1887 Sam Collins*
1926 Eddie Tigner*
1966 Peg Leg Howell+
1984 Percy Mayfield+
1989 Sonny Thompson+
2015 Eddie Cusic+
Nico Wayne Toussaint*
Thornetta Davis*
Happy Birthday
Sam Collins *11.08.1887
Sam Collins (August 11, 1887 – October 20, 1949)[1] who was sometimes known as Crying Sam Collins and also, according to one authoritative website,[2] as Jim Foster, Jelly Roll Hunter, Big Boy Woods, Bunny Carter, and Salty Dog Sam, was an early American blues singer and guitarist.
He was born in Louisiana, United States,[1] and grew up just across the state border in McComb, Mississippi. By 1924 he was performing in local barrelhouses, often with King Solomon Hill with whom he shared the use of falsetto singing and slide guitar. He was first recorded by Gennett Records, on "Yellow Dog Blues", in 1927, and recorded again in 1931, some of his later recordings appearing under different pseudonyms. His rural bottleneck guitar pieces were among the first to be compiled on LP. His best known recording was "The Jail House Blues".[1]
He relocated to Chicago, Illinois, in the late 1930s, and died there from the effects of heart disease in October 1949, at the age of 62.
Nico Wayne Toussaint *11.08.
Seine Shows sind auf einer sehr persönlichen Annäherung an die Bühne, wo Charisma und Energie zu definieren sein Markenzeichen basiert. Sein Repertoire ist meist originell und verbindet die Tradition der Chicago Blues der 50er Jahre mehr zeitgemäßen Farben. Eine extrem scharfe Gruppe, indem Sie eine einzigartige Stimme führte, die Umrisse des Blues "bis" Nico Wayne Toussaint zu ziehen.Berufs seit 1998 ist er 12 Alben unter seinem Namen, darunter 11 auf Dixiefrog-Label veröffentlicht aufgezeichnet. Das Album Einsamer Nummer (2011) erschien auch auf dem Etikett Iguana Rekorde in Nordamerika. UNTERWEGS Das Album erschien auch auf dem spanischen Basken Label Hotsak. Die Durchschnittsrate von hundert Konzerte im Jahr, hat er nie aufgehört zu laufen und neue Fans, um seine Musik, in Frankreich und in Belgien, Holland, den USA, Kanada, Spanien zu gewinnen, Italien, Deutschland und auch in Mazedonien, Ecuador, Nigeria, Syrien, Tunesien und Marokko.
Seit den frühen 2000er Jahren, Nico in seiner Gruppe begrüßte die Gäste wie Cash McCall, David Maxwell, Monster Mike Welch, Killer-Ray Allison, Tonky de la Peña, Amar Sundy, Neal Schwarz, Mr. Boogie Woogie oder Michael Dotson . Er hat aufgezeichnet oder mit Rod Piazza, Guy Davis, Albert Castiglia, JP Soars, Kid Bangham, Per Hanson, Mudcat Ward, John Dummer, Lajones und Andrew Strong arbeitete. Er spielte mit James Cotton, Billy Branch, RJ Mischo, Luther Allison, Eddie C. Campbell, Vance Kelly, Jimmy Burns, Jimmy Johnson, und viele andere Namen in der Chicago-Szene.
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He signs his shows with his personnality : charisme and pure energy. His repertoire is mainly originals deep rooted in the 50's Chicago Blues sound with a touch of more contemporary Blues. A tight teamwork by his group and his own unique voice complete a show of blues « a la » Nico Wayne Toussaint.
Professional since 1998, he has recorded 12 albums under his name with all but one on Dixiefrog Records. His Lonely Number (2012) also came out in North America on Canadian based Iguane Records. His latest album ON THE GO also came out on the bask based label HOTSAK. With a rhythm of about a hundred concerts a year, Nico continues to perform and enlist new fans, whether it's in France, Belgium, Holland, the USA, Canada, Spain, Italy, Germany, or in Macedonia, Ecuador, Nigeria, Syria, Tunisia and Morocco.
From the year 2000 on, Nico has been bringing in guest artists like Cash McCall, David Maxwell, Monster Mike Welch, Killer Ray Allison, Tonky de la Peña, Amar Sundy, Neal Black, Mr. Boogie Woogie or Michael Dotson.
He has recorded or worked with Rod Piazza, Guy Davis, Albert Castiglia, JP Soars, Kid Bangham, Per Hanson, Mudcat Ward, L.A.Jones and Andrew Strong.
He has played with James Cotton, Billy Branch, Johnny Drummer, RJ Mischo, Luther Allison, Eddie C. Campbell, Vance Kelly, Jimmy Burns, Jimmy Johnson and many other names out of the Chicago scene.
Nico Wayne Toussaint met the blues when he was 15. Browsing the family record collection, he chanced upon Hard Again by Muddy Waters. The energy of the Chicago Blues plus the beat-'em-up harmonica of James Cotton on that album pressed an unerasable sound-tatoo on his brain. He starts learning the harmonica at age 18 and prevails upon his American family living in Minneapolis to make his first trip to the States in 1992. He loves it so much so that he will return to Minneapolis every year in the 90's : he bartends at the famous Blues Saloon in Saint Paul, he serves for an academic year as teaching assistant at Carleton College, he tours the United States to all parts, from California, Louisiana to Chicago, playing and jamming with numerous bluesmen unknown and well-known.
