1895 Mance Lipscomb*
1932 Mel London*
1950 Junior Watson (born Michael Watson)*
1953 Tom Shaka*
1953 Mark "Mr. Blues" Hodgson*
1989 Michael Thomas Doyle*
1997 Yank Rachell+
2004 Curtis Butler+
1932 Mel London*
1950 Junior Watson (born Michael Watson)*
1953 Tom Shaka*
1953 Mark "Mr. Blues" Hodgson*
1989 Michael Thomas Doyle*
1997 Yank Rachell+
2004 Curtis Butler+
Happy Birthday
Mance Lipscomb *09.04.1895
Mance Lipscomb, eigentlich Bowdie Glenn Lipscomb (* 9. April 1895 bei Navasota, Texas; † 30. Januar 1976 in Navasota, Texas), war ein einflussreicher Bluessänger und -gitarrist.
Das Leben Mance Lipscombs ist, anders als das vieler seiner Zeitgenossen wie Blind Blake und Blind Willie McTell, sehr gut dokumentiert. Lipscomb wirkte an einer Reihe von Blues-Dokumentationen mit, darunter an dem ihm als Hauptperson gewidmeten Dokumentarfilm A Well Spent Life aus dem Jahre 1970.
Geboren als Sohn eines Ex-Sklaven aus Alabama und einer Mutter halbindianischer Abstammung, gab Lipscomb sich bereits als Jugendlicher selbst den Namen „Mance“ (nach dem Freund seines ältesten Bruders Charlie), der als Abkürzung für „emancipation“ (aus lat. emancipare = einen Sklaven oder erwachsenen Sohn in die Eigenständigkeit entlassen) zu verstehen ist.
Mance Lipscomb wuchs in einem musikalischen Umfeld auf; sein Vater war Fiddler, ein Onkel spielte Banjo und seine Brüder Gitarre. Mit elf Jahren bekam er selbst eine Gitarre geschenkt und begleitete bald seinen Vater. Später trat er allein als Unterhaltungsmusiker auf. In der Folge hatte er Kontakt zu berühmten Musikern wie den Bluesinterpreten Blind Lemon Jefferson, Blind Willie Johnson oder dem Country-Sänger Jimmy Rodgers. Dennoch nahm er nie eine Gelegenheit wahr, selbst Musikaufnahmen zu machen.
Lipscomb verdiente seinen Lebensunterhalt seit seiner Jugend fast ununterbrochen als Sharecropper in Texas. 1905–1956 arbeitete er für verschiedene Grundeigentümer in der Gegend seiner Heimat. 1956–1958 lebte er in Houston, wo er in einem Holzunternehmen tätig war. Hier spielte er auch zusammen mit dem Bluesmusiker Lightnin' Hopkins. Nach einem Arbeitsunfall kehrte Lipscomb wieder in seine Heimatgegend zurück, wo er sich ein eigenes Haus und etwas Land kaufen konnte. 1960 wurde er während des damaligen Country-Blues-Revivals von Mack McCormick und Chris Strachwitz ‚entdeckt‘ und nutzte die Gelegenheit zu Schallplattenaufnahmen. In der Folge trat er auch vor größerem Publikum auf, so etwa 1961 beim Berkeley Folk Festival vor über 40.000 Zuschauern.
Trotz seiner Bekanntheit in den 1960er und frühen 1970er Jahren starb Mance Lipscomb 1976 arm in seiner Heimatstadt Navasota zwei Jahre nach einem schweren Schlaganfall. Mance Lipscomb und seine Frau Elnora hatten einen leiblichen Sohn, Mance Lipscomb Jr., und drei adoptierte Kinder.
Mance Lipscomb gilt als Vertreter des Country-Blues. Er stand in der Tradition der populären Sänger des 19. Jahrhunderts, die eine große Bandbreite an musikalischen Stilen aufwiesen und neben Blues auch Folk, Ragtime, Gospel und Musik aus anderen schwarzen und weißen Musikgenres interpretierten. Lipscomb verfügte über ein solches Repertoire, bestehend aus rund 350 Liedern aus zwei Jahrhunderten, und er beharrte deshalb darauf, dass man ihn als „songster“ wahrnehme und nicht als Bluessänger oder als Gitarristen.
Lipscombs Musik ist auf einer Vielzahl von Langspielplatten und CDs zu hören, vor allem auf Strachwitz' Label Arhoolie Records. Da Lipscomb neben seiner eigentlichen Beschäftigung als Farmer seine Stimme und sein Gitarrespiel sein ganzes Leben lang geübt hatte, beherrschte er auch noch in hohem Alter die komplizierte Fingerpicking-Gitarrentechnik; seine ausdrucksstarke Stimme passte außerdem hervorragend zu seinem neben Blues vor allem aus Traditionals aus der Vor-Blues-Zeit bestehenden Songmaterial.
Sein Song Baby, Let Me Lay It On You wurde von den Folksängern Eric Von Schmidt und Bob Dylan nach einem Auftritt Lipscombs in New York aufgegriffen und als Baby, Let Me Follow You Down neu interpretiert. Einer von Lipscombs besten Songs, Sugar Babe, war das erste Lied, das er auf der Gitarre zu spielen lernte. Zu Lipscombs Repertoire gehörten auch Country-Blues-Versionen der Schlager Shine On, Harvest Moon und It's a Long Way to Tipperary sowie zahlreiche Evergreens aus dem Bluesgenre.
