1901 Ishman Bracey*
1913 Albert Lavada "Dr. Hepcat" Durst*
1919 Frank Hovington*
1935 Buddy Scott*
1941 Barbara Carr*
1942 Papa Don McMinn*
1944 Jimmy Page*
1950 David Johansen*
1957 Cripple Clarence Lofton+
1994 Silas Hogan+
2015 Willie Popsy Dixon+
Happy Birthday
Frank Hovington *09.01.1919
Franklin „Frank“ Hovington (* 9. Januar 1919 in Reading, Pennsylvania; † 21. Juni 1982 in Felton, Delaware) war ein US-amerikanischer Bluessänger, Gitarrist, Banjo- und Ukulele-Spieler.
Hovington begann bereits als Kind mit dem Ukulele- und Banjospiel. Später tat er sich mit William Walker zusammen, mit dem er in den späten 1930er und in den 1940er Jahren auf Houseparties und Tanzveranstaltungen in Frederica, Delaware aufspielte. Ende der 1940er Jahre zog er nach Washington, D.C., wo er Gospel-Gruppen wie Stewart Dixon’s Golden Stars und Ernest Ewin’s Jubilee Four begleitete. Er arbeitete auch mit Billy Stewarts Band. 1967 zog Hovington nach Felton, Delaware, und wurde dort 1975 von Bruce Bastin von Flyright Records (zusammen mit Dick Spottswood) aufgespürt, der von seinem Gitarrenspiel und Gesang derart begeistert war, dass er sogleich Aufnahmen für sein Plattenlabel machte.
Seine Langspielplatte von 1975 war ein Meisterwerk, das nicht nur zu seinen Lebzeiten viele Kritiker von seinen Fähigkeiten überzeugte, sondern auch Jahre später auf dem Rounder Label als LP und von Flyright im Jahre 2000 in einer erweiterten CD-Fassung wieder veröffentlicht wurde, und das bis heute - bald 25 Jahre nach seinem Tod - nach wie vor erhältlich ist.
Neben seinem Album für Flyright sind zwei Songs der dabei entstandenen Aufnahmen 1977/78 auch auf zwei Schallplattensamplern der Library of Congress veröffentlicht worden, im Jahre 1980 haben Siegfried Christmann und Axel Küstner für die Lippmann & Rau Serie „Living Country Blues“ weitere Aufnahmen von ihm gemacht, die auf nicht weniger als vier Alben dieser Serie veröffentlicht und 1999 teilweise auf CD neu herausgebracht wurden.
Auf einem Angel-Ausflug im Jahre 1952 hat John Fahey zufällig Frank Hovington getroffen, dessen Fingerstyle-Gitarrenspiel ihm derart imponierte, dass er kurz darauf selber eine (billige Sears & Roebuck) Gitarre kaufte und sich anschließend autodidaktisch das Gitarrenspielen beibrachte.
http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frank_Hovington
Don McMinn is a legend in Memphis Music, period.
This Memphis music veteran helped start the rebirth of Beale Street in Memphis Tennessee, home of the Blues. During those formative years of the mid-1980's 5the rebirth of Beale Street was in its infancy, Don Mcminn and his band had the "house gig" at Rum Boogie, the music venue on the corner of Beale Street and Highway 61 (3rd Street). And that band was the real deal, a vision of what Beale Street was intended to be: the finest musicians and music that Memphis had to offer five, six, and sometimes seven days a week! Everyone who was anyone was there, and when the big names came into town for recording their records or performing their concerts, there was only one place to go - to see Don McMinn and his Rum Boogie band.
Twenty five years later Don is still creating and perpetuating his special brand of "Southern" music that ranges from Delta Blues to Boogie Blues. As an international entertainer, he has performed all across this planet for audiences of all ages. Again this year, Don will make the trip across the ocean to give them another taste of what Memphis Music is all about.
Giving back is just part of his nature, and to that end he is helping to preserve the future of the Blues by teaching another generation the musicianship and integrity that has become synonymous with his name. He even offers workshops to aspiring musicians and songwriters.
Papa Don McMinn is a Memphis Music legend.
He was instrumental in the rebirth of the Home of the Blues: Beale Street in Memphis Tennessee. During the mid-1980s, Papa Don’s band had the "house gig" at Rum Boogie on the corner of Beale and Highway 61. Everyone who was anyone was there, and when the big names came to town to record or perform, there was only one place to go - to see Papa Don McMinn and his Rum Boogie band.
Twenty five years later, Papa Don is still creating and perpetuating his special brand of Southern Music, a concoction of Delta and Boogie Blues. Papa Don's current band, Nightrain, is anchored by his sons, Doug on drums and Rome on bass.
Don has performed all across the planet, and he’s worked and recorded with the likes of Memphis Slim, John Mayall, Bobby "Blue" Bland, and Albert King, among others. Some of the notables who’ve made cameo appearances with Papa Don's band are Joe Walsh, Gregg Allman, Rufus Thomas, Jon Bonjovi, Billy F Gibbons, and Eddie Floyd.
He was instrumental in the rebirth of the Home of the Blues: Beale Street in Memphis Tennessee. During the mid-1980s, Papa Don’s band had the "house gig" at Rum Boogie on the corner of Beale and Highway 61. Everyone who was anyone was there, and when the big names came to town to record or perform, there was only one place to go - to see Papa Don McMinn and his Rum Boogie band.
Twenty five years later, Papa Don is still creating and perpetuating his special brand of Southern Music, a concoction of Delta and Boogie Blues. Papa Don's current band, Nightrain, is anchored by his sons, Doug on drums and Rome on bass.
Don has performed all across the planet, and he’s worked and recorded with the likes of Memphis Slim, John Mayall, Bobby "Blue" Bland, and Albert King, among others. Some of the notables who’ve made cameo appearances with Papa Don's band are Joe Walsh, Gregg Allman, Rufus Thomas, Jon Bonjovi, Billy F Gibbons, and Eddie Floyd.
Papa Don McMinn | Why I Sing the Blues
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