talkin about some long-haired hippy beatin' on a National Resonator guitar or a mustachiod, Italian-suited slickster blowin' on a chromatic harmonica - baby, you'd better call Little Freddie King, Normally only seen once a...