Lipscomb war bekannt für seine ausführlichen Erinnerungen und Ausführungen zum Thema „Musik und das Leben“. Aufzeichnungen hiervon existieren sowohl auf Band als auch schriftlich und sind in der „Mance Lipscomb – Glenn Myers“-Sammlung im Center for American History an der University of Texas in Austin dokumentiert.
Ehrungen
Im Jahr 2005 hat der Bundesstaat Texas Lipscombs Heimatstadt Navasota zu Ehren ihres verstorbenen Sohns den Titel The Blues Capital of Texas verliehen.
http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mance_Lipscomb
Mance Lipscomb (April 9, 1895 – January 30, 1976)[1] was an American blues singer, guitarist and songster. Born Beau De Glen Lipscomb near Navasota, Texas, United States, he as a youth took the name of 'Mance' from a friend of his oldest brother Charlie ("Mance" being short for emancipation).
Biography
Lipscomb was born April 9, 1895 to an ex-slave father from Alabama and a half Native American (Choctaw) mother.[2][3] Lipscomb spent most of his life working as a tenant farmer in Texas and was "discovered" and recorded by Mack McCormick and Chris Strachwitz in 1960 during the country blues revival. He released many albums of blues, ragtime, Tin Pan Alley and folk music (most of them on Strachwitz' Arhoolie label),[1] singing and accompanying himself on acoustic guitar. He had a "dead-thumb" finger-picking guitar technique, and an expressive voice. Lipscomb often honed his skills by playing in nearby Brenham, Texas, with a blind musician, Sam Rogers. His debut release was Texas Songster (1960). Lipscomb performed old songs like "Sugar Babe," the first song he ever learned, to pop numbers like "Shine On, Harvest Moon" and "It's a Long Way to Tipperary".[4]
Trouble in Mind was recorded in 1961 and released by Reprise Records.[5] In May 1963, Lipscomb appeared at the first Monterey Folk Festival in California.[6]
Unlike many of his contemporaries, he did not record in the early blues era, but his life is well documented thanks to his autobiography, I Say Me for a Parable: The Oral Autobiography of Mance Lipscomb, Texas Bluesman, narrated to Glen Alyn, which was published posthumously, and also a short 1971 documentary by Les Blank, A Well Spent Life.[1]
He began playing guitar early on and played regularly for years at local gatherings, mostly what he called "Saturday Night Suppers" hosted by someone in the area. These gatherings were hosted regularly for a while by himself and his wife. The majority of his musical activity took place within what he called his "precinct", meaning the local area around Navasota, until around 1960.
Following his "discovery" by McCormick and Strachwitz, Lipscomb became an important figure in the folk music revival of the 1960s. He was a regular performer at folk festivals and folk-blues clubs around the United States, notably the Ash Grove in Los Angeles, CA.
He died in Navasota in 1976, two years after suffering a stroke.
Film
A Well Spent Life (1971). Documentary directed by Les Blank and Skip Gerson. El Cerrito, California: Flower Films. Released on video in 1979. ISBN 0-933621-09-4.
He also appeared in Blank's The Blues Accordin' to Lightnin' Hopkins (1970)
Honors
An annual Navasota Blues Festival is held in his honor, and on August 12, 2011, a bronze sculpture of him was unveiled in Mance Lipscomb Park in Navasota. The statue was sculpted by artist Sid Henderson of California and weighs almost 300 pounds. It portrays Lipscomb playing his guitar whilst seated on a bench, with room for fans to sit beside him and play their own guitars "with" him.
Biography
Lipscomb was born April 9, 1895 to an ex-slave father from Alabama and a half Native American (Choctaw) mother.[2][3] Lipscomb spent most of his life working as a tenant farmer in Texas and was "discovered" and recorded by Mack McCormick and Chris Strachwitz in 1960 during the country blues revival. He released many albums of blues, ragtime, Tin Pan Alley and folk music (most of them on Strachwitz' Arhoolie label),[1] singing and accompanying himself on acoustic guitar. He had a "dead-thumb" finger-picking guitar technique, and an expressive voice. Lipscomb often honed his skills by playing in nearby Brenham, Texas, with a blind musician, Sam Rogers. His debut release was Texas Songster (1960). Lipscomb performed old songs like "Sugar Babe," the first song he ever learned, to pop numbers like "Shine On, Harvest Moon" and "It's a Long Way to Tipperary".[4]
Trouble in Mind was recorded in 1961 and released by Reprise Records.[5] In May 1963, Lipscomb appeared at the first Monterey Folk Festival in California.[6]
Unlike many of his contemporaries, he did not record in the early blues era, but his life is well documented thanks to his autobiography, I Say Me for a Parable: The Oral Autobiography of Mance Lipscomb, Texas Bluesman, narrated to Glen Alyn, which was published posthumously, and also a short 1971 documentary by Les Blank, A Well Spent Life.[1]
He began playing guitar early on and played regularly for years at local gatherings, mostly what he called "Saturday Night Suppers" hosted by someone in the area. These gatherings were hosted regularly for a while by himself and his wife. The majority of his musical activity took place within what he called his "precinct", meaning the local area around Navasota, until around 1960.
Following his "discovery" by McCormick and Strachwitz, Lipscomb became an important figure in the folk music revival of the 1960s. He was a regular performer at folk festivals and folk-blues clubs around the United States, notably the Ash Grove in Los Angeles, CA.
He died in Navasota in 1976, two years after suffering a stroke.
