Sonny Boy Williamson | Greatest Harmonica Player of All Time
Sonny Boy Williamson – Live session in Sweden! The tag “legendary” seems all too appropriate for the man known the world over as Sonny Boy Williamson II, born on December…
Blues Musician Facts
Caldonia by Sugar Chile Robinson (Complete Scene)
Frank “Sugar Chile” Robinson performs “Caldonia” in the classic movie “No Leave, No Love” (MGM, 1946). They say he was born already knowing how to play without any lessons, Jerry…
Two Bones and a Pick by T-Bone Walker
Two Bones and a Pick by T-Bone Walker This guitar showcase from the final session finds T-Bone swapping leads with R.S. Rankin (Walker’s nephew) and Barney Kessel; Rankin and Kessel…
A Poet and a Giant of the Blues, Willie Dixon
Seventh Son by Willie Dixon (Live) Bass player, singer, songwriter, and producer Willie Dixon was born in Vicksburg Mississippi on this day, July 01, 1915. Dixon attributed his way with…
Happy Birthday to the Living Legend, Carla Thomas
Carla Venita Thomas (born on December 21, 1942) is an American blues artist, singer, who is often referred to as the Queen of Memphis Soul. Thomas is the daughter of…
How Blue Can You Get by B.B. King (Live Performance)
Clip from “Sing Sing Prison Concert!” This is a recording of a 1972 Thanksgiving Day concert in New York’s Sing Sing prison. Initiated by a group of prison inmates, the…
This is the real Fleetwood Mac, bloody brilliant, never to be repeated!
Need Your Love So Bad by Fleetwood Mac Live! “He has the sweetest tone I ever heard; he was the only one who gave me the cold sweats.” – B.B….
Chicago Blues Legend Howlin’ Wolf – Blues Musician Facts
Dust My Broom by Howlin’ Wolf Chester Arthur Burnett, (named after the 21st President of the United States) known the world over as Howlin’ Wolf, was born on June 10,…
Jimmy Rogers The Mississippi Blues Legend – Blues Musician Facts
One of the architects of what is known as “Chicago Blues”, Jimmy Rogers was born June 03, 1924, in Rolesville, Mississippi. Born James A. Lane (Rogers was his stepfather’s name)…
Bukka White, Mississippi Blues Musician – Blues Musician Facts
Booker T. Washington White (Bukka is a phonetic spelling of his first name used by the Vocalion record label) was born on November 12, 1906, in Houston, Mississippi. Deeply influenced…
