1949 Stephen Bruton*
1955 Slavko Hilvert*
1969 Mike Sponza*
1972 Black Ace Turner+
1992 Jack Kelly+
Steve Hoy*
Happy Birthday
Steve Hoy *07.11.
Shakee Steve Hoy on Harp - Rollin' & Tumblin' Blues
Mike Sponza *07.11.1969
Blues, soul e rock’n’roll are the key words for describing Mike Sponza, guitarist, singer and composer, on the European blues panorama since early 90’s. A lifetime commitment to develop a personal style, contemporary and rich of different flavours.
Original tunes and detailed arrangements are the main ingredients of Mike’s music.
In the last years Mike Sponza established his name on the international scene with his discographic projetcs and his performances, showing the great vitality of Italian blues from a new point of view.
Since his discographic debut in 1997, Mike did a long road, not only on the artistic side: international festivals, club gigs and cooperations catalyzed the attention of blues audiences on his vision of a contemporary European blues, which is not afraid of purists’ opinions as well as avoiding overseas stereotypes.
In 2005 Mike Sponza started the project “Kakanic Blues” the first Central European blues initiative: a cd and a dvd have been released under the name “Central Europe Blues Convention” with some of the most outstanding musicians of this area and guitar legend Carl Verheyen, as special guest.
The project has been reviewed worldwide with a strong interest for the musical results as well as for the cultural, social and political background, where musicians find a common language and understanding in the blues.
In 2008 the cd “Kakanic Blues 2.0” is released with the partecipation of 25 musicians from Italy, Austria, Slovenja, Croatia, Serbja, Hungary, Ireland, Great Britain, USA, including as special guests the great Ian Siegal and Carl Verheyen.
In 2011 the new pan-European double cd "Continental Shuffle" has been released, including 35 musicians from 13 EU countries.
In 2012 the successful collaboration with the legend of the blues Bob Margolin brings a new cd: BLUES AROUND THE WORLD, which rapidly sets at the first positions in the U.S. Blues Radio charts.
Mike Sponza Band - Live at Bluesiana Club (Austria)
Slavko Hilvert *07.11.1955
Slavko sollte man als Blues-Fan gehört haben. Der in Slowenien geborene Slavko Hilvert hat ein abwechslungsreiches Leben hinter sich, das ihn und seine musikalische Entwicklung deutlich gezeichnet hat. Als „Primus“ des Blues-Harp“ im ehemaligen Jugoslawien und Gründer der ersten jugoslawischen Blues-Band spielte er mit vielen Musikern der Szene. Mit Chris Jones, einem der berühmtesten amerikanischen Gitarristen, spielte er über zwei Jahre Slavko Hilvert, geboren Postojna, Slowenien; studierte Lehramt im Fach Kunst an der Universität in Belgrad. 1999 bis 2003 arbeitete er an deutschen Schulen
Er wurde zum ‘Gewinner der Herzen’ beim Nishville Jazz Festival in Nis, Serbien.
Er ist überzeugter Christ, dem es am Herzen liegt, seinen Lebensentwurf auch über die Musik mitzuteilen.
geboren am 07.11.1955 in Postojna / Slowenien
1975 Grafikschule Pozarevac
1982 Kunstlehrer-Diplom an der Kunsthochschule in Belgrad
1993 Diplomabschluß eines Studiums für "Karikatur und Pressezeichnen" Darmstadt
1995 Fernstudium "Werbe u. Gebrauchsgrafik"
Seit 1983 Mitglied im ULUS-Kunstverein in Serbien
1982 Preisträger im nationalen Portraitwettbewerb
1996 Deutscher Preis für die politische Karikatur
Two bags bluesman's band - Hoochie coochie man
Stephen Bruton *07.11.1949
Turner Stephen Bruton (November 7, 1948 – May 9, 2009) was an American musician.[1]
Background
Born in Wilmington, Delaware, he moved with his family to Texas at the age of two. He fell into the Fort Worth music scene after graduating from Texas Christian University when he joined Kris Kristofferson's band as the latter's career was about to take off; Bruton and Kristofferson's collaboration and friendship would last more than 40 years.
