1926 Joe Houston*
1936 Smokey Wilson*
1947 Francine Reed*
1954 Lewis Glover*
1984 Jarekus Singleton*
2002 Rosco Gordon+
Jay Stollman*
Urs Meyer*
Nina Davis*
Happy Birthday
Francine Reed *11.07.1947
Francine Reed (born July 11, 1947, Pembroke Township, Illinois) is an American blues singer.
Reed as a youth sang at church services, and her music was inspired and influenced by her gospel-singing father. She is the sister of jazz singer Margo Reed.
In Phoenix, Arizona, Francine Reed appeared with Miles Davis, Stanley Jordan, Smokey Robinson, Etta James, and The Crusaders. In 1985, she began recording and touring with Lyle Lovett and His Large Band. Reed has also appeared on recordings by Delbert McClinton, Willie Nelson and Roy Orbison. After she relocated to Georgia in the 1990s, she released her first solo album, I Want You to Love Me. Reed has received the W. C. Handy Artist of the Year and Song of the Year nominations. (The W. C. Handy awards were renamed the Blues Music Awards in 2006). Reed was inducted into the Arizona Blues Hall of Fame in 1997.
Reed is perhaps best known for her performances of the classic blues song "Wild Women (Don't Get the Blues)," written in 1924 by Ida Cox. A recording of this song appears on Reed's albums, I Want You to Love Me, I Got a Right!...to Some of My Best, and Blues Collection; as well as on Ichiban Records Wild Women Do Get the Blues and Lyle Lovett's Live in Texas.
Reed's distinctive voice can be heard on a television advertisement for Senekot laxative ("I Feel Good"), and in a scene from the film, The Firm (1993).[1]
In the mid-1990s she moved to Atlanta, Georgia where she is still based today. She frequently performs at Blind Willie's in the Virginia-Highland neighborhood.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Francine_Reed
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k2-qXzEl8ig#t=91
Born in Chicago and raised in Phoenix, Arizona, Francine Reed has had a passion for singing since her early childhood. She began singing professionally with her family's gospel group when she was five. "I always say I was born singing," Reed has said in a biographical release. "I can still remember my first performance when I was a 3-year-old in my aunt's church. I used to listen to rehearsals with her gospel choir and I'd sing 'I Wanna See Jesus' in front of the congregation...It's a natural, God-given talent."
After marrying young, the everyday struggles of life kept Reed from pursuing her dream of singing full-time until her children were older. Fortunately, she was able to sing in local jazz clubs and at various functions in Phoenix. She became known for her powerful voice and commanding stage presence, and delivered an eclectic blend of jazz, blues, and R&B. She was often the opening act for such headliners as Miles Davis, Etta James, Smokey Robinson, and the Crusaders.
In 1985, friends introduced Reed to Lyle Lovett, who was searching for a female singer
for his new band. Lovett was still a struggling, virtually unknown performer when they began their association, but as his star rose, Reed became an integral part of his show. Reed began touring with Lovett and his Large Band as a background vocalist, and also often performed duets with the country musician. She was featured with Lovett on several albums, and appeared with him on television shows such as "Late Night with David Letterman," "The Tonight Show," and "Regis and Kathy Lee."
In the mid 1990s, she decided to pursue a solo career and moved to Atlanta, Georgia. Here she recorded her debut solo album, "I Want You to Love Me," which featured a duet with Lyle Lovett. Her follow-up, "Can't Make It On My Own," featured a duet with Delbert McClinton. The success of these early works resulted in nominations for the prestigious W.C. Handy Award. (Blues Song of the Year and Soul/Blues - Female Artist of the Year - 1997)
Reed continued to release several solo albums and has collaborated with other great performers, as well. She performed on Willie Nelson's acclaimed album Milk Cow Blues (2000), lending her soulful voice to the title track as well as to the song "Funny How Time Slips Away." She has also contributed vocals to the recordings of Delbert McClinton and Roy Orbison.
Francine Reed has become one of Atlanta's most treasured artists and continues to expand her fan base at venues around the country. For several months out of the year, she performs in Seattle or San Francisco, appearing as the Chanteuse for Teatro ZinZanni. She describes the avant-garde production as "Cirque du Soleil meets dinner-in-the-round, on acid." Reed continually blesses audiences with her amazing vocals and vibrant personality; she is truly a musical experience that should not be missed.
