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 [...]
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, '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' [...]
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' 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'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 [...]
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, [...]
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 [...]
Canadian professor Rob Bowman, leading authority on the legendary Stax operation out of Memphis, spent 12 years researching Soulsville USA, and his familiarity both with music and the business operations of the iconic label makes [...]