Career
Bruton worked with such artists and musicians as NRBQ, T Bone Burnett, Bonnie Raitt, Rita Coolidge, Christine McVie, Elvis Costello, Delbert McClinton, Sonny Landreth and Carly Simon. He produced albums for Alejandro Escovedo, Marcia Ball, Jimmie Dale Gilmore, Hal Ketchum, Storyville, Kris Kristofferson, Chris Smither, Ray Wylie Hubbard, and Hellbillies.
From 1993 to 2005 he released five solo albums of his own work, as well as three with Austin songwriters The Resentments.
In 2008, Bruton was diagnosed with cancer. His friends thought some time in the studio might be a welcome distraction. Dubbing themselves Geoff Muldaur And The Texas Sheiks, Geoff Muldaur (guitar, vocals), Cindy Cashdollar (dobro), Suzy Thompson (fiddle), Johnny Nicholas (guitar) and Bruce Hughes (bass) joined Bruton in the studio for a pair of recording sessions. Bruton died in May 2009; however, the album was released September 22, 2009 on the Tradition & Moderne label.
He made appearances in films and television, as well, and he co-wrote and performed with Burnett much of the music in the 2009 country music film Crazy Heart, which was released in December and dedicated to Bruton's memory.[2][3]
On Kristofferson's 2009 release Closer to the Bone, Bruton is credited with playing bass and mandolin and providing backing vocals. Kristofferson noted: "This album is dedicated to the spirit of my soul-brother Stephen Bruton and his unique legacy of music and laughter that has enriched our lives."[citation needed]
The film Road to Austin was recorded on May 19, 2007. This was a concert where many of Stephen's musical friends performed for 20,000 people in Austin Texas. See RTAfilm.com Proceeds go to the Artists Wellness Program. Includes 3 1/2 hours of music.
In June 2012, Little Feat released Rooster Rag (Hot Tomato/Rounder Records), containing a collaboration, "Just A Fever", that he wrote with group guitarist Paul Barrere. They were frequent writing partners.
Death
Bruton died of complications of throat cancer in Los Angeles on May 9, 2009, aged 60.
Stephen Bruton: Bigger Wheel
Stephen Bruton with Delbert McClinton & Sonny Landreth - Day Drinking.wmv
R.I.P.
Black Ace Turner +07.11.1972
Black Ace was the most frequently used stage name of the American Texas blues musician, Babe Kyro Lemon Turner (December 21, 1905 – November 7, 1972),[1][2][3] who was also known as B.K. Turner, Black Ace Turner or Babe Turner.
Born in Hughes Springs, Texas, United States,[2] he was raised on the family farm, and taught himself to play guitar, performing in east Texas from the late 1920s on. During the early 1930s he began playing with Smokey Hogg and Oscar "Buddy" Woods, a Hawaiian-style guitarist who played with the instrument flat on his lap.[4] Turner then bought a National steel guitar, and began playing what one later critic called "Hawaii meets the Delta," smooth and simple blues.
In 1937, Turner recorded six songs (possibly with Hogg as second guitarist) for Chicago's Decca Records in Dallas, including the blues song "Black Ace".[4] In the same year, he started a radio show on KFJZ in Fort Worth, using the cut as a theme song, and soon assumed the name.[4]
In 1941 he appeared in The Blood of Jesus, an African-American movie produced by Spencer Williams Jr. In 1943 he was drafted into the United States Army, and gave up playing music for some years.[4] However, in 1960, Arhoolie Records owner Chris Strachwitz persuaded him to record an album for his record label. His last public performance was in the a 1962 film documentary, The Blues, and he died of cancer in Fort Worth, Texas, in 1972.
Jack Kelly +1960
Singer/guitarist
Jack Kelly was the frontman of the South Memphis Jug Band, a popular
string band whose music owed a heavy debt to the blues as well as
minstrel songs, vaudeville numbers, reels and rags. Little is known of
the hoarse-voiced Kelly's origins; he led the group in tandem with
fiddler Will Batts, and they made their first recordings in 1933,
followed in 1939 by a second and final session. Although the South
Memphis Jug Band's lineup changed frequently, Kelly remained a constant,
leading the group in various incarnations until as late as the
mid-'50s; he died in Memphis in 1960.
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