Back in France and aside from his American experience, he spends three years developing the band Vent du Sud, teaming up with his father Pierre Toussaint on piano blending Chicago Blues with Cajun music. It's during that family adventure that Nico learns his job as band leader and lead singer, gradually gaining confidence and mastery of the stage.
Nico produces his first three albums in Minneapolis between 1997 and 2000. He then goes on to release a new album every other year, each one signed on Dixiefrog Records. If the 90's are the years of apprenticeship for Nico, the following decade is one of getting professional and stacking tours one after the next, opening up for major artists (Mick Taylor, Five Blind Boys, Calvin Russell, Magic Slim …) and receiving frequent awards at « Trophees France Blues ». Nico's music gets airplay on various French and European radio stations and is featured on several Blues cd samples (Rock & Folk, Wagram, Blues Story).
In 2008, his professional and private life take a new turn when he settles in South Florida. He continues to keep up with his band in France but he starts developing his name in the Ft Lauderdale - Miami area, headlining in all the major clubs along the coast. In 2010, Nico earns the right to represent South Florida at the world famous international competition IBC in Memphis. In 2012, he wins the title « Best Florida Harmonica Player » at the Florida Harmonica Championships in New Smyrna Beach, Florida.
2011, Canadian record label Iguane Records produces his album Lonely Number with featured guest artists : Rod Piazza, Guy Davis, Monster Mike Welch, JP Soars and David Maxwell.
In 2012, Nico wins the Blues song of the year at the International Songwritting Competition with his tune "How Long To Heal" off the record Lonely Number.
2013 Nico Wayne Toussaint releases « The Mighty Quartet Live », recorded live in France with his regular touring band Florian Royo (gtr), Antoine Perrut (bs and alto sax), Guillaume Destarac (dms) .
2014, he represents South Florida at the IBC in the duo category and end up Finalist along with his long time partner and guitarist Michel Foizon. Together, they record in Miami "ON THE GO", an acoustic album produced by Bask label Hotsak and released on Hotsak and Dixiefrog.
Nov 2014, Nico and his Mighty Quartet wins in Los Angeles the Battle of the 20 Blues Bands and represent the Southern California Blues Society at the IBC 2015. He and his band end up winning 3d place in the Band category and he wins the Lee Oskar Prize for Harmonica.
In 2015, Nico is officially endorced by HOHNER.
Professional since 1998, he has recorded 12 albums under his name with all but one on Dixiefrog Records. His Lonely Number (2012) also came out in North America on Canadian based Iguane Records. His latest album ON THE GO also came out on the bask based label HOTSAK. With a rhythm of about a hundred concerts a year, Nico continues to perform and enlist new fans, whether it's in France, Belgium, Holland, the USA, Canada, Spain, Italy, Germany, or in Macedonia, Ecuador, Nigeria, Syria, Tunisia and Morocco.
From the year 2000 on, Nico has been bringing in guest artists like Cash McCall, David Maxwell, Monster Mike Welch, Killer Ray Allison, Tonky de la Peña, Amar Sundy, Neal Black, Mr. Boogie Woogie or Michael Dotson.
He has recorded or worked with Rod Piazza, Guy Davis, Albert Castiglia, JP Soars, Kid Bangham, Per Hanson, Mudcat Ward, L.A.Jones and Andrew Strong.
He has played with James Cotton, Billy Branch, Johnny Drummer, RJ Mischo, Luther Allison, Eddie C. Campbell, Vance Kelly, Jimmy Burns, Jimmy Johnson and many other names out of the Chicago scene.
Nico Wayne Toussaint met the blues when he was 15. Browsing the family record collection, he chanced upon Hard Again by Muddy Waters. The energy of the Chicago Blues plus the beat-'em-up harmonica of James Cotton on that album pressed an unerasable sound-tatoo on his brain. He starts learning the harmonica at age 18 and prevails upon his American family living in Minneapolis to make his first trip to the States in 1992. He loves it so much so that he will return to Minneapolis every year in the 90's : he bartends at the famous Blues Saloon in Saint Paul, he serves for an academic year as teaching assistant at Carleton College, he tours the United States to all parts, from California, Louisiana to Chicago, playing and jamming with numerous bluesmen unknown and well-known.
Back in France and aside from his American experience, he spends three years developing the band Vent du Sud, teaming up with his father Pierre Toussaint on piano blending Chicago Blues with Cajun music. It's during that family adventure that Nico learns his job as band leader and lead singer, gradually gaining confidence and mastery of the stage.
Nico produces his first three albums in Minneapolis between 1997 and 2000. He then goes on to release a new album every other year, each one signed on Dixiefrog Records. If the 90's are the years of apprenticeship for Nico, the following decade is one of getting professional and stacking tours one after the next, opening up for major artists (Mick Taylor, Five Blind Boys, Calvin Russell, Magic Slim …) and receiving frequent awards at « Trophees France Blues ». Nico's music gets airplay on various French and European radio stations and is featured on several Blues cd samples (Rock & Folk, Wagram, Blues Story).
