by Bman | May 21, 2011 | Uncategorized
I first saw Jessie Mae on Deep Blues, a film documentary by Robert Palmer... Hughly Recommended!Jessie Mae Hemphill (October 18, 1923 – July 22, 2006) was a pioneering and award-winning electric guitarist, songwriter, and vocalist specializing in the primal, northern...
by Bman | May 20, 2011 | Uncategorized
James "Super Chikan" Johnson is a Blues Music Award winning American blues musician, artist and guitar maker based in Clarksdale, Mississippi. He is the nephew of fellow blues musician Big Jack Johnson.James Louis Johnson was born in Darling, Mississippi on February...
by Bman | May 19, 2011 | Uncategorized
Always dignified... Mud is the king of the Chicago blues!!McKinley Morganfield (April 4, 1913[1] – April 30, 1983), known as Muddy Waters , was an American blues musician, generally considered the Father of modern Chicago blues. Blues musicians Big Bill Morganfield...
by Bman | May 17, 2011 | Uncategorized
A nice opportunity to see 3 giants on stage together and not just play over each other like a cluster bomb in the concert videos so common. John Mayall, Mick Taylor later of the Stones of course and actually with Albert playing his signature Flying V but not the...
by Bman | May 16, 2011 | Uncategorized
Over two-plus decades, Bob Corritore has become one of the most reliable sidemen as a talented blues harmonica player, popular with younger musicians and veterans. This compilation features Corritore in a variety of settings over that 20-year period, with all-star...