1932 Juke Boy Bonner*
1932 Leo Bud Welch*
1943 Keith Relf*
1944 Chris Stainton*
1976 Guy Verlinde*
2002 Frank Edwards+
2005 Rod Price+
1932 Leo Bud Welch*
1943 Keith Relf*
1944 Chris Stainton*
1976 Guy Verlinde*
2002 Frank Edwards+
2005 Rod Price+
Happy Birthday
Juke Boy Bonner *22.03.1932
Weldon H. Philip Bonner, bekannt als Juke Boy Bonner (* 22. März 1932 in Bellville, Texas; † 29. Juni 1978 in Houston, Texas), war ein Afroamerikanischer Blues-Sänger, -Gitarrist und -Mundharmonikaspieler („The One Man Trio“).
Weldon Bonner begann bereits als Teenager, Gitarre zu spielen. 1947 gewann er einen Talentwettbewerb in Houston, der ihm einen Auftritt bei einem örtlichen Radiosender verschaffte. 1956 reiste er nach Oakland, wo er eine erste Schallplattenaufnahme auf Bob Geddins' Plattenlabel Irma mit Lafayette „Thing“ Thomas an der Lead-Gitarre machte („Rock with Me Baby“/„Well Baby“). Als Nächstes nahm er 1960 für Eddie Shulers Goldband Records mit Katie Webster am Piano auf, aber auch hieraus resultierte kein wirklich durchschlagender Erfolg.
Erst als Mitte der 1960er Jahre der Herausgeber der britischen Blues-Zeitschrift „Blues Unlimited“, Mike Leadbitter, auf ihn aufmerksam wurde und 1967/68 eine Single auf dem gleichnamigen Label sowie eine erste eigene Langspielplatte auf Flyright Records lancierte, begann für ihn eine internationale Karriere mit Auftritten in den Vereinigten Staaten, Großbritannien und Kontinental-Europa (zum Beispiel auf dem American Folk Blues Festival 1969).
Seine besten Aufnahmen entstanden in den späten 1960er Jahren aus Gedichten, die er während seiner zahlreichen Krankenhausaufenthalte schrieb und anschließend vertonte (Ghetto Poet). Sie wurden vor allem auf Chris Strachwitz’ Arhoolie Records und Bruce Bastins Flyright Label veröffentlicht.
Juke Boy Bonner starb im Jahre 1978 an Leberzirrhose.
http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Juke_Boy_Bonner
Weldon H. Philip Bonner, better known as Juke Boy Bonner (March 22, 1932 – June 29, 1978)[1] was an American blues singer, harmonica player, and guitarist. He was influenced by Lightnin' Hopkins, Jimmy Reed, and Slim Harpo. He accompanied himself on guitar, harmonica, and drums in songs such as "Going Back to the Country", "Life is a Nightmare", and "Struggle Here in Houston".[2]
Career
Born in Bellville, Texas,[3]:47 Bonner was one of nine children; his parents died while he was very young. Raised by a neighbor's family, he moved in with his older sister in 1945. At the age of twelve he taught himself the guitar.[1] He gained the nickname "Juke Boy" as a youth, because he frequently sang in local juke joints.[3]:47 Starting a musical career as teenager, he won the first prize at local disc jockey Trummie Cain's weekly talent show at the Lincoln Theater in Houston, Texas in 1948. Through this he secured a 15 minute radio slot on a show operated by record retailer Henry Atlas. After having three children with his wife, she left him to look after the children by himself.
Between 1954 and 1957, he recorded several singles for the Oakland, California based Irma record label,[3]:48 but not all were released at the time. In 1960 he recorded again, this time for the Goldband Records, Storyville Records, and Jan & Dill Records labels. In 1963 he was diagnosed with a large stomach ulcer, and had to have almost half of his stomach removed in surgery. The shock of this operation, plus the social climate of the times (which included civil rights riots and the assassination of President John F. Kennedy) led Bonner to begin writing poetry, some of which was published in the Houston Forward Times weekly newspaper.[3]:50 Recovering from surgery, Bonner worked as an RCA record distributor in Houston. Once his strength returned he began playing gigs again in the local area.
In 1967, Bonner recorded his first album for the Flyright label. Chris Strachwitz's Arhoolie label released two albums, I'm Going Back to The Country (1968) and The Struggle (1969) (Arhoolie would later issue some of Bonner's unreleased 1967-1974 recordings on 2003's Ghetto Poet). Bonner recorded mostly original song material through his recording career. He was a guest at the Ann Arbor Blues Festival, the American Folk Blues Festival, and the Montreux Blues and Rock Festival.[3]:51 Bonner toured Europe in 1969 with Clifton Chenier and Magic Sam.[3]:51
In 1972, he released an LP for Sonet Records, and in 1975 another one for the Houston based Home Cooking Records label. However, Bonner was not able to support himself from his music, due to little demand for his work. Although he would continue to play and record sporadically, he had no choice but to take a minimum wage job at a chicken processing plant in Houston.[1]
Death
Bonner's last performance was at a Juneteenth festival at Houston's Miller Outdoor Theatre.[3]:51 Less than two weeks later, on June 29, 1978,[3]:51 he died in his apartment, aged forty-six, of cirrhosis of the liver.
Career
Born in Bellville, Texas,[3]:47 Bonner was one of nine children; his parents died while he was very young. Raised by a neighbor's family, he moved in with his older sister in 1945. At the age of twelve he taught himself the guitar.[1] He gained the nickname "Juke Boy" as a youth, because he frequently sang in local juke joints.[3]:47 Starting a musical career as teenager, he won the first prize at local disc jockey Trummie Cain's weekly talent show at the Lincoln Theater in Houston, Texas in 1948. Through this he secured a 15 minute radio slot on a show operated by record retailer Henry Atlas. After having three children with his wife, she left him to look after the children by himself.
