by Bman | Dec 29, 2011 | Uncategorized
William Everett "Billy" Preston (September 2, 1946 – June 6, 2006) was a musician who gained notoriety and fame, first as a session musician for the likes of Sam Cooke, Ray Charles and The Beatles, and later finding fame as a solo artist with hits such as "Space...
by Bman | Dec 28, 2011 | Uncategorized
Edgar Holland Winter (born December 28, 1946) is an American musician. He is famous for being a multi-instrumentalist. He is a highly skilled keyboardist, saxophonist and percussionist. He often plays an instrument while singing. He was most successful in the 1970s...
by Bman | Dec 26, 2011 | Uncategorized
The Victory Grill was on the Chitlin' Circuit. This collective name was given to a string of performance venues throughout the eastern and southern United States, that were safe and acceptable to African-American musicians and other entertainers, During its heyday in...
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,...
by Bman | Dec 25, 2011 | Uncategorized
Carolyn Wonderland (born Carolyn Bradford 1972, Houston, Texas) is an American blues singer, songwriter and musician. She is married to A. Whitney Brown. Wonderland dropped out of Houston's Langham Creek High School to pursue her music ambitions. In 1999 Wonderland...