After marrying young, the everyday struggles of life kept Reed from pursuing her dream of singing full-time until her children were older. Fortunately, she was able to sing in local jazz clubs and at various functions in Phoenix. She became known for her powerful voice and commanding stage presence, and delivered an eclectic blend of jazz, blues, and R&B. She was often the opening act for such headliners as Miles Davis, Etta James, Smokey Robinson, and the Crusaders.
In 1985, friends introduced Reed to Lyle Lovett, who was searching for a female singer
for his new band. Lovett was still a struggling, virtually unknown performer when they began their association, but as his star rose, Reed became an integral part of his show. Reed began touring with Lovett and his Large Band as a background vocalist, and also often performed duets with the country musician. She was featured with Lovett on several albums, and appeared with him on television shows such as "Late Night with David Letterman," "The Tonight Show," and "Regis and Kathy Lee."
In the mid 1990s, she decided to pursue a solo career and moved to Atlanta, Georgia. Here she recorded her debut solo album, "I Want You to Love Me," which featured a duet with Lyle Lovett. Her follow-up, "Can't Make It On My Own," featured a duet with Delbert McClinton. The success of these early works resulted in nominations for the prestigious W.C. Handy Award. (Blues Song of the Year and Soul/Blues - Female Artist of the Year - 1997)
Reed continued to release several solo albums and has collaborated with other great performers, as well. She performed on Willie Nelson's acclaimed album Milk Cow Blues (2000), lending her soulful voice to the title track as well as to the song "Funny How Time Slips Away." She has also contributed vocals to the recordings of Delbert McClinton and Roy Orbison.
Francine Reed has become one of Atlanta's most treasured artists and continues to expand her fan base at venues around the country. For several months out of the year, she performs in Seattle or San Francisco, appearing as the Chanteuse for Teatro ZinZanni. She describes the avant-garde production as "Cirque du Soleil meets dinner-in-the-round, on acid." Reed continually blesses audiences with her amazing vocals and vibrant personality; she is truly a musical experience that should not be missed.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k2-qXzEl8ig#t=91
Joe Houston *11.07.1926
Joe Houston (born July 11, 1926, Austin, Texas, United States) is an American tenor saxophonist who played jazz and rhythm and blues.He lived with his mother and sister and daughter in the suburb of Bastrop. He studied trumpet in school and changed to saxophone later. As a teen he began emulating a touring band by buying a red suit with white pants. One night in 1941 a saxophone player did not show for a gig with the band and Houston took his place. Between 1943 and 1946, Houston toured with that band through Kansas City and Chicago and throughout the Mid-West. After World War II Houston returned to Texas, and recorded with the pianist Amos Milburn and singer Big Joe Turner.[1] Turner got Houston his first recording contract on Freedom Records in 1949. Houston moved to Baton Rouge, Louisiana and played with King Kolax, Betty Roche and Wynonie Harris.
Eventually, Houston formed his own band The Rockets, and moved to Los Angeles in 1952. He scored his only two chart hit singles in 1952 with "Worry, Worry, Worry",[1] and "Hard Time Baby" both which peaked at #10 on Billboard's R&B singles chart.
Houston was based out of Los Angeles throughout most of his career. He toured and recorded with his band the Defrosterz, started by the bassist Mark St. John, who acted as his bassist and manager almost 20 years, plus the keyboardist Mike Malone. They toured North America and recorded throughout the 1990s and 2000s. The band was signed to the Shattered Records label.
Houston has not remained musically active since suffering a stroke in 2005.
Jarekus Singleton *11.07.1984
Jarekus Singleton (born July 11, 1984, Clinton, Mississippi, United States) is an American blues guitarist, singer and songwriter. Refuse To Lose was his first nationally and internationally distributed album. It was released on the Chicago-based independent blues record label Alligator Records on May 6, 2014.[1] England's Blues & Rhythm called Singleton "a great, new blues talent…young, original, soulful and intense…superb, blistering guitar."[2] According to Living Blues magazine, "Jarekus Singleton is making some serious blues noise...blending modern-day blues and emotionally intense soul with melodic, hot-toned lead guitar, funk-seasoned rhythms and hip-hop flavored lyrics."[3] The Washington Post said, "Jarekus Singleton is an exciting new young blues guitarist with melody, hooks, swagger and a strong, original voice. His lyrics are modern, personal, acutely poetic and deeply mature."[4] USA Today said of Singleton, "Stinging blues guitar and potent, original songs herald the emergence of a major new talent."
