by Bman | Feb 24, 2013 | Uncategorized
David "Fathead" Newman (February 24, 1933 – January 20, 2009) was an American jazz saxophonist Born in Corsicana, Texas, Newman's professional career as a musician began in 1954 as a member of the Ray Charles Band. While there are reports of Newman offering more than...
by Bman | Feb 23, 2013 | Uncategorized
John Dawson "Johnny" Winter III (born February 23, 1944) is an American blues guitarist, singer, and producer. Best known for his late 1960s and 1970s high-energy blues-rock albums and live performances, Winter also produced three Grammy Award-winning albums for blues...
by Bman | Feb 22, 2013 | Uncategorized
b. 22 February 1933, Royse City, Texas, USA. Rankin’s uncle was T-Bone Walker, who encouraged the youngster to play blues guitar and then took him on the road as a valet in the late 40s. He worked and recorded with Walker during the 50s, and was dubbed ‘T-Bone’ Walker...
by Bman | Feb 22, 2013 | Uncategorized
George Holmes "Buddy" Tate (February 22, 1913 – February 10, 2001) was a jazz saxophonist and clarinetist. He has been counted as one of the great tenor saxophonists of his generation and was inducted into the Big Band and Jazz Hall of Fame. Tate was born in Sherman,...
by Bman | Feb 22, 2013 | Uncategorized
Texas Johnny Brown is truly one of the legendary figures of the American blues scene. Johnny began his professional musical career in Houston in the mid- 1940s with Amos Milburn's "Aladdin Chickenshackers". Johnny played guitar on many of Milburn's recordings on...
