1902 Lillian Glinn*
1935 Larry Williams*
1948 Gerd ‘Gördi’ Hart*
1951 Greg Piccolo*
1952 Maurice John Vaughn*
1966 Tóno Ďuratný*
1970 Frankie Lee Sims+
1979 Carl Martin+
1998 Lester Butler+
1970 Frankie Lee Sims+
1979 Carl Martin+
1998 Lester Butler+
Happy Birthday
Maurice John Vaughn *10.05.1952
Maurice John Vaughn (born May 10, 1952)[1] is an American blues musician from Chicago, Illinois. He is a guitarist, saxophonist, keyboardist and singer.
Vaughn began playing professionally in 1968 as a saxophonist in Chicago R&B groups. He recorded with The Chosen Few in 1976, and played and recorded with Phil Guy, went on tour in Canada in 1979. He played as a sideman with Luther Allison, Son Seals, Junior Wells, Valerie Wellington, and A.C. Reed.[2]
His debut solo record was 1984's Generic Blues Album, released in plain white packaging on his own Reecy Records record label; Alligator Records reissued it in 1987.[2] In the 1990s, Vaughn played with Detroit Junior, but spent much of his time working in A&R for Appaloosa Records, and produced albums by Shirley Johnson, Zoom, Maxine Carr, B.J. Emery, and Velvet McNair. Vaughn and his band backed up Detroit Junior on the latter's two releases on Blue Suit Records, "Turn Up The Heat" and "Take Out The Time." In 1994, his song "(Everything I Do) Got To Be Funky" was released on the soundtrack for the film Major League II. The song was also a part of his 1993 release, In the Shadow of the City.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maurice_John_Vaughn
Former Roomful of Blues vocalist and saxman Greg Piccolo was born May 10, 1951 in Westerly, Rhode Island. At the age of 13 he was playing sax with a six-piece rock band, the Rejects. Two years later he joined Duke Robillard as a vocalist for the Variations, a British Invasion cover band. Piccolo rejoined Robillard in 1970 to create the first incarnation of Roomful of Blues, inspired by Buddy Johnson's R&B band. The group was further modified in 1971 and Piccolo began playing sax. The band worked up and down the Northeast, gradually building up a national following. Robillard left the group in 1979 and was replaced by blues guitarist Ronnie Earl. By this time, Piccolo was the de facto leader. Dressed Up to Get Messed Up features a number of his compositions. The group stayed together until the early '90s, when Piccolo went out on his own. Piccolo released two solo albums in an acid jazz vein, Heavy Juice on Black Top Records (1990) and Acid Blue (1995) on Fantasy. In 2000 he released Homage, a solo album that paid tribute to classic tenor players. During the new millennium he has remained active as a sideman, including playing with Jimmie Vaughan's Tilt-A-Whirl Band at live gigs across the United States.
http://losslessjazz.net/lillian-glinn-complete-recorded-works-in-chronological-order-1994-flac/
Aufgewachsen ist Fabian mit Musik. Seit seiner frühesten Kindheit wurde er mit dem Sound von Stevie Ray Vaughan, Jimi Hendrix, ZZ Top, John Lee Hooker, Kool & The Gang beschallt.
Mit 10 Jahren lernte Fabian Schlagzeug und tingelte anfangs im zarten Alter von 14 mit einer Oldie Band durch Kneipen, Clubs und kleinere Festivals.
Das brachte ihm die erste Bühnenerfahrung und machte ihn süchtig nach mehr!
Anschließend gründete er eine Rock-Coverband namens „MOP“ und fing an sich nebenbei in die Gitare zu verlieben . Zum Glück gab es im Elternhaus ein alte Fernandes Telecaster aus den 80ern, die darauf wartete endlich gespielt zu werden. Somit war die Grundlage geschafen. Fabian spielte das erste Mal live Gitarre in seiner alten Schulband und fühlte sich damit wohl.
Fleißig war er und übte Riffs von Chuck Berry, John Lee Hooker und hing in den Pubs und Live Clubs in Gießen, Wetzlar und Marburg herum und saugte alles an Blues und Classic Rock Musik auf, was es nur gab. Mit seiner Liebe zum Blues und das richtige Feeling für Musik fiel es Fabian leicht die Musik von Stevie Ray Vaughan zu verstehen und zu verinnerlichen. Das war es, was er machen wollte. Die gleiche Power, Dynamik und das richtige Feeling mit der Gitarre herüberzubringen.
Nach einigen Projekten wie einer Top40 Coverband als Leadgitarrist und einer Rock Coverband war die Zeit reif endlich den Blues aus ihm heraus fließen zu lassen. So gründete Fabian in 2009 die Band Electrified Soul und lebt seine Musik voll aus, was die Zuschauer bei jedem Konzert zu spüren bekommen: Ein junger Mann, der seine Gitarre sprechen lässt...
