by Bman | Dec 15, 2012 | Uncategorized
Fats Waller (May 21, 1904 – December 15, 1943), born Thomas Wright Waller, was a jazz pianist, organist, composer, singer, and comedic entertainer. Thomas Wright Waller was the youngest of four children born to Adaline Locket Waller and the Reverend Edward Martin...
by Bman | Dec 13, 2012 | Uncategorized
Lucky Peterson (born Judge Kenneth Peterson, December 13, 1964, Buffalo, New York) is an American musician who plays contemporary blues, fusing soul, R&B, gospel and rock and roll. He plays guitar and keyboards. Music journalist Tony Russell, in his book The Blues -...
by Bman | Nov 25, 2012 | Uncategorized
William Henry Joseph Bonaparte Bertholoff Smith (23 November 1893 – 18 April 1973), a.k.a. "The Lion", was an American jazz pianist and one of the masters of the stride style, usually grouped with James P. Johnson and Thomas "Fats" Waller as the three greatest...
by Bman | Nov 23, 2012 | Uncategorized
Gloria Lynne (born Gloria Alleyne, November 23, 1931) is an American jazz vocalist with a recording career spanning from 1958 to 2007. She grew up in Harlem; her mother was a gospel singer. Lynne was born in New York City. As a young girl, Lynne sang with the local...
by Bman | Nov 23, 2012 | Uncategorized
Queens native Little Mike grew up on the very competitive New York City music scene. He started playing harp at age 14 and took up piano two years later. His first brush with the blues came while hearing John Lee Hooker at Carnegie Hall and later listening to a Paul...
