by Bman | Dec 26, 2012 | Uncategorized
b. 26 December 1922, Lee County, Texas, USA, d. 8 January 1999. Bell did not take up blues guitar until his early 20s, following military service. The major influence on his style was T-Bone Walker. His band was one of the major attractions on the Austin scene, and...
by Bman | Aug 15, 2012 | Uncategorized
BOWSER, ERBIE (1918–1995). Erbie Bowser, blues, jazz,qqv and boogie-woogie pianist, was born in Davila, Texas, on May 5, 1918, the youngest of ten children. Bowser's parents moved the family to Palestine, Texas, when he was five. His father played the violin, and his...
by Bman | May 5, 2012 | Uncategorized
BOWSER, ERBIE (1918–1995). Erbie Bowser, blues, jazz,qqv and boogie-woogie pianist, was born in Davila, Texas, on May 5, 1918, the youngest of ten children. Bowser's parents moved the family to Palestine, Texas, when he was five. His father played the violin, and his...
by Bman | Dec 26, 2011 | Uncategorized
Tyler D. "T.D." Bell (Dec. 26,1922- Jan 1999) Guitarist/vocalist Bell is a local legend, the leader of the hottest band on the East Side, T. D. Bell and the Cadillacs, during the heyday of the Victory Grill in the 1950s. Bell, who came to Austin in the early 1950s,...