Film
A Well Spent Life (1971). Documentary directed by Les Blank and Skip Gerson. El Cerrito, California: Flower Films. Released on video in 1979. ISBN 0-933621-09-4.
He also appeared in Blank's The Blues Accordin' to Lightnin' Hopkins (1970)
Honors
An annual Navasota Blues Festival is held in his honor, and on August 12, 2011, a bronze sculpture of him was unveiled in Mance Lipscomb Park in Navasota. The statue was sculpted by artist Sid Henderson of California and weighs almost 300 pounds. It portrays Lipscomb playing his guitar whilst seated on a bench, with room for fans to sit beside him and play their own guitars "with" him.
Mance Lipscomb - Jack of Spades
Tom Shaka *09.04.1953
Tom Shaka (Nachname eigentl.: Sciacca, * 9. April 1953 in Middletown, Connecticut) ist ein US-amerikanischer Bluesmusiker italienischer Herkunft.
Im 11. Lebensjahr erlernte Shaka das Gitarrespielen, in seinen Jugendjahren tingelte er durch die USA, bis es ihn 1976 dann nach Europa verschlug. Zuerst arbeitete er in Amsterdam, später in London als Profimusiker. Unter anderem war er als Hausmusiker in Amsterdams Rotlichtviertel tätig, wo er viel Erfahrung in der europäischen Jazz- und Bluesszene sammeln konnte. 1977 kam er nach Hamburg und wurde durch Auftritte in der Kult- und Kulturkneipe Onkel Pö, einer legendären Hamburger Institution der 1970er Jahre, bekannt. Heute lebt er in der Lüneburger Heide südlich von Hamburg.
Tom Shaka engagiert sich politisch zu verschiedenen Themen, so in der Friedensbewegung oder "the 9-11 truth movement".
Tom Shaka ist seit 1975 bekennender Vegetarier
Tom Shaka spielte mit Jazz- und Bluesmusikern wie Louisiana Red, Champion Jack Dupree, Taj Mahal, Little Willie Littlefield, Mojo Buford, Eric Burdon, Chicken Shack, Steve Baker, Tony Sheridan, Henry Heggen - um nur einige zu nennen.
http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tom_Shaka
https://soundcloud.com/michaeldoyle-1
TOM SHAKA – Mr. Delta Thunder
Tom Shaka, US-amerikanischer Bluesman mit sizilianischer Herkunft, erlernte bereits als elfjähriger das Gitarrenspiel. 1953 in Middletown, Connecticut geboren, gilt er heute als vielseitiger und virtuoser Musiker und Sänger, der neben dem Gitarrenspiel auch das Spiel auf der Mundharmonika, der Ukulele, der Mandoline und der One-String-Git-Fiddle beherrscht. Tief inspiriert u. a. von den Genre-Pionieren Charley Patton, Robert Johnson und John Lee Hooker begann seine Karriere Anfang der 70er Jahre, als er - unterwegs nach New Orleans - in Nashville, Tennessee hängen blieb. Die 80er Jahre verbrachte er in der Musikmetropole Austin, Texas. Es sind auch Künstler wie Ray Charles, Taj Mahal, Snooks Eaglin und vor allem David „Honeyboy“ Edwards und Louisiana Red (mit den beiden letztgenannten verband ihn auch eine tiefe Freundschaft) die seinen sehr persönlichen Stil entscheidend geprägt haben.
Wer Tom Shaka je auf der Bühne erlebt hat, weiß, dass er den Blues nicht nur spielt, sondern dass er ihn lebt. Seine Musik ist geprägt von tiefer Leidenschaft und Intensität. Während Tom spielt und singt, stampft sein linker Fuß unaufhörlich den Rhythmus der Songs in den Boden. Auf diese Weise zelebriert er den Blues; schweißtreibend und rau und dabei stets authentisch. Heute lebt Tom Shaka in der Lüneburger Heide in Deutschland und genießt ein außerordentlich hohes Renommee in der internationalen Bluesszene. Seine Konzertreisen brachten ihn bislang quer durch Europa und die Vereinigten Staaten. Die erste LP veröffentlichte Tom Shaka 1979. Seit dem sind zwei LPs und gut ein Dutzend CDs bei verschiedenen Labels erschienen. Im Jahr 2013 feiert er sein 40jähriges Bühnenjubiläum und zugleich seinen 60. Geburtstag.
Im Oktober 2012 präsentierte er (nach fünfjähriger Veröffentlichungspause) seine aktuelle und bei BLIND LEMON RECORDS erschienene CD „Delta Thunder – The Fieldrecordings“. Diese, vom Bluesforscher und Fotografen Axel Küstner aufgenommene CD erfreut sich seit ihrem Erscheinen nicht nur hoher Beliebtheit in der Fangemeinde, sondern wurde auch von der Fachwelt mit großem Respekt aufgenommen.
Tom Shaka, US-amerikanischer Bluesman mit sizilianischer Herkunft, erlernte bereits als elfjähriger das Gitarrenspiel. 1953 in Middletown, Connecticut geboren, gilt er heute als vielseitiger und virtuoser Musiker und Sänger, der neben dem Gitarrenspiel auch das Spiel auf der Mundharmonika, der Ukulele, der Mandoline und der One-String-Git-Fiddle beherrscht. Tief inspiriert u. a. von den Genre-Pionieren Charley Patton, Robert Johnson und John Lee Hooker begann seine Karriere Anfang der 70er Jahre, als er - unterwegs nach New Orleans - in Nashville, Tennessee hängen blieb. Die 80er Jahre verbrachte er in der Musikmetropole Austin, Texas. Es sind auch Künstler wie Ray Charles, Taj Mahal, Snooks Eaglin und vor allem David „Honeyboy“ Edwards und Louisiana Red (mit den beiden letztgenannten verband ihn auch eine tiefe Freundschaft) die seinen sehr persönlichen Stil entscheidend geprägt haben.