In 2008, his professional and private life take a new turn when he settles in South Florida. He continues to keep up with his band in France but he starts developing his name in the Ft Lauderdale - Miami area, headlining in all the major clubs along the coast. In 2010, Nico earns the right to represent South Florida at the world famous international competition IBC in Memphis. In 2012, he wins the title « Best Florida Harmonica Player » at the Florida Harmonica Championships in New Smyrna Beach, Florida.
2011, Canadian record label Iguane Records produces his album Lonely Number with featured guest artists : Rod Piazza, Guy Davis, Monster Mike Welch, JP Soars and David Maxwell.
In 2012, Nico wins the Blues song of the year at the International Songwritting Competition with his tune "How Long To Heal" off the record Lonely Number.
2013 Nico Wayne Toussaint releases « The Mighty Quartet Live », recorded live in France with his regular touring band Florian Royo (gtr), Antoine Perrut (bs and alto sax), Guillaume Destarac (dms) .
2014, he represents South Florida at the IBC in the duo category and end up Finalist along with his long time partner and guitarist Michel Foizon. Together, they record in Miami "ON THE GO", an acoustic album produced by Bask label Hotsak and released on Hotsak and Dixiefrog.
Nov 2014, Nico and his Mighty Quartet wins in Los Angeles the Battle of the 20 Blues Bands and represent the Southern California Blues Society at the IBC 2015. He and his band end up winning 3d place in the Band category and he wins the Lee Oskar Prize for Harmonica.
In 2015, Nico is officially endorced by HOHNER.
Nico Wayne Toussaint Montreal International Jazz Festival 2013
Eddie Tigner *11.08.1926
Eddie Tigner was born on Aug. 11, 1926, in Macon, Georgia. After his father died from mustard gas in World War I, his mother married a coal miner who moved the family to a mining camp in Kentucky. Eddie fondly remembers listening to bluegrass and country and western music as a child. When he was 14, the family returned South to Atlanta, and Eddie started following his piano-playing mother to house parties, breakdowns, fish fries, and barbecues, where she was in demand as an entertainer.
Eddie didn't learn to play the piano himself, however, until he began his service in the Army in 1945 and was taught by a friend, Edward Louis, at a base in Maryland. Eddie was in charge of booking entertainment at the special service hall each weekend, and often drove to Baltimore to pick up Bill Kenney (of the original Ink Spots) and his group to perform for the servicemen.
Returning to Atlanta after his discharge, Eddie joined the Musicians' Union in 1947 and put together his first group, the Maroon Notes, in which he played vibes. They performed in vaudeville shows at theaters in Atlanta, and often toured through small towns as far as the West Coast of Florida. Eddie also played with legendary blues guitarist Elmore James during the early '50s, when James was living in Atlanta. They performed on weekends at the Lithonia Country Club, which featured all-black motorcycle and stock car races each Saturday.
In 1959, a version of the Ink Spots--one of several that traversed the country playing hotel lounges using the name of the original group-- had a show in Atlanta and needed a pianist. Eddie joined the band and performed steadily as an "Ink Spot" until 1987, booked throughout this entire period by T.D. Kemp of Charlotte, N.C.
These days, Eddie "feeds the children" at his job in an elementary school cafeteria, but he's also been playing in small clubs around Atlanta since 1991. Atlanta guitarist Danny "Mudcat" Dudeck introduced Eddie to the Music Maker Relief Foundation, and he has since appeared at major events including the Chicago Blues Festival and the Blues to Bop Festival in Lugano, Switzerland.
Eddie Tigner: Route 66
Thornetta Davis *11.09.
Thornetta Davis (born August 11, 1963) is an American Detroit blues and rhythm and blues singer.[1] She has opened for Bonnie Raitt, Gladys Knight, and Etta James, and sang backing vocals on Bob Seger's 1991 album, The Fire Inside.[2][3] She also worked with Kid Rock and Alberta Adams, and has released two full-length solo albums.
Biography
Davis was born in Detroit, Michigan, United States.[4]
After entering a local talent contest at the age of 15, Davis went on to join the group Jas which disbanded in 1983 and then she, and another former member of Jas, and two of her high school friends formed Chanteuse, a vocal group covering old R&B hits. She was recruited as a backing vocalist by Lamonte Zodiac & the Love Signs, a local soul group based outfit, who later became the Chisel Brothers. By 1991, Davis had moved on to back up singing for Big Chief, who recorded a couple of albums for the Sub Pop label. Following the group disbanding, Davis was signed to a solo recording contract with the same label, and issued an EP, Shout out to the Dusthuffer (1995), and the following year she released her first solo album Sunday Morning Music.[4] One reviewer commented "Davis' singing is just wonderful - she's got a rich, warm voice".[5] A song from the album, "Cry", was used in the "Isabella" episode of the HBO television drama, The Sopranos.[3] Earlier in 1992, Davis had appeared at the Ann Arbor Blues and Jazz Festival, and sang on stage with Bonnie Riatt and Katie Webster.
