1954 Lil Green+
1962 John Bell*
1992 Sammy Price+
Kelly Rucker*
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Kellie Rucker *14.04.
Obwohl Kellie Rucker aus San Diego Kalifornien kommt, stelle ich Sie hier sehr gerne vor. Sie ist nämlich fast regelmäßig hier in unserer Region auf verschieden Bühnen zu sehen. Ich habe Kellie bis dato 2 Mal mit Richie Arndt und den Bluenatics live gesehen und es war jedes Mal ein Erlebnis. Kellie Rucker ist nicht nur mit einer ausdruckstarken Blues Stimme gesegnet, ihr Stil die Harp zu spielen, begeistert einfach. Sie steht seit mehr als 25 Jahren erfolgreich auf der Bühne. Sie hat mit Stars wie Dizzy Gillespie, Stephen Stills, Albert Collins, James Cotton, ZZ Top, Dan Hicks, Warren Zevon, Little Feat and B.B. King auf der Bühne oder im Studio gespielt.
SHORT BIO: One-sheet official promo can be requested or seen in the PRESS section*** Over the course of a professional career that has spanned more than 25 years, she has appeared on the bill or onstage with such legends as Dizzy Gillespie, Stephen Stills, Albert Collins, James Cotton, ZZ Top, Dan Hicks, Warren Zevon, Little Feat and B.B. King. Kellie is a recording artist with 4 CD releases, *"Ain't Hit Bottom", "Church of Texas", "Kellie Rucker, In the Meantime" and a compilation Cd called "Blues is Blues". All were recorded in Los Angeles, and feature the finest in L.A. talent. Her command of the blues harp and her powerful singing voice have made her a key ingredient on recordings and live shows with legendary blues guitarist B.B. Chung King and Grammy nominee, Jon Butcher. Her work can also be found on discs by such diverse artists as L.A. Guns, Corey Stevens, B.B. Chung King and the Buddaheads, TV Commercials and film in the US and Europe. Rucker's roots are steeped in bluegrass, blues and rock, and these elements appear in various forms throughout her recordings. These days, Kellie performs in concerts all over Europe playing original material from her CDs - she appears in Italy, France, Germany, Holland, Belgium, Sweden, and East Europe, hoping to win over even more music fans. Miss Rucker is proving herself to be one busy lady! ...and one talent you won't want to miss! Watch out for Kellie's latest release, "Blues is Blues", available on the Music Avenue Group of Labels! KELLIE PLAYS LEE OSKAR HARMONICAS EXCLUSIVELY! WWW.LEEOSKAR.COM
John Bell *14.04.1962
John Farmer Bell (born April 14, 1962) is the lead singer and rhythm guitarist for the American rock band Widespread Panic, where he is known for his raspy southern drawl that hits a variety of octaves. He is frequently called JB by fans. For more than 25 years, the voice has fueled 150 concerts a year all over the country and created a road warrior mentality for the band and its fans.
Bell grew up in Cleveland, Ohio, where he graduated from University School in 1980. He attended the University of Georgia and was a member of Sigma Phi Epsilon fraternity where he, Michael Houser, and Dave Schools met while Houser was playing at an open mic night. "Panic," as Houser was nicknamed, began playing with JB and Schools at local Athens, GA clubs, playing mostly cover songs.
John Bell is an active philanthropist, most notably as an advocate for SMA (spinal muscular atrophy). Bell has helped raise over $2 million for SMA research, mostly through his involvement with "Hannah's Buddies". The foundation is named for Bell's goddaughter and niece, who lives with SMA. Bell is involved in an annual fundraiser featuring a golf tournament and evening concert by "JB and Friends," featuring John Bell solo, as well as performing with guests. Guest performers at the benefit have included Col. Bruce Hampton, Vic Chesnutt, John Keane, and Bloodkin, as well as Grammy Award winner Robert Randolph and the Family Band and the North Mississippi Allstars, and Nickel and the Polar Bears. He has also performed at various Habitat for Humanity benefit concerts put on by Warren Haynes.
Bell resides in the north Georgia mountain town of Dahlonega with his wife, Laura[1] whom he met while in New Orleans, Louisiana
John Bell - Don't Be Denied - 1/18/03 - House of Blues - Orlando, FL
R.I.P.
Lil Green +14.04.1954
Lillian Green (* 22. Dezember 1919 in Mississippi; † 14. April 1954 in Chicago, Illinois), bekannt als Lil Green, war eine US-amerikanische Blues-Sängerin.
In den 1930ern zog Lil Green nach Chicago, wo sie begleitet von Big Bill Broonzy an der Gitarre auftrat. 1940 hatten sie für Bluebird Records mit „Romance in the Dark“ einen Hit in den Billboard Top 30, nachdem zuvor der Bandleader Larry Clinton eine Version dieser Komposition eingespielt hatte. Später wurde er auch von Billie Holiday aufgenommen. 1941 folgte „Why Don't You Do Right?“, das später von Peggy Lee neu aufgenommen wurde. Für Aladdin Records nahm sie „Running Around In Circles“ / „My Be-Bop Daddy“ auf.
In den nächsten Jahren war sie als erfolgreiche Clubsängerin unterwegs und trat im Apollo Theater in Harlem auf. Lil Green starb 1954 im Alter von nur 34 Jahren an Lungenentzündung.