Wer Tom Shaka je auf der Bühne erlebt hat, weiß, dass er den Blues nicht nur spielt, sondern dass er ihn lebt. Seine Musik ist geprägt von tiefer Leidenschaft und Intensität. Während Tom spielt und singt, stampft sein linker Fuß unaufhörlich den Rhythmus der Songs in den Boden. Auf diese Weise zelebriert er den Blues; schweißtreibend und rau und dabei stets authentisch. Heute lebt Tom Shaka in der Lüneburger Heide in Deutschland und genießt ein außerordentlich hohes Renommee in der internationalen Bluesszene. Seine Konzertreisen brachten ihn bislang quer durch Europa und die Vereinigten Staaten. Die erste LP veröffentlichte Tom Shaka 1979. Seit dem sind zwei LPs und gut ein Dutzend CDs bei verschiedenen Labels erschienen. Im Jahr 2013 feiert er sein 40jähriges Bühnenjubiläum und zugleich seinen 60. Geburtstag.
Im Oktober 2012 präsentierte er (nach fünfjähriger Veröffentlichungspause) seine aktuelle und bei BLIND LEMON RECORDS erschienene CD „Delta Thunder – The Fieldrecordings“. Diese, vom Bluesforscher und Fotografen Axel Küstner aufgenommene CD erfreut sich seit ihrem Erscheinen nicht nur hoher Beliebtheit in der Fangemeinde, sondern wurde auch von der Fachwelt mit großem Respekt aufgenommen.
Tom Shaka (April 9, 1953, Middletown, Connecticut) is an American blues singer–songwriter.[1]
In the 1970s he moved to Europe, and played in the Hamburg jazz club 'Onkel Pö', with musicians such as Udo Lindenberg, Louisiana Red, David Honeyboy Edwards, Abi Wallenstein and Al Jarreau. At the present time Shaka lives and works in the northwest German town Norderstedt, inside the Hamburg Metropolitan Region.
In the 1970s he moved to Europe, and played in the Hamburg jazz club 'Onkel Pö', with musicians such as Udo Lindenberg, Louisiana Red, David Honeyboy Edwards, Abi Wallenstein and Al Jarreau. At the present time Shaka lives and works in the northwest German town Norderstedt, inside the Hamburg Metropolitan Region.
TOM SHAKA – Mr. Delta Thunder
Tom Shaka, an American Bluesman of Sicilian ancestory, began singing and playing the guitar at the age of eleven. Born 1953 in Middletown, Connecticut, U.S.A., he is known today for his musical versatility and virtuosity. Besides singing and playing the guitar, he is also proficient at harmonica, ukulele, mandolin and one-string-git-fiddle. deeply inspired by Blues pioneers such as Charley Patton, Robert Johnson and John Lee Hooker, to name but a few, he began his career in the early 1970's. It was, and continues to be, the above mentioned artists as well as musicians like Ray Charles, Taj Mahal, Snooks Eaglin, and especially his personal friends and musical partners David "Honeyboy" Edwards and Louisiana Red who have significantly influenced his own personal Blues-style.
Whoever has had the opportunity to experience Tom Shaka live on stage, knows that he doesn't merely play the Blues... he lives it. His music is passionate and intense, raw and authentic. His left foot taps and stomps out the rhythm of the songs as, sweat drenched, he celebrates the spirit of the Blues. Today Tom Shaka lives in the Lüneburger Heide, in the north of Germany and enjoys a reputation as one of the premier solo Blues acts in the international Blues-scene. Up til now his musical travels have taken to countries across Europe, as well as in the U.S. Tom Shaka released his first LP in 1979. Since then two more LP's and a dozen CD's have been released on various labels. In 2013 he celebrates his 40th stage anniversary and his 60th birthday.
In October of 2012, he released his current CD "DELTA THUNDER-The Field Recordings" on BLIND LEMON RECORDS. This is his first release since five years and was recorded by renowned Blues researcher and photographer, Axel Küstner. The CD has garnered positive acclaim not only from personal fans, but from the music press and Blues community in general.
Tom Shaka, an American Bluesman of Sicilian ancestory, began singing and playing the guitar at the age of eleven. Born 1953 in Middletown, Connecticut, U.S.A., he is known today for his musical versatility and virtuosity. Besides singing and playing the guitar, he is also proficient at harmonica, ukulele, mandolin and one-string-git-fiddle. deeply inspired by Blues pioneers such as Charley Patton, Robert Johnson and John Lee Hooker, to name but a few, he began his career in the early 1970's. It was, and continues to be, the above mentioned artists as well as musicians like Ray Charles, Taj Mahal, Snooks Eaglin, and especially his personal friends and musical partners David "Honeyboy" Edwards and Louisiana Red who have significantly influenced his own personal Blues-style.
Whoever has had the opportunity to experience Tom Shaka live on stage, knows that he doesn't merely play the Blues... he lives it. His music is passionate and intense, raw and authentic. His left foot taps and stomps out the rhythm of the songs as, sweat drenched, he celebrates the spirit of the Blues. Today Tom Shaka lives in the Lüneburger Heide, in the north of Germany and enjoys a reputation as one of the premier solo Blues acts in the international Blues-scene. Up til now his musical travels have taken to countries across Europe, as well as in the U.S. Tom Shaka released his first LP in 1979. Since then two more LP's and a dozen CD's have been released on various labels. In 2013 he celebrates his 40th stage anniversary and his 60th birthday.
