by Bman | Feb 5, 2012 | Uncategorized
Born in Philadelphia in 1945 and raised in Tarrytown, NY, “as a kid I listened to rock ’n’ roll and whatever else was on the radio,” says Bromberg. “I discovered Pete Seeger and The Weavers and, through them, Reverend Gary Davis. I then discovered Big Bill Broonzy,...
by Bman | Feb 5, 2012 | Uncategorized
Charles Luckeyeth Roberts, better known as Luckey Roberts (August 7, 1887 – February 5, 1968) was an American composer and stride pianist who worked in the jazz, ragtime, and blues styles.Luckey Roberts was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and was playing piano and...
by Bman | Jan 22, 2012 | Uncategorized
Philadelphia is home to one of the finest blues harp players in the world, much to the surprise of people not "inside" the blues scene. Over the past thiry-plus years, Steve Guyger with his band, The Excellos, has been dishing out some of the finest blues to be heard...
by Bman | Jan 22, 2012 | Uncategorized
Doug Quattlebaum(b-January 22, 1927)The Post War Blues was a record label set up in 1965 by Mike Rowe. It specialized in reissuing obscure post war blues recordings on LP samplers.The label has been one of the first to systematically put out compilations of recordings...
by Bman | Jan 21, 2012 | Uncategorized
Smokin' Joe Kubek (born November 30, 1956, Grove City, Pennsylvania, United States is an American electric blues[2] guitarist.Although he was born in Pennsylvania, Kubek grew up in Texas and is associated with the Texas blues style. He played with Freddie King while...
