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Alec Johnson
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Alec Johnson's place in blues history has been assured by his participation in a series of 1928 recording sessions held in Atlanta, th… read moreAlec Johnson's place in blues history has been assured by his participation in a series of 1928 recording sessions held in Atlanta, the surefire talent noses of A&R bloodhounds Polk Brockman and Dan Hornsby much in evidence. Rei… read moreAlec Johnson's place in blues history has been assured by his participation in a series of 1928 recording sessions held in Atlanta, the surefire talent noses of A&R bloodhounds Polk Brockman and Dan Hornsby much in evidence. Reissue labels such as Document are fond of combining these Atl… read more -
John Dudley
1,770 listeners
John Dudley was a blues singer recorded by Alan Lomax on his 1959 field trip of the southern USA. View wikiJohn Dudley was a blues singer recorded by Alan Lomax on his 1959 field trip of the southern USA. View wikiJohn Dudley was a blues singer recorded by Alan Lomax on his 1959 field trip of the southern USA. View wiki -
Jelly Jaw Short
914 listeners
J.D. Short (Port Gibson, Mississippi, February 26, 1902 – St. Louis, Missouri, October 21, 1962) was an American Delta blues singer, guitar… read moreJ.D. Short (Port Gibson, Mississippi, February 26, 1902 – St. Louis, Missouri, October 21, 1962) was an American Delta blues singer, guitarist and harmonicist. He was a multi-instrumentalist, and possessed a distinctive vibrato laden, si… read moreJ.D. Short (Port Gibson, Mississippi, February 26, 1902 – St. Louis, Missouri, October 21, 1962) was an American Delta blues singer, guitarist and harmonicist. He was a multi-instrumentalist, and possessed a distinctive vibrato laden, singing voice. Early in his career, Short recorded under a nu… read more -
Charlie Spand
1,664 listeners
Charlie Spand was an American blues and boogie-woogie pianist and singer, noted for his barrelhouse style. Spand was deemed one of the most… read moreCharlie Spand was an American blues and boogie-woogie pianist and singer, noted for his barrelhouse style. Spand was deemed one of the most influential piano players of the 1920s. Little is known of his life outside of music, and his tot… read moreCharlie Spand was an American blues and boogie-woogie pianist and singer, noted for his barrelhouse style. Spand was deemed one of the most influential piano players of the 1920s. Little is known of his life outside of music, and his total recordings comprise only thirty three tracks. There is sp… read more -
Jesse Fuller
15,874 listeners
Jesse Fuller (March 12, 1896 – January 29, 1976) was an American blues, "one-man band", musician, best known for his song "S… read moreJesse Fuller (March 12, 1896 – January 29, 1976) was an American blues, "one-man band", musician, best known for his song "San Francisco Bay Blues". Fuller was born in Jonesboro, Georgia, near Atlanta. He was sent by … read moreJesse Fuller (March 12, 1896 – January 29, 1976) was an American blues, "one-man band", musician, best known for his song "San Francisco Bay Blues". Fuller was born in Jonesboro, Georgia, near Atlanta. He was sent by his mother to live with foster parents when he was a young c… read more -
The Hokum Boys
2,671 listeners
Between the years 1929 and 1937 several different Chicago-based blues/jazz ensembles made records as the Hokum Boys or the Famous Hokum Boy… read moreBetween the years 1929 and 1937 several different Chicago-based blues/jazz ensembles made records as the Hokum Boys or the Famous Hokum Boys. The word "hokum" is believed to have descended from the English term "hokey-poke… read moreBetween the years 1929 and 1937 several different Chicago-based blues/jazz ensembles made records as the Hokum Boys or the Famous Hokum Boys. The word "hokum" is believed to have descended from the English term "hokey-pokey," denoting both ridicule and the ridiculous; for more… read more -
Jenny Pope
526 listeners
In September 1929, Jenny Pope entered the studio at the Peabody Hotel in Memphis Tennessee to record two tracks with famed guitarist Tampa … read moreIn September 1929, Jenny Pope entered the studio at the Peabody Hotel in Memphis Tennessee to record two tracks with famed guitarist Tampa Red and 'Georgia' pianist Tom Dorsey. She returned there in February 1930 to record four… read moreIn September 1929, Jenny Pope entered the studio at the Peabody Hotel in Memphis Tennessee to record two tracks with famed guitarist Tampa Red and 'Georgia' pianist Tom Dorsey. She returned there in February 1930 to record four more. The discs are put on the market but afterwards… nothi… read more -
The Animals & Sonny Boy Williamson
4,064 listeners
Another repackaging of 'The Animals' early live recordings with American blues great 'Sonny Boy Williamson' in moderate… read moreAnother repackaging of 'The Animals' early live recordings with American blues great 'Sonny Boy Williamson' in moderately good sound. The group's set sounds better on Sundazed's 'In the Beginning'.… read moreAnother repackaging of 'The Animals' early live recordings with American blues great 'Sonny Boy Williamson' in moderately good sound. The group's set sounds better on Sundazed's 'In the Beginning'. See the individual biographies here: The Animals and here:… read more -
Walter Roland
1,869 listeners
Despite a relatively prolific recording career which yielded upwards of 40 solo sides in addition to a series of celebrated collaborations … read moreDespite a relatively prolific recording career which yielded upwards of 40 solo sides in addition to a series of celebrated collaborations with vocalist Lucille Bogan, pianist/singer Walter Roland remains one of the blues' most elus… read moreDespite a relatively prolific recording career which yielded upwards of 40 solo sides in addition to a series of celebrated collaborations with vocalist Lucille Bogan, pianist/singer Walter Roland remains one of the blues' most elusive and mysterious figures. Likely born in or around Birming… read more -
Buddy Boy Hawkins
1,893 listeners
Information about Walter "Buddy Boy" Hawkins remains quite fragmentary, but there does seem to be a consensus that he was probabl… read moreInformation about Walter "Buddy Boy" Hawkins remains quite fragmentary, but there does seem to be a consensus that he was probably born in Blytheville, Arkansas sometime in the 1880s or 1890s. Although much of the state bears c… read moreInformation about Walter "Buddy Boy" Hawkins remains quite fragmentary, but there does seem to be a consensus that he was probably born in Blytheville, Arkansas sometime in the 1880s or 1890s. Although much of the state bears cultural and geographic similarities to northeastern Texas an… read more