1905 John Henry Barbee*
1931 Eddie Mapp+ *1910
1936 Carey Bell*
1942 Rockie Charles*
1947 Buckwheat Zydeco (Stanley Joseph Dural, Jr.)*
1951 Judy Rudin*
1952 Johnny A.*
1954 Anson Funderburgh*
1959 Valerie Wellington*
1961 Ernest Lawlars (Little Son Joe)+
1961 Gwyn Ashton*
1969 Rubin "Rube" Lacey+
1976 Aynsley Lister*
Mick Simpson*
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Anson Funderburgh *14.11.1954
Anson Funderburgh (* 15. November 1954 in Plano, Texas) ist ein US-amerikanischer Blues-Gitarrist. Bekannt ist er vor allem mit seiner Band Anson Funderburgh & the Rockets.
Funderburghs Vorbilder waren Bluesgrößen wie Freddie King, Jimmy Reed und Albert Collins. Bereits früh spielte er in den Clubs von Dallas. 1978 gründete er die Rockets.
Von 1986 bis zu seinem Tod 2006 war Sam Myers Sänger und Mundharmonikaspieler der Band. Durch diese Zusammenarbeit entstand eine energiereiche Mischung aus Texas Blues und Delta Blues.
1989 und 1990 spielte Mike Judge den Bass bei den Rockets, der spätere Erfinder von Beavis and Butt-Head und King of the Hill.
Anson Funderburgh (born James Anson Funderburgh, November 14, 1954,[1][2] Plano, Texas, United States)[3] is an American blues guitar player and bandleader of Anson Funderburgh and the Rockets since 1978.[4] Their style incorporates both Chicago blues and Texas blues.
Career
In 1981, Funderburgh released the Rockets' debut album Talk to You By Hand from New Orleans, Louisiana based Black Top Records. The band consisted of Anson, with Darrell Nulisch on vocals and harmonica. The album included a cover version of Earl King's song, "Come On". Talk to You By Hand was also the first ever release by the record label.
Before the debut album's release in 1981, Funderburgh participated that same year with The Fabulous Thunderbirds in recording of their Butt-Rockin' album.[5]
Funderburgh and the Rockets appeared at the 1984 San Francisco Blues Festival. When Nulisch left the band in 1985, Funderburgh invited the blues harmonica player Sam Myers from Jackson, Mississippi to fill in the spot.[4] He stayed with the band until his death on July 17, 2006, appearing on eight albums with them. The first Rockets' recording featuring Myers was My Love Is Here To Stay which came out in 1986. Anson Funderburgh and the Rockets appeared in the 1994 film "China Moon," starring Ed Harris and Madeleine Stowe. They are shown playing "Tell Me What I Want To Hear" from the self-titled release.
As well as the studio recordings, in 1990 the band played the Long Beach Blues Festival. The same year, they appeared on show number 109 of the NBC television program, Sunday Night.
In 1989 and 1990 the band's bassist was Mike Judge, future animator and creator of Beavis and Butt-head and King of the Hill.[6]
Their song "Can We Get Together" was also featured in the film, 21 Grams in 2003. In 2007, Funderburgh played on and produced John Németh's album, Magic Touch.[7] Németh had briefly replaced Myers in Funderburgh's backing band.[8]
In 2011, The Mill Block Blues album was released. The CD is unique in that a portion of the sales of the album will be donated to help fellow musicians in need via the HART Fund. The HART Fund (Handy Artist Relief Trust) is a service provided by the Blues Foundation which provides for acute, chronic and preventive medical and dental care as well as funeral expenses for blues musicians.[9][10]
Oct. 2012 was the first U.S. & European tour of Golden State/ Lone Star Revue, an All Star package that includes Funderburgh, Little Charlie Baty on guitars, former Rockets drummer Wes Starr, bassist Richard W. Grigsby and leader, harmonica man/singer Mark Hummel. The quintet is featured on Hummel's 2014 release on Electro Fi's The Hustle Is Really On ,nominated for a Blues Music Award for best traditional blues cd in 2015. Funderburgh produced the newest upcoming Hummel/Golden State/Lone Star project in April of 2015, set for Feb. 2016. The band has toured heavily since its 2012 inception.