Between 1997 and 2003, Davis was a backing vocalist for Kid Rock, appearing on his albums, Devil without a Cause (1998) and Kid Rock (2003), and she also sang on Kid Rock's single, "Wasting Time". In 2000, Davis performed backing vocals with Kid Rock when he opened the VH1 Vogue Fashion Awards at Madison Square Garden.[3] Davis performed on the soundtrack for the 2001 film, Osmosis Jones. In addition, her voice was used on the television program, Xena Warrior Princess. Davis has also covered the blues standard, "I Just Want to Make Love to You".
She guested on Alberta Adams' 2008 album, Detroit is My Home.[6]
In 2014, Davis performed at the Concert of Colors in Detroit with the Detroit Symphony Orchestra.
Biography
Davis was born in Detroit, Michigan, United States.[4]
After entering a local talent contest at the age of 15, Davis went on to join the group Jas which disbanded in 1983 and then she, and another former member of Jas, and two of her high school friends formed Chanteuse, a vocal group covering old R&B hits. She was recruited as a backing vocalist by Lamonte Zodiac & the Love Signs, a local soul group based outfit, who later became the Chisel Brothers. By 1991, Davis had moved on to back up singing for Big Chief, who recorded a couple of albums for the Sub Pop label. Following the group disbanding, Davis was signed to a solo recording contract with the same label, and issued an EP, Shout out to the Dusthuffer (1995), and the following year she released her first solo album Sunday Morning Music.[4] One reviewer commented "Davis' singing is just wonderful - she's got a rich, warm voice".[5] A song from the album, "Cry", was used in the "Isabella" episode of the HBO television drama, The Sopranos.[3] Earlier in 1992, Davis had appeared at the Ann Arbor Blues and Jazz Festival, and sang on stage with Bonnie Riatt and Katie Webster.
Between 1997 and 2003, Davis was a backing vocalist for Kid Rock, appearing on his albums, Devil without a Cause (1998) and Kid Rock (2003), and she also sang on Kid Rock's single, "Wasting Time". In 2000, Davis performed backing vocals with Kid Rock when he opened the VH1 Vogue Fashion Awards at Madison Square Garden.[3] Davis performed on the soundtrack for the 2001 film, Osmosis Jones. In addition, her voice was used on the television program, Xena Warrior Princess. Davis has also covered the blues standard, "I Just Want to Make Love to You".
She guested on Alberta Adams' 2008 album, Detroit is My Home.[6]
In 2014, Davis performed at the Concert of Colors in Detroit with the Detroit Symphony Orchestra.
Thornetta Davis - Please Send Me Someone To Love (live)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oGkc5TmTMB8
Thornetta Davis - Dance Away Your Blues
Detroit's Funky Diva Thornetta Davis plays the Fox Theater to a sold out
room. There wasn't a seat left empty when Thornetta and her band got
the crowd going as support act for the legendary BB King.Thornetta Davis - vocals, Brett Lucas - guitar, Phil Hale - keys, Charles Bartell - bass, David Maraccio - drums and James Anderson - Congas.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cxu0Sve8niU
Billy Flynn *11.08.1956
Die Legendary Blues Band wurde 1980 in Chicago von vormaligen Mitgliedern der Band von Muddy Waters gegründet. Die ursprüngliche Besetzung bestand aus Calvin „Fuzz“ Jones (Gesang, Bass, Violine), Willie "Big Eyes" Smith (Schlagzeug), Pinetop Perkins (Piano 1980-85) und Jerry Portnoy (Mundharmonika 1980-86).
Im Laufe der Zeit spielten auch andere in der Band, darunter Louis Myers (Gitarre 1981), Smokey Smothers (Gitarre 1989), Billy Flynn (Gitarre 1989), Mark Koenig (Mundharmonika 1989) und Tony O (Gitarre 1990).
Die Band gewann eine Serie von Grammys und machte mit etlichen Größen des Blues Aufnahmen, darunter Buddy Guy, und Junior Wells. Sie gingen mit Bob Dylan, den Rolling Stones und Eric Clapton auf Tour und traten mit John Lee Hooker im Film The Blues Brothers auf.
Im Laufe der Zeit spielten auch andere in der Band, darunter Louis Myers (Gitarre 1981), Smokey Smothers (Gitarre 1989), Billy Flynn (Gitarre 1989), Mark Koenig (Mundharmonika 1989) und Tony O (Gitarre 1990).
Die Band gewann eine Serie von Grammys und machte mit etlichen Größen des Blues Aufnahmen, darunter Buddy Guy, und Junior Wells. Sie gingen mit Bob Dylan, den Rolling Stones und Eric Clapton auf Tour und traten mit John Lee Hooker im Film The Blues Brothers auf.
Billy Flynn (born August 11, 1956)[1] is an American Chicago blues and electric blues guitarist, singer and songwriter.
In addition to his own work and works mentioned later, he has worked and recorded with Bryan Lee, Little Smokey Smothers, Mark Hummel, Willie Kent, Snooky Pryor, Big Bill Morganfield, John Brim, Jody Williams, Little Arthur Duncan, Deitra Farr, and Billy Boy Arnold.[2]
Biography
Flynn was born in Green Bay, Wisconsin.[1][3] In 1970, a local blues club opened and Flynn was inspired by the music provided there by Luther Allison, Johnny Littlejohn and Mighty Joe Young. Flynn was fortunate to be spotted playing outside the venue by Jimmy Dawkins, who arranged for Flynn to play with him on stage.[4] Flynn joined Dawkins's backing band in 1975, and he played and toured with them until the end of the decade.
