by Bman | Sep 30, 2012 | Uncategorized
Acoustic traditional-based, working class New Roots Music. Playing for decades, apparently I'm too stupid to realize that you can't make a living at this. I play mostly Acoustic Guitar and sing, I also play Mandolin, Clawhammer and Scruggs style Banjo, Tenor Banjo,...
by Bman | Sep 28, 2012 | Uncategorized
"I came to play" says Sonny Moorman. "I was raised in the bars my folks owned in and around Hamilton, OH and got to hear world class artists Lonnie Mack, Cal Collins, Dumpy Rice, Troy Seals, Wayne Perry, and a score of others up close and personal and learned one...
by Bman | Sep 26, 2012 | Uncategorized
Born Mark Thomas May, September 29, 1961, in Colombus, Ohio, Mark started to play guitar at the age of five. From a musical family, Mark was exposed to many different styles of music. His mother's love was Bluegrass and Country music. His brother, Ken, was into Rock...
by Bman | Sep 16, 2012 | Uncategorized
Mamie Smith (née Robinson) (May 26, 1883 – September 16, 1946) was an American vaudeville singer, dancer, pianist and actress, who appeared in several films late in her career. As a vaudeville singer she performed a number of styles including jazz and blues. She...
by Bman | Sep 5, 2012 | Uncategorized
James Pigmeat Jarrett, a blues piano player, born in Cordell, Georgia on December 8, 1899. Pigmeat was active at Cincinnati Blues scene from 1920s, died in Cincinnati, OH on September 5, 1995 at the age of 95.If you like what I’m doing, Like ---Bman’s Blues Report---...