by Bman | Apr 9, 2013 | Uncategorized
Hubert 'Bumps' Myers - solo tenor sax, Joe Guy - trumpet, Ben 'Bull Moose' Jackson - alto sax, Illinois Jacquet - tenor sax, Horace Henderson - piano/arranging, Al Casey - guitar, John Simmons - bass, Sidney Catlett - drums A fine swing tenor player influenced by...
by Bman | Mar 25, 2013 | Uncategorized
Royal G. "Rusty" Bryant (November 25, 1929, Huntington, West Virginia - March 25, 1991, Columbus, Ohio) was an American jazz tenor and alto saxophonist. Bryant grew up in Columbus, Ohio and became a fixture of the local jazz scene. He worked with Tiny Grimes and Stomp...
by Bman | Feb 4, 2013 | Uncategorized
Bob Gaddy (February 4, 1924 – July 24, 1997) was an American East Coast blues and rhythm and blues pianist, singer and songwriter. He is best remembered for his recordings of "Operator" and "Rip and Run," and musical work he undertook with Larry Dale, Wild Jimmy...
by Bman | Jan 30, 2013 | Uncategorized
Clarence Clifford "Peg" Richardson, Vocals & Slide Guitar d. December 30, 1984 in Charleston, West Virginia. Born December 18, 1918, Sumter, SC. Richardson got his foot in the blues doorway by performing in his uncle"s quartet in Brown Chapel Church in Sumter, SC....
by Bman | Jan 18, 2013 | Uncategorized
Mary Smith McClain was born on August 27, 1902. She was an African-American blues singer and entertainer. Better known as "Walking Mary" and later "Diamond Teeth Mary," she was born in Huntington, West Virginia. Mary McClain and was the half sister of Bessie Smith...