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Former Roomful of Blues vocalist and saxman Greg Piccolo was born May 10, 1951 in Westerly, Rhode Island. At the age of 13 he was playing sax with a six-piece rock band, the Rejects. Two years later he joined Duke Robillard as a vocalist for the Variations, a British Invasion cover band. Piccolo rejoined Robillard in 1970 to create the first incarnation of Roomful of Blues, inspired by Buddy Johnson's R&B band. The group was further modified in 1971 and Piccolo began playing sax. The band worked up and down the Northeast, gradually building up a national following. Robillard left the group in 1979 and was replaced by blues guitarist Ronnie Earl. By this time, Piccolo was the de facto leader. Dressed Up to Get Messed Up features a number of his compositions. The group stayed together until the early '90s, when Piccolo went out on his own. Piccolo released two solo albums in an acid jazz vein, Heavy Juice on Black Top Records (1990) and Acid Blue (1995) on Fantasy. In 2000 he released Homage, a solo album that paid tribute to classic tenor players. During the new millennium he has remained active as a sideman, including playing with Jimmie Vaughan's Tilt-A-Whirl Band at live gigs across the United States.
Greg Piccolo and Heavy Juice - "Keep on Tryin'"
Larry Williams *10.05.1935
Larry Williams (* 10. Mai 1935 in New Orleans, Louisiana; † 7. Januar 1980 in Los Angeles, Kalifornien) war ein amerikanischer Rhythm and Blues-Sänger, -Pianist und -Songschreiber.
Seine ersten Platten erschienen 1957 bei Specialty Records zu einem Zeitpunkt, als sich deren Star Little Richard für eine Karriere als Prediger entschieden hatte. Williams sollte dessen Nachfolger werden, weil er ein vergleichbar wildes Pianospiel pflegte. Seine Stimme, wie auch sein Pfeifen, waren allerdings unverkennbar und seine Texte waren schräger.
Larry Williams war seit früher Jugend auch ein Kleinganove, eine Zeit lang auch Zuhälter. Seine kleinen Tourneen nutzte er auch, um nebenbei mit Drogen zu handeln. Dies brachte ihn Ende der 1950er Jahre mehrfach ins Gefängnis. Mitte der 1960er Jahre gelang ihm ein Comeback mit leicht verändertem Sound und einer neuen Band, in der auch Johnny Guitar Watson mitspielte. Diese Phase wird heute als seine künstlerisch bedeutendste eingeschätzt; mit Mercy, Mercy, Mercy hatte die Band in Europa einen Hiterfolg. In den 1970er Jahren versuchte er sich in der damals aktuellen Disco-Welle, hatte aber keinen Erfolg.
Am 7. Januar 1980 wurde er tot neben seinem Revolver aufgefunden. Obwohl viele Fragen ungeklärt geblieben waren, wurden die Ermittlungen rasch eingestellt und der Fall auf Suizid erkannt.
Einige seiner Rock-’n’-Roll-Lieder wurden durch Coverversionen weltweit bekannt. Die frühen Beatles spielten mit Bad Boy, Dizzy Miss Lizzy und Slow Down drei seiner Stücke ein. Letzteres spielten auch Alvin Lee, Blodwyn Pig, Episode Six, Gerry & the Pacemakers und The Jam. Dizzy Miss Lizzy und Slow Down wurden auch von Casey Jones & The Governors gespielt. Von Bony Moronie, das in der populären Liste der 500 Songs, die den Rock ’n’ Roll am meisten geprägt haben,[1] geführt wird, gibt es Fassungen von John Lennon, Livin’ Blues, Johnny Burnette, Dr. Feelgood, Flying Burrito Brothers, Johnny Winter, Little Richard, Paul Jones, Showaddywaddy, The Who, Jumpin' Gene Simmons und den The Shadows. Die The Rolling Stones, The Animals, Engerling und Paul McCartney interpretierten She Said Yeah.
Seine ersten Platten erschienen 1957 bei Specialty Records zu einem Zeitpunkt, als sich deren Star Little Richard für eine Karriere als Prediger entschieden hatte. Williams sollte dessen Nachfolger werden, weil er ein vergleichbar wildes Pianospiel pflegte. Seine Stimme, wie auch sein Pfeifen, waren allerdings unverkennbar und seine Texte waren schräger.
Larry Williams war seit früher Jugend auch ein Kleinganove, eine Zeit lang auch Zuhälter. Seine kleinen Tourneen nutzte er auch, um nebenbei mit Drogen zu handeln. Dies brachte ihn Ende der 1950er Jahre mehrfach ins Gefängnis. Mitte der 1960er Jahre gelang ihm ein Comeback mit leicht verändertem Sound und einer neuen Band, in der auch Johnny Guitar Watson mitspielte. Diese Phase wird heute als seine künstlerisch bedeutendste eingeschätzt; mit Mercy, Mercy, Mercy hatte die Band in Europa einen Hiterfolg. In den 1970er Jahren versuchte er sich in der damals aktuellen Disco-Welle, hatte aber keinen Erfolg.
Am 7. Januar 1980 wurde er tot neben seinem Revolver aufgefunden. Obwohl viele Fragen ungeklärt geblieben waren, wurden die Ermittlungen rasch eingestellt und der Fall auf Suizid erkannt.
