by Bman | Mar 7, 2013 | Uncategorized
William McLeish Smith (November 25, 1910 – March 7, 1967) was one of the major alto saxophone players of the swing era. He also played clarinet and sang. He is generally referred to as Willie Smith. Born in Charleston, South Carolina, but raised in Cleveland, Ohio,...
by Bman | Mar 4, 2013 | Uncategorized
Howard "Louie Bluie" Armstrong (March 4, 1909 – July 30, 2003) was an African American string band and country blues musician, who played fiddle, mandolin, and guitar and also sang. He was also a notable visual artist and raconteur. William Howard Taft Armstrong was...
by Bman | Feb 25, 2013 | Uncategorized
Julian Dash (9 April 1916–25 February 1974) was an American swing music jazz tenor saxophonist born in Charleston, South Carolina, probably better known for his work with Erskine Hawkins and Buck Clayton. Julian Dash was a member of the Bama State Collegians, which...
by Bman | Feb 24, 2013 | Uncategorized
Toy Talmadge Caldwell Jr. (November 13, 1947 - February 25, 1993) was the lead guitarist, main songwriter and a founding member of the 1970s Southern Rock group The Marshall Tucker Band. He was a member of the band from its formation to 1983. Caldwell was born...
by Bman | Feb 10, 2013 | Uncategorized
"Once again Leroy Kirkland was in charge of the session" begins many an account of R&B and vocal group recording activity from the '40s well into the '60s, almost as many as there are jokes that begin "A man walked into a bar...." While in the latter case...