Singleton played bass guitar at age nine at his grandfather's church. He was tutored in music by his uncle. Other family members also played and sang gospel music. Singleton switched to guitar and began to concentrate on his playing and his singing. He first heard blues music at 15, and has named B.B. King, Freddie King, Albert King and Stevie Ray Vaughan among his biggest inspirations. He also listened to rap artists including Jay-Z and Twista and country artists including Brad Paisley.[6] Also during this period, Singleton developed his basketball skills, later becoming a top-seeded college player for Southern Mississippi University and William Carey University. An ankle injury derailed his basketball career and he began concentrating on music full-time.[6] He performed original lyrics as a rapper, but soon began to combine his blues music with his original lyrics.
The Jarekus Singleton Blues Band formed in 2009, with the band members drawn from the musicians he played with in church. In 2011, Singleton self-released the album Heartfelt, and sold it at live performances and online. B. B. King's Bluesville channel on SiriusXM Radio played three songs from Heartfelt in regular rotation. He won Guitar Center’s “King Of The Blues” contest for the state of Mississippi. In 2012, he received the Jackson Music Award for Blues Artist of the Year, as well as the award for 2013 Local Entertainer of the Year. In 2013, The Jackson Free Press named him as Best Local Blues Artist.[7]
He competed in the International Blues Challenge (IBC), an annual contest produced by the Blues Foundation in Memphis, Tennessee, in 2011, 2012, 2013 and 2014. At the 2013 IBC, he was scouted by the president of Alligator Records, Bruce Iglauer. Singleton signed with Alligator in late 2013. In October 2013 and January 2014, Singleton and his band recorded for Alligator at PM Music in Memphis. Iglauer and Singleton co-produced.
Singleton performed at the Mississippi Stage at the Chicago Blues Festival in 2012 and 2013. He appeared at South Carolina's Lowcountry Blues Festival and Festival of Discovery in 2011 as well as many other festivals in the South and clubs throughout Mississippi. In January 2014, Singleton signed with Charlotte, North Carolina's booking agency, Blue Mountain Artists. He played the Springing The Blues Festival in Jacksonville Beach, Florida in April 2014. He is booked to perform at a number of blues festivals in the summer of 2014, including The North Atlantic Blues Festival, Cincinnati Blues Festival, The PA Blues Festival, Flood City Music Festival, The Heritage Blues Festival, The Mississippi Valley Blues Festival, The Blues At The Beach Festival and the Mighty Mississippi Blues Festival.
Jay Stollman *11.07.
Jay Stollman has achieved unparalleled success as one of the most popular vocalists on the East Coast. He has performed around the world to rave reviews, sharing the stage with musical legends such as James Brown, Wilson Pickett, The Temptations, Four Tops, Jose Feliciano, Blues Traveler, Joan Osborne, Johnny Winter, Peter Frampton, Bo Diddley, Ronnie Spector, Felix Cavaliere, Tower of Power and Elton John, to name a few.
Jay's vocals are a dynamic fusion of Blue Eyed Soul and Rock and Roll. Along with great performance ability and stage presence, a Jay Stollman show is always guaranteed to rock the house.
Jay Stollman is currently appearing as the front man and lead vocalist for the Johnny Winter Remembrance Shows, honoring the legendary bluesman, as well as performing with The Jay Stollman Blues Band. He is a standout performer and always a crowd favorite.
Jay Stollman Blues Band w/Debbie Davies "Let The Good Times Roll" @ B.B. King's NYC 4/29/14
Smokey Wilson *11.07.1936
Smokey Wilson (born Robert Lee Wilson, July 11, 1936, Glen Allan, Mississippi, United States)[1] is an American West Coast blues guitarist. He has spent most of his career performing West Coast blues and juke joint blues in Los Angeles, California. He has recorded a number of albums for record labels such as P-Vine Records, Bullseye Blues and Texmuse Records. His career got off to a late start, with international recognition eluding him until the 1990s.