Lillian "Lil" Green (December 22, 1919 – April 14, 1954)[1] was an American blues singer and songwriter. She was among the leading female rhythm and blues singers of the 1940s, possessed with an ability to bring power to ordinary material and compose superior songs of her own.[2]
Life and career
Originally named Lillian Green, she was born in Mississippi; after the early deaths of her parents, she went to Chicago, Illinois, where she began performing in her teens and where she would make all of her recordings.[3]
Green was noted for superb timing and a distinctively sinuous voice. She was 18 when she recorded her first session for the 35 cent Bluebird subsidiary of RCA. In the 1930s she and Big Bill Broonzy had a night club act together.[1] Her two biggest hits were, firstly, her own composition "Romance in the Dark" (1940), which was later covered by many artists, such as Dinah Washington and Nina Simone (in 1967), although Billie Holiday also recorded a different song with the same name. Then came Green's own (1941) version of Kansas Joe McCoy's minor key blues and jazz influenced song, "Why Don't You Do Right?", which was covered by Peggy Lee in 1942 and many others since.[3] As well as performing in Chicago clubs, Green toured with Tiny Bradshaw and other bands, but never really broke away from the black theatre circuit.[4]
Although Green signed with Atlantic Records in 1951, she was already in poor health.[4] She died in Chicago in 1954 of pneumonia, at the age of 34, and is buried in Oak Hill Cemetery in Gary, Indiana.
Lil Green - Romance In The Dark
Sammy Price +14.04.1992
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Price (hinten) mit Wilbur De Paris (links), Sidney De Paris, Eddie Barefield und Charlie Traeger, Jimmy Ryan's (Club), New York, ca. Juli 1947. Foto: William P. Gottlieb.
Samuel Blythe Price, genannt Sam oder Sammy, (* 6. Oktober 1908 in Honey Grove in Texas; † 14. April 1992 in New York City) war ein US-amerikanischer Jazz (Swing), Blues und Boogie Woogie Pianist.
Price studierte Klavier in Dallas und war am Anfang seiner Karriere auch Sänger und Tänzer in der Band von Alphonse Trent (1927 bis 1930). Seine erste Aufnahme machte er 1929 („Sammy Price and his Four Quarters“). Er war danach einige Jahre in Kansas City und dann in Chicago und Detroit. 1938 wurde er Hauspianist bei Decca in New York, wo er u.a. die Blues-Sängerinnen Sister Rosetta Tharpe und Trixie Smith begleitete. In den 1940er Jahren leitete er dort seine eigene Band „Texas Blusicians“ (u.a. mit Don Stovall und Emmett Berry), die auch einmal mit Lester Young aufnahmen. Daneben spielte er regelmäßig in den Clubs der 52. Street und in Musicals. 1948 spielte er auf dem Jazzfestival in Nizza mit Mezz Mezzrow. 1951 war er wieder in Texas. 1954 war er in New York und begleitete Mahalia Jackson und Jimmy Rushing. Er spielte auch viel mit Rhythm and Blues Bands. 1955/6 war er mit eigener Band auf Europa-Tournee. Danach war er bis 1967 der Partner von Red Allen. Danach spielte er im Roosevelt Hotel in New York und Mitte der 1970er Jahre im New Orleans-orientierten Crawdaddy Restaurant in New York, wo er auch z.B. mit Benny Goodman und Buddy Rich auftrat. Price blieb bis kurz vor seinem Tod als Musiker aktiv.
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Sammy Price (October 6, 1908 – April 14, 1992)[1] was an American jazz, boogie-woogie and jump blues pianist and bandleader.[2] He was born Samuel Blythe Price, in Honey Grove, Texas, United States.[3] Price was most noteworthy for his work on Decca Records with his own band, known as the Texas Bluesicians, that included fellow musicians Don Stovall and Emmett Berry.[4] The artist was equally notable for his decade-long partnership with Henry "Red" Allen.
During his early career, Price was a singer and dancer[5] in local venues in the Dallas area. Price lived and played jazz in Kansas City, Chicago and Detroit. In 1938 he was hired by Decca Records as a session sideman on piano, assisting singers such as Trixie Smith and Sister Rosetta Tharpe.[4]
Later in his life, he partnered with the Roosevelt Hotel in New York, and was the headline entertainment at the Crawdaddy Restaurant, a New Orleans themed restaurant in New York in the mid 1970s. Both Benny Goodman and Buddy Rich played with Price at this venue. in the 1980s he switched to playing in the bar of Boston's Copley Plaza.[4]
He died of a heart attack in April 1992, at home in Harlem, in New York, at the age of 83.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sammy_PriceDuring his early career, Price was a singer and dancer[5] in local venues in the Dallas area. Price lived and played jazz in Kansas City, Chicago and Detroit. In 1938 he was hired by Decca Records as a session sideman on piano, assisting singers such as Trixie Smith and Sister Rosetta Tharpe.[4]
Later in his life, he partnered with the Roosevelt Hotel in New York, and was the headline entertainment at the Crawdaddy Restaurant, a New Orleans themed restaurant in New York in the mid 1970s. Both Benny Goodman and Buddy Rich played with Price at this venue. in the 1980s he switched to playing in the bar of Boston's Copley Plaza.[4]
He died of a heart attack in April 1992, at home in Harlem, in New York, at the age of 83.
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