In October of 2012, he released his current CD "DELTA THUNDER-The Field Recordings" on BLIND LEMON RECORDS. This is his first release since five years and was recorded by renowned Blues researcher and photographer, Axel Küstner. The CD has garnered positive acclaim not only from personal fans, but from the music press and Blues community in general.
Blues mit Tom Shaka
Tom Shaka - Georgia on my mind
TOM SHAKA - TIMELESS IN BLUES (FULL ALBUM)
TOM SHAKA - TIMELESS IN BLUES
00:00 On The Road Again (Floyd V. Jones/Alan Wilson)
05:16 Hideaway (Freddie King/Sonny Thompson)
08:08 Goin' Back To Texas (Tom Shaka)
12:42 Hesitation Blues (Traditional)
16:33 Honest I Do (Jimmy Reed)
21:34 Goin' To Brownsville (Sleepy John Estes)
25:43 Treat Everybody Right (Traditional)
30:13 I Got A Good Friend (Tom Shaka)
35:23 Black+White Blues (Tom Shaka)
38:50 Ballin' The Jack (Chris Smith)
42:03 Madison Blues (Elmore James)
44:56 Just A Dream (William Broonzy)
49:48 Delta Queen (Tom Shaka)
53:15 Crawdad Song (Traditional)
56:52 001 Blues (Tom Shaka)
60:53 Crossroads Blues (Robert Johnson)
64:19 I Feel Like Going Home (McKinley Morganfield)
00:00 On The Road Again (Floyd V. Jones/Alan Wilson)
05:16 Hideaway (Freddie King/Sonny Thompson)
08:08 Goin' Back To Texas (Tom Shaka)
12:42 Hesitation Blues (Traditional)
16:33 Honest I Do (Jimmy Reed)
21:34 Goin' To Brownsville (Sleepy John Estes)
25:43 Treat Everybody Right (Traditional)
30:13 I Got A Good Friend (Tom Shaka)
35:23 Black+White Blues (Tom Shaka)
38:50 Ballin' The Jack (Chris Smith)
42:03 Madison Blues (Elmore James)
44:56 Just A Dream (William Broonzy)
49:48 Delta Queen (Tom Shaka)
53:15 Crawdad Song (Traditional)
56:52 001 Blues (Tom Shaka)
60:53 Crossroads Blues (Robert Johnson)
64:19 I Feel Like Going Home (McKinley Morganfield)
"Singer-songwriter Michael Thomas Doyle delivers ear-catching, soul-searing songs, seamlessly blending blues, funk, jazz, and rock styles with thoughtful lyrics and tasteful melodic writing. A musical prodigy, Michael began studying guitar and drums at age 5, immediately immersing himself deep in the roots of B.B. King, Pat Metheny, and Warren Haynes. He has been compared to John Mayer, with the Noise Magazine proclaiming his "talent by the boatload," and likening his live guitar skills to those of Keith Richards.
Berklee College of Music quickly took note of this talented multi-instrumentalist, and he entered their professional music program after high school, studying with Jackie Santos, Terri Lyne Carrington, and Mike Mele. Shortly thereafter, Michael began working for Chelsea Berry as a guitarist and the producer of her critically acclaimed LP, Devil and the Deep Blue Sea. He lends his inimitable talents to numerous projects, including The Gary Backstrom Band, and international sensation XYZ. The recipient of the Louis Armstrong Award and WZLX's 2007 Best Teen Musician, Michael has just released his first solo EP, The Storm Colors." - Kristen Miller (Cellist, Singer/Songwriter)
With his EP release, 'Storm Colors', Michael Thomas Doyle reveals himself to be a writer of refreshing, engaging, well-crafted music, creative guitar and keyboard textures, grooves and highly memorable vocal hooks."
- David Osoff (Composer/Arranger, Session Musician)
"Michael Thomas Doyle is the artist Gotham deserves, but not the artist Gotham needs right now.
You either die a hero or live long enough to see yourself become Michael Thomas Doyle." - Mike Moschetto (Engineer, The Office Recording)
Berklee College of Music quickly took note of this talented multi-instrumentalist, and he entered their professional music program after high school, studying with Jackie Santos, Terri Lyne Carrington, and Mike Mele. Shortly thereafter, Michael began working for Chelsea Berry as a guitarist and the producer of her critically acclaimed LP, Devil and the Deep Blue Sea. He lends his inimitable talents to numerous projects, including The Gary Backstrom Band, and international sensation XYZ. The recipient of the Louis Armstrong Award and WZLX's 2007 Best Teen Musician, Michael has just released his first solo EP, The Storm Colors." - Kristen Miller (Cellist, Singer/Songwriter)
With his EP release, 'Storm Colors', Michael Thomas Doyle reveals himself to be a writer of refreshing, engaging, well-crafted music, creative guitar and keyboard textures, grooves and highly memorable vocal hooks."
- David Osoff (Composer/Arranger, Session Musician)
"Michael Thomas Doyle is the artist Gotham deserves, but not the artist Gotham needs right now.