Between 1954 and 1957, he recorded several singles for the Oakland, California based Irma record label,[3]:48 but not all were released at the time. In 1960 he recorded again, this time for the Goldband Records, Storyville Records, and Jan & Dill Records labels. In 1963 he was diagnosed with a large stomach ulcer, and had to have almost half of his stomach removed in surgery. The shock of this operation, plus the social climate of the times (which included civil rights riots and the assassination of President John F. Kennedy) led Bonner to begin writing poetry, some of which was published in the Houston Forward Times weekly newspaper.[3]:50 Recovering from surgery, Bonner worked as an RCA record distributor in Houston. Once his strength returned he began playing gigs again in the local area.
In 1967, Bonner recorded his first album for the Flyright label. Chris Strachwitz's Arhoolie label released two albums, I'm Going Back to The Country (1968) and The Struggle (1969) (Arhoolie would later issue some of Bonner's unreleased 1967-1974 recordings on 2003's Ghetto Poet). Bonner recorded mostly original song material through his recording career. He was a guest at the Ann Arbor Blues Festival, the American Folk Blues Festival, and the Montreux Blues and Rock Festival.[3]:51 Bonner toured Europe in 1969 with Clifton Chenier and Magic Sam.[3]:51
In 1972, he released an LP for Sonet Records, and in 1975 another one for the Houston based Home Cooking Records label. However, Bonner was not able to support himself from his music, due to little demand for his work. Although he would continue to play and record sporadically, he had no choice but to take a minimum wage job at a chicken processing plant in Houston.[1]
Death
Bonner's last performance was at a Juneteenth festival at Houston's Miller Outdoor Theatre.[3]:51 Less than two weeks later, on June 29, 1978,[3]:51 he died in his apartment, aged forty-six, of cirrhosis of the liver.
Keith Relf *22.03.1943
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Keith Relf (* 22. März 1943 in Richmond, Surrey, England; † 14. Mai 1976 in London) war ein englischer Musiker und Sänger. Er wurde vor allem als Sänger und Mundharmonikaspieler der Band The Yardbirds bekannt.
1963 gründete er die Band The Yardbirds, bei der unter anderem Eric Clapton, Jeff Beck und Jimmy Page mitspielten. Mit ihrem 1966er-Album The Yardbirds (auch als Roger The Engineer bekannt) setzten sie neue Maßstäbe im psychedelischen Bluesrock.
Anfang 1968 hatte die Band keine Platte mehr in den Charts, Jimmy Page wollte eine eigene Band gründen, so wie es auch Relf vorhatte.
Am 7. Juli 1968 löste Relf die Yardbirds auf. Als The New Yardbirds bestand die Band noch bis Ende des Jahres, da noch eine Tournee zu beenden war. Die New Yardbirds nannten sich Ende 1968 in Led Zeppelin um. Relf wurde Mitbegründer der Band Renaissance, mit der er 1969 und 1971 zwei Alben aufnahm. Sängerin dieser Band war seine Schwester Jane Relf.
Relfs nächste Band war 1975 Armageddon. Vor den Aufnahmen des zweiten Albums starb Relf in seiner Wohnung nach einem Stromschlag durch eine nicht geerdete Elektrogitarre. Dass dieser Unfall in der Badewanne passiert sei, ist eine verbreitete, aber falsche Legende.
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BELGIAN BLUES AWARD WINNING ARTIST
GUY VERLINDE & THE MIGHTY GATORS
Guy Verlinde & the Mighty Gators are currently Belgian's blues pride and deliver show after show high energy genuine foot stompin' blues & roots music. By playing in the 'Louisiana swamp & Chicago slide & harp'-tradition, he always succeeds in making everybody dance and sing along to his tight, groovy, honest riffs & licks. Guy is not only an excellent musician & singer, but also an all-round entertainer. It does not matter for whom he plays nor where, people always start shaking their asses and having a mighty good time, when Guy is on stage. Laissez le Bon Ton Roulet!!!
*******LINE UP*******
Guy Verlinde: vocals, slide guitar & harmonica
Toon Vlerick: guitar
Karl zosel: bass
Thierry Stiévenart: drumsGUY VERLINDE & THE MIGHTY GATORS
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During his One Man Band shows Guy Verlinde takes his audience back to the roots of his musical career and plays a variety of resonator guitars, a weissenborn guitar, diatonic & chromatic harps and an old suitcase as a kick drum.
Guy Verlinde pays tribute to Hound Dog Taylor by playing his music in the same setting as he did. Songs as: Take Five, Hawaiian Boogie, It's Allright, Give me Back My Wig, Let's Get Funky, Sadie … all are on the playlist. If you never got the chance to see "the Dog" live; this is a perfect alternative to recapture the magic of a Hound Dog Taylor concert.
*******LINE UP*******
Guy Verlinde: vocals & slide guitar
Richard van Bergen: rhythm guitar (Shiner Twins, Dede Priest, …)
Erik "King Berik" Heirman: drums (Studebaker John, Super Chikan, …)
The "Blues in Schools" project is an educational musical program where Guy Verlinde gives young people an overview of the different styles (Delta Blues, Chicago Blues, ...), the most influential musicians (Muddy Waters, BB King, ...), the most important instruments (guitar, harmonica, ...) and highlights the socio-cultural background with stories and anecdotes. Each story is illustrated by live played musical examples.
