Carey Bell : A Great And Nice Mississippi Saxophone Legend! |
Carey Bell
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BORN: November 14, 1936, Macon, MSHis place on the honor roll of Chicago blues harpists long ago assured, Carey Bell has truly come into his own during the l...
Posted by Mississippi Blue on Tue, 29 Apr 2008 05:17:00 PST |
Blues Legend Willie Dixon "Blues Is the Roots,Everything Else Is The Fruits" |
Willie Dixon has been called "the poet laureate of the blues" and "the father of modern Chicago blues." He was indisputably the pre-eminent blues songwriter of his era, credited with writing more than...
Posted by Mississippi Blue on Wed, 23 Apr 2008 02:09:00 PST |
Mississippi John Hurt And The Delta Blues |
Mississippi John Hurt
and the Delta Blues
"The Blues is the first music that was here. It was born with Eve and Adam in the Garden. It is the one that tells the story."-- John Lee Hooker
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Posted by Mississippi Blue on Sat, 12 Apr 2008 02:45:00 PST |
Forever Ray Charles |
Ray Charles is My Favourite Bluesman.I Love Him!I Was In A Concert 2001.It Was a Birthdaypresent.My Best!I Had A Place Of A Photograph in This Concert!Okay,I Was Only Faster... :-)The Photograph Ask M...
Posted by Mississippi Blue on Sun, 02 Mar 2008 01:02:00 PST |
Howlin Wolf With My Favorite Song Evil |
Chester Arthur Burnett (June 10, 1910 January 10, 1976), better known as Howlin' Wolf or sometimes, The Howlin' Wolf, was an influential blues singer, guitarist and harmonica player.
Early life
Bor...
Posted by Mississippi Blue on Sun, 10 Feb 2008 12:03:00 PST |
Sonny Boy Williamson II |
Sonny Boy Williamson II
nicknamed "King of the Harmonica" by his peers, was one of the most inspiring harp players in blues history. With his passionate yet understated style, his metronome-like timi...
Posted by Mississippi Blue on Wed, 23 Jan 2008 01:28:00 PST |
Little Walter |
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BORN: May 1, 1930, Marksville, LADIED: February 15, 1968, Chicago, ILWho's the king of all postwar blues harpists, Chicago division or otherwise? Why, the virtuosic Little Walter, witho...
Posted by Mississippi Blue on Sat, 19 Jan 2008 10:24:00 PST |
Reverend Gary Davis |
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Reverend Gary Davis
Rev. Gary DavisEarly Recordings
Background information
Birth name
Gary Davis
Also known as
Blind Gary Davis
Born
April 30, 1896
Origin
La...
Posted by Mississippi Blue on Fri, 04 Jan 2008 05:07:00 PST |
Blind Lemon Jefferson |
Blind Lemon Jefferson
JEFFERSON, BLIND LEMON (1897-1929).Blind Lemon Jefferson, blues musician, son of Alec and Cassie Jefferson, was born in Coutchman, Texas, in July 1897 (an estimated dat...
Posted by Mississippi Blue on Wed, 12 Dec 2007 11:41:00 PST |
The Lost Tapes of Reverend Davis |
The Lost Tapes of Reverend Davis
I ran across a site today, World Abieter, which sets about to find and preserve some of the "lost" music of the great artists. Apparently in their quest they've unc...
Posted by Mississippi Blue on Sun, 09 Dec 2007 01:23:00 PST |
