by Bman | May 26, 2012 | Uncategorized
"Baby Face" Leroy Foster (February 1, 1923 - May 26, 1958) was an American blues singer, drummer and guitarist, active in Chicago from the mid 1940s until the late 1950s. He was a significant figure in the development of the post-war electric Chicago blues sound, most...
by Bman | May 24, 2012 | Uncategorized
Blue Mountain is an American alt-country/roots rock band formed in 1991 in Oxford, Mississippi, by Cary Hudson (guitar and vocals) and Laurie Stirratt (bass and harmony vocals), who is the twin sister of John Stirratt, the bass player for the like-minded Americana...
by Bman | May 24, 2012 | Uncategorized
WATERS, MISSISSIPPI JOHNNYb. John Sandifer, 24 May 1935; Jackson, MSd. 30 January 1987; Oakland, CAWaters changed his name in honor of Muddy Waters,a major influence as singer and guitarist. He moved toOakland, California, in 1956 and performed songs byWaters, Chuck...
by Bman | May 22, 2012 | Uncategorized
David Lonzo Thompson was born in Hinds County, Mississippi May 21, 1969. Lil Dave's exposure to music came early and has always been a way of life. His father, the late Sam Thompson played with Willie Foster, Asie Payton, Paul Wine Jones, Eddie Cusic, James Son Thomas...
by Bman | May 20, 2012 | Uncategorized
Benjamin "Blind Bud" Spires, (born May 20, 1931) vocal and harmonica, performs "Easy Ridin' Buggy" in Alan Lomax's van. Shot by Lomax, John Bishop, and Worth Long in Bentonia, Mississippi, August 12, 1978. Mostly seen with Jack Owens, Owens groomed Bud Spires as his...