*******LINE UP BAND*******
Guy Verlinde: vocals, slide guitar & harmonica
Karl Zosel: bass
Marcus Weymaere: drums
In 2014 Ina Forsman represented Finland at the European Blues Challenge in Riga this year. Her exceptional voice & her energetic stage performance touched the soul of Guy Verlinde. So both musicians decided to collaborate to tour the European mainland.
There are two concepts:
*******LINE UP DUO*******
Guy Verlinde: resonator & Weissenborn guitars, harps & Vocals
Ina Forsman: Vocals
InaForsman-LightninGuy-duo
*******LINE UP BAND*******
Richard van Bergen (Rootbag) or Guy Verlinde: guitar
Steven Troch (Fried Bourbon): harp
René Stock (Electric Kings): Bass & Double Bass
Erik Heirman (Studebaker John): drums
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Rod Price (born Roderick Michael Price, 22 November 1947, Willesden, North London, United Kingdom[1] — died 22 March 2005, Wilton, New Hampshire, United States[2]) was an English guitarist who was best known for his work with the rock band Foghat.[2] He was known as 'The Magician Of Slide', and 'Slide King Of Rock And Roll', due to his slide guitar playing.[2]
Career
At the age of 21, Price joined the British blues band Black Cat Bones (replacing Paul Kossoff), which recorded one album, Barbed Wire Sandwich. The album was released at the end of 1969, when British blues was being supplanted by rock, and though artistically successful it was a commercial failure. The band dissolved, and Price joined Foghat when the group was first formed in London in 1971. He played on the band's first ten albums, released from 1972 through to 1980. His signature slide playing ability helped propel the band to being one of the most successful rock groups in the United States during the 1970s. His slide playing was featured distinctly on Foghat songs "Drivin' Wheel", "Stone Blue", and the group's biggest hit, "Slow Ride",[2] which was a top 20 hit in 1976. Price's final performance with Foghat was at the Philadelphia Spectrum on 16 November 1980. He was replaced by guitarist Erik Cartwright.
Price virtually disappeared from the music business until 1990, when he briefly joined forces with Foghat vocalist Dave Peverett. Foghat had actually split a few years after Price left, and drummer Roger Earl had reformed the band without Peverett, who decided to start up his own version of the band and invited Price to participate. Price was in and out of the band for the next couple of years, but agreed to commit totally to a reunion featuring all four original Foghat members in 1993.
Foghat then released Return Of The Boogie Men in September 1994. The album failed to gain as much commercial success as the band had previously earned, but nevertheless they hit the road and began touring regularly across North America, rebuilding their reputation as an excellent live act. Foghat released the Road Cases CD in 1998, a live recording which further cemented Price's slide virtuosity. A DVD entitled Two Centuries Of Boogie, recorded at a 1996 concert in Dayton, Ohio gives a close-up and first-hand view of Price's guitar abilities. It also features a very in-depth interview with the musician himself, as well as other members of Foghat.
Price once again left Foghat in 1999, after vocalist Dave Peverett was diagnosed with cancer. The singer returned to the band after several months of recuperation, but by this point Price had decided he wanted to step away from full-time road work and parted company with Foghat. He was replaced by guitarist Bryan Bassett.
Price began a solo career at the beginning of the 21st century, and returned to his blues roots. He released two CDs, Open (2002) and West Four (2003).[2] He toured and performed in blues clubs across the United States, and was featured at guitar seminars and workshops as well during this period.
Price died at his home in Wilton, New Hampshire, on 22 March 2005, after he fell down a flight of stairs when suffering a heart attack.[2] He was survived by his wife Jackie and five children.[2]
Price was married to Robyn Renzi in the 1970s but they divorced in 1979. The marriage produced no children.
During his long career, Price also collaborated with Shakey Vick's Blues Band, Champion Jack Dupree,[2] Duster Bennett, Eddie Kirkland,[3] Muddy Waters,[2] John Lee Hooker,[2] Willie Dixon,[2] and David "Honeyboy" Edwards.
Keith Relf (22 March 1943 – 14 May 1976) was an English musician, best known as the lead vocalist and harmonica player for The Yardbirds.
Musical career
Relf started playing in bands around the summer of 1956 as a singer, guitarist, and harmonica player. Despite his suffering from respiratory problems,[1] his blues harp was a key part of the Yardbirds' sound and success, according to many, and his vocals may have been as important a contribution to the band,[2] as that of their three lead guitarists Eric Clapton, Jeff Beck, and Jimmy Page - who were augmented by bassist Paul Samwell-Smith, guitarist/bassist Chris Dreja, and drummer Jim McCarty.
