by Bman | May 5, 2012 | Uncategorized
Gus Cannon (12 September 1883 — 15 October 1979) was an American blues musician who helped to popularize jug bands (such as his own Cannon’s Jug Stompers) in the 1920s and 1930s.There’s doubt about his birth year; his tombstone gives the date as 1874.Although their...
by Bman | May 2, 2012 | Uncategorized
Rarely does one find as devoted and sincere an interpreter of the Blues as Miranda Louise. The Singer/Songwriter has been singing in amphitheaters, nightclubs, and performing in Blues festivals in the US, Europe and the Caribbean for fifteen years. As a master and...
by Bman | May 1, 2012 | Uncategorized
Mabel Louise Smith (May 1, 1924 – January 23, 1972), known professionally as Big Maybelle, was an American R&B singer and pianist. Her 1956 hit single "Candy" received the Grammy Hall of Fame Award in 1999.Born in Jackson, Tennessee, United States, Big Maybelle sang...
by Bman | Apr 29, 2012 | Uncategorized
Leroy Carr (March 27, 1905 – April 29, 1935) was an American blues singer, songwriter and pianist, who developed a laid-back, crooning technique and whose popularity and style influenced such artists as Nat King Cole and Ray Charles. He first became famous for "How...
by Bman | Apr 22, 2012 | Uncategorized
The South Memphis String Band, a trio composed of Luther Dickinson (North Mississippi Allstars), Alvin “Youngblood” Hart (Grammy-winning bluesman) and Jimbo Mathus (Squirrel Nut Zippers), launches its first tour on April 23, 2009 in Dallas, Texas, targeting the East...