Wilson played alongside Roosevelt "Booba" Barnes, Big Jack Johnson, and Frank Frost, before his move to Los Angeles in 1970.[2] He opened the Pioneer Club in Watts, where he was the frontman of their house band. In addition his duties included booking blues musicians to appear at the club, which included Big Joe Turner, Percy Mayfield, Pee Wee Crayton and Albert Collins.[1] His down to earth guitar playing is typical of his Mississippi Delta background. "I bring the cotton-field with me," he said, "and I got the juke-joint inside."[2]
Wilson released two albums on Big Town Records in the 1970s.[1][2] His 1983 album, 88th Street Blues, for the Murray Brothers label (later re-issued on Blind Pig Records) had contributions from Rod Piazza (harmonica and record producer) and Hollywood Fats (rhythm guitar).[1] Wilson has performed three times at the Long Beach Blues Festival, in 1980, 1981 and 1999; having earlier appeared at the San Francisco Blues Festival in 1978.
Smoke N' Fire (1993) and The Real Deal (1995) followed, as Wilson's reputation began to grow as he reached his sixtieth year.[1]
Smokey Wilson - Low rider (Deuce & a quarter)
Urs Meyer *11.07.
Deaf Bear, mit bürgerlichem Namen Ørs Myers, ist eines von elf Kindern finnischer Immigranten, welche als Prediger im Mississippidelta missionierten. Als die Familie während seiner
frühen Jugend in die Gemeinde der Arboguest Primitive Baptist Church in Wartburg, Mississippi eintrat, begann er zu singen und Gitarre zu erlernen, um in der Kirche seines Vaters und in anderen Gemeinden zu spielen. Mit zunehmender Sicherheit auf dem Instrument spielte er
auch in umliegenden Orten und bei Festen auf um etwas Geld zu verdienen.
Sein Pseudonym Deaf Bear erhielt er bereits in seiner Jugend von seiner Mutter, die an seiner Dickköpfigkeit und seiner Taubheit gegenüber ihren Erziehungsmethoden zu verzweifeln schien. Im Alter von 17 Jahren wurde er darum zu seiner Grossmutter Louise geschickt, die
auf der Young and Morrow Plantage in der Nähe von Ruleville lebte. Trotzdem trägt Deaf Bear noch heute täglich stolz den Ledergürtel seines Vaters, dessen Schläge – wie er zu betonen pflegt – ihn den Backbeat des Blues gelehrt hätten. Grossmutter Louise war es aber, die
das Talent ihres geliebten Enkels erkannte und ihn bei den Bluesmusikern unter den Baumwollpflückern seine Gitarrentechnik perfektionieren liess. Schon damals verwendete Deaf Bear die Slide-Technik, jedoch nicht mit einem abgebrochenen Flaschenhals, sondern mit einer Zange.
Deaf Bear hatte aber eigentlich nicht vor, Bluesmusiker zu sein, der bibelfeste junge Mann wollte lieber Gospel singen, denn das Singen von Kirchenliedern gehörte im Haushalt der Myers zum musikalischen Standardrepertoire.. Trotzdem wurde Deaf Bear von Jerry Lagrange, Preisträger des Delta Blues Awards, als Elmore James of Jackson geehrt.
Ørs Myers ist verheiratet mit Jenny B., welche ihm zwei gesunde Söhne schenkte. Der Welthit Jenny B.von The Hooters erzählt diese grosse
Liebesgeschichte. Deaf Bears zweitgrösste Liebe ist der Blues und die musikalische Zusammenarbeit mit seinem Partner Long Blind Bongo sollte ein Leben lang andauern.
Long Blind Bongo und Deaf Bear tourten von Flagstaff bis Gambia mit internationalen Bluesformationen wie der Rhythm and Blues All Star
Revue, Leadbellybutton & The Steamnoodles, The X-Roads Files Blues Band, Thomara, der Texas Hold’em Poker Blues Band, Lady Patty’s Zydeco Party Band etc. und prägten den Sound von Bluesgrössen wie John Primenumber, B.J. Emergency, Morris Joe Vaughn, der Cajun Legende Tough Legacy u.a.