Relf co-wrote many of the original Yardbirds songs ("Shapes of Things", "I Ain't Done Wrong", "Over Under Sideways Down", "Happenings Ten Years Time Ago"), later showing a leaning towards acoustic/folk music as the sixties unfolded ("Only the Black Rose").[3] He also sang an early version of "Dazed and Confused" in live Yardbirds concerts, a song later recorded by the band's successor group Led Zeppelin.[4]
His debut solo single, "Mr. Zero", peaked at No. 50 in the UK Singles Chart in May 1966.[5]
After The Yardbirds broke up in July 1968, Relf formed the acoustic duo Together, with fellow Yardbird Jim McCarty, followed immediately by Renaissance (which also featured his sister Jane Relf).[6] After leaving Renaissance in 1970, he started producing other artists: Steamhammer, folk-rock band Hunter Muskett, the acoustic world music group Amber, psychedelic band Saturnalia,[7] and blues-rock band Medicine Head (with whom he also played bass guitar).[8] In 1974, he formed progressive/rock group Armageddon - their self-titled debut, Armageddon, was recorded in England and released in the United States on A&M Records. The album's original liner notes used the term "supergroup"; their personnel (besides Relf) included drummer Bobby Caldwell (previously a member of Captain Beyond and Johnny Winter's band), guitarist Martin Pugh (from Steamhammer, The Rod Stewart Album, and later of 7th Order),[9] and bassist Louis Cennamo (also formerly of Renaissance and Steamhammer).[10]
Personal life and death
In 1966, he married April Liversidge. They had two sons, Danny and Jason.[11]
Relf was 33 when he died from electrocution, in the basement of his home, while playing his improperly earthed (i.e., grounded) guitar.[12] At the time, it is said that Relf was in the process of putting back together the original Renaissance line-up - which would eventually be called Illusion.[13]
Legacy
Relf's posthumous 1992 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction with the Yardbirds was represented by his widow April, and son Danny.
Musical career
Relf started playing in bands around the summer of 1956 as a singer, guitarist, and harmonica player. Despite his suffering from respiratory problems,[1] his blues harp was a key part of the Yardbirds' sound and success, according to many, and his vocals may have been as important a contribution to the band,[2] as that of their three lead guitarists Eric Clapton, Jeff Beck, and Jimmy Page - who were augmented by bassist Paul Samwell-Smith, guitarist/bassist Chris Dreja, and drummer Jim McCarty.
Relf co-wrote many of the original Yardbirds songs ("Shapes of Things", "I Ain't Done Wrong", "Over Under Sideways Down", "Happenings Ten Years Time Ago"), later showing a leaning towards acoustic/folk music as the sixties unfolded ("Only the Black Rose").[3] He also sang an early version of "Dazed and Confused" in live Yardbirds concerts, a song later recorded by the band's successor group Led Zeppelin.[4]
His debut solo single, "Mr. Zero", peaked at No. 50 in the UK Singles Chart in May 1966.[5]
After The Yardbirds broke up in July 1968, Relf formed the acoustic duo Together, with fellow Yardbird Jim McCarty, followed immediately by Renaissance (which also featured his sister Jane Relf).[6] After leaving Renaissance in 1970, he started producing other artists: Steamhammer, folk-rock band Hunter Muskett, the acoustic world music group Amber, psychedelic band Saturnalia,[7] and blues-rock band Medicine Head (with whom he also played bass guitar).[8] In 1974, he formed progressive/rock group Armageddon - their self-titled debut, Armageddon, was recorded in England and released in the United States on A&M Records. The album's original liner notes used the term "supergroup"; their personnel (besides Relf) included drummer Bobby Caldwell (previously a member of Captain Beyond and Johnny Winter's band), guitarist Martin Pugh (from Steamhammer, The Rod Stewart Album, and later of 7th Order),[9] and bassist Louis Cennamo (also formerly of Renaissance and Steamhammer).[10]
Personal life and death
In 1966, he married April Liversidge. They had two sons, Danny and Jason.[11]
Relf was 33 when he died from electrocution, in the basement of his home, while playing his improperly earthed (i.e., grounded) guitar.[12] At the time, it is said that Relf was in the process of putting back together the original Renaissance line-up - which would eventually be called Illusion.[13]
Legacy
Relf's posthumous 1992 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction with the Yardbirds was represented by his widow April, and son Danny.
Jeff Beck/Keith Relf/Yardbirds Playing the Blues
De : Jeff BeckAndFriends
Jeff and Keith just jamming to the Blues in the studio.
00:00 I Ain't Done Wrong (Early Wah Wah Effect using a volume pedal? Jeff's solo 1:23)
3:36 Steeled Blues (Steel Slide Effect,Keith on harp,wah wah sound)
6:10 New York City Blues (nice Fuzz, I love the lyrics on this song plus Keith vocals along with his harp playing,Jeff's solo 8:50)
The Yardbirds http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yardbirds
The Blues http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_blues
Jeff and Keith just jamming to the Blues in the studio.
00:00 I Ain't Done Wrong (Early Wah Wah Effect using a volume pedal? Jeff's solo 1:23)
3:36 Steeled Blues (Steel Slide Effect,Keith on harp,wah wah sound)
6:10 New York City Blues (nice Fuzz, I love the lyrics on this song plus Keith vocals along with his harp playing,Jeff's solo 8:50)
The Yardbirds http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yardbirds
The Blues http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_blues
Chris Stainton - little queen of spades ( piano solo )
Leo Bud Welch *22.03.1932
http://www.leobudwelch.com/#!gallery/cff9
Zwei Nägel in einem Stück Holz, eine dazwischen gespannte Gitarrenseite: Das war Leo Welchs erste Gitarre, eine sogenannte Wall Guitar. Mit zehn oder elf Jahren trug er dann vom weit entfernten Postkasten die erste Gitarre ins Haus. Sein Cousin R. C. Welch hatte sie bestellt. Er verbot Leo damit zu spielen: „Don't mess with my guitar“. Aber Leo ließ sich nicht davon abhalten. Sobald der Cousin außer Haus war, spielte er – bis er erwischt wurde. Als R. C. hörte, dass Leo viel besser spielt als er selbst, erlaubte er ihm, weiter zu üben.