Einige seiner Rock-’n’-Roll-Lieder wurden durch Coverversionen weltweit bekannt. Die frühen Beatles spielten mit Bad Boy, Dizzy Miss Lizzy und Slow Down drei seiner Stücke ein. Letzteres spielten auch Alvin Lee, Blodwyn Pig, Episode Six, Gerry & the Pacemakers und The Jam. Dizzy Miss Lizzy und Slow Down wurden auch von Casey Jones & The Governors gespielt. Von Bony Moronie, das in der populären Liste der 500 Songs, die den Rock ’n’ Roll am meisten geprägt haben,[1] geführt wird, gibt es Fassungen von John Lennon, Livin’ Blues, Johnny Burnette, Dr. Feelgood, Flying Burrito Brothers, Johnny Winter, Little Richard, Paul Jones, Showaddywaddy, The Who, Jumpin' Gene Simmons und den The Shadows. Die The Rolling Stones, The Animals, Engerling und Paul McCartney interpretierten She Said Yeah.
Lawrence Eugene "Larry" Williams (May 10, 1935 – January 7, 1980[1]) was an American rhythm and blues and rock and roll singer, songwriter, producer, and pianist from New Orleans, Louisiana. Williams is best known for writing and recording some rock and roll classics from 1957 to 1959 for Specialty Records, including "Bony Moronie", "Short Fat Fannie", "High School Dance" (1957), "Slow Down", "Dizzy Miss Lizzy" (1958), "Bad Boy" and "She Said Yeah" (1959).[2] John Lennon was a fan, and the Beatles and several other British Invasion groups covered several of his songs.
Williams' life mixed tremendous success with violence and drug addiction. He was a long-time friend of Little Richard.[3]
Career
Williams learned how to play piano at a young age.[1] The family moved to Oakland, California when he was a teen, and there he joined the Lemon Drops, a R&B group.[1] Williams returned to New Orleans in 1954 and began working as Lloyd Price's valet[1] and played in the bands of Price, Roy Brown and Percy Mayfield. In 1955, Williams met and developed a friendship with Little Richard, who was recording at the time in New Orleans.[4] Price and Penniman were both recording for Specialty Records. Williams was introduced to Specialty's house producer, Robert Blackwell, and was signed to record.[1]
In 1957, Little Richard was Specialty's biggest star, but bolted from rock and roll to pursue the ministry. Williams was quickly groomed by Blackwell to try to replicate his success. Using the same raw, shouting vocals and piano-driven intensity, Williams scored with a number of hit singles.[1][4]
Williams' three biggest successes were "Short Fat Fannie", which was his biggest seller, reaching #5 in Billboard's pop chart, "Bony Moronie", which peaked at #14, and its flip "You Bug Me Baby" which made it to #45. "Dizzy Miss Lizzy" charted at #69 on Billboard the following year. Both "Short Fat Fannie" and "Bony Moronie" sold over one million copies, gaining gold discs.[5]
Several of his songs achieved later success as revivals, by The Beatles ("Bad Boy", "Slow Down", and "Dizzy Miss Lizzy"), The Rolling Stones ("She Said Yeah") and John Lennon ("Bony Moronie" and "Dizzy Miss Lizzy").
After 1957 Williams did not have much success selling records. He recorded a number of songs in 1958 and 1959, including "Heebie Jeebies", with band members such as Plas Johnson on tenor sax and Jewel Grant on baritone, Rene Hall and Howard Roberts on guitars, Gerald Wilson on trumpet, Ernie Freeman or Williams himself on piano, and Earl Palmer on drums. He was convicted of dealing narcotics in 1960 and served a three-year jail term, setting back his career considerably.[1]
Williams made a comeback in the mid-1960s with a funky soul band that included Johnny "Guitar" Watson, which paired him musically with Little Richard who had been lured back into secular music. He produced two Little Richard albums for Okeh Records in 1966 and 1967, which returned Little Richard to the Billboard album chart for the first time in ten years and spawned the hit single "Poor Dog".[6] He also acted as the music director for the Little Richard's live performances at the Okeh Club. Bookings for Little Richard during this period skyrocketed.[6] Williams also recorded and released material of his own and with Watson, with some moderate chart success. This period may have garnered few hits but produced some of his best and most original work.
Williams also began acting in the 1960s, appearing on film in Just for the Hell of It (1968), The Klansman (1974), and Drum (1976).[7]
In the 1970s, there was also a brief dalliance with disco, but Williams' wild lifestyle continued. By the middle of the decade, the drug abuse and violence were taking their toll. In 1977, Williams pulled a gun on and threatened to kill his long-time friend, Little Richard, over a drug debt. They were both living in Los Angeles and addicted to cocaine and heroin. Little Richard had bought drugs from Williams, arranged to pay him later, but did not show up because he was high. Williams was furious. He hunted him down but ended up showing compassion for his long-time friend after Little Richard repaid the debt.[8] This, along with other factors, led to Little Richard's return to born again Christianity and the ministry, but Williams did not escape LA's seedy underworld.
A native of Kenner, Louisiana and cousin of Kenner native Lloyd Price, Williams was inducted into The Louisiana Music Hall Of Fame in a ceremony held on February 9, 2014. The date was the 50th Anniversary of the Beatles first American appearance on the Ed Sullivan Show. The Beatles recorded three of Larry's songs: Bad Boy, Slow Down and Dizzy Miss Lizzy.
Death
Williams died in his Los Angeles, California home of a gunshot wound to the head on January 7, 1980.[1] He was 44 years old. The death was deemed suicide, though there was much speculation otherwise.[1] No suspects were ever arrested or charged.
