by Bman | Nov 23, 2012 | Uncategorized
R. L. Burnside (November 23, 1926 – September 1, 2005), born Robert Lee Burnside, was an American blues singer, songwriter, and guitarist who lived much of his life in and around Holly Springs, Mississippi. He played music for much of his life, but did not receive...
by Bman | Nov 22, 2012 | Uncategorized
Johnny Temple (October 18, 1906 – November 22, 1968) was an American Chicago blues guitarist and singer, who operated in in the 1930s and 1940s. An acquaintance and near-contemporary of Skip James, Temple delivered sedate blues in the vein of Lonnie Johnson. He was...
by Bman | Nov 22, 2012 | Uncategorized
Boyd Rivers b. December 25, 1934 near Pickens, Mississippi and d. November 22, 1993 in Jackson, Mississippi "I Done Died One Time (Ain't Gonna Die No More)," performed by Boyd Rivers and his wife Ruth May. Shot by Alan Lomax, John Bishop, and Worth Long, August 30,...
by Bman | Nov 21, 2012 | Uncategorized
Fiddlin’ Joe Martin (8 January 1900–2 November 1975) was a blues musician who played mandolin on Son House's, Alan Lomax inspired recording sessions in 1941. He was born in Edwards, Mississippi, and died in Walls, Mississippi. If you support live Blues acts, up and...
by Bman | Nov 20, 2012 | Uncategorized
The son of sharecroppers, Jimmy Anderson was born in 1934 and began playing harmonica at the age of 8. He mastered the instrument with ease, entertaining customers at a friends snowball wagon. “That’s how I started off. There was blues in Natchez at the Cross Key...