Während der Zeit der grossen Depression zwingt die Weltwirtschafts-krise die beiden Blueser, wieder als Strassenmusiker als The Sluicebox Boys ihre Familien zu ernähren. Die beiden Wandermusiker tragen das Erbe ihrer Lehrmeister, den ursprünglichen, meist bereits verstor-
benen Blueslegenden mit stampfendem Rhythmus in die nächste Generation.
Ihren laid-back Country Blues schrammeln die Sluicebox Boys an öligen Strassenecken und in whiskeyschwangeren Bars. Ihre Songs erzählen vom Tag des Jüngsten Gerichtes, dem Ruf der Strasse, Carla Bruni’s Strandvilla, von einem Coming of Age in Nepal, über die Einsamkeit im Nebel, von Schlaflosigkeit und Abstinenz, über das Dorf, in dem Gott Boules spielt und von weiteren Geschichten, mit denen die Bluesmusiker hoffen, ihre Seelen verkaufen zu können.
The Sluicebox Boys
Christmas Time Is Coming (by The Sluicebox Boys)
LAZY POKER BLUES BAND - ONE MORE MILE - FULL ALBUM 1981 - BLUES
1. IF YOU LOVE ME LIKE YOU SAY
2. INSURANCE
3. ONE MORE MILE
4. I'LL PLAY THE BLUES FOR YOU
5. JEALOUS FELLAS
6. TV SHOW
7. BURGLAR
8. NATURAL BALL
9. SLO
10. WE ALL WANNA BOOGIE
2. INSURANCE
3. ONE MORE MILE
4. I'LL PLAY THE BLUES FOR YOU
5. JEALOUS FELLAS
6. TV SHOW
7. BURGLAR
8. NATURAL BALL
9. SLO
10. WE ALL WANNA BOOGIE
Nina Davis *11.07.
NINA T. DAVIS
Die Berlinerin Nina T. Davis, oftmals als Solo-Pianistin oder mit der "EB Davis Superband" unterwegs, hat sich mit Haut und Haar dem Blues verschrieben, und wurde im Sommer 2014 zum dritten Mal in Folge für den German Blues Award nominiert.
Wie vielen Musikern ihrer Generation dienten ihr die alten Schallplatten der Blues Meister als Quelle der Inspiration. Mehrere Reisen nach Chicago, Mississippi und Arkansas vertieften ihre Liebe zur Musik und gaben ihr Gelegenheit, mit einigen der bekannten Bluesmasters zu spielen.
Ninas musikalische Laufbahn begann Mitte der 90er Jahre als Pianistin und Organistin der "Tom Blacksmith Band". Etwa zur gleichen Zeit zog der Pianist Christian Rannenberg nach Berlin und half Nina, sich voran zu "tasten".
In den folgenden Jahren begleiteten Tom Blacksmith und Nina T. mehrere internationale Bluesgrößen wie zum Beispiel Louisiana Red, Jeanne Carroll, Guitar Crusher, Lurrie Bell und Aron Burton. Einige Zeit später, bei einer der zahlreichen Berliner Blues-Jam-Sessions, wird der Grundstein für eine erfolgreiche Zusammenarbeit mit der amerikanischen Sängerin Kat Baloun gelegt: gemeinsam gründen die Power-Ladies die Band "The Alleycats".
Es folgen Touren durch Europa und zwei CD-Produktionen.
Seit etwa 2001 arbeitet Nina mit ihrem Ehemann, dem charismatischen Blues- und Soulsänger EB Davis aus Arkansas zusammen, auch mit ihm ist sie auf zahlreichen CDs zu hören.
Kat Baloun, Nina T. Davis
& The Alleycats
& The Alleycats
Sprühende Energie und gute Laune - dies spürt man sofort wenn die beiden Bluesladies die Bühne betreten.
Die Sängerin und Bluesharp-Spielerin Kat Baloun, geboren in Texas, aufgewachsen in Ohio, beeindruckt durch ihre starke Bühnenpräsenz und voluminöse Stimme während Nina T. Davis, sonst zu hören mit EB Davis & The Superband, durch ihr kraftvolles, energiegeladenes Klavierspiel die perfekte Begleitung dazu liefert.
