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b. 11 Oct 1903, Pocahontas, Virginia, USA, d. 25 Apr 1945, Calcutta, India. While Weatherford was still a kid his family shifted to New Orleans where he started playing piano as an adolescent. He was still in his teenagers when he became a member of the fantastic northward migration, finding …

b. 9 Oct 1917, Luray, Virginia, USA. From 1938, Messner broadcast over different radio stations generally in Louisiana, Maryland and Pa, including WWVA, WJEJ and WCHA. He made an appearance with vocalist Molly Darr, to whom he has been wedded, and led his music group, the Saddle Pals. He also …

Hatchback may be the nom du disque of Samuel Milton Grawe, a lifelong music enthusiast and inventor of expansive, evocative, easygoing electronic epics. Created in 1976, he spent his years as a child between Maclean, VA, and New Delhi, India, and beyond; journeying the world along with his Globe Bank-employed …

Referred to as “the Solemn Previous Judge,” that’s just what Grand Ole Opry announcer George Hay represented to the united states music community. Originally a printing journalist, Hay turned to radio when the paper that utilized him, the Memphis-based Industrial Charm, bought a place and employed him being a late-night …

b. 26 Apr 1927, East Battle, McDowell County, Western Virginia, USA, d. 26 August 2001, Bristol, Virginia, USA. Null performed guitar and published songs like a son but actually started his entertaining profession in america Navy in Globe Battle II. After release, he performed as an associate from the Pioneer …

Most widely known for his initial rendition of “Cry Baby,” later on a significant item in Janis Joplin’s repertoire, Garnet Mimms’ pleading, gospel-derived strength made him among the first true soul performers. His legacy continues to be criminally underappreciated, since for reasons uknown he never obtained another strike on the …

Born while William Grishaw, honky tonk guitarist Zeb Turner took his name from his best-loved structure, the “Zeb Turner Stomp.” Turner 1st resulted in on polish as an associate of the Hi there Neighbor Boys around the American Record Label in 1938, but he quickly remaining the group to become …

Although hardly ever heard in america, Willis Conover was probably one of the most essential radio broadcasters in jazz history. He worked well in Washington D.C. and NY radio through the 1939-54 period nonetheless it was his association with Tone of voice of America (beginning in 1954) that was most …

Formed in the first ’90s by South African vocalist/guitarist Dave Matthews, the Dave Matthews Strap presented a far more pop-oriented version from the Grateful Deceased crossed with components of jazz, funk, as well as the worldbeat explorations of Paul Simon and Sting. Matthews filled the group with many Virginia-based music …

Dave Bailey studied drumming in NY upon completing his armed forces service being a pilot in Globe Battle II. He’s not really commonly acknowledged for his function in assisting popularize the bossa nova in the ’60s, but Bailey discovered the tempo while touring SOUTH USA in 1959 and helped many …