Martin Allbritton as Larry Williams
A Southern Illinois drummer and blues singer by the name of Martin Allbritton claims to be Larry Williams, alive and well. This claim originated at about the time Larry Williams was found dead. He recorded and performed as a drummer for Bobby "Blue" Bland in the 1960s.[9] Albritton has toured the country performing under the moniker of "Big" Larry Williams, and claims that he recorded the hits "Bony Moronie" and "Dizzy Miss Lizzy". He recorded an album in 1990 called Street Party with the Mellow Fellows band, previously headed by Big Twist.[9] While touring with the Mellow Fellows in Chicago, Allbritton was confronted by Etta James, who knew Larry Williams.
Williams' family members have asked him to cease any future reference to "Larry Williams". Allbritton has so far refused, and presently continues to use the name.
Williams' life mixed tremendous success with violence and drug addiction. He was a long-time friend of Little Richard.[3]
Career
Williams learned how to play piano at a young age.[1] The family moved to Oakland, California when he was a teen, and there he joined the Lemon Drops, a R&B group.[1] Williams returned to New Orleans in 1954 and began working as Lloyd Price's valet[1] and played in the bands of Price, Roy Brown and Percy Mayfield. In 1955, Williams met and developed a friendship with Little Richard, who was recording at the time in New Orleans.[4] Price and Penniman were both recording for Specialty Records. Williams was introduced to Specialty's house producer, Robert Blackwell, and was signed to record.[1]
In 1957, Little Richard was Specialty's biggest star, but bolted from rock and roll to pursue the ministry. Williams was quickly groomed by Blackwell to try to replicate his success. Using the same raw, shouting vocals and piano-driven intensity, Williams scored with a number of hit singles.[1][4]
Williams' three biggest successes were "Short Fat Fannie", which was his biggest seller, reaching #5 in Billboard's pop chart, "Bony Moronie", which peaked at #14, and its flip "You Bug Me Baby" which made it to #45. "Dizzy Miss Lizzy" charted at #69 on Billboard the following year. Both "Short Fat Fannie" and "Bony Moronie" sold over one million copies, gaining gold discs.[5]
Several of his songs achieved later success as revivals, by The Beatles ("Bad Boy", "Slow Down", and "Dizzy Miss Lizzy"), The Rolling Stones ("She Said Yeah") and John Lennon ("Bony Moronie" and "Dizzy Miss Lizzy").
After 1957 Williams did not have much success selling records. He recorded a number of songs in 1958 and 1959, including "Heebie Jeebies", with band members such as Plas Johnson on tenor sax and Jewel Grant on baritone, Rene Hall and Howard Roberts on guitars, Gerald Wilson on trumpet, Ernie Freeman or Williams himself on piano, and Earl Palmer on drums. He was convicted of dealing narcotics in 1960 and served a three-year jail term, setting back his career considerably.[1]
Williams made a comeback in the mid-1960s with a funky soul band that included Johnny "Guitar" Watson, which paired him musically with Little Richard who had been lured back into secular music. He produced two Little Richard albums for Okeh Records in 1966 and 1967, which returned Little Richard to the Billboard album chart for the first time in ten years and spawned the hit single "Poor Dog".[6] He also acted as the music director for the Little Richard's live performances at the Okeh Club. Bookings for Little Richard during this period skyrocketed.[6] Williams also recorded and released material of his own and with Watson, with some moderate chart success. This period may have garnered few hits but produced some of his best and most original work.
Williams also began acting in the 1960s, appearing on film in Just for the Hell of It (1968), The Klansman (1974), and Drum (1976).[7]
In the 1970s, there was also a brief dalliance with disco, but Williams' wild lifestyle continued. By the middle of the decade, the drug abuse and violence were taking their toll. In 1977, Williams pulled a gun on and threatened to kill his long-time friend, Little Richard, over a drug debt. They were both living in Los Angeles and addicted to cocaine and heroin. Little Richard had bought drugs from Williams, arranged to pay him later, but did not show up because he was high. Williams was furious. He hunted him down but ended up showing compassion for his long-time friend after Little Richard repaid the debt.[8] This, along with other factors, led to Little Richard's return to born again Christianity and the ministry, but Williams did not escape LA's seedy underworld.
A native of Kenner, Louisiana and cousin of Kenner native Lloyd Price, Williams was inducted into The Louisiana Music Hall Of Fame in a ceremony held on February 9, 2014. The date was the 50th Anniversary of the Beatles first American appearance on the Ed Sullivan Show. The Beatles recorded three of Larry's songs: Bad Boy, Slow Down and Dizzy Miss Lizzy.
Death
Williams died in his Los Angeles, California home of a gunshot wound to the head on January 7, 1980.[1] He was 44 years old. The death was deemed suicide, though there was much speculation otherwise.[1] No suspects were ever arrested or charged.
Martin Allbritton as Larry Williams
A Southern Illinois drummer and blues singer by the name of Martin Allbritton claims to be Larry Williams, alive and well. This claim originated at about the time Larry Williams was found dead. He recorded and performed as a drummer for Bobby "Blue" Bland in the 1960s.[9] Albritton has toured the country performing under the moniker of "Big" Larry Williams, and claims that he recorded the hits "Bony Moronie" and "Dizzy Miss Lizzy". He recorded an album in 1990 called Street Party with the Mellow Fellows band, previously headed by Big Twist.[9] While touring with the Mellow Fellows in Chicago, Allbritton was confronted by Etta James, who knew Larry Williams.
