by Bman | May 25, 2012 | Uncategorized
James Crutchfield (May 25, 1912 – December 7, 2001) was an American St. Louis, Missouri based, barrelhouse blues singer, pianist, and songwriter, whose career spanned seven decades. His repertoire consisted of original and classic blues and boogie-woogie and...
by Bman | May 21, 2012 | Uncategorized
I've been listening to the new Rounder Records Box Set, From the Vaults of Ric & Ron Records: Rare and Unreleased Recordings 1958 - 1962. This set includes demo recordings of Eddie Bo's Every Dog Has His Day, and Al Johnson's Carnival Time. The distribution of...
by Bman | May 20, 2012 | Uncategorized
Lafayette Thomas (June 13, 1928 – May 20, 1977) was an American blues singer, and guitarist. Born in Shreveport, Louisiana, Thomas first heard blues guitar from his uncle Jesse Thomas, but Lafayette Thomas did not play professionally until 1947, in San Francisco,...
by Bman | May 20, 2012 | Uncategorized
Clarence Edwards (March 25, 1933 – May 20, 1993) was an American blues musician from Louisiana, best known for his recordings of "Lonesome Bedroom Blues" and "I Want Somebody". It was not until the late 1980s that Edwards was able to establish his reputation as a...
by Bman | May 17, 2012 | Uncategorized
JON CLEARY JOINS DR. JOHN’S TOURCleary’s new album, Occapella! hailed as JazzFest’s #2 best-seller NEW ORLEANS, LA — On the heels of playing his own national tour dates, Jon Cleary will join Dr. John’s (a.k.a. Mac Rebennack) Locked Down tour across the U.S. and Europe...