You either die a hero or live long enough to see yourself become Michael Thomas Doyle." - Mike Moschetto (Engineer, The Office Recording)
Michael Thomas Doyle 3/17/2013
Michael Thomas Doyle - Franco Blues Jam 1/10/13
Junior Watson (born Michael Watson) *09.04.1950
Junior Watson (born Michael Watson) is an American jump blues guitarist and singer.
Watson is a West Coast blues guitarist. He was a founding member of the blues band The Mighty Flyers and, starting in the early 1980s, he performed with the band for a decade.[2] He also performed with Canned Heat throughout the 1990s.[2] Watson has performed as a backing musician in performances and recordings for a number of blues musicians, including Big Mama Thornton, George Smith, Jimmy Rogers, Luther Tucker, Charlie Musselwhite, John Németh, and Kim Wilson.
Watson is a West Coast blues guitarist. He was a founding member of the blues band The Mighty Flyers and, starting in the early 1980s, he performed with the band for a decade.[2] He also performed with Canned Heat throughout the 1990s.[2] Watson has performed as a backing musician in performances and recordings for a number of blues musicians, including Big Mama Thornton, George Smith, Jimmy Rogers, Luther Tucker, Charlie Musselwhite, John Németh, and Kim Wilson.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Junior_Watson
With nearly thirty years of experience, Junior Watson has reached cult status. Junior has done what all great artists have done: melting diverse styles to create a style all his own. With influences as diverse as Tiny Grimes, Oscar Moore, Bill Jennings, Rene Hall, Robert Jr. Lockwood, Jimmy Rogers, Eddie Taylor, Guitar Slim, Earl Hooker and others he has truly created one of the most unique and original guitar voices to come along in years. Besides his mastery of blues and swing he often adds his own cartoon-like twist to everything he plays. You'll never know what he will do and when asked he doesn't know himself. His energy and playing gives you a feeling of reckless abandonment. As he was once quoted "like a train off the tracks".
His artist resume is as large as it is impressive. A founding member of The Mighty Flyers he stayed with the band for ten years. He then left to join Canned Heat for ten years. He then toured for a while with LA-based harmonica player/vocalist Lynwood Slim. All along the way he has backed up and recorded with the who's-who of the blues. His list of musical endeavors include backing up and recording with Big Mama Thorton, George Smith, Jimmy Rogers, Shakey Jake, Luther Tucker, Charlie Musselwhite, Kim Wilson, William Clark and there's more. Suffice to say the list is very extensive.
In the past Junior has always been the sideman or featured artist. For the first time in his career he has a band that is taking the back seat and having Junior do all the driving. For the first time you can hear this amazing, original artist wail all night long. This fact alone is exciting and when unleashed, Junior will prove to the rest of the blues community what his cult status is all about.
His artist resume is as large as it is impressive. A founding member of The Mighty Flyers he stayed with the band for ten years. He then left to join Canned Heat for ten years. He then toured for a while with LA-based harmonica player/vocalist Lynwood Slim. All along the way he has backed up and recorded with the who's-who of the blues. His list of musical endeavors include backing up and recording with Big Mama Thorton, George Smith, Jimmy Rogers, Shakey Jake, Luther Tucker, Charlie Musselwhite, Kim Wilson, William Clark and there's more. Suffice to say the list is very extensive.
In the past Junior has always been the sideman or featured artist. For the first time in his career he has a band that is taking the back seat and having Junior do all the driving. For the first time you can hear this amazing, original artist wail all night long. This fact alone is exciting and when unleashed, Junior will prove to the rest of the blues community what his cult status is all about.
Mark "Mr. Blues" Hodgson *09.04.1953
Mark Hodgson has been recently nominated by THE ORLANDO WEEKLY as the ''BLUES
ARTIST OF THE YEAR" .
Mr. Hodgson has performed for the last 27 years, starting on 'HARMONICA AND
VOCALS' and eventually picking up acoustic finger - style guitar in 1974 while
working on a dairy farm in Louisville,Ky. The songs of BOB DYLAN,JOHN PRINE
AND KRIS KRISTOFFERSON became the staple of his repoitre out of his love of
folk music and his need to work as a musician as quickly as possible. Within 6
months of teaching himself the guitar he was working at various niteclubs in
and around the Louisville area.
Mr. Hodgson's first attempt at BLUES came around 1970. LEROY CARR'S " HOW LONG
BLUES" became the first BLUES SONG he sang to a live audience although, his
first HARMONICA performance occurered in 1967 at the high school talent show.
Mr. Hodgson has, since those humble beginnings, performed in-concert with the
likes of B.B. KING, BUDDY GUY, JOHN MAYALL,JAMES COTTON, KENNY WAYNE SHEPARD,
LEON RUSSELL, JOHNNY WINTER AND SCORES OF OTHERS.
In JULY OF 1998, Mr. Hodgson was chosen to play HARMONICA with TANYA TUCKER
and JOHN BERRY for the TNN T.V. SPECIAL "SUMMER SPLASH" recorded at DISNEY'S
PLEASURE ISLAND. The show has aired twice NATION-WIDE.
The HOUSE OF BLUES has also discovered the talents of Mr. Hodgson where he
performs on an almost monthly basis.
Mr. Hodgson appears on many world-wide cd releases including his critically
acclaimed "EXTREME BLUES". Other titles include: WEDNESDAY NIGHT AT THE BOOT",
LIVE FROM OB'S, MERRY CHRISTMAS!, BACK PORCH BLUES, HARPBEAT OF THE SWAMP,
SUNSHINE STATE BLUES SAMPLER, THE MARK HODGSON BAND, ROMEO IS BLEEDING, BUZZ
AWHILE, BLUE IS..., SURVIVAL IN A TOURIST TOWN, MIDNIGHT CREEPERS DAYTONA
BLUES.
