by Bman | Nov 1, 2012 | Uncategorized
Johnny Woods (November 1, 1917 β February 1, 1990) was an American blues singer and harmonica player in the North Mississippi hill country blues style. Woods was born in a small Mississippi town called Looxahoma, just west of Mississippi Highway 35. His harmonica...
by Bman | Nov 1, 2012 | Uncategorized
Little Johnny Jones (November 1, 1924 β November 19, 1964) was an American Chicago blues pianist and singer, best known for his work with Tampa Red, Muddy Waters and Elmore James. Jones was born in Jackson, Mississippi in 1924. He arrived in Chicago, Illinois in 1945...
by Bman | Oct 27, 2012 | Uncategorized
Henry 'Mule' Townsend (October 27, 1909 β September 24, 2006) was an American blues singer, guitarist and pianist. Townsend was born in Shelby, Mississippi and grew up in Cairo, Illinois. He left home at the age of nine because of an abusive father and hoboed his way...
by Bman | Oct 25, 2012 | Uncategorized
Little Hatch (October 25, 1921 β January 14, 2003) was an American electric blues singer, musician and harmonica player. He variously worked with George Jackson and John Paul Drum Born Provine Hatch, Jr. in Sledge, Mississippi, he learned to play harmonica from his...
by Bman | Oct 23, 2012 | Uncategorized
b. 23 October 1921, Minter City, Mississippi, USA, d. 24 August 1985, Pontiac, Michigan, USA. Vocally and for his repertoire, L.C. Greene, whose records were issued without the final βeβ to his name, was indebted to John Lee βSonny Boyβ Williamson. His amplified...
