by Bman | Sep 24, 2012 | Uncategorized
Born Mamie Davis in Erwin, MS, Mamie Galore started singing as a young girl in church. By the end of the 1950s, she was singing with Herman Scott & the Swinging Kings, and later joined the Ike & Tina Turner Revue. A big (but attractive) woman with a voice to match,...
by Bman | Sep 23, 2012 | Uncategorized
Little Joe Blue (September 23, 1934 โ April 22, 1990) was an American blues singer, and guitarist. Born Joseph Valery, Jr. in Vicksburg, Mississippi, his music were heavily influenced by the work of Louis Jordan, Joe Liggins, and B. B. King. He played at the San...
by Bman | Sep 22, 2012 | Uncategorized
With โ2unesโ as your stage name, and if I were a betting woman, I would put money on the theory that jazz guitarist North Woodall can play his hind parts off. Mmmm, Iโm feeling lucky right about nowโฆ any takers? On the real tip, my point of view is much more than...
by Bman | Sep 21, 2012 | Uncategorized
On March 26, 1966, folklore student and musician Tary Owens recorded Mississippi-born, acoustic blues musician Jewell Babe Stovall at the University of Texas at Austin. Several contemporary musicians cite Stovall as an important musical influence and source of...
by Bman | Sep 21, 2012 | Uncategorized
Armenter "Bo Carter" Chatmon (June 30, 1892 โ September 21, 1964) was an American early blues musician. He was a member of the Mississippi Sheiks in concerts, and on a few of their recordings. Carter also managed that group, which included his brother, Lonnie Chatmon,...