Williams' family members have asked him to cease any future reference to "Larry Williams". Allbritton has so far refused, and presently continues to use the name.
Lillian Glinn *10.05.1902
Lillian Glinn (May 10, 1902 – July 22, 1978)[2] was an American classic female blues and country blues singer and songwriter. She spent most of her career in black vaudeville.[1] Her most popular recordings were "Black Man Blues," "Doggin' Me Blues" and "Atlanta Blues."[3] The blues historian, Paul Oliver, commented that there are a number of women blues singers who "deserve far greater recognition than they have had" and that one such was Lillian Glinn.
Glinn was born in Hillsboro, Texas, United States, and later moved to Dallas.[3]
She was first noticed singing spirituals in church by her future fellow performer Hattie Burleson. Under Burleson's guidance, Glinn became successful in vaudeville, and by 1927 was signed to a recording contract by Columbia. Glinn took part in six separate recording sessions in a two-year period up to 1929.[1] She recorded a total of twenty-two tracks.[3] Her speciality was singing slow blues ballads utilising her rich and heavy contralto voice.[1] Her songs concentrated on the harsher side of life and sometimes included sexual innuendo.[3] Her recordings gained her national recognition, and included her April 1928 recording of "Shake It Down".[4] Her sessions took place variously in New Orleans and Atlanta, as well as her home base of Dallas.[3]
The author and researcher, David Evans, noted that "it is quite likely that many of Lillian Glinn's blues without any listed composer were her own material. If so, she would be the exception among Columbia's female blues singers", he concluded.[5]
Following this period of activity, Glinn retreated back to church based life, and moved to California where she married the Rev. O.P. Smith. Her future became distant from her previous professional career.[3]
Her entire recorded work was made available in 1994 by Document Records.[6]
She was interviewed and photographed by Paul Oliver in 1971.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lillian_GlinnGlinn was born in Hillsboro, Texas, United States, and later moved to Dallas.[3]
She was first noticed singing spirituals in church by her future fellow performer Hattie Burleson. Under Burleson's guidance, Glinn became successful in vaudeville, and by 1927 was signed to a recording contract by Columbia. Glinn took part in six separate recording sessions in a two-year period up to 1929.[1] She recorded a total of twenty-two tracks.[3] Her speciality was singing slow blues ballads utilising her rich and heavy contralto voice.[1] Her songs concentrated on the harsher side of life and sometimes included sexual innuendo.[3] Her recordings gained her national recognition, and included her April 1928 recording of "Shake It Down".[4] Her sessions took place variously in New Orleans and Atlanta, as well as her home base of Dallas.[3]
The author and researcher, David Evans, noted that "it is quite likely that many of Lillian Glinn's blues without any listed composer were her own material. If so, she would be the exception among Columbia's female blues singers", he concluded.[5]
Following this period of activity, Glinn retreated back to church based life, and moved to California where she married the Rev. O.P. Smith. Her future became distant from her previous professional career.[3]
Her entire recorded work was made available in 1994 by Document Records.[6]
She was interviewed and photographed by Paul Oliver in 1971.
Fabian Brugger *10.06.1986
Aufgewachsen ist Fabian mit Musik. Seit seiner frühesten Kindheit wurde er mit dem Sound von Stevie Ray Vaughan, Jimi Hendrix, ZZ Top, John Lee Hooker, Kool & The Gang beschallt.
Mit 10 Jahren lernte Fabian Schlagzeug und tingelte anfangs im zarten Alter von 14 mit einer Oldie Band durch Kneipen, Clubs und kleinere Festivals.
Das brachte ihm die erste Bühnenerfahrung und machte ihn süchtig nach mehr!
Anschließend gründete er eine Rock-Coverband namens „MOP“ und fing an sich nebenbei in die Gitare zu verlieben . Zum Glück gab es im Elternhaus ein alte Fernandes Telecaster aus den 80ern, die darauf wartete endlich gespielt zu werden. Somit war die Grundlage geschafen. Fabian spielte das erste Mal live Gitarre in seiner alten Schulband und fühlte sich damit wohl.
Fleißig war er und übte Riffs von Chuck Berry, John Lee Hooker und hing in den Pubs und Live Clubs in Gießen, Wetzlar und Marburg herum und saugte alles an Blues und Classic Rock Musik auf, was es nur gab. Mit seiner Liebe zum Blues und das richtige Feeling für Musik fiel es Fabian leicht die Musik von Stevie Ray Vaughan zu verstehen und zu verinnerlichen. Das war es, was er machen wollte. Die gleiche Power, Dynamik und das richtige Feeling mit der Gitarre herüberzubringen.
Nach einigen Projekten wie einer Top40 Coverband als Leadgitarrist und einer Rock Coverband war die Zeit reif endlich den Blues aus ihm heraus fließen zu lassen. So gründete Fabian in 2009 die Band Electrified Soul und lebt seine Musik voll aus, was die Zuschauer bei jedem Konzert zu spüren bekommen: Ein junger Mann, der seine Gitarre sprechen lässt...
