by Bman | Dec 4, 2012 | Uncategorized
Jimmy Shirley was an American Jazz Guitarist. He was born in 1913 and died in 1989. He played with many famed jazz musicians, including James P. Johnson and Coleman Hawkins. A talented swing guitarist who was one of the earlier electric guitarists, Jimmy Shirley never...
by Bman | Nov 28, 2012 | Uncategorized
Fur Peace Ranch 2013 Calendar The first ever Fur Peace Ranch calendar is here! Keep track of your days and keep Fur Peace close to your heart with the Ranch's 2013 calendar. Twelve beautiful pictures, featuring the winning photos submitted by FPR students for...
by Bman | Nov 27, 2012 | Uncategorized
Myron C. ("Tiny") Bradshaw (September 23, 1907 – November 26, 1958) was an American jazz and rhythm and blues bandleader, singer, composer, pianist, and drummer from Youngstown, Ohio Bradshaw was born to Cicero P. Bradshaw and his wife Lillian Boggess. Bradshaw...
by Bman | Nov 25, 2012 | Uncategorized
Albert Ayler (July 13, 1936 – November 25, 1970) was an American avant-garde jazz saxophonist, singer and composer. Ayler was among the most primal of the free jazz musicians of the 1960s; critic John Litweiler wrote that "never before or since has there been such...
by Bman | Nov 16, 2012 | Uncategorized
Rose Murphy (born April 28, 1913 in Xenia, Ohio, USA–died November 16, 1989 in New York City, USA.) was a pianist and vocalist most famous for the song 'Busy Line Described by Allmusic’s Scott Yanow as having “a unique place in music history”, Rose was known as “the...
