by Bman | Feb 24, 2012 | Uncategorized
Memphis Slim (September 3, 1915 – February 24, 1988) was an American blues pianist, singer, and composer. He led a series of bands that, reflecting the popular appeal of jump blues, included saxophones, bass, drums, and piano. A song he first cut in 1947, "Every Day I...
by Bman | Feb 23, 2012 | Uncategorized
What is Roots Music? What is considered traditional in modern society? Have you ever had to pull a tangled mess of barbed wire from the blade of an industrial mower? If you’re raised on a farm, you can’t help but sound a little bit Country. If you’re a teenager with a...
by Bman | Feb 9, 2012 | Uncategorized
I have just had the opportunity to review Fred Saunders newest recording I Believe and it's definitely worth the listen. Fact is I've listened to it a number of times. This 10 track release is written or co written by Sanders and his years of playing with BB King,...
by Bman | Feb 8, 2012 | Uncategorized
Sometimes as a part of seeing a concert or in this case watching a video I am just taken by the presence of the venue. I have noticed this venue a number of times and this time as a part of the Eden Brent posting that I just completed I have decided to write about it....
by Bman | Feb 1, 2012 | Uncategorized
Manuel Gales, 4 December 1968, Memphis, Tennessee, USA, d. 21 July 2002, Memphis, Tennessee, USA. Citing Albert King and Jimi Hendrix as influences, King’s guitar style exhibited an uneasy amalgam of both disparate elements, which he struggled to mould into a...