Das facettenreiche Programm der Powerfrauen setzt sich aus bluesigen Eigenkompositionen, traditionellem und modernem Chicago-Blues und groovigen Soultiteln zusammen.
Begleitet werden Kat und Nina von ihrer Band "The Alleycats" von denen jeder Einzelne Blueskennern ein Begriff sein dürfte:
Jan Hirte (Berlin, Germany) ist der Gitarrist der Band um Kat Baloun. Sehr gefragt in der Bluesszene lernte er sein Handwerk durch seine Zusammenarbeit mit Big Jay Mac Neely, Johnny Copeland, Buddy Ace, Angela Brown, Aron Burton, Frank Biner, Karen Carroll und vielen anderen Bluesgrößen.
Multiinstrumentalist Tom Blacksmith (Berlin, Germany) ist bei den ‚Alleycats’ am Bass zu hören und ansonsten mit seiner eigenen Band als Gitarrist, Mundharmonika-Spieler und Sänger oder im Duo mit Nina T. Davis unterwegs.
Die Drums bei den Alleycats übernimmt Carlos Dalelane (Maputo, Mozambique)der in seiner Heimat bei der erfolgreichen Band ‚BAZA-BAZA’ unter Vertrag stand.
EB DAVIS
- der Blues-Botschafter. Ein Titel, den sich EB Davis im Laufe der Zeit verdient hat. Im Juni 2008 wurde ihm der offizielle Titel "Blues-Ambassador to the State of Arkansas" verliehen und der Deutsche Rock- und Pop-Musik-Verband wählte ihn im Herbst desselben Jahres einstimmig zum besten R&B-Sänger.
Seit nunmehr über 40 Jahren begeistert der charismatische Blues- und Soul-Showman sein Publikum in aller Welt.
Geboren im Arkansas-Delta, aufgewachsen in der damals brodelnden Blues-Metropole Memphis zog es ihn, wie viele Musiker aus den Südstaaten in den 60er Jahren Richtung Norden: nach New York. Hier gründet er seine erste eigene Band: die "Soulgroovers", mit denen er quer durch die Vereinigten Staaten tourt. Schnell machen sie sich einen Namen und teilen die Bühne mit Stars wie Wilson Pickett, Isaac Hayes, Millie Jackson oder B.B. King. Nach Auflösung der Band kommt er als Mitglied der "Drifters" Anfang der 80er Jahre erstmals nach Europa und beschließt einige Zeit später, hierher überzusiedeln.
Als Frontmann der "Bayou-Blues-Band" und der "Radio Kings" war er nun wieder ständig auf Tour, unter anderem als Support-Act von Ray Charles, bis er in den 90er Jahren in Berlin seine international erstklassig besetzte "Superband" gründete mit der er zahlreiche CDs einspielte und mit der er bis heute unterwegs ist.
The Superband - aktuelles Lineup
EB Davis (Arkansas, USA) ::: Vocals, Bluesharp
Nina T. Davis (Berlin, Germany) ::: Piano, Orgel, Vocals
Willie Pollock (Florida, USA) ::: Altsaxophon, Vocals
Ben "King" Perkoff (Kalifornien, USA) ::: Tenor-, Alt- & Sopran-Saxophon
Jay Bailey (Texas, USA)::: Gitarre, Vocals
Tom Blackmith (Berlin, Germany) ::: Bass, Vocals
Lenjes "The Duke" Robinson (Kalifornien, USA) ::: Drums, Vocals
Nina T. Davis: Hey Bartender
Kat Baloun Blues Band Teil 1.mov
Die Kat Baloun Blues Band + Nina T. Davis spielten am 10.12.2011 im
Gasthof Mühlwinkl auf der Staudacher Musikbühne.
Chefin ist Kat Baloun
(vocal, harmonica) , die weitere Besetzung ist Nina T. Davis (vocals,
piano), Blues Rudy (guitar, vocal), Marko Javanovic (bass) und Andreas
Bock (Drums).
