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b. 13 Apr 1922, Eatonton, Georgia, USA, d. 2 March 1988, Atlanta, Georgia, USA. Dunn was a blues guitarist and vocalist, who had discovered from and used Georgia artists such as for example Curley Weaver, Friend Moss and ‘Blind’ Willie McTell in the 30s, although he was of the younger …

Guitarist, vocalist, and songwriter Alvin Youngblood Hart is continuing in the road laid straight down by acoustic blues professionals want Taj Mahal, Man Davis, as well as other ’90s blues revivalists, but his root base go back very much beyond that, towards the vintage stylings of Bukka White colored, Charley …

Upgrading the rural blues tradition for the present day era, Man Davis was being among the most prominent ambassadors of African-American art and culture of his generation, additionally earning great acclaim for his function in the theatre. The son from the mentioned stars, directors, and activists Ossie Davis and Ruby …

Harmonica Excess fat was actually Harvey Blackston, a past Louisianan who have learned the blues developing through to his grandfather’s plantation; his longtime partner, Bernie Pearl, a indigenous Angeleno, discovered the blues in the music artists who frequented the fabled Ash Grove (a folk and blues membership operate by Pearl’s …

At one stage in the first ’90s, the females from Saffire simply considered themselves blues historians, but since their executing profession has gotten launched over the celebration circuit, they’ve become a lot more than that. All three are suffering from into talented songwriters. Since blues supporters are always searching for …

Guitarist, vocalist and songwriter Lonnie Shields’ Family portrait (Rooster Blues) was praised by critics among the finest debut albums of the entire year when it had been released in 1992. Since that time, the high compliment from all edges of the globe has continuing for Shields’ basic yet complex design …

Western world Coastline vocalist, guitarist, and songwriter Robert Lucas forged a route for himself within the blues globe after the launch of his much-hailed 1990 self-produced debut cassette, Over the River. Located in Very long Seaside, CA, like a single artist Lucas documented for the Audioquest label from San Clemente. …

Like Josh White, Jr. — boy of folksinger Josh White colored — vocalist, songwriter, and guitarist Eric Bibb grew up within the folk custom, the boy of folksinger Leon Bibb. Bibb’s uncle was the world-famous jazz pianist and composer John Lewis, area of the Contemporary Jazz Quartet. Bibb grew up …

b. c.1915, Florida, USA. Williams was documented in 1961 in Philadelphia, having been discovered by way of a folklorist performing spirituals to his accordion accompaniment. He demonstrated also to truly have a repertoire from the better-known blues, also to end up being an achieved guitarist. Due to their studies at …

A country-blues interpreter who has a Country wide steel-body guitar, frequently with a glide, in the design of Bukka Light and Fred McDowell.