by Bman | Mar 2, 2012 | Uncategorized
Maxwell Street Jimmy Davis (March 2, 1925 – December 28, 1995) was an American electric blues singer, guitarist and songwriter. He played with John Lee Hooker, recorded an album for Elektra Records in the mid 1960s, and remained a regular street musician on Maxwell...
by Bman | Mar 1, 2012 | Uncategorized
Walter Davis (March 1, 1912 – October 22, 1963) was an African American blues singer and pianist.Davis had a rich singing voice that was as expressive as the best of the Delta blues vocalists. His best-known recording is his "Railroad Man Blues" where he sings about...
by Bman | Feb 29, 2012 | Uncategorized
The Aces was one of the earliest and most influential of the electric Chicago blues band in the 1950s. Led by the guitarist brothers Louis and Dave Myers, natives of Byhalia, Mississippi, the brothers originally performed under the name The Little Boys; with the...
by Bman | Feb 27, 2012 | Uncategorized
Singer, guitarist, and songwriter, Jimmy Burns is a contemporary bluesman who combines his Delta roots with R&B and soul to come up with a sound uniquely his own. Burns is a charismatic performer with an expressive, soulful, voice and a melodic guitar style to...
by Bman | Feb 26, 2012 | Uncategorized
Bill Williams, a 72-year old bluesman from Greenup. The previously unrecorded Williams ranks among the most polished and proficient living traditional bluesmen, and has a large repertoire embracing ragtime, hillbilly, and even pop material. He is also the only known...