Fabian Brugger Guitarist for Electrified Soul
I´m Fabian. I'm a blues guitar player from Germany and founder of the Band "Electrified Soul". Well, I startet playing guitar at the age of 14. I didn't have a teacher. I was hanging around in music bars and check out other guitar players how they play and I was listening to a lot of Blues and Rock N Roll stuff like Hendrix, Stevie Ray Vaughan, ZZ Top, Gary Moore, Chuck Berry, Albert King and so on... After a short time, I recognized that I get more and more into the guitar and playing that I started playing in my school band guitar. After a soul band, a rock cover band and other projects I thought it was time to fond a blues band. That was the beginning of Electrified Soul. Now, I'm really happy that I can play the Blues and the kind of music I grew up with. For all the gear sluts: I'm a big fan of Stratocasters. But I do also love my Les Paul and ES-335 and my Duesenberg. For amps I use vintage Fender Blackface amps and my Captain M18RP "Fabi signature" amp.
I´m Fabian. I'm a blues guitar player from Germany and founder of the Band "Electrified Soul". Well, I startet playing guitar at the age of 14. I didn't have a teacher. I was hanging around in music bars and check out other guitar players how they play and I was listening to a lot of Blues and Rock N Roll stuff like Hendrix, Stevie Ray Vaughan, ZZ Top, Gary Moore, Chuck Berry, Albert King and so on... After a short time, I recognized that I get more and more into the guitar and playing that I started playing in my school band guitar. After a soul band, a rock cover band and other projects I thought it was time to fond a blues band. That was the beginning of Electrified Soul. Now, I'm really happy that I can play the Blues and the kind of music I grew up with. For all the gear sluts: I'm a big fan of Stratocasters. But I do also love my Les Paul and ES-335 and my Duesenberg. For amps I use vintage Fender Blackface amps and my Captain M18RP "Fabi signature" amp.
Electrified Soul _Little Wing
Tóno Ďuratný *10.05.1966
Stan The Man & Bohemian Blues Band - sie gehört zur ersten Liga der tschechischen Bluesbands.
Der aus Schottland stammende Kopf und Gründer der Band, Stanislaw Wolarz, war schon in den 60er Jahren als Gitarrist und Bassist am englischen Bluesboom beteiligt. 1986 das erste Mal nach Prag gekommen, blieb er der Stadt bis zum heutigen Zeitpunkt treu.
Er und seine Mitstreiter Tono Duratný und Kamil Nemec haben unzählige Fans Tschechiens, der Slowakei, Polens, Österreichs und Deutschlands begeistert und sich mit ihrem urwüchsigen klassischen Chicago Blues
auf der Basis eines archaischen Country Blues eine stetig wachsende Anhängerschaft erspielt.
Titel von Muddy Waters, Howlin Wolf, Jimmy Reed, Otis Rush und anderen Protagonisten der Chicagoer Bluesszene der 50er und 60er Jahre bis hin zu Captain Beefheart zeugen von der stilistischen Bandbreite der Band.
Der aus Schottland stammende Kopf und Gründer der Band, Stanislaw Wolarz, war schon in den 60er Jahren als Gitarrist und Bassist am englischen Bluesboom beteiligt. 1986 das erste Mal nach Prag gekommen, blieb er der Stadt bis zum heutigen Zeitpunkt treu.
Er und seine Mitstreiter Tono Duratný und Kamil Nemec haben unzählige Fans Tschechiens, der Slowakei, Polens, Österreichs und Deutschlands begeistert und sich mit ihrem urwüchsigen klassischen Chicago Blues
auf der Basis eines archaischen Country Blues eine stetig wachsende Anhängerschaft erspielt.
Titel von Muddy Waters, Howlin Wolf, Jimmy Reed, Otis Rush und anderen Protagonisten der Chicagoer Bluesszene der 50er und 60er Jahre bis hin zu Captain Beefheart zeugen von der stilistischen Bandbreite der Band.
STAN THE MAN & THE BOHEMIAN BLUES BAND - Walking Blues (2010)
Bloody great blues band - Stan Wolarz: Guitar -
Tóno Ďuratný: bass - Kamil Nemec: drums - Robin Finesilver: Keyboard - An amateur footage shot at Cafe Frederiksberg in Aalborg, Denmark - during The Blues Festival 2010.
Tóno Ďuratný: bass - Kamil Nemec: drums - Robin Finesilver: Keyboard - An amateur footage shot at Cafe Frederiksberg in Aalborg, Denmark - during The Blues Festival 2010.
Gerd ‘Gördi’ Hart *10.05.1948
Name:Gerd ‘Gördi’ Hart
Wohnort: Würzburg
Beruf: Personalberater
Geboren: 10.05.1948
Gestorben: 24.12.2015
Musikalisches:
1964 1. Auftritt mit den 4 Trashmen, erste Single-Schallplatte
1967-71 Auftritte in den amerikanischen Clubs in Franken
1971 Würzburger Band Rocco Sound
1978 Münchener Gruppe Remember
Seit 1982 Sänger bei Blue Note Blues Band
1987-90 Soulaktivitäten in Köln
Seit 1999 auch Sänger bei der Würzburger Soulband No Restriction
Gerd Hart beeinflußt wesentlich die Würzburger Musikszene mit Musikerstammtischen und
Galaveranstaltungen
Andreas Kümmert, Gerd Hart & The Sunhill Palace Band Live - I Got my Mojo Working
BNBB - Live in Deggendorf, 2014 -01 Intro and Blues is allright
R.I.P.