Flynn also worked locally during this period and played alongside Sunnyland Slim. In the early part of the 1980s, Flynn was a member of the touring ensemble Jim Liban and the Futuramics.[4] In the late 1980s, he joined the Legendary Blues Band. He also played with Mississippi Heat.[1]
Willie "Big Eyes" Smith's 2008 album, Born in Arkansas, utilized Flynn, plus bassist Bob Stroger, pianist Barrelhouse Chuck, Little Frank Krakowski and Smith's son, drummer Kenny "Beedy Eyes" Smith.[5]
In August 2010, Flynn and Kid Ramos backed Kim Wilson at the Edmonton's Labatt Blues Festival.
In addition to his own work and works mentioned later, he has worked and recorded with Bryan Lee, Little Smokey Smothers, Mark Hummel, Willie Kent, Snooky Pryor, Big Bill Morganfield, John Brim, Jody Williams, Little Arthur Duncan, Deitra Farr, and Billy Boy Arnold.[2]
Biography
Flynn was born in Green Bay, Wisconsin.[1][3] In 1970, a local blues club opened and Flynn was inspired by the music provided there by Luther Allison, Johnny Littlejohn and Mighty Joe Young. Flynn was fortunate to be spotted playing outside the venue by Jimmy Dawkins, who arranged for Flynn to play with him on stage.[4] Flynn joined Dawkins's backing band in 1975, and he played and toured with them until the end of the decade.
Flynn also worked locally during this period and played alongside Sunnyland Slim. In the early part of the 1980s, Flynn was a member of the touring ensemble Jim Liban and the Futuramics.[4] In the late 1980s, he joined the Legendary Blues Band. He also played with Mississippi Heat.[1]
Willie "Big Eyes" Smith's 2008 album, Born in Arkansas, utilized Flynn, plus bassist Bob Stroger, pianist Barrelhouse Chuck, Little Frank Krakowski and Smith's son, drummer Kenny "Beedy Eyes" Smith.[5]
In August 2010, Flynn and Kid Ramos backed Kim Wilson at the Edmonton's Labatt Blues Festival.
"Liquor Store Blues" Billy Flynn at the 2015 Blues Music Awards, on BRI TV
BILLY FLYNN with the KIM WILSON BLUES CONCERT
Kim Wilson Blues All-Stars Ronneby 2010
Kim Wilson,Larry Taylor, basist från Canned Heat/Tom Waits, Billy Flynn,
gitarr, pianisten Barrelhouse Chuck och trummisen Richard Innes.
R.I.P.
Peg Leg Howell +11.08.1966
Joshua Barnes Howell (* 5. März 1888 in Eatonton, Georgia; † 11. April 1966 in Atlanta, Georgia), bekannt als Peg Leg Howell (Holzbein Howell), war ein US-amerikanischer Blues-Gitarrist, Sänger und Songschreiber.
„Peg Leg“ Howell wird dem Atlanta Blues zugerechnet. Er gilt als Bindeglied zwischen dem schwarzen Farmarbeitergesang und dem frühen Blues.
Der Farmarbeiter Howell brachte sich das Gitarrespielen im Alter von 20 Jahren selbst bei. 1916 musste sein rechtes Bein nach einer Schießerei mit seinem Schwager amputiert werden, daher sein Spitzname. 1923 zog Howell nach Atlanta, wo er auf der Straße musizierte. Nebenbei betrieb er Alkoholschmuggel, was ihm 1925 ein Jahr im Gefängnis einbrachte.
Nach seiner Entlassung machte er erste Aufnahmen für Columbia Records. Bis 1929 folgten etliche weitere Aufnahmen, teils solo, teils mit Henry Williams (Gitarre) und Eddie Anthony (Fiddle), die ihn auch auf der Straße begleiteten. Zu Howells Aufnahmen zählen unter anderem New Prison Blues, Skin Game Blues und New Jelly Roll Blues.
Nach den letzten Aufnahmen kam Williams ins Gefängnis, Anthony starb 1934, und Howell geriet allmählich in Vergessenheit. 1952 verlor er sein zweites Bein als Folge seines Diabetes.
1963 wurde Howell wieder „entdeckt“ und machte neue Aufnahmen. Er starb 1966 in Atlanta.
http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peg_Leg_Howell
Joshua Barnes Howell, known as Peg Leg Howell (March 5, 1888 - August 11, 1966),[1] was an African American blues singer and guitarist, who connected early country blues and the later 12-bar style.[2]
Life and career
He was born on a farm in Eatonton, Georgia, United States, and taught himself guitar at the age of 21. Over time he became skilled in pre-Piedmont finger picking and slide guitar techniques. He continued working on the farm until he was shot in a fight, as a result of which he lost his right leg and began working full-time as a musician.[2] In 1923 he moved to Atlanta, Georgia and began playing on street corners, but also served a period in prison for bootlegging liquor.
