Henry Glover
Henry Glover, a multi-talented producer, arranger, songwriter and trumpeter, was responsible for a multitude of blues and R&B hits of the late 1940s and '50s on King Records and associated labels by Little Willie John, [...]
Dave Clark
Dave Clark played many roles during a distinguished career but was best known as 'the dean of black promotion men,' or even 'the dean of black music,' period. Clark once traveled the country looking for [...]
Little Brother Montgomery
Little Brother Montgomery was one of the foremost piano men in the blues for several decades, a product of a musical family in Louisiana that included two brothers (Joe and Tollie) and a nephew (Paul [...]
Jimmie Rodgers
Jimmie Rodgers, 'The Blue Yodeler,' is renowned as the father of country music, but his strong ties to the blues have earned him a place in blues history as well. The blues element in Rodgers' [...]
Allen Toussaint
Allen Toussaint has been shaping the sound of New Orleans rhythm & blues for more than 50 years, carrying on the tradition of a crew of legendary trailblazers who preceded him to the Blues Hall [...]
How Many More Years — Howlin’ Wolf (Chess, 1951)
How Many More Years -- Howlin' Wolf (Chess, 1951) 'How Many More Years' introduced the startling voice of Chester Burnett, aka Howlin' Wolf, to the record-buying public at the end of 1951, and its impact [...]
Canned Heat Blues — Tommy Johnson (Victor, 1928)
Canned Heat Blues' is in one sense a Prohibition-era period piece, a lament by Mississippi blues guitarist Tommy Johnson on the evils of drinking concoctions made from canned heat (Sterno) in place of liquor. Johnson [...]
Let the Good Times Roll — Louis Jordan (Decca, 1946)
'Let the Good Times Roll,' Louis Jordan's buoyant invitation to party, became a standard show opener for countless blues artists over the years, from B.B. King to Koko Taylor. Recorded with his Tympany Five combo [...]
Mystery Train — Little Junior’s Blue Flames (Junior Parker) (Sun, 1953)
On his way to becoming one of the biggest blues stars of the 1950s and '60s, Little Junior Parker rocked out some classic blues at Sun Records in Memphis. 'Mystery Train,' recorded in October 1953, [...]
Me and My Chauffeur Blues — Memphis Minnie (OKeh, 1941)
Memphis Minnie was one of the popular blues acts in Chicago when she recorded 'Me and My Chauffeur Blues' there on May 21, 1941. Accompanied by her husband, Ernest 'Little Son Joe' Lawlers on second [...]