ARTIST OF THE YEAR" .
Mr. Hodgson has performed for the last 27 years, starting on 'HARMONICA AND
VOCALS' and eventually picking up acoustic finger - style guitar in 1974 while
working on a dairy farm in Louisville,Ky. The songs of BOB DYLAN,JOHN PRINE
AND KRIS KRISTOFFERSON became the staple of his repoitre out of his love of
folk music and his need to work as a musician as quickly as possible. Within 6
months of teaching himself the guitar he was working at various niteclubs in
and around the Louisville area.
Mr. Hodgson's first attempt at BLUES came around 1970. LEROY CARR'S " HOW LONG
BLUES" became the first BLUES SONG he sang to a live audience although, his
first HARMONICA performance occurered in 1967 at the high school talent show.
Mr. Hodgson has, since those humble beginnings, performed in-concert with the
likes of B.B. KING, BUDDY GUY, JOHN MAYALL,JAMES COTTON, KENNY WAYNE SHEPARD,
LEON RUSSELL, JOHNNY WINTER AND SCORES OF OTHERS.
In JULY OF 1998, Mr. Hodgson was chosen to play HARMONICA with TANYA TUCKER
and JOHN BERRY for the TNN T.V. SPECIAL "SUMMER SPLASH" recorded at DISNEY'S
PLEASURE ISLAND. The show has aired twice NATION-WIDE.
The HOUSE OF BLUES has also discovered the talents of Mr. Hodgson where he
performs on an almost monthly basis.
Mr. Hodgson appears on many world-wide cd releases including his critically
acclaimed "EXTREME BLUES". Other titles include: WEDNESDAY NIGHT AT THE BOOT",
LIVE FROM OB'S, MERRY CHRISTMAS!, BACK PORCH BLUES, HARPBEAT OF THE SWAMP,
SUNSHINE STATE BLUES SAMPLER, THE MARK HODGSON BAND, ROMEO IS BLEEDING, BUZZ
AWHILE, BLUE IS..., SURVIVAL IN A TOURIST TOWN, MIDNIGHT CREEPERS DAYTONA
BLUES.
Mel London *09.04.1932
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Mel London (April 9, 1932 – May 16, 1975) was a songwriter, record producer, and record label owner. He was active in the Chicago blues and R&B scenes in the 1950s and 1960s. London is best known for his compositions for Chicago blues artists Howlin' Wolf, Muddy Waters, Elmore James, and Junior Wells as well as being the record producer and owner of Chief Records (and its Profile Records and Age Records subsidiaries).
In 1954, Mel London wrote the first of several hit songs for the blues and R&B markets. His "Poison Ivy" was recorded by Willie Mabon and reached #7 in the Billboard R&B chart in 1954.[1] In 1955, three hits written by London followed: "Who Will Be Next" by Howlin' Wolf and two by Muddy Waters - "Sugar Sweet" and "Manish Boy."[2] Not content with just songwriting, in 1957 he started his own record label, Chief Records.[3] Chief's first single, the London-penned "Man from the Island," featured London's solo outing as a lead vocalist. Subsequent Chief releases were produced (and sometimes written) by London and featured Chicago blues artists, such as Elmore James, Junior Wells, Magic Sam, Earl Hooker, and A.C. Reed. London's "Little by Little" was a hit for Junior Wells in 1960, reaching #23 in the Billboard R&B chart.[4] London also wrote several R&B songs that were recorded by Chief artists, including "Cut You A-Loose" by Ricky Allen, which reached #20 in 1963.[5]
Chief/Profile/Age experienced financial difficulties in the early 1960s and went out of business in 1964.[6] Later, Mel London was associated with a number of small record labels, including All-Points, Mel/Mel-Lon, Bright Star, and Starville, but none had the impact of his earlier labels.[6] In 1975, London died at age forty-three. During his career, he wrote (or cowrote) forty-three songs[7] and produced about eighty singles by approximately thirty-seven artists.
In 1954, Mel London wrote the first of several hit songs for the blues and R&B markets. His "Poison Ivy" was recorded by Willie Mabon and reached #7 in the Billboard R&B chart in 1954.[1] In 1955, three hits written by London followed: "Who Will Be Next" by Howlin' Wolf and two by Muddy Waters - "Sugar Sweet" and "Manish Boy."[2] Not content with just songwriting, in 1957 he started his own record label, Chief Records.[3] Chief's first single, the London-penned "Man from the Island," featured London's solo outing as a lead vocalist. Subsequent Chief releases were produced (and sometimes written) by London and featured Chicago blues artists, such as Elmore James, Junior Wells, Magic Sam, Earl Hooker, and A.C. Reed. London's "Little by Little" was a hit for Junior Wells in 1960, reaching #23 in the Billboard R&B chart.[4] London also wrote several R&B songs that were recorded by Chief artists, including "Cut You A-Loose" by Ricky Allen, which reached #20 in 1963.[5]
Chief/Profile/Age experienced financial difficulties in the early 1960s and went out of business in 1964.[6] Later, Mel London was associated with a number of small record labels, including All-Points, Mel/Mel-Lon, Bright Star, and Starville, but none had the impact of his earlier labels.[6] In 1975, London died at age forty-three. During his career, he wrote (or cowrote) forty-three songs[7] and produced about eighty singles by approximately thirty-seven artists.
