FLYRITE ... BIG SANDY |
WHO IS BIG SANDY
AND WHO ARE HIS FLY-RITE BOYS?
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FROM: http://www.bigsandy.net/photos.htm
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Posted by craig on Wed, 12 Dec 2007 12:42:00 PST |
JOHNNY CARROLL AND A Legendary Cowtown Highaway ... The Cellar |
(EDITOR'S NOTE: BACK IN THE DAY MUSICAL MAGIC TOOK PLACE AT THE NOTOROUS CELLAR CLUBS IN FORT WORTH, SAN ANTONIO AND HOUSTON. ROCKABILLY STAR JOHNNY CARROLL BROUGHT SOME OF THE BEST BANDS AND PLAYERS...
Posted by craig on Mon, 03 Dec 2007 02:25:00 PST |
BLUESMASTER ... Arvel Strickland |
FROM http://www.arvel.com/photohistory.html
A photographic history of myself, ArvEL Jr. StricklinCAPTIONS ARE ABOVE OR BESIDE THE REFERENCED PHOTOIn the Summer of 1957 I began with a Regal acoustic gu...
Posted by craig on Sun, 25 Nov 2007 10:16:00 PST |
Now for something completely different ... The Mighty Mose Allison |
Biography
Photo © Amy C. Elliott
Mose Allison was born in the Mississippi Delta on his grandfather's farm near the village of Tippo. At five he discovered he could play the piano "by ear" and...
Posted by craig on Mon, 19 Nov 2007 05:46:00 PST |
Hi-Ho Silver Away ... Sleepy LaBeef |
(Note: My hero Sleepy LaBeef is a powerhouse. His legendary Rockabilly and Blues and a voice that as big as Texas make Sleepy unique and extraordinary. Be prepared to be amazed.)
BEHOLD TH...
Posted by craig on Mon, 12 Nov 2007 10:54:00 PST |
THE OTHER WINTER ... THE MIGHTY EDGAR WINTER |
(NOTE: EDGAR WINTER IS A JAZZ/BLUES IN TEXAS. ALTHOUGHT HE'S OVERLOOKED AND SOMETIMES CONFUSED HIS BROTHER, JOHNNY WINTER, EDGAR IS A GIANT WITH FEW IF ANY EQUALS.)
J O H N N Y & &nbs...
Posted by craig on Tue, 06 Nov 2007 06:11:00 PST |
why isn’t wanda jackson in the rockabilly hall of fame? |
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There are great singers and there are great entertainers: WANDA is both and her shows are energy packed. On one tour in France she was billed as "HURRICANE WANDA...
Posted by craig on Thu, 01 Nov 2007 06:05:00 PST |
ROBERT EALEY COWTOWN’S BLUES KING |
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(NOTES ... ROBERT EALEY'S CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE FORT WORTH BLUES SCENE ARE BOUNDLESS. HIS WONDERFUL NEW BLUE BIRD NIGHTCLUB AND THE OPEN STAGE IT HAD WAS ONE OF THE HAPPIEST PLACES ON THE ...
Posted by craig on Fri, 26 Oct 2007 08:15:00 PST |
Midnight special - Leadbelly |
Huddie Ledbetter, aka Leadbelly
Huddie William Ledbetter was born on January 29, 1885 on the Jeter Plantation near Mooringsport, Louisiana. He was the only child of his parents Wesley and Sally. H...
Posted by craig on Sun, 21 Oct 2007 11:31:00 PST |
KING OF THE ROAD - Fort Worth’s Roger Miller |
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..>Songwriter, singer, guitarist, fiddler, drummer, TV star, humorist, honky-tonk man, Broadway composer, and perhaps above all else, an awesome wit- Roger Miller was all of these and m...
Posted by craig on Sat, 13 Oct 2007 02:24:00 PST |
