by Bman | Nov 3, 2011 | Uncategorized
He was born Eugene Powell, in Utica, Mississippi, the child of an interracial affair and his white father soon abandoned the family. His family soon moved to a plantation at Lombardy, near Shelby, Mississippi. Nelson learned to play the guitar by the age of seven....
by Bman | Oct 24, 2011 | Uncategorized
Edward Riley Boyd known as Eddie Boyd (November 25, 1914 – July 13, 1994) was a blues piano player, born on Stovall's Plantation near Clarksdale, Mississippi.Boyd moved to the Beale Street district of Memphis, Tennessee in 1936 where he played piano and guitar with...
by Bman | Oct 20, 2011 | Uncategorized
James "Son" Thomas (October 14, 1926 – June 26, 1993) was an American Delta blues musician, gravedigger and sculptor from Leland, MississippiBorn in Eden, Mississippi, United States, Thomas was known as a folk artist for his sculptures made from un-fired clay which he...
by Bman | Oct 20, 2011 | Uncategorized
Fred McDowell: The Alan Lomax Recordings are the first recordings made of Fred McDowell before the folk festivals and blues clubs, before Mississippi was inserted in front of his name, before the Rolling Stones covered his You Got To Move. They're the sound of the...
by Bman | Oct 16, 2011 | Uncategorized
Joseph Lee Williams (October 16, 1903 – December 17, 1982), billed throughout his career as Big Joe Williams, was an American Delta blues guitarist, singer and songwriter, notable for the distinctive sound of his nine-string guitar. Performing over four decades, he...
