by Bman | Mar 3, 2013 | Uncategorized
Junior Parker (May 27, 1932 – November 18, 1971) was an American Memphis blues singer and musician.Junior Parker was born in either Clarksdale, Mississippi, or West Memphis, Arkansas. He sang in gospel groups as a child, and played on the various blues circuits...
by Bman | Mar 2, 2013 | Uncategorized
Maxwell Street Jimmy Davis (March 2, 1925 – December 28, 1995) was an American electric blues singer, guitarist and songwriter. He played with John Lee Hooker, recorded an album for Elektra Records in the mid 1960s, and remained a regular street musician on Maxwell...
by Bman | Mar 2, 2013 | Uncategorized
Papa Lightfoot, also known as Papa George Lightfoot (March 2, 1924 – November 28, 1971), born Alexander Lightfoot, was an American blues singer and harmonica player. Born in Natchez, Mississippi, Lightfoot recorded several sessions in his late twenties – for Peacock...
by Bman | Mar 2, 2013 | Uncategorized
Willie Chambers is a singer, guitarist, and former member of The Chambers Brothers, a rock band in the 1960s with hits such as "In The Midnight Hour, "I Can't Turn You Loose", and "Time Has Come Today". He was a founding member of The Chambers Brothers and stayed with...
by Bman | Mar 1, 2013 | Uncategorized
Willie L. Mitchell (March 1, 1928 – January 5, 2010) was an American soul, R&B, rock and roll, pop and funk record producer and arranger, who ran Royal Studios in Memphis, Tennessee. He was best known for his Hi Records label of the 1970s, which released albums by...
