by Bman | Nov 29, 2012 | Uncategorized
Albennie Jones was born in Gulfport, MS. on November 29, 1914. She later relocated to New York City but got off to a rough start making recordings for Savoy in 1944 and Black & White and in early 1945 that were unissued. In the spring of 1945 she cut two singles for...
by Bman | Nov 28, 2012 | 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 | Nov 28, 2012 | Uncategorized
Little Sammy Davis (born November 28, 1928) is an American blues musician based in New York's Hudson Valley. Although his musical career began in the 1940s, he was not widely known until the mid-1990s when he began working in radio, singing, playing live on tour, and...
by Bman | Nov 24, 2012 | Uncategorized
J. T. Brown (April 2, 1918 – November 24, 1969) was an American tenor saxophonist of the Chicago blues era. He was variously billed as Saxman Brown, J.T. (Big Boy) Brown and Bep Brown. Born John Thomas Brown, in Mississippi, United States, he was a member of the...
by Bman | Nov 23, 2012 | Uncategorized
Betty Everett (November 23, 1939, Greenwood, Mississippi – August 19, 2001, Beloit, Wisconsin) was an American soul singer and pianist, best known for her biggest hit single, the million-selling "The Shoop Shoop Song (It's In His Kiss)". Everett began playing the...
