by Bman | Dec 2, 2012 | Uncategorized
Willie Nix (August 6, 1922 โ July 8, 1991) was an American Chicago blues singer and drummer, active in Memphis, Tennessee, United States, in the 1940s and 1950s. Born in Memphis, as a child he learnt to tap dance, later working as a teenager as part dancer, part...
by Bman | Nov 25, 2012 | Uncategorized
Edward Riley Boyd known as Eddie Boyd (November 25, 1914 โ July 13, 1994) was an American blues piano player, born on Stovall's Plantation near Clarksdale, Mississippi, United States Boyd moved to the Beale Street district of Memphis, Tennessee in 1936 where he played...
by Bman | Nov 24, 2012 | Uncategorized
Donald โDuckโ Dunn (November 24, 1941 โ May 13, 2012) was an American bass guitarist, session musician, record producer, and songwriter. Dunn was notable for his 1960s recordings with Booker T. & the M.G.'s and as a session bassist for Stax Records, which...
by Bman | Oct 26, 2012 | Uncategorized
Shirley King "High energy, get down, get funky, jump up and jiggle your business Chicago blues." Being the blues singing daughter of B.B. King has earned Shirley King the title โDaughter of the Blues,โ but she is an outstanding singer and performer in her own right....
by Bman | Oct 17, 2012 | Uncategorized
Alberta Hunter (April 1, 1895 - October 17, 1984), was a celebrated African-American jazz singer, songwriter and nurse. Born in Memphis, she left home while still in her early teens and settled in Chicago. There, she peeled potatoes by day and hounded club owners by...