In 1926, he was heard playing on the streets of Atlanta and was recorded for the first time by Columbia Records. They released "New Prison Blues", written while in prison and the first country blues to be issued on the label.[3] Over the next three years Columbia recorded him on several occasions, often accompanied by a small group including Henry Williams on guitar and Eddie Anthony on fiddle. His recorded repertoire covered ballads, ragtime, and jazz, as well as blues.
Howell continued to play around the Atlanta area for several years, but also began selling bootleg liquor again. After the mid 1930s he only performed occasionally and, in 1952, his left leg was removed as a result of diabetes, confining him to a wheelchair. A single track by Howell was issued on The Country Blues in 1959, and in 1963 he was "rediscovered" in dire poverty in Atlanta by folklorist and field researcher George Mitchell and his high-school class-mate, Roger Brown. They recorded Howell at the age of 75 with the results issued on LP by Testament Records thirty-four years after his last recorded sessions, one of Mitchell's first field-recording sessions in his long career.[4] Howell died in Atlanta in 1966.
Life and career
He was born on a farm in Eatonton, Georgia, United States, and taught himself guitar at the age of 21. Over time he became skilled in pre-Piedmont finger picking and slide guitar techniques. He continued working on the farm until he was shot in a fight, as a result of which he lost his right leg and began working full-time as a musician.[2] In 1923 he moved to Atlanta, Georgia and began playing on street corners, but also served a period in prison for bootlegging liquor.
In 1926, he was heard playing on the streets of Atlanta and was recorded for the first time by Columbia Records. They released "New Prison Blues", written while in prison and the first country blues to be issued on the label.[3] Over the next three years Columbia recorded him on several occasions, often accompanied by a small group including Henry Williams on guitar and Eddie Anthony on fiddle. His recorded repertoire covered ballads, ragtime, and jazz, as well as blues.
Howell continued to play around the Atlanta area for several years, but also began selling bootleg liquor again. After the mid 1930s he only performed occasionally and, in 1952, his left leg was removed as a result of diabetes, confining him to a wheelchair. A single track by Howell was issued on The Country Blues in 1959, and in 1963 he was "rediscovered" in dire poverty in Atlanta by folklorist and field researcher George Mitchell and his high-school class-mate, Roger Brown. They recorded Howell at the age of 75 with the results issued on LP by Testament Records thirty-four years after his last recorded sessions, one of Mitchell's first field-recording sessions in his long career.[4] Howell died in Atlanta in 1966.
Percy Mayfield +11.08.1984
Percy Mayfield (* 12. August 1920 in Minden, Louisiana; † 11. August 1984 in Los Angeles, Kalifornien) war ein US-amerikanischer Rhythm-and-Blues-Sänger und Songschreiber.
Percy Mayfield begann seine musikalische Karriere in Texas, zog aber während des Zweiten Weltkriegs nach Kalifornien. 1947 macht er seine erste Aufnahme Two Years Of Torture.
Einem breiten Publikum bekannt wurde Percy Mayfield 1950 durch seinen Nummer-1-Hit Please Send Me Someone To Love. 1952 hatte er einen schweren Autounfall, bei dem sein Gesicht entstellt wurde. Dennoch schrieb er weiterhin zahlreiche erfolgreiche Songs, z. B. die Klassiker Hit the Road Jack und At The Club für Ray Charles.
1987 wurde Percy Mayfield in die Blues Hall of Fame aufgenommen.
http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Percy_Mayfield
Percy Mayfield (August 12, 1920 – August 11, 1984) was an American songwriter famous for the songs "Hit the Road Jack" and "Please Send Me Someone to Love", as well as a successful rhythm and blues artist known for his smooth vocal style.
Career
Mayfield was born in Minden, the seat of Webster Parish in northwestern Louisiana. As a youth, his talent for poetry led him into songwriting and singing. He began his performing career in Texas, and then moved to Los Angeles, California in 1942; success as a singer continued to elude him. In 1947, a small record label, Swing Time, signed him to record his song "Two Years of Torture." The song sold steadily over the next few years, prompting Art Rupe to sign Mayfield to his label, Specialty Records in 1950.[2]
Although his vocal style was influenced by such stylists as Charles Brown, Mayfield did not focus on the white market, unlike many West Coast bluesmen. Rather, he sang blues ballads, mostly his own songs, in a gentle vocal style. His most famous recording, "Please Send Me Someone to Love", a number one R&B hit single in 1950, was widely influential and recorded by many other singers.[3]
A 1952 automobile accident left Mayfield seriously injured, including a facial disfigurement that limited his performing. However, that did not stop his prolific songwriting. Mayfield continued to write and record for Specialty until 1954, and then recorded for Chess Records and Imperial Records. His career continued to flourish with songs like "Strange Things Happening", "Lost Love", "What a Fool I Was", "Prayin' for Your Return"' "Cry Baby", and "Big Question".[4]
In 1961, he came to the attention of Ray Charles with his song "Hit the Road Jack". Charles signed him to his Tangerine Records label, primarily as a songwriter; there he wrote "Hide Nor Hair", "At The Club", "Danger Zone", and "On the Other Hand, Baby".[2]
The period following the RCA recordings in the early 70's saw Percy Mayfield once again slip into obscurity and poverty; there was, however, one final chapter to his career. In the early 80's Bay Area blues musician Mark Naftalin discovered that Percy was living in the East Bay somewhere and was able to provide Percy with a band for live performances around several Marin County and East Bay clubs. The exposure also led to 1982 Timeless studio date with the excellent Phillip Walker Blues Band.
