by Bman | Mar 20, 2012 | Uncategorized
Guitarist/vocalist Edward Wilson "Bee" Houston's an exciting performer whose style blends elements of Texas shuffle blues and Southern gospel-tinged soul. Houston played in a high school drum and bugle corps as a youngster in San Antonio, and played in the backing...
by Bman | Mar 16, 2012 | Uncategorized
Aaron Thibeaux "T-Bone" Walker (May 28, 1910 โ March 16, 1975) was a critically acclaimed American blues guitarist, singer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist, who was one of the most influential pioneers and innovators of the jump blues and electric blues sound. He...
by Bman | Mar 16, 2012 | Uncategorized
Albert Collins (October 1, 1932 โ November 24, 1993) was an American electric blues guitarist and singer (and occasional harmonica player) whose recording career began in the 1960s in Houston and whose fame eventually took him to stages across the US, Europe, Japan...
by Bman | Mar 15, 2012 | Uncategorized
Sam John Hopkins (March 15, 1912 โ January 30, 1982) better known as Lightninโ Hopkins, was an American country blues singer, songwriter, guitarist and occasional pianist, from Houston, Texas. Rolling Stone magazine included Hopkins at number 71 on their list of the...
by Bman | Mar 15, 2012 | Uncategorized
Though not one of the best known of the modern Texas blues guitarists, Clarence Green is regarded by his peers as one of the best. Green (not to be confused with the late Clarence "Candy" Green, a Texas blues pianist) did session work for Duke Records in the '60s with...
