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Eddie Taylor
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Edward Taylor (January 29, 1923 – December 25, 1985) was an American blues guitarist and singer. Born in Benoit, Mississippi, as a boy Eddi… read moreEdward Taylor (January 29, 1923 – December 25, 1985) was an American blues guitarist and singer. Born in Benoit, Mississippi, as a boy Eddie Taylor taught himself to play the guitar. He spent his early years playing at venues around Lela… read moreEdward Taylor (January 29, 1923 – December 25, 1985) was an American blues guitarist and singer. Born in Benoit, Mississippi, as a boy Eddie Taylor taught himself to play the guitar. He spent his early years playing at venues around Leland, Mississippi where he taught his friend Jimmy Reed to pla… read more -
Anson Funderburgh & The Rockets
4,146 listeners
Anson Funderburgh (born James Anson Funderburgh, November 14, 1954, in Plano, Texas is an American blues guitar player and bandleader of An… read moreAnson Funderburgh (born James Anson Funderburgh, November 14, 1954, in Plano, Texas is an American blues guitar player and bandleader of Anson Funderburgh and the Rockets since 1978. Their style incorporates both Chicago blues and Texas … read moreAnson Funderburgh (born James Anson Funderburgh, November 14, 1954, in Plano, Texas is an American blues guitar player and bandleader of Anson Funderburgh and the Rockets since 1978. Their style incorporates both Chicago blues and Texas blues. 1981, Funderburgh released the Rockets' debut al… read more -
De Ford Bailey
2,865 listeners
DEFORD BAILEY (1899-1982) DeFord Bailey was born in 1899 at Carthage, Smith County, Tennessee. His mother died when he was a little more th… read moreDEFORD BAILEY (1899-1982) DeFord Bailey was born in 1899 at Carthage, Smith County, Tennessee. His mother died when he was a little more than a year old, and his father's sister and her husband reared DeFord. Stricken with infantile… read moreDEFORD BAILEY (1899-1982) DeFord Bailey was born in 1899 at Carthage, Smith County, Tennessee. His mother died when he was a little more than a year old, and his father's sister and her husband reared DeFord. Stricken with infantile paralysis at the age of three years, the bedridden child wa… read more -
Big Maceo
31,084 listeners
"Big" Maceo Merriweather (March 31, 1905 - February 23, 1953) was a blues pianist and singer active in Chicago in the 1940s. Born… read more"Big" Maceo Merriweather (March 31, 1905 - February 23, 1953) was a blues pianist and singer active in Chicago in the 1940s. Born Major Merriweather (or Merewether) in Atlanta, Georgia, he taught himself how to play piano. In t… read more"Big" Maceo Merriweather (March 31, 1905 - February 23, 1953) was a blues pianist and singer active in Chicago in the 1940s. Born Major Merriweather (or Merewether) in Atlanta, Georgia, he taught himself how to play piano. In the 1920s he moved to Detroit and began playing parties and c… read more -
Robert Lockwood Jr.
6,672 listeners
Robert Lockwood, Jr., also known as Robert Junior Lockwood, (March 27, 1915 – November 21, 2006) was an American Delta blues guitarist, who… read moreRobert Lockwood, Jr., also known as Robert Junior Lockwood, (March 27, 1915 – November 21, 2006) was an American Delta blues guitarist, who recorded for Chess Records among other Chicago labels in the 1950s and 1960s. The only direct stu… read moreRobert Lockwood, Jr., also known as Robert Junior Lockwood, (March 27, 1915 – November 21, 2006) was an American Delta blues guitarist, who recorded for Chess Records among other Chicago labels in the 1950s and 1960s. The only direct student of Robert Johnson, he is well known as a longtime colla… read more -
Daddy Mack Blues Band
3,123 listeners
Daddy Mack's (aka Mack Arthur Orr) is a mechanic in Memphis by day, plays a mean guitar. Authentic Memphis Blues Daddy Mack When peop… read moreDaddy Mack's (aka Mack Arthur Orr) is a mechanic in Memphis by day, plays a mean guitar. Authentic Memphis Blues Daddy Mack When people say, “Memphis blues ain’t what it used to be,” they haven’t heard the Daddy Mack Blues Band. A… read moreDaddy Mack's (aka Mack Arthur Orr) is a mechanic in Memphis by day, plays a mean guitar. Authentic Memphis Blues Daddy Mack When people say, “Memphis blues ain’t what it used to be,” they haven’t heard the Daddy Mack Blues Band. All of its members at one time or another played in the Field… read more -
Big Jack Johnson & The Oilers
2,635 listeners
Big Jack Johnson (July 30, 1940 – March 14, 2011) was an American electric blues musician. One commentator noted that Johnson, along with R… read moreBig Jack Johnson (July 30, 1940 – March 14, 2011) was an American electric blues musician. One commentator noted that Johnson, along with R. L. Burnside, Paul "Wine" Jones, Roosevelt "Booba" Barnes and James "Sup… read moreBig Jack Johnson (July 30, 1940 – March 14, 2011) was an American electric blues musician. One commentator noted that Johnson, along with R. L. Burnside, Paul "Wine" Jones, Roosevelt "Booba" Barnes and James "Super Chikan" Johnson, were "present-day exponents of… read more -
Albert Collins, Robert Cray & Johnny Copeland
10,014 listeners
Showdown! is a blues album by Albert Collins, Robert Cray and Johnny Copeland, released in 1985 through Alligator Records. The album won th… read moreShowdown! is a blues album by Albert Collins, Robert Cray and Johnny Copeland, released in 1985 through Alligator Records. The album won the Best Traditional Blues Recording Grammy Award in 1986. Click on an artist below for their indivi… read moreShowdown! is a blues album by Albert Collins, Robert Cray and Johnny Copeland, released in 1985 through Alligator Records. The album won the Best Traditional Blues Recording Grammy Award in 1986. Click on an artist below for their individual biography on Last.fm. Albert Collins Robert Cray Johnny Copeland View wiki -
Snooky Pryor & Mel Brown
2,206 listeners
Snooky Pryor James Edward "Snooky" Pryor (September 15, 1919 or 1921 – October 18, 2006) was an American Chicago blues harmonica … read moreSnooky Pryor James Edward "Snooky" Pryor (September 15, 1919 or 1921 – October 18, 2006) was an American Chicago blues harmonica player. He claimed to have pioneered the now-common method of playing amplified harmonica by cuppi… read moreSnooky Pryor James Edward "Snooky" Pryor (September 15, 1919 or 1921 – October 18, 2006) was an American Chicago blues harmonica player. He claimed to have pioneered the now-common method of playing amplified harmonica by cupping a small microphone in his hands along with the harmonica,… read more -
Carlos Del Junco
3,439 listeners
Born in Havana, Cuba, CARLOS DEL JUNCO (loosely translated "of the reeds") immigrated with his family at the age of one. He bent … read moreBorn in Havana, Cuba, CARLOS DEL JUNCO (loosely translated "of the reeds") immigrated with his family at the age of one. He bent his first note on a harmonica when he was fourteen, making his debut with his high school math tea… read moreBorn in Havana, Cuba, CARLOS DEL JUNCO (loosely translated "of the reeds") immigrated with his family at the age of one. He bent his first note on a harmonica when he was fourteen, making his debut with his high school math teacher at a student talent night. In his early 20's del … read more