by Bman | Oct 15, 2011 | Uncategorized
Etta Baker (March 31, 1913 – September 23, 2006) was a Piedmont blues guitarist and singer from North Carolina, United States.She was born Etta Lucille Reid in Caldwell County, North Carolina, of African American, Native American, and European American heritage. She...
by Bman | Oct 3, 2011 | Uncategorized
No longer new to the area (three years +), the group has come togther as a band. Playing Chicago, jump, swing, Delta BLUES and even some classic rock. COME EXPERIENCE GENE GENE and the BLUES MACHINE AND FIND OUT WHAT THEY MEAN BY "ELECTRIC BLUES" Gene Gene -Vocals /...
by Bman | Jul 26, 2011 | Uncategorized
Curley Wilson Bridges was born on February 7, 1934, in Fuquay Varina, North Carolina, just outside Raleigh. His father, who was a friend of Fats Waller, worked as a farmer and musician, and his mother was a church organist. Bridges couldn't escape the influence of...
by Bman | Jul 22, 2011 | Uncategorized
This is one of the permutations of the blues... a branch that grew from some basic ideas. George Clinton, James Brown, Aretha Franklin, Al Green and a score of others pioneered totally different branches. If you have never seen george in concert you owe it to yourself...
by Bman | Jun 18, 2011 | Uncategorized
Saunders Terrell, better known as Sonny Terry (24 October 1911 - 11 March 1986) was a blind blues musician. He was widely known for his energetic blues harmonica style, which frequently included vocal whoops and hollers, and imitations of trains and fox hunts.Walter...
