Johnny Winter Died on This Day
Johnny Winter’s Last Performance at the Cahors Blues Festival Blues legend Johnny Winter died in his hotel room in Zurich, Switzerland, on July 16, 2014, at age 70. Johnny…
Blues Musician Facts
Happy Birthday to the Poet of the Blues, Willie Dixon
William James “Willie” Dixon (July 1, 1915 – January 29, 1992) was an American blues musician, vocalist, songwriter, arranger and record producer. A Grammy Award winner who was proficient…
St. Louis Blues by W. C. Handy
W.C. Handy plays his composition, “St. Louis Blues,” on Ed Sullivan’s Toast of the Town, 12/18/49 William Christopher Handy (November 16, 1873 – March 28, 1958) was a composer…
Rory Gallagher Died on This Day
Rory Gallagher – Do You Read Me (Rock Goes To College, 1979) June 14, 1995, Irish guitarist Rory Gallagher died after an infection in the chest after receiving a…
Bo Diddley – I Am A Man
He only had a few hits in the 1950s and early ’60s, but as Bo Diddley sang, “You Can’t Judge a Book by Its Cover.” You can’t judge an artist…