EB Davis & Nina T. Davis: Honest I Do
EB & Nina T. Davis at the King Biscuit Festival 2005, Helena Arkansas
Lewis Glover *11.07.1954
Biography Lewis Glover American living in Germany Bluesharper, Vocals. Have my own band The (Rock Steady Blues Band (Augsburg), Blues, Rock, R&B, Reaggea, Jazz, Funk, Groove. Was a member from New Deal Pop Rock Band Frankfurt Germany Had a Blues Rock Band Frankfurt Germany Lewis Glover and the House Band, was also a member Hank Davison Band (Augsburg) 1993-2009 Rock Band), Supported Acts for groups ( ZZ Top, Lynnyrd Skynyrd, Jethro Tull, Meat Loaf, Manfred Mann's Earth Band, Molly Hatchet Band, White Snake, Uriah Heep, Ten Years After, Rory Gallagher, Canned Heat, George Thorogood, Steppenwolf, Mother's Finest, Luther Allison, Doc Holiday, Climax Blues,Scorpions.......... Currently a member of the Basanostra Rock Band Augsburg Bayern.Which plays Rock & Soft Rock from the 70's til present day
Rock Steady Blues BandGenres: Blues, Rock, Reggae, Soul / Black MusikRock Steady Blues Band besteht aus vier Profimusikern, von denen jeder über 30 Jahre musikalische Erfahrungen aus den verschiedensten Genres mitbringt.Jedes Konzert bleibt spannend und einzigartig, aufgrund der musikalischen Komunikation innerhalb der Band.Musik und Entertainment auf aller höchstem Niveau.Die Bandmitglieder:Blues Harp /Vocals: Lewis Glover (Oklahoma U.S.A)Baßguitar: Al Morris (Jersey City, New Jersey U.S.A )Guitar : Joe T. Aykut (Istanbul Turkey)Drums: Stephan Bosch (Munich Germany)haben internationale Live- , Band- und Studioerfahrungen mit :“Gipsy Kings, Babara Tucker, Al Jones, Sydney Ellis, Hank Davison, Joe Hamilton Band, Projekt One, Ralf Wengenmayer, MCY, u.v.m.haben auf etlichen CD-Veröffentlichungen mitgewirkt von:•Tor Hymne von FCA- Augsburg (Joe T. Aykut)•Al Jones “Bitter sweet”•Cafe del Mar Vol. 14/15/16/ Decades 2•Schwarz & Funk (Über 200 CDs)•J.C.A. (WEA) (»Top 10 Dancecharts«) •Isa Sabani (Virgin Records ) •Projekt One (Sony Music) •Hank Davison “Hard way” •The SKAreCREW ”Rudy's Bar-B-Q”, usw und sind auf Soundtracks von Kino bzw. Fernsehspielfilmen vertreten •Telecom TV Spot (Urlaub)•Love Parade “Be angeled“ (Kinofilm)• RTL Spielfilme: “ Leben in Dunkelheit“• Kismet (Pro 7) u.v.m...Video Link zum anschauen: Psychedelic Soul Experience Television Show
Lewis Glovers 60th Birthday Party With Rock Steady Blues Band
Rock Steady Blues Band live in concert 2014
R.I.P.
Rosco Gordon +11.07.2002
Rosco Gordon (* 10. April 1928 in Memphis, Tennessee; † 11. Juli 2002 in New York City) war ein US-amerikanischer Blues-Pianist und Sänger, der vor allem in den 1950er Jahren erfolgreich war. Zu seinen bekanntesten Hits gehören Bootin', No More Doggin' und Just a Little Bit. Ihm wird ein wesentlicher Einfluss auf die Entwicklung der Reggae- und Ska-Musik in Jamaika nachgesagt.
Gordon begann seine musikalische Karriere in der Beale Street in seiner Heimatstadt, wo er mit Musikern wie Ike Turner, Howlin' Wolf, B. B. King, Johnny Ace, Bobby "Blue" Bland, Earl Forest und Little Milton auftrat. Von 1955 bis 1958 wurden mehrere Singles bei Sun Records veröffentlicht.[1]
In den 1960er Jahren zog sich Gordon aus dem Musikgeschäft zurück, um sich seiner Familie zu widmen. Mit seiner zweiten Frau Barbara Kerr zog er nach New York. Nach dem Tod seiner Frau 1984 kehrte er auf die Bühne zurück, hatte jedoch Mühe, sich gegen die neuesten Trends durchzusetzen.