Leo wuchs mit elf Geschwistern in Bruce, Mississippi auf. 80 Kilometer von der nächsten Stadt entfernt. Das Motto der Stadt ist: „Wo Geld auf Bäumen wächst und Hoffnung und Träume niemals sterben“. Mit den Bäumen reich geworden ist der Sägewerksbesitzer Robert Bruce. Leo blieben die Hoffnung und die Träume. Er arbeitete als Baumwollpflücker, dann 35 Jahre lang für einen Hungerlohn als Holzfäller am Ufer des Mississippi River. Von Montag bis Freitag fällte er vom Morgengrauen bis zur Dämmerung im Mississippi-Delta Bäume.
Am Wochenende tauschte er zu Hause in Bruce die Kettensäge gegen die Gitarre und spielte auf Partys, bei Picknicks und in der Kirche. Auch wenn das Gitarrenspiel in den Kirchen in den 50er-Jahren nicht gerne gesehen wurde: Gitarren in der Kirche waren Teufelswerk. Leo Welch & the Rising Souls spielten trotzdem bei Messen. In der Kirche spielten sie Gospel, außerhalb den wenig gottgefälligen Blues. Für Leo ist das kein Widerspruch: „I believe in the Lord, but the blues speaks to life, too. Blues has a feeling just like gospel; they just don’t have a book (a Bible)“, sagte Leo in einem Interview.
Erste Platte mit 82 Jahren veröffentlicht
Sein Talent muss sich irgendwann herumgesprochen haben. Eines Tages erhielt er die Einladung, bei B.B. King vorzuspielen. Doch er wollte sich die Buskarte in das nur 170 Kilometer entfernte Memphis, Tennessee nicht leisten. Er wollte nicht verantworten, seine Frau und die vier Kinder hungernd zu Hause sitzen zu lassen und auf gut Glück das letzte Geld für ein Busticket zu verschwenden.
Dass man ihn heute auf Platte hören kann, ist einem Freund der Familie, Vencie Varnado, zu verdanken, der ihn mit 82 Jahren endlich dazu brachte, eine Platte – seine erste – aufzunehmen. Vencie wusste schon lange von Leos Talent. Er lud Leo ein, bei seinem Geburtstagsfest, zu spielen, nahm davon ein Video auf und beschloss, dass Leo eine Platte aufnehmen sollte. Allerdings brauchte er zwei Jahre, um Leo davon zu überzeugen, überhaupt bei einem Label anzurufen. Im Jänner 2014 erschien schließlich beim Blues-Label Fat Possum das Album „Sabougla Voices“.
Leo wuchs mit elf Geschwistern in Bruce, Mississippi auf. 80 Kilometer von der nächsten Stadt entfernt. Das Motto der Stadt ist: „Wo Geld auf Bäumen wächst und Hoffnung und Träume niemals sterben“. Mit den Bäumen reich geworden ist der Sägewerksbesitzer Robert Bruce. Leo blieben die Hoffnung und die Träume. Er arbeitete als Baumwollpflücker, dann 35 Jahre lang für einen Hungerlohn als Holzfäller am Ufer des Mississippi River. Von Montag bis Freitag fällte er vom Morgengrauen bis zur Dämmerung im Mississippi-Delta Bäume.
Am Wochenende tauschte er zu Hause in Bruce die Kettensäge gegen die Gitarre und spielte auf Partys, bei Picknicks und in der Kirche. Auch wenn das Gitarrenspiel in den Kirchen in den 50er-Jahren nicht gerne gesehen wurde: Gitarren in der Kirche waren Teufelswerk. Leo Welch & the Rising Souls spielten trotzdem bei Messen. In der Kirche spielten sie Gospel, außerhalb den wenig gottgefälligen Blues. Für Leo ist das kein Widerspruch: „I believe in the Lord, but the blues speaks to life, too. Blues has a feeling just like gospel; they just don’t have a book (a Bible)“, sagte Leo in einem Interview.
Erste Platte mit 82 Jahren veröffentlicht
Sein Talent muss sich irgendwann herumgesprochen haben. Eines Tages erhielt er die Einladung, bei B.B. King vorzuspielen. Doch er wollte sich die Buskarte in das nur 170 Kilometer entfernte Memphis, Tennessee nicht leisten. Er wollte nicht verantworten, seine Frau und die vier Kinder hungernd zu Hause sitzen zu lassen und auf gut Glück das letzte Geld für ein Busticket zu verschwenden.
Dass man ihn heute auf Platte hören kann, ist einem Freund der Familie, Vencie Varnado, zu verdanken, der ihn mit 82 Jahren endlich dazu brachte, eine Platte – seine erste – aufzunehmen. Vencie wusste schon lange von Leos Talent. Er lud Leo ein, bei seinem Geburtstagsfest, zu spielen, nahm davon ein Video auf und beschloss, dass Leo eine Platte aufnehmen sollte. Allerdings brauchte er zwei Jahre, um Leo davon zu überzeugen, überhaupt bei einem Label anzurufen. Im Jänner 2014 erschien schließlich beim Blues-Label Fat Possum das Album „Sabougla Voices“.