R.I.P.
Yank Rachell +09.04.1997
James „Yank" Rachell (* 16. März 1910 in Brownsville, Tennessee; † 9. April 1997 in Indianapolis, Indiana) war ein amerikanischer Blues-Musiker, der die Mandoline als Blues-Instrument populär machte. Daneben spielte er Gitarre, Mundharmonika und Geige. Er machte Aufnahmen mit Sleepy John Estes und Sonny Boy Williamson.
Yank Rachells erste Begegnung mit der Mandoline ist eine der großen Blues-Legenden. Dem achtjährigen war von seiner Mutter ein Ferkel anvertraut worden, das im Herbst geschlachtet werden sollte. Der Junge tauschte das Ferkel gegen eine Mandoline ein, die er gehört hatte und die er unbedingt haben wollte. Seine erzürnte Mutter soll gesagt haben: „Wenn wir alle im nächsten Herbst Schweinefleisch essen, dann kannst du diese Mandoline essen."
Rachell brachte sich das Spielen auf der Mandoline selbst bei. Hambone Willie Newborn, der 1929 als erster Rollin' And Tumblin aufnahm, gab ihm den letzten Schliff. Die beiden traten in der Gegend um Brownsville zusammen auf, wo Rachell auch den Gitarristen Sleepy John Estes kennenlernte, der sein langjähriger Partner werden sollte.
Rachell und Estes bildeten mit dem Jug-Spieler Hammie Nixon ein Jugband-Trio, das sich Mitte der 1920er in Memphis (Tennessee) einfand. Hier waren Rachell und Estes später mit dem Pianisten Jab Jones als die Three J's Jug Band eine der erfolgreichen Musikgruppen der Beale Street. Ab 1929 machten sie einige Aufnahmen, von denen vor allem Divin' Duck Blues erfolgreich war.
Mit der Depression kam das Ende der Memphis-Blues-Szene, und Rachell ging zurück nach Brownsville, wo er heiratete und für die Eisenbahn arbeitete. An Wochenenden machte er weiterhin Musik. Bei einer solchen Gelegenheit traf er Sonny Boy Williamson, mit dem er von da an häufig zusammen spielte. 1938 gingen die beiden nach Chicago, um dort Aufnahmen zu machen. Ihre Zusammenarbeit endete erst 1948 mit dem Tod von Williamson.
Rachell zog nach St. Louis, 1958 dann nach Indianapolis. Anfang der 1960er setzte ein Blues-Revival ein, in dessen Sog auch Rachell, Estes und Nixon wieder zusammen auftraten. Kurz vor seinem Tod 1997 nahm Yankell ein letztes Album auf, Too Hot For The Devil (1996), womit die Zeitspanne zwischen seinen ersten und letzten Aufnahmen rekordverdächtige 67 Jahre erreichte.
Yank Rachell hatte einen nicht unbedeutenden Einfluss auf andere Musiker. B. B. King soll ihm gesagt haben: „Leute wie du machten Leute wie mich erst möglich." Zu den Songs von Rachell, die später von anderen Musikern aufgegriffen wurden, zählen unter anderem Loudella Blues (ein Hit für Jimmy Rogers) und Gravel Road Woman (aus dem Blind Boy Fuller I Don't Want No Skinny Woman machte). Und der Divin' Duck Blues gilt als Blues-Klassiker erster Güte.
http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yank_Rachell
James "Yank" Rachell (March 16, 1910 – April 9, 1997) was an American country blues musician, dubbed an "elder statesman of the blues."[2][3]
Career
Born James Rachell, his career as a performer spanned nearly seventy years, and was often teamed with the guitarist and singer Sleepy John Estes. He grew up in Brownsville, Tennessee, but in 1958 moved north to Indianapolis during the American folk music revival. He recorded for Delmark Records and Blue Goose Records. Though a capable guitarist and singer, he was better known as a master of the blues mandolin; he had bought his first mandolin at age 8, with a pig his family had given him to raise.[3] "She Caught the Katy," which he wrote with Taj Mahal, is considered a blues standard.[3]
In his later years he appeared in filmmaker Terry Zwigoff's 1985 documentary about fellow musician Howard Armstrong, and was a featured performer with John Sebastian and the J-Band.[4]
By the mid 1990s, Rachell and Henry Townsend and were the only blues musicians still active whose careers started in the 1920s.[5] In later years he suffered from arthritis which shortened his playing sessions, though he still recorded an album just before his death, Too Hot For the Devil.
Career
Born James Rachell, his career as a performer spanned nearly seventy years, and was often teamed with the guitarist and singer Sleepy John Estes. He grew up in Brownsville, Tennessee, but in 1958 moved north to Indianapolis during the American folk music revival. He recorded for Delmark Records and Blue Goose Records. Though a capable guitarist and singer, he was better known as a master of the blues mandolin; he had bought his first mandolin at age 8, with a pig his family had given him to raise.[3] "She Caught the Katy," which he wrote with Taj Mahal, is considered a blues standard.[3]
In his later years he appeared in filmmaker Terry Zwigoff's 1985 documentary about fellow musician Howard Armstrong, and was a featured performer with John Sebastian and the J-Band.[4]
By the mid 1990s, Rachell and Henry Townsend and were the only blues musicians still active whose careers started in the 1920s.[5] In later years he suffered from arthritis which shortened his playing sessions, though he still recorded an album just before his death, Too Hot For the Devil.
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