by Bman | Jan 21, 2013 | Uncategorized
Zora Young (born January 21, 1948, West Point, Mississippi, United States) is an American blues singer. She is a distant relative of Howlin' Wolf. Young's family moved to Chicago at age seven and sang gospel at the Greater Harvest Baptist Church. As an adult she began...
by Bman | Jan 21, 2013 | Uncategorized
Born: Jan 21, 1916 in Hamilton, MS Died: Jul 8, 1996 in West Hollywood, CA Mississippi-born Alexander was an all-around session musician (bassist, guitarist, singer, drummer and percussionist) and producer who recorded extensively with 1960s and '70s soul artists,...
by Bman | Jan 20, 2013 | Uncategorized
Lamar Williams (January 14, 1949, Gulfport, Mississippi – January 21, 1983) was an American musician, most known as the bassist for The Allman Brothers Band and Sea Level. Influenced by players from James Jamerson to Stanley Clarke, by the 1960s Williams was playing...
by Bman | Jan 18, 2013 | Uncategorized
Blessed with an extraordinary set of soaring pipes, McKinley Mitchell waxed a series of superb Chicago soul platters during the 1960s, later veering stylistically closer to contemporary blues in his last years of performing. At age 16, Mitchell was already fronting a...
by Bman | Jan 18, 2013 | Uncategorized
If I had to describe Nora Jean Wallace in one word, that would be an easy task: Nora Jean is all about love. When asked why she sings the blues, she used the word love three times … in two sentences! “I love to share the love God put in me … I love to express my story...