Death
When Mayfield died of a heart attack in 1984, the day before his 64th birthday,[5] he had fallen back into obscurity.[6]
Personal life
Percy Mayfield married three times. The identity of his first wife is unknown; his second wife was Willie Mae Atlas Mayfield; his third wife was Tina Mayfield. With his second wife, he had one child, daughter Pamela, and three grandchildren.
Career
Mayfield was born in Minden, the seat of Webster Parish in northwestern Louisiana. As a youth, his talent for poetry led him into songwriting and singing. He began his performing career in Texas, and then moved to Los Angeles, California in 1942; success as a singer continued to elude him. In 1947, a small record label, Swing Time, signed him to record his song "Two Years of Torture." The song sold steadily over the next few years, prompting Art Rupe to sign Mayfield to his label, Specialty Records in 1950.[2]
Although his vocal style was influenced by such stylists as Charles Brown, Mayfield did not focus on the white market, unlike many West Coast bluesmen. Rather, he sang blues ballads, mostly his own songs, in a gentle vocal style. His most famous recording, "Please Send Me Someone to Love", a number one R&B hit single in 1950, was widely influential and recorded by many other singers.[3]
A 1952 automobile accident left Mayfield seriously injured, including a facial disfigurement that limited his performing. However, that did not stop his prolific songwriting. Mayfield continued to write and record for Specialty until 1954, and then recorded for Chess Records and Imperial Records. His career continued to flourish with songs like "Strange Things Happening", "Lost Love", "What a Fool I Was", "Prayin' for Your Return"' "Cry Baby", and "Big Question".[4]
In 1961, he came to the attention of Ray Charles with his song "Hit the Road Jack". Charles signed him to his Tangerine Records label, primarily as a songwriter; there he wrote "Hide Nor Hair", "At The Club", "Danger Zone", and "On the Other Hand, Baby".[2]
The period following the RCA recordings in the early 70's saw Percy Mayfield once again slip into obscurity and poverty; there was, however, one final chapter to his career. In the early 80's Bay Area blues musician Mark Naftalin discovered that Percy was living in the East Bay somewhere and was able to provide Percy with a band for live performances around several Marin County and East Bay clubs. The exposure also led to 1982 Timeless studio date with the excellent Phillip Walker Blues Band.
Death
When Mayfield died of a heart attack in 1984, the day before his 64th birthday,[5] he had fallen back into obscurity.[6]
Personal life
Percy Mayfield married three times. The identity of his first wife is unknown; his second wife was Willie Mae Atlas Mayfield; his third wife was Tina Mayfield. With his second wife, he had one child, daughter Pamela, and three grandchildren.
Sonny Thompson +11.08.1989
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Leben und Wirken
Der Bandleader und Pianist Sonny Thompson gehörte zu den profiliertesten R&B- und Jump Blues Instrumentalisten, die Ende der 40er bis Anfang der 50er Jahre populär waren. Er wuchs in Chicago auf; nach dem Besuch der Wendell Phillips High School studierte er am Chicago Conservatory of Music. In den Clubs der Stadt wurde er von der Musik Art Tatums und Earl Hines’ geprägt. Ab 1940 arbeitete er als Profimusiker, kurz unterbrochen von der Zeit in der Armee, aus der er nach einem Unfall wieder entlassen wurde. Ab Anfang 1944 trat er als Solopianist auf; kurze Zeit leitete er auch eine 1945 ein Bigband im El Grotto, dem Basement-Club des Pershing Hotels, dessen Auftritte im Rundfunk übertragen wurden. Nach Auflösung des Ensembles arbeitete er weiter als Solist; es entstanden die ersten 78er-Aufnahmen unter eigenem Namen 1946 für das kleine Detroiter Label Sultan Records („Southside Boogie“ / „Sonny's Boogie“), später für Sunrise Records. In diese Zeit fallen auch Aufnahmen mit der Sängerin June Richmond für Mercury, die er mit einer Combo begleitete sowie mit dem Dick Davis Orchestra („Memphis Train“).
Im Jahr 1948 hatte er zwei #1 Hiterfolge in den R&B-Charts mit „Long Gone (Parts I and II)“ und „Late Freight“, die er mit dem Saxophonisten Eddie Chamblee für das Chicagoer Label Miracle Records eingespielt hatte; „Long Gone“ wurde zu einer der meistverkaufesten R&B-Schallplatten der Ära und zu Thompsons Erkennungsmelodie.[1] Weitere Nummern entstanden für die Label Federal und Deluxe; weniger erfolgreich waren die Titel „Blue Dreams“ und „Still Gone“. Seiner Band gehörten 1951 der Tenorsaxophonist Tina Brooks und der Trompeter Henry Glover an. 1951 wechselte er zu King Records, wo er Aufnahmen mit dem Sänger Jesse Edwards einspielte, den „Smoke Stack Blues“ und „Uncle Sam Blues“ sowie „The Mellow Blues (parts one and two)“ unter eigenem Namen. Weitere Top-Ten-Hits in den R&B-Charts hatte er dann mit der Sängerin Lula Reed; den größten Erfolg hatte „I'll Drown in My Tears“, der #5 der Hitparade erreichte und später von Ray Charles gecovert wurde. Danach begann eine erfolgreiche Periode der Zusammenarbeit mit Lula Reed, die gemeinsam zahlreiche Tourneen durch die Vereinigten Staaten unternahmen. Thompson nahm bis 1959 Platten mit Reed auf. Als Songwriter arbeitete er 1960 für den Blues-Gitarristen Freddie King, für den er u.a. den Titel „Hideaway“ schrieb. Noch 1961/62 wirkte an bei dessen Titeln „Side Tracked“ und „Driving Sideways“ mit.
