by Bman | Apr 6, 2012 | Uncategorized
Walter Horton, better known as Big Walter Horton or Walter "Shakey" Horton, (April 6, 1917 – December 8, 1981) was an American blues harmonica player. A quiet, unassuming and essentially shy man, Horton is remembered as one of the premier harmonica players in the...
by Bman | Apr 6, 2012 | Uncategorized
I know that this is short but this lady can sing!Ms. Gladys is singing her version of Little Milton Campbell's "Walking The Back Streets And Crying". Her version rivals Little Milton's - Listen!If you like what I’m doing, Like ---Bman’s Blues Report--- Facebook Page!...
by Bman | Apr 5, 2012 | Uncategorized
Birthdate - September 19, 1921Birthplace - Outside Leland, MississippiDeath - May 20, 2001Last Residence - Greenville, Mississipi Willie James Foster, known around his home of Greenville, Mississippi as the "Godfather of The Blues", says, I am the blues from the...
by Bman | Apr 4, 2012 | Uncategorized
Ben Wiley Payton of Jackson, Mississippi is an acoustic blues artist with roots in the Delta, but he's only a relatively recent convert to the vintage style. Born in tiny Coila in the hill country just east of the Delta, Ben lived in Greenwood—the resting place of...
by Bman | Apr 4, 2012 | Uncategorized
Major Lance (April 4, 1939 – September 3, 1994) was an American R&B singer. After a number of US hits in the 1960s, including "The Monkey Time" and "Um, Um, Um, Um, Um, Um", he became an iconic figure in Britain in the 1970s among followers of Northern soul.Major...