Leo “Bud” Welch Sr. was born in Sabougla, Mississippi in 1932. Bud picked up a guitar for the first time in 1945. Bud and a cousin would sneak and play the guitar while the actual owner of the guitar (Bud’s older cousin) was away working. As he became confident in his ability to play guitar, Bud was caught red handed by the owner of the guitar, playing the forbidden to touch instrument. Bud’s older cousin was so impressed with his playing that he gave Bud free reign to continue playing the guitar. By 1947 at age 15, Bud could play well enough to perform publically and garnered the blessing of many elder guitar players. Bud was offered an audition by BB King but could not afford the trip to Memphis. Bud played the Blues continuously until 1975, at that time he converted to playing mostly Gospel, with the Sabougla Voices, which consisted of his sister and a sister-in-law. Bud also played with the Skuna Valley Male Chorus. Bud earned his living by carrying a chain saw up and down the hills and hollows of North Mississippi, logging for 35 years. Leo does not believe that Blues is the devil’s music but a way of expressing the highs and lows of one’s life through song. Bud has played his guitar for close family and friends for the past 65 years and has remained under the radar, undetected by the vast majority of Blues Aficionados. Leo’s debut album Sabougla Voices was released January 7, 2014 just two months before his 82nd birthday.
Leo Bud Welch - Girl In The Holler, 2015.
Leo "Bud" Welch -- Got My Mojo Workin'-- Thacker Mountain Radio
Leo Bud Welch Blues Rules 2014
Guy Verlinde *22.03.1976
Lightnin' Guy
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BELGIAN BLUES AWARD WINNING ARTIST
After years of hard work Guy Verlinde is the Belgian blues pride. And even it may sound like a dusty cliché but he's by far he is "the hardest working performer" within the Belgian blues scene. In five years time: he released 6 albums; signed a record deal with the prestigious labels Parsifal (B) & Dixefrog Records (FR); in 2011 he won the Belgian Blues Awards and represented Belgium at the European Blues Challenge '12 in Berlin (D). Since a few years the European blues scene also discovered Guy Verlinde after several tours in Holland, Germany, France, Austria, Spain, Switzerland, Slowakia, Luxembourg, …
Guy Verlinde not only tours non-stop with his band "The Mighty Gators", but also performs as a "One Man Band" with his resonator & Weissenborn guitars & an old suitcase as a drumkit. Since 2011 he founded the only Hound Dog Taylor tribute band in Europe, to keep the legacy of Hound Dog Taylor alive. As he once got infected by the blues at a young age, Guy Verlinde also wants to introduce the blues to youngster. Therefore he has a "Blues in Schools" project. And he organizes two times a month a blues jam session in his home town Ghent for young blues musicians.
As his slide guitar & harp style are very emotional, unique & authentic, a Guy Verlinde show is always very energetic. As he says:" In a world of plastic & virtuality, people want real things". A Guy Verlinde show is all about energy and total surrender to the audience. This makes him a real crowd pleaser.
As a young blues musicians he already played the support act for great blues artists as: B.B. King (US), John Fogerty (US), Keb' Mo' (US), Kenny Wayne Sheppard (US), Jimmy Vaughan (US), Jim Shuler (US), Lucky Peterson (US), Otis Taylor (US), Ian siegal (UK), Shemekia Copeland (US), … In 2010 he recorded with Texan Blues artist Guy Forsyth (US) the album Banana Peel Sessions and in 2011 he toured Europe with his Chicago slide guitar hero Studebaker John.
THE BEGINNING
Guy Verlinde was born on the 22nd of March 1976 as Guy Verlinde in a small village near Bruges. As a child he was always obsessed with music: making his own toy guitars, being a bedroom dj, singing in the church choir, being a local playback star, playing in the local harmony …
But it all started to fall into place once he bought his first guitar and harp at the age of 16. After moving to Bruges, he discovered the blues through the massive record collection of a friend's father. Soon after he founded his first band Smokin' Chillums at the age of 17. They played intensively the Belgian & Dutch blues scene for 6 years. Because of his energetic performances his fans gave him the nickname "Guy Verlinde".
MIYAGI SAN
Every talent needs a master, a guide and a bullshit detector. After moving to the city of Ghent, he met slide guitar player Marino Noppe of the legendary bluesband Maxwell Street. He spent countless hours in his house, listening to old vinyl & blues stories, playing his old vintage guitars, … With Marino he learned everything about being a blues musician. As the backing guitar player of Maxwell Street he toured through the States and Europe playing with Hash Brown, Johnny Moeller and Louisiana Blues legend Roscoe Chenier.
HARPIN' & SLIDIN'
Together with Marino Noppe he started the band Mo' Rice where Guy Verlinde for the first time really focussed on the blues harp. During that time he developed himself as an energetic harp player influenced by Sonny Boy Williamson II, Junior Wells, James Cotton and Lester Butler, who had a big impact on his playing.
Since he started playing the guitar, Guy Verlinde felt attracted to the slide guitar. First influenced by Chris Whitley and later blown away by Hound Dog Taylor it became clear that this was his path to walk. Even though he incorporated the soul of the traditional slide guitar players as Fred McDowell, Bukka White, Elmore James … he also got inspired by contemporary artists like John Mooney, Anders Osborne, Sonny Landreth, Ben Harper and John Butler.
Guy Verlinde not only tours non-stop with his band "The Mighty Gators", but also performs as a "One Man Band" with his resonator & Weissenborn guitars & an old suitcase as a drumkit. Since 2011 he founded the only Hound Dog Taylor tribute band in Europe, to keep the legacy of Hound Dog Taylor alive. As he once got infected by the blues at a young age, Guy Verlinde also wants to introduce the blues to youngster. Therefore he has a "Blues in Schools" project. And he organizes two times a month a blues jam session in his home town Ghent for young blues musicians.
As his slide guitar & harp style are very emotional, unique & authentic, a Guy Verlinde show is always very energetic. As he says:" In a world of plastic & virtuality, people want real things". A Guy Verlinde show is all about energy and total surrender to the audience. This makes him a real crowd pleaser.
