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Big Walter & His Thunderbirds
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Born Walter Travis Price, 2 August 1914, Gonzales, Texas Now aged 93, singer / pianist Big Walter Price must be one of the oldest blues art… read moreBorn Walter Travis Price, 2 August 1914, Gonzales, Texas Now aged 93, singer / pianist Big Walter Price must be one of the oldest blues artists alive. Though he never had a national hit, he is often referred to as a blues legend. Walter … read moreBorn Walter Travis Price, 2 August 1914, Gonzales, Texas Now aged 93, singer / pianist Big Walter Price must be one of the oldest blues artists alive. Though he never had a national hit, he is often referred to as a blues legend. Walter himself does not see himself exclusively as a blues singer, … read more -
Jimmy Liggins
6,601 listeners
Jimmy Liggins (b 14 October 1922, Newby, Oklahoma – 18 July 1983, Durham, North Carolina) was an American R&B guitarist and bandleader.… read moreJimmy Liggins (b 14 October 1922, Newby, Oklahoma – 18 July 1983, Durham, North Carolina) was an American R&B guitarist and bandleader. Following the success of his brother Joe, Jimmy Liggins started his recording career as singer, g… read moreJimmy Liggins (b 14 October 1922, Newby, Oklahoma – 18 July 1983, Durham, North Carolina) was an American R&B guitarist and bandleader. Following the success of his brother Joe, Jimmy Liggins started his recording career as singer, guitarist, and leader of the “Drops of Joy”, on Art Rupe’s Sp… read more -
G.L. Crockett
2,695 listeners
Born George Crockett, 18 September 1928, Carrollton, Mississippi Died 15 February 1967, Chicago, Illinois The total recorded output of G.L.… read moreBorn George Crockett, 18 September 1928, Carrollton, Mississippi Died 15 February 1967, Chicago, Illinois The total recorded output of G.L. Crockett comprises only four singles, one of which was a minor hit. But that hit is not the recor… read moreBorn George Crockett, 18 September 1928, Carrollton, Mississippi Died 15 February 1967, Chicago, Illinois The total recorded output of G.L. Crockett comprises only four singles, one of which was a minor hit. But that hit is not the recording for which he is best remembered. Nothing is known about… read more -
Wynona Carr
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Tiny Bradshaw
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Roy Milton
29,267 listeners
Roy Milton (31 July 1907 – 18 September 1983) was an American R&B singer, drummer and bandleader. Milton’s grandmother was a Native Ame… read moreRoy Milton (31 July 1907 – 18 September 1983) was an American R&B singer, drummer and bandleader. Milton’s grandmother was a Native American. He was born in Wynnewood, Oklahoma and grew up on a reservation before moving to Tulsa. He … read moreRoy Milton (31 July 1907 – 18 September 1983) was an American R&B singer, drummer and bandleader. Milton’s grandmother was a Native American. He was born in Wynnewood, Oklahoma and grew up on a reservation before moving to Tulsa. He joined the Ernie Fields band in the late 1920s as singer and… read more -
Big Jay McNeely & Band
1,094 listeners
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Clarence Brown
1,656 listeners
Clarence "Gatemouth" Brown (April 18, 1924 — September 10, 2005) was an American musician from Louisiana and Texas. He is best kn… read moreClarence "Gatemouth" Brown (April 18, 1924 — September 10, 2005) was an American musician from Louisiana and Texas. He is best known for his work as a blues musician, but embraced other styles of music, having "spent his c… read moreClarence "Gatemouth" Brown (April 18, 1924 — September 10, 2005) was an American musician from Louisiana and Texas. He is best known for his work as a blues musician, but embraced other styles of music, having "spent his career fighting purism by synthesizing old blues, country, ja… read more -
Little Esther
13,711 listeners
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Paul Gayten
5,250 listeners
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