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Inspired by George Benson and Wes Montgomery, Zachary Breaux was a flexible guitarist who could deal with soul-jazz, post-bop, and hard bop in addition to more commercial pop-jazz and NAC music. Although jazzman only documented a small number of albums — including 1992’s Groovin’ and 1994’s Laidback, both on NYC, …

Guitarist, songwriter, and Tx local Ryan Cabrera never planned on a profession in music. His hobby converted into a enthusiasm after hearing Dave Matthews, leading to him to carefully turn his back again on the loud punk rock and roll of his high-school music group, Caine, and grab an classical …

Another within the type of gospel performers putting the spirit and fervor back R&B music, Yolanda Adams was a college instructor in Houston through the mid-’80s and occasionally did modeling function. Her mother acquired examined music while at university, so Adams was raised hearing jazz and traditional music in addition …

A sturdy American blues-rock trio from Tx, ZZ Top specialized in down-and-dirty blues-rock through the ’70s, then scored colorful MTV hits through the 1980s. Created in Houston in 1970 by Billy Gibbons (acoustic guitar), Dusty Hill (bass), and Frank Beard (drums), the trio originated from a set of rival rings …

Texas-born singer Z.Z. Hill were able to resuscitate both his personal semi-flagging profession and the complete genre most importantly when he authorized on at Jackson, MS-based Malaco Information in 1980 and started growling his method through a few of the most uncompromising blues to become unleashed on dark radio stations …

The LA R&B vocal group scene from the 1950s was a reasonably incestuous one — members flitted in one aggregation to another, often sporting several connections at that time. Teen Jessie was an associate from the Flairs, Hunters, and Coasters, in addition to scoring a single West Coast strike along …

b. 28 Dec 1958, Brownwood, Tx, USA. As a little kid Dillingham sang on stage with family, an impromptu functionality that resulted in his learning to be a section of his sisters’ action. He was after that aged eight. Whilst in his mid-teens but still participating in school, he started …

This duo are best remembered because the writers of the united states standard ‘When My Blue Moon Turns To Gold Again’, although both had solo careers before their successful partnership were only available in 1939. Wiley (b. Wiley Walker, 17 November 1911, Laurel Hill, Florida, USA, d. 17 Might 1966; …

Vocalist and pianist Hociel Thomas (married name “Tebo”) was an associate from the Houston, Texas-based Thomas family members. Her dad was George W. Thomas, who produced the very first boogie-woogie single on information, “The Stones,” for Okeh in Oct, 1923. Hociel Thomas’ nephew was pianist and bandleader Hersal Thomas, author …

Dave Catney began performing piano by ear at age five. In college, he researched clarinet, tuba, electrical bass, and piano. After graduating from senior high school, he majored in music on the College or university of North Tx; he later researched piano privately in NY with Richie Beirach, Joanne Brackeen, …