by Bman | Aug 16, 2012 | Uncategorized
I just received a new recording, A Loud Guitar, by David Ducharme-Jones. This album is certainly not mainstream blues but of course has blues attributes...what doesn't. Long Way To Fall is a straightforward rock track along the lines of Golden Earring but concludes...
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 | Aug 15, 2012 | Uncategorized
I have just received a copy of the newest release (available September 18, 2012), Close To The Bone, an "unplugged" recording by Smokin' Joe Kubek and Bnois King. The talented blues duo has assembled a virtual "who's who" of contemporary blues artists for their fresh...
by Bman | Aug 14, 2012 | Uncategorized
Larry Graham Jr. was born on August 14, 1946 in Beaumont, Texas but he was raised in Oakland, California. At the age of 5 he began preparing for his life course as a performer by learning to tap dance and shortly thereafter began to take piano lessons. In Junior high...
by Bman | Aug 12, 2012 | Uncategorized
Johnny Talbot was born in Texas and raised in the Bay area of California, to be more specifically, Oakland. He played guitar, and the bands he played in hit up the West Coast club and Bay area bar circuit. Eventually, Talbot went on to become the front man for...
