by Bman | Feb 4, 2012 | Uncategorized
George Higgs was born in 1930 in a farming community in Edgecombe County near Speed, North Carolina (“a slow town with a fast name” as he is fond of saying.) He learned to play the harmonica as a child from his father, Jesse Higgs, who enjoyed playing favorite...
by Bman | Jan 27, 2012 | Uncategorized
The nephew of Sonny Terry, Johnny "J.C." Burris was also a blues harmonica player, though he didn't record too much. He is noted for his use of African rhythm bones, two sticks played like castanets that can be played off the harmonica. Burris did some performing in...
by Bman | Jan 16, 2012 | Uncategorized
NPR tipped me to this band a long time ago...now that is wierd...finding out about a band from NPR... but there is Warren Haynes belting out Grinnin In Your Face... I was hooked. That was a long time agoGov't Mule (pronounced Government Mule) is a Southern rock jam...
by Bman | Jan 5, 2012 | Uncategorized
More Elizabeth Cotten!Interviewer is Shetland Fiddler Aly Bain, from his 1985 Series Down Home.Write on our Facebook Wall or post your Photos of great blues events! - Here“Like” Bman’s Facebook page (available in over 50 languages). I will not relay senseless...
by Bman | Jan 5, 2012 | Uncategorized
Elizabeth "Libba" Cotten (January 5, 1895 – June 29, 1987) was an American blues and folk musician, singer, and songwriter.A self-taught left-handed guitarist, Cotten developed her own original style. Her approach involved using a right-handed guitar (usually in...
