Marty Cooper enjoyed the majority of his achievement in the music business like a behind-the-scenes physique, writing tunes and producing information for other performers, though he did occasionally stage into the limelight with his personal material. Wayne Martin Cooper was created in Denver, Colorado, and relocated to California in his …

The harmonica virtuoso and rotund frontman for jam music group favorites Blues Tourist, singer/harpist John Popper was created in Cleveland, OH, on March 29, 1967. While going to senior high school in Princeton, NJ, he befriended drummer Brendan Hill; jointly, both — in conjunction with guitarist Chan Kinchla and bassist …

A FRESH York-based blues-rock quartet formed in 1988 by singer/harmonica participant John Popper, guitarist Chan Kinchla, bassist Bobby Sheehan, and drummer Brendan Hill, Blues Tourist were section of a revival from the extended jamming design of ’60s and ’70s groupings just like the Grateful Deceased and Led Zeppelin. Agreed upon …

Immortalized by way of a much-publicized legal skirmish that led to a stiff ten-year prison phrase (and an acquittal for co-defendant Puff Daddy), Shyne was well-known among the general public before Bad Boy Details sometimes released his debut — that was, for quite some time, his only — album. That …

A co-employee of Robert Johnson, Calvin Frazier by no means attained the notoriety of additional Johnson protégés like Johnny Shines, Robert Jr. Lockwood or Honeyboy Edwards, but his scant documented legacy reveals a performer whose undertake prewar-era blues is really as unique and special as any within the cannon. Born …

By virtue of his warm, flamboyant stage manner, longevity, continuous touring, and appearances within the media, Tito Puente is just about the most beloved symbol of Latin jazz. But a lot more than that, Puente were able to maintain his music amazingly fresh on the decades; like a timbales virtuoso, …

Kansas City-native and humorist Greg Tamblyn initial began his research of music in the trumpet. In his early teenagers he switched to your guitar since he appreciated singing which was just a little difficult to do while playing the trumpet. During his senior high school years he became a member …

Produced in Chico, CA, in 1991, earthy pop jam rockers mom Hips transferred up from club group status through some regional tours and constructed a sizable group of fans in California. Songwriter, vocalist, and guitarist Tim Bluhm, guitarist Greg Loiacono, bassist Isaac Parsons, and drummer Mike Wofchuck fulfilled within the …

Despite saving somewhat sparingly since debuting like a innovator in 1959 about Elko Records using the storming rocker “Hi there My Darling,” Louisiana-born guitarist Phillip Walker enjoys a sterling status as a modern blues guitarist with a unique sound honed across the Gulf Coastline through the ’50s. A teenaged Walker …

Having forged a distinctive Louisiana/Chicago blues synthesis unlike anyone else’s around the competitive Windy City scene, charismatic guitarist Lonnie Brooks lengthy reigned among the town’s best bluesmen. A masterful showman, the good-natured Brooks placed on a display add up to his recordings (and that is saying a whole lot, considering …