by Bman | Apr 27, 2011 | Uncategorized
Muddy Waters is one of my all time favorites..and most every great player in his day played in his band. he would just drop into a club for an hour or so and the musicians would cluster to back him. Here is one of his routine bands featuring James Cotton.Get Facebook...
by Bman | Apr 26, 2011 | Uncategorized
I saw this Leon Russell special on PBS may years ago and Furry lewis was featured on it. He demonstrates some of that famous "John Lee Hooker" timing for his singing.Walter E. Lewis was born in Greenwood, Mississippi, but his family moved to Memphis when he was aged...
by Bman | Apr 23, 2011 | Uncategorized
Samuel "Magic Sam" Gene Maghett (February 14, 1937 – December 1, 1969) was a Chicago blues artist. Maghett was born in Grenada, Mississippi and learned to play the blues from listening to records by Muddy Waters and Little Walter. After moving to Chicago at the age of...
by Bman | Apr 22, 2011 | Uncategorized
Albert King was the real deal. He was warm and vibrant but he was also cantankerous. I remember seeing him in a small club called the Mason Jar just a short time before he passed. He hadn't slowed down, just riffin away and smokin his pipe. He's the father of the...
