by Bman | Apr 3, 2012 | Uncategorized
King Edward, Edward Antoine, was born in Rayne, Louisiana. Teaching himself to play the guitar, King learned Zydeco from his cousin Clifton Chenier.King Edward later moved to Chicago where he lived for 15 years and played with the Chicago greats. He performed at the...
by Bman | Apr 1, 2012 | Uncategorized
King was born on October 14, 1964, in Baton Rouge. His father, Tabby Thomas, is a locally prominent bluesman who owned a club called Tabby's Blues Box, which opened in 1979 and closed in 2004 following Tabbyβs retirement. As a result, King, started early toward his...
by Bman | Apr 1, 2012 | Uncategorized
Born in 1947 near Lakeland, LA, Louis Overstreet began singing in gospel quartets at an early age. He was working in a turpentine plant in Dequincy, LA, in 1958, however, when he felt the call to become a full-time minister. Blessed with a ferocious, deep singing...
by Bman | Apr 1, 2012 | Uncategorized
"Sweet Emma" Barrett (March 25, 1897, New Orleans, Louisiana β January 28, 1983) was a self-taught jazz pianist and singer who worked with the Original Tuxedo Orchestra between 1923 and 1936, first under Papa Celestin, then William Ridgely. Also active with Armand...
by Bman | Mar 27, 2012 | Uncategorized
Mighty Joe Young (September 23, 1927 β March 27, 1999) was an American Chicago blues guitarist. Born Joseph Young in Shreveport, Louisiana, he died in Chicago, Illinois. Though born in Louisiana, Young was raised in Milwaukee. He first began playing in the early 1950s...