In den 1960er Jahren betätigte er sich ansonsten nicht mehr als aktiver Musiker, sondern arbeitete als musikalische Direktor, Produzent und A&R für King Records im Raum Chicago.
Sonny
Thompson (August 22, 1916[1][2] or 1923[3][4] – August 11, 1989)[1] was
an American R&B bandleader and pianist, popular in the 1940s and
1950s.
Born Alfonso Thompson in Centreville, Mississippi,[1] he began recording in 1946, and in 1948 achieved two #1 R&B chart hits on the Miracle label – "Long Gone (Parts I and II)" and "Late Freight", both featuring saxophonist Eddie Chamblee. The follow-ups "Blue Dreams" and "Still Gone" were smaller hits.[1]
By 1952 he had moved on to King Records. There, he had further R&B Top 10 successes with the singer Lula Reed, the biggest hit being "I'll Drown in My Tears" (Thompson married Reed sometime in the early 1950s). He continued to work as a session musician, and to perform with Reed into the early 1960s. He also had success as a songwriter, often co-writing with blues guitarist, Freddie King.
Thompson died in 1989 in Chicago.
Born Alfonso Thompson in Centreville, Mississippi,[1] he began recording in 1946, and in 1948 achieved two #1 R&B chart hits on the Miracle label – "Long Gone (Parts I and II)" and "Late Freight", both featuring saxophonist Eddie Chamblee. The follow-ups "Blue Dreams" and "Still Gone" were smaller hits.[1]
By 1952 he had moved on to King Records. There, he had further R&B Top 10 successes with the singer Lula Reed, the biggest hit being "I'll Drown in My Tears" (Thompson married Reed sometime in the early 1950s). He continued to work as a session musician, and to perform with Reed into the early 1960s. He also had success as a songwriter, often co-writing with blues guitarist, Freddie King.
Thompson died in 1989 in Chicago.
Screaming Boogie - Sonny Thompson
Eddie Cusic +11.08.2015
Eddie Cusic (January 4, 1926 – August 11, 2015) was an American Mississippi blues guitarist, singer, and songwriter.[2] His small quantity of recorded work included him being mislabelled as Eddie Quesie and Eddie Cusie. Cusic had musical connections with both Little Milton[1] and James "Son" Thomas.[2]
Life and career
Eddie Cusic was born on the Kinlock Plantation, near Wilmot, due south of Leland, Mississippi, United States in 1926.[3] Growing up in a farming community, he was inspired to play the blues after hearing adults playing at local family gatherings. He graduated from playing the diddley bow to a Sears electric guitar. He formed the Rhythm Aces in the early part of the 1950s, a three piece band who played throughout the Mississippi Delta area.[3] One of the group was Little Milton whom Cusic taught to play the guitar.[1][4] Following service in the United States Army, which began in 1952, Cusic later settled in Stoneville, Mississippi, and found employment in a Ford automobile plant and a USDA meatpacking plant.[5] In the 1970s, Cusic played alongside James "Son" Thomas at regular engagements. Together they recorded "Once I Had a Car", which appeared on the compilation album, Mississippi Delta & South Tennessee Blues (1977).[2] Cusic needed to supplement his income and started working at a quarry and reduced his playing commitments. He retired from full-time work in 1989, and returned to performing with an acoustic guitar.[3] He has variously appeared at the Mississippi Delta Blues and Heritage Festival in Greenville, Mississippi,[6] as well as at the Sunflower River Blues Festival, the Smithsonian Folklife Festival and at the Chicago Blues Festival.[3]
In 1998, Cusic made a 'field recording' at his own house in Leland, Mississippi, and delivered versions of several blues standards in his own pure Mississippi blues styling. The recording included cover versions of songs such as "Good Morning Little Schoolgirl", "Big Boss Man", "(I'm Your) Hoochie Coochie Man" and "Catfish Blues". AllMusic noted that the resultant album, I Want to Boogie, was "a strong debut that also makes the first new 'blues discovery' since the halcyon days of the 1960s".[1] It was released by HighTone Records.[3] A reworked version, containing several different tracks, was released in 2012, billed as Leland Mississippi Blues.[7]
C2C sampled the vocals from Cusic's, “You Don't Have to Go” for their own 2012 track, "Down The Road".[8][9]
On August 11, 2015, Cusic died from prostate cancer, aged 89.
Eddie
Cusic - Leland, Mississippi (1994)
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