Frankie Lee Sims +10.05.1970
Frankie Lee Sims (April 30, 1917, New Orleans, Louisiana – May 10, 1970, Dallas, Texas)[1] was an American singer-songwriter and electric blues guitarist. He released nine singles during his career, one of which, "Lucy Mae Blues" (1953) was a regional hit. Two compilation albums of his work were released posthumously.
Sims was the cousin of another Texas blues musician, Lightnin' Hopkins, and he worked with several other prominent blues musicians, including Texas Alexander, T-Bone Walker, King Curtis and Albert Collins. Sims is regarded as one of the important figures in post-war Texas country blues.
Frankie Lee Sims was born on April 30, 1917 in New Orleans, Louisiana,[1] to Henry Sims and Virginia Summuel.[2] He claimed he was born on February 29, 1906,[3] but 1906 was not a leap year and April 30, 1917 is generally accepted as his birth date.[4] He was the nephew of Texas blues singer Texas Alexander,[5] and the cousin of Texan guitarist Lightnin' Hopkins.[1] Both Sims's parents were "accomplished guitarists".[4] His family moved to Marshall, Texas in the late 1920s, and at the age of 12 he learnt to play guitar from Texas blues musician Little Hat Jones[1][5] and ran away from home to work as a musician.[2] In the late 1930s Sims had a duel career of a teacher in Palestine, Texas on weekdays and a guitarist at local dances and parties on weekends. When the US entered the Second World War at the end of 1941, Sims enlisted, becoming a Marine for three years. After the war Sims made Dallas his home where he pursued a full-time career in music.[4]
In Dallas Sims encountered, and performed with, Texas blues guitarists T-Bone Walker and Smokey Hogg in local clubs. In 1948 Sims recorded two singles for Blue Bonnet Records, but his first success came in 1953 when he recorded his song, "Lucy Mae Blues" for Art Rupe's Specialty Records, which went on to become a regional hit.[1] The Encyclopedia of the Blues called "Lucy Mae Blues" a "masterpiece of rhythm and good humor".[5] Sims continued recording songs for Specialty through the mid-1950s, many of them not released at the time. In 1957 he moved to Johnny Vincent's Ace Records and recorded several songs, including "Walking with Frankie" and "She Likes to Boogie Real Low", which Allmusic called "mighty rockers".[1] Sims also recorded with other blues musicians, including his cousin Hopkins,[1] and appears on several of their records.[6] In the early 1960s Hopkins "cashed in" on the folk-blues revival,[1] but Sims faded into obscurity.[4]
In 1969 blues historian Chris Strachwitz tracked Sims down to record him on his Arhoolie label,[5] but Sims died soon after on May 10, 1970 in Dallas at the age of 53.[1] The cause of death was pneumonia brought on by his poor health.[4] At the time of his death he was reported to have had a drinking problem and was under investigation regarding a "shooting incident".[1] Soon after his death, Specialty Records released a compilation album of Sim's recordings with the label, Lucy Mae Blues.[7] In 1985 Krazy Kat released Walkin' With Frankie, an album of unreleased songs he had recorded for the label in 1960.[6]
Style and influence
Along with Lightnin' Hopkins and Lil' Son Jackson, Sims is regarded as "one of the great names in post-war Texas country blues".[5] According to the Encyclopedia of the Blues, his was a "considerable" influence on other musicians in Dallas.[5] T-Bone Walker acknowledged Sims's effect on his style of playing, and Hopkins got some of his ideas from him. Sims also guided several musicians at the start of their careers, including King Curtis and Albert Collins.[5]
Sims's style of guitar playing was to produce rhythmical patterns over and over, but with a slight change in each repetition, giving his music an "irresistible dance beat".[5] He produced a "twangy, ringing" sound on his electric guitar that was "irresistible on fast numbers and stung hard on the downbeat stuff".
Lester Butler Todestag 10.5.1998
Lester Butler (* 12. November 1959; † 10. Mai 1998 in Columbus, Ohio) war ein US-amerikanischer Bluesharmonika-Spieler aus Los Angeles. Bekannt wurde er als Sänger und Harpspieler der Band The Red Devils.
The Red Devils spielten als Band für Mick Jagger und Johnny Cash, aber auch für den Schauspieler Bruce Willis, wenn er Ausflüge ins Musikgeschäft unternahm. Nach der Auflösung der Red Devils wurde er Frontmann der Band "13 featuring Lester Butler", mit der er eine CD für Hightone aufnahm.