As a young blues musicians he already played the support act for great blues artists as: B.B. King (US), John Fogerty (US), Keb' Mo' (US), Kenny Wayne Sheppard (US), Jimmy Vaughan (US), Jim Shuler (US), Lucky Peterson (US), Otis Taylor (US), Ian siegal (UK), Shemekia Copeland (US), … In 2010 he recorded with Texan Blues artist Guy Forsyth (US) the album Banana Peel Sessions and in 2011 he toured Europe with his Chicago slide guitar hero Studebaker John.
THE BEGINNING
Guy Verlinde was born on the 22nd of March 1976 as Guy Verlinde in a small village near Bruges. As a child he was always obsessed with music: making his own toy guitars, being a bedroom dj, singing in the church choir, being a local playback star, playing in the local harmony …
But it all started to fall into place once he bought his first guitar and harp at the age of 16. After moving to Bruges, he discovered the blues through the massive record collection of a friend's father. Soon after he founded his first band Smokin' Chillums at the age of 17. They played intensively the Belgian & Dutch blues scene for 6 years. Because of his energetic performances his fans gave him the nickname "Guy Verlinde".
MIYAGI SAN
Every talent needs a master, a guide and a bullshit detector. After moving to the city of Ghent, he met slide guitar player Marino Noppe of the legendary bluesband Maxwell Street. He spent countless hours in his house, listening to old vinyl & blues stories, playing his old vintage guitars, … With Marino he learned everything about being a blues musician. As the backing guitar player of Maxwell Street he toured through the States and Europe playing with Hash Brown, Johnny Moeller and Louisiana Blues legend Roscoe Chenier.
HARPIN' & SLIDIN'
Together with Marino Noppe he started the band Mo' Rice where Guy Verlinde for the first time really focussed on the blues harp. During that time he developed himself as an energetic harp player influenced by Sonny Boy Williamson II, Junior Wells, James Cotton and Lester Butler, who had a big impact on his playing.
Since he started playing the guitar, Guy Verlinde felt attracted to the slide guitar. First influenced by Chris Whitley and later blown away by Hound Dog Taylor it became clear that this was his path to walk. Even though he incorporated the soul of the traditional slide guitar players as Fred McDowell, Bukka White, Elmore James … he also got inspired by contemporary artists like John Mooney, Anders Osborne, Sonny Landreth, Ben Harper and John Butler.
Guy Verlinde & the Mighty Gators are currently Belgian's blues pride and deliver show after show high energy genuine foot stompin' blues & roots music. By playing in the 'Louisiana swamp & Chicago slide & harp'-tradition, he always succeeds in making everybody dance and sing along to his tight, groovy, honest riffs & licks. Guy is not only an excellent musician & singer, but also an all-round entertainer. It does not matter for whom he plays nor where, people always start shaking their asses and having a mighty good time, when Guy is on stage. Laissez le Bon Ton Roulet!!!
*******LINE UP*******
Guy Verlinde: vocals, slide guitar & harmonica
Toon Vlerick: guitar
Karl zosel: bass
Thierry Stiévenart: drumsGUY VERLINDE & THE MIGHTY GATORS
ONE MAN BAND
It all started for Guy Verlinde with an acoustic guitar & a harp. And though he never picked cotton in the fields, but he surely had his share of bad luck and trouble, happiness and hope. You can hear these feelings and thoughts in his contemporary acoustic blues songs, with deep roots ranging from Flanders' clay, over the Mississippi Delta to the swamps of Louisiana. He also digs up some old songs people forgot about or which never hit the charts.During his One Man Band shows Guy Verlinde takes his audience back to the roots of his musical career and plays a variety of resonator guitars, a weissenborn guitar, diatonic & chromatic harps and an old suitcase as a kick drum.
PLAYS HOUND DOG TAYLOR
"Hound Dog Taylor & the Houserockers" were all about rhythm and groove. Taylor's slide guitar style was raw and wild. The choice for Brewer Phillips on rhythm guitar (instead of a bass player) & Ted Harvey on drums, resulted in the deepest and roughest house rockin' blues in Chicago. From the late '50s through the mid '70s they probably played more gigs than any other band in town; always playing till late at night, making people party & forget their troubles.Guy Verlinde pays tribute to Hound Dog Taylor by playing his music in the same setting as he did. Songs as: Take Five, Hawaiian Boogie, It's Allright, Give me Back My Wig, Let's Get Funky, Sadie … all are on the playlist. If you never got the chance to see "the Dog" live; this is a perfect alternative to recapture the magic of a Hound Dog Taylor concert.
*******LINE UP*******
Guy Verlinde: vocals & slide guitar
Richard van Bergen: rhythm guitar (Shiner Twins, Dede Priest, …)
Erik "King Berik" Heirman: drums (Studebaker John, Super Chikan, …)
BLUES IN SCHOOLS
Blues is generally regarded as the cradle of modern pop and rock music. Born from the Working Songs of the African-American slaves in the cotton fields of Mississippi, and considered as the "Devil's" party music of the Chicago blues clubs; this musical style formed the basis of the soul, funk, disco and rock & roll music. The Blues was the inspiration of many pop and rock musicians from the past like Jerry Lee Lewis, Elvis Presley, James Brown, The Rolling Stones, Jimi Hendrix, ... but also contemporary stars like Lady Gaga, Amy Winehouse, Adele, Eric Clapton, The White Stripes, Foo Fighters, Lenny Kravitz, ...The "Blues in Schools" project is an educational musical program where Guy Verlinde gives young people an overview of the different styles (Delta Blues, Chicago Blues, ...), the most influential musicians (Muddy Waters, BB King, ...), the most important instruments (guitar, harmonica, ...) and highlights the socio-cultural background with stories and anecdotes. Each story is illustrated by live played musical examples.