2000 erschien das Album Memphis, Tennessee, das in Zusammenarbeit mit dem Gitarristen Duke Robillard und dessen Band entstanden war. Gordon wurde daraufhin für den Handy Award in der Kategorie "Comeback Artist of the Year" nominiert.
Trotz gesundheitlicher Probleme stürzte Gordon sich in seine wieder gewonnene Popularität. Er spielte auf Festivals und trat wieder mit den alten Freunden auf.
Rosco Gordon starb 2002 in seiner Wohnung in Queens.
http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rosco_Gordon
Rosco Gordon (April 10, 1928 – July 11, 2002) was an American blues singer and songwriter. He is best known for his 1952 No. 1 R&B hit single, "Booted",[1] and two No. 2 singles "No More Doggin'" (1952 RPM 350) and "Just a Little Bit" (1960 Vee-Jay 332).[2]
Biography
Born in Memphis, Tennessee and grew up on Florida street, Gordon was a pioneer of the Memphis Blues style.[3] Gordon used a style of piano-playing known as 'The Rosco rhythm' and made a number of his early recordings for Sam Phillips at Sun Records.[1] This rhythm, where the emphasis is on the off-beats, was an influence on the Jamaican pianist Theophilus Beckford and hence on reggae music as a whole.[3]
"Booted" and "No More Doggin'" were both released in 1952.[3] Phillips sold the master of "Booted" to both RPM and Chess Records and both labels released the track as a single.[1] The RPM release reached No. 1 on the Billboard R&B record chart.[2] Chess and the Bihari brothers later settled the conflict, with the Biharis getting exclusive rights to Gordon and Chess signing Howlin' Wolf to an exclusive contract.[4]
Gordon's last single to reach the charts was "Just a Little Bit" (1960).[2][3] In 1962, he gave up the music industry and moved to Queens, New York with his new wife, where he purchased a partnership in a laundry business. Following his wife's death in 1984, he returned to performing in the New York area.
In 2002, he was invited by filmmaker Richard Pearce to be featured as part of a documentary film about several blues musicians returning to Memphis for a special tribute to Sam Phillips in conjunction with the May 2002 W.C. Handy Awards. Called The Road To Memphis, the documentary aired on PBS television. Six weeks after filming finished, Gordon died of a heart attack at his apartment in Rego Park, Queens.[1] He was 74 years old.[1] He was interred in the Rosedale Cemetery in Linden, New Jersey.
"No More Doggin' " was covered by The Groundhogs on their 1972 album Hogwash,[5] and by Colin James on his 1993 album, Colin James and The Little Big Band.
Biography
Born in Memphis, Tennessee and grew up on Florida street, Gordon was a pioneer of the Memphis Blues style.[3] Gordon used a style of piano-playing known as 'The Rosco rhythm' and made a number of his early recordings for Sam Phillips at Sun Records.[1] This rhythm, where the emphasis is on the off-beats, was an influence on the Jamaican pianist Theophilus Beckford and hence on reggae music as a whole.[3]
"Booted" and "No More Doggin'" were both released in 1952.[3] Phillips sold the master of "Booted" to both RPM and Chess Records and both labels released the track as a single.[1] The RPM release reached No. 1 on the Billboard R&B record chart.[2] Chess and the Bihari brothers later settled the conflict, with the Biharis getting exclusive rights to Gordon and Chess signing Howlin' Wolf to an exclusive contract.[4]
Gordon's last single to reach the charts was "Just a Little Bit" (1960).[2][3] In 1962, he gave up the music industry and moved to Queens, New York with his new wife, where he purchased a partnership in a laundry business. Following his wife's death in 1984, he returned to performing in the New York area.
In 2002, he was invited by filmmaker Richard Pearce to be featured as part of a documentary film about several blues musicians returning to Memphis for a special tribute to Sam Phillips in conjunction with the May 2002 W.C. Handy Awards. Called The Road To Memphis, the documentary aired on PBS television. Six weeks after filming finished, Gordon died of a heart attack at his apartment in Rego Park, Queens.[1] He was 74 years old.[1] He was interred in the Rosedale Cemetery in Linden, New Jersey.
"No More Doggin' " was covered by The Groundhogs on their 1972 album Hogwash,[5] and by Colin James on his 1993 album, Colin James and The Little Big Band.
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