1998 starb Butler an einer Überdosis.
http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lester_Butler
Lester Butler (November 12, 1959 – May 9, 1998)[1] was an American blues harmonica player and singer. He achieved fame as the singer and harmonica player for the Los Angeles, California, based blues roots band, The Red Devils
Biography
Butler was born in Virginia.[2]
The Red Devils (originally known as The Blue Shadows) released one album, 1992's King King. It was produced by Rick Rubin on his Def American record label. The group featured drummer Bill Bateman (The Blasters), Dave Lee Bartel on guitar, Paul Size on lead guitar, Johnny Ray Bartel on bass, and pianist Gene Taylor. The Red Devils recorded 22 tracks with Mick Jagger in June 1992, produced by Rubin, though the tracks were not issued at the time (they have since cropped up on various bootlegs, and one track was officially released on a Mick Jagger compilation on Rhino Records in 2007). The band also backed actor and sometime musician Bruce Willis, when the action star performed at his Planet Hollywood clubs. The Devils also backed Johnny Cash on music that was not released until the country singer's death, on the boxed set Unearthed. Butler also played on Rancid's 1998 album Life Won't Wait.
After the breakup of The Red Devils, Butler also fronted the band, 13, releasing one self-titled record on Hightone Records in 1997. The original members of 13 included Kid Ramos on guitar, James Intveld on bass, and Johnny Morgan on drums. The recorded release of 13 on Hightone Records and produced by Warren Croyle features Stephen Hodges and Johnny Morgan on drums, Tom Leavey and James Moore on bass, Andy Kaulkin on keyboards, Alex Schultz, Smokey Hormel, Paul Bryant, and Doug Hamlin on guitar. Butler achieved his greatest fame in Europe, especially the Netherlands, where the Lester Butler Tribute Band still performs.
Butler died of an overdose of heroin and cocaine on May 9, 1998, in Los Angeles at the age of 38. Two of his friends were convicted in his death of involuntary manslaughter.
Biography
Butler was born in Virginia.[2]
The Red Devils (originally known as The Blue Shadows) released one album, 1992's King King. It was produced by Rick Rubin on his Def American record label. The group featured drummer Bill Bateman (The Blasters), Dave Lee Bartel on guitar, Paul Size on lead guitar, Johnny Ray Bartel on bass, and pianist Gene Taylor. The Red Devils recorded 22 tracks with Mick Jagger in June 1992, produced by Rubin, though the tracks were not issued at the time (they have since cropped up on various bootlegs, and one track was officially released on a Mick Jagger compilation on Rhino Records in 2007). The band also backed actor and sometime musician Bruce Willis, when the action star performed at his Planet Hollywood clubs. The Devils also backed Johnny Cash on music that was not released until the country singer's death, on the boxed set Unearthed. Butler also played on Rancid's 1998 album Life Won't Wait.
After the breakup of The Red Devils, Butler also fronted the band, 13, releasing one self-titled record on Hightone Records in 1997. The original members of 13 included Kid Ramos on guitar, James Intveld on bass, and Johnny Morgan on drums. The recorded release of 13 on Hightone Records and produced by Warren Croyle features Stephen Hodges and Johnny Morgan on drums, Tom Leavey and James Moore on bass, Andy Kaulkin on keyboards, Alex Schultz, Smokey Hormel, Paul Bryant, and Doug Hamlin on guitar. Butler achieved his greatest fame in Europe, especially the Netherlands, where the Lester Butler Tribute Band still performs.
Butler died of an overdose of heroin and cocaine on May 9, 1998, in Los Angeles at the age of 38. Two of his friends were convicted in his death of involuntary manslaughter.
Lester Butler's last gig ft. 13 (1998)- track1-night (live at moulin blues@Ospel, Netherlands) HQ
13 feat LESTER BUTLER ~ live @ Tamines, Belgium ~ 1997.
Recorded live @ Southbluesfestival Tamines, Belgium, 1997.
Lester Butler = harp, vcls
Alex Shultz = gtr
Mike Hightower = bass
Eddie Clark = drms
...allmost FULL concert...
Lester Butler = harp, vcls
Alex Shultz = gtr
Mike Hightower = bass
Eddie Clark = drms
...allmost FULL concert...
Carl Martin +10.05.1979
Carl Martin (April 1 or 15, 1906[2] – May 10, 1979)[1] was an American Piedmont blues musician and vocalist[3] who was proficient at playing several instruments and performed in various musical styles.[4]
Martin was born in Big Stone Gap, Virginia.[4] He made his earliest recordings as a member of several groups, including the Four Keys, the Tennessee Chocolate Drops, and the Wandering Troubadours. He also performed in the trio Martin, Bogan, and Armstrong (with Ted Bogan and Howard Armstrong).[5]
He accompanied Chicago musicians, such as Bumble Bee Slim and Tampa Red, throughout the 1930s. His solo work recorded in the 1930s is also notable; songs such as "Crow Jane" and "Old Time Blues" feature his remarkable guitar accompaniment. From the 1930s onwards, Martin regularly played solo in the Chicago area, with a repertoire encompassing blues, jazz, pop, country, and even non-English songs. He played second guitar behind Freddie Spruell on the 1935 recording of the latter's song "Let's Go Riding". The track was featured in the soundtrack of the 2001 film Ghost World.[6]
Martin reunited with Bogan and Armstrong in the 1970s and played at folk and blues music festivals across the United States.[4]
Martin died in Pontiac, Michigan, in May 1979, at the age of 73.[1][4]
The folk artist Steve Goodman paid tribute to Martin in his song "You Better Get It While You Can".
Crow Jane - CARL MARTIN (1936, Chicago) Piedmont Blues Guitar
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