*******LINE UP BAND*******
Guy Verlinde: vocals, slide guitar & harmonica
Karl Zosel: bass
Marcus Weymaere: drums
INA FORSMAN (FI)
Only 19 years old blues singer Ina Forsman is the rising star of the Finnish blues scene. When Ina was only 6 years old, she decided that she wants to become a singer. With determination & hard work she already toured at the age of 17. And after a mindblowing interpretation of Etta James`s song `All I could do is cry’ during the final of the TV show “Idols” at age 17. On that day everyone realized that a new blues star was born. After that, Finnish Blues harmonica legend Helge Tallqvist took her on the road for an education in the blues. Her blues journey was begun …In 2014 Ina Forsman represented Finland at the European Blues Challenge in Riga this year. Her exceptional voice & her energetic stage performance touched the soul of Guy Verlinde. So both musicians decided to collaborate to tour the European mainland.
There are two concepts:
*******LINE UP DUO*******
Guy Verlinde: resonator & Weissenborn guitars, harps & Vocals
Ina Forsman: Vocals
InaForsman-LightninGuy-duo
*******LINE UP BAND*******
Richard van Bergen (Rootbag) or Guy Verlinde: guitar
Steven Troch (Fried Bourbon): harp
René Stock (Electric Kings): Bass & Double Bass
Erik Heirman (Studebaker John): drums
R.I.P.
Frank Edwards +22.03.2002
http://www.allmusic.com/album/georgia-country-blues-mw0000673166
Frank Edwards (March 20, 1909 – March 22, 2002)[1] was an American
blues guitarist, harmonica player and singer. He was variously billed as
Mr. Frank, Black Frank and Mr. Cleanhead.[1]
Edwards was born in Washington, Georgia.[1]
He
recorded for three record labels in his career; Okeh Records in 1940,
Regal Records in 1949, and Trix Records in the mid-1970s. Some more
recent sessions were done for the Music Maker Relief Foundation. His
most noted recordings were "Three Women Blues" and "Terraplane
Blues".[1]
Frank Edwards died of a heart attack[1] in Greenville,
South Carolina, while being driven back to his Atlanta, Georgia home,
after completing his final recordings at the age of 93.
Rod Price +22.03.2005
Rod Price (born Roderick Michael Price, 22 November 1947, Willesden, North London, United Kingdom[1] — died 22 March 2005, Wilton, New Hampshire, United States[2]) was an English guitarist who was best known for his work with the rock band Foghat.[2] He was known as 'The Magician Of Slide', and 'Slide King Of Rock And Roll', due to his slide guitar playing.[2]
Career
At the age of 21, Price joined the British blues band Black Cat Bones (replacing Paul Kossoff), which recorded one album, Barbed Wire Sandwich. The album was released at the end of 1969, when British blues was being supplanted by rock, and though artistically successful it was a commercial failure. The band dissolved, and Price joined Foghat when the group was first formed in London in 1971. He played on the band's first ten albums, released from 1972 through to 1980. His signature slide playing ability helped propel the band to being one of the most successful rock groups in the United States during the 1970s. His slide playing was featured distinctly on Foghat songs "Drivin' Wheel", "Stone Blue", and the group's biggest hit, "Slow Ride",[2] which was a top 20 hit in 1976. Price's final performance with Foghat was at the Philadelphia Spectrum on 16 November 1980. He was replaced by guitarist Erik Cartwright.
Price virtually disappeared from the music business until 1990, when he briefly joined forces with Foghat vocalist Dave Peverett. Foghat had actually split a few years after Price left, and drummer Roger Earl had reformed the band without Peverett, who decided to start up his own version of the band and invited Price to participate. Price was in and out of the band for the next couple of years, but agreed to commit totally to a reunion featuring all four original Foghat members in 1993.
Foghat then released Return Of The Boogie Men in September 1994. The album failed to gain as much commercial success as the band had previously earned, but nevertheless they hit the road and began touring regularly across North America, rebuilding their reputation as an excellent live act. Foghat released the Road Cases CD in 1998, a live recording which further cemented Price's slide virtuosity. A DVD entitled Two Centuries Of Boogie, recorded at a 1996 concert in Dayton, Ohio gives a close-up and first-hand view of Price's guitar abilities. It also features a very in-depth interview with the musician himself, as well as other members of Foghat.
Price once again left Foghat in 1999, after vocalist Dave Peverett was diagnosed with cancer. The singer returned to the band after several months of recuperation, but by this point Price had decided he wanted to step away from full-time road work and parted company with Foghat. He was replaced by guitarist Bryan Bassett.
Price began a solo career at the beginning of the 21st century, and returned to his blues roots. He released two CDs, Open (2002) and West Four (2003).[2] He toured and performed in blues clubs across the United States, and was featured at guitar seminars and workshops as well during this period.
Price died at his home in Wilton, New Hampshire, on 22 March 2005, after he fell down a flight of stairs when suffering a heart attack.[2] He was survived by his wife Jackie and five children.[2]
Price was married to Robyn Renzi in the 1970s but they divorced in 1979. The marriage produced no children.
During his long career, Price also collaborated with Shakey Vick's Blues Band, Champion Jack Dupree,[2] Duster Bennett, Eddie Kirkland,[3] Muddy Waters,[2] John Lee Hooker,[2] Willie Dixon,[2] and David "Honeyboy" Edwards.
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