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When he wasn’t busy siring progeny (the Neal home produced ten children, many of them apparently now using the blues), Raful Neal was staking his state among the top harpists over the Baton Rouge blues front. However, until lately, his discography didn’t reveal that position — but albums for Alligator …

The acknowledged kingpin from the Louisiana school of blues, Lightnin’ Slim built his style on his grainy but expressive vocals and rudimentary guitar work, with usually only a harmonica along with a drummer in support. It had been down-home nation blues edged two guidelines further in to the mainstream, initial …

Unlike his multi-colored sobriquet, (given by prolific southern Louisiana manufacturer J.D. Miller), harpist Sluggish Lester swears he hardly ever was everything that lethargic. But he rarely was in a lot of a rush either, even though relentless speed of his Excello Information swamp blues classics “I’m a Fan Not really …

Primarily known for his audacious fusion of blues and hip-hop, Chris Thomas King reached a complete new audience using the Coen Brothers film O Sibling, Where Art Thou?, not merely appearing for the award-winning soundtrack but playing a prominent helping character aswell. Regardless of the much-celebrated, down-to-earth rootsiness of O …

Among the strongest contemporary proponents of Baton Rouge swamp blues, Kenny Neal is really a second-generation southern Louisiana bluesman who’s cognizant from the region’s venerable blues custom and imaginative a sufficient amount of to steer it all in fresh directions. Neal was created on Oct 14, 1957 in New Orleans. …

Contemporary electrical soul-blues vocalist and songwriter Lovely Miss Coffy paid her dues performing keyboards within the backing bands of performers like Albert Ruler, Artie “Blues Son” White, and Johnny Adams, to mention several. Upon starting her own single profession, Coffy assembled a support unit known as the Mississippi Burnin’ Blues …

The drummer for hard bop trumpet player, Terence Blanchard, because the early-1990s, Troy Davis has recorded with Toots Thielmans, Jubliant Sykes, Raful Neal, Robert Moore, Marlon Jordan as well as the past due Marvin Gaye. He collaborated with Kingston, Jamaica-born pianist Monty Alexander and Brooklyn-born bassist John Pattitcci with an …