In 2013, Funderburgh produced and featured on the Andy T. - Nick Nixon band's Drink Drank Drunk, released on Delta Groove.[11]
In 2014, he was nominated for a Blues Music Award in the 'Best Instrumentalist – Guitar' category.
Aynsley Lister *14.11.1976
Aynsley Lister (* 14. November 1976 in Leicester) ist ein britischer Rock-/Blues-Gitarrist und Sänger. Seine Alben wurden bis 2006 von Ruf Records veröffentlicht.
Aynsley Lister ist in Leicester geboren und aufgewachsen. Mit acht Jahren fing er an, Gitarre zu spielen, und mit dreizehn Jahren hatte er bereits seinen ersten Auftritt. Die folgende Zeit nutzte er, um sein Gitarrenspiel zu verbessern. Seine professionelle Karriere als Musiker begann er im Alter von zweiundzwanzig Jahren. Als Sänger und Gitarrist nahm er mehrere Alben auf, die die Genres von Blues bis Bluesrock sowie von Rock und Pop bedienen bzw. abdecken.
Ständige Tourneen durch ganz Europa haben ihm eine treue Fangemeinde eingebracht. Er kann mittlerweile als Headliner auf diversen Bluesfestivals auftreten.
Neben seiner Arbeit als Künstler ist Aynsley Lister auch als privater Gitarrenlehrer in Leicester aktiv.
When explosive natural ability collides with fiery, emotionally charged compositions, the result is Aynsley Lister; an incredible guitarist whose brand of blues-based rock delivers contemporary song writing fueled with the kind of heart and soul that’s missing from so much modern music. Whether passionately writing and recording his own material or mesmerising audiences at his live shows one thing is abundantly clear: music is hard-wired to his DNA and flows from his fingertips like sonic bolts of lightning. With over 86,000 albums sold, lashings of critical acclaim and years of high profile touring, Lister’s resumé speaks for itself and firmly secures his position as a leading light in the resurgence of British blues-infused music.
In hindsight, it's clear Aynsley was born to be a musician. As a child he was hypnotised by his dad's old guitar and at the age of eight was finally gifted his very own. The moment he held that first six-string the outcome was inevitable; he was going to be a guitarist. Blessed with the coolest dad in town, regularly spinning Hendrix, Cream, Fleetwood Mac and a whole host of bewitching blues for his spellbound son, Aynsley taught himself to play with relentless dedication and a precociously attuned ear, spending hours copying his favourite records note for note. Peter Green, Albert King, Clapton and Kossoff weren't just his heroes; they became his teachers.
Blazing a trail in a bar band from the age of 13 honed his skills. By 18 he'd started singing and had also formed his first group, during which time he landed a dream support slot with Buddy Guy and released two low key CD's featuring his earliest original material. In 1998 those self-penned titles caught the attention of Ruf Records owner Thomas Ruf, who immediately signed Aynsley and hooked him up with Stevie Ray Vaughan's producer Jim Gaines. With a maturity that belied his years, the self titled debut announced Aynsley Lister as a major new talent and kicked off a successful relationship with Ruf Records, releasing 7 albums and 2 DVD's in ten years. Their influence, coupled with his dynamite live shows and intense touring schedule, earned high profile support slots with established artists like Walter Trout, John Mayall and Robert Cray, whilst rousing festival appearances alongside artists like the Fun Lovin' Criminals cemented his standing as an artist whose work, although rooted in blues, transcended the genre with a fiery modern sound that was eagerly embraced by fans of rock, pop, soul and acoustic music alike. In 2007 Aynsley was the only British artist to be named in Classic Rock magazine's "Top 10 Contemporary Blues Artists", alongside John Mayer, Derek Trucks and Joe Bonamassa.
In 2008 Aynsley's huge crossover potential saw him sign to Manhaton Records, where he released the best two albums of his career to date. Produced by Steve Darrel Smith and featuring Paul McCartney guitarist Robbie Macintosh, 2009's 'Equilibrium' exposed Lister in his best ever form, throwing all his musical influences into a delicious melting pot that delivered sultry melodies, full throttle hard rock riffage and introspective ballads. 'Equilibrium' received fantastic reviews and stormed into Classic Rock’s Top 50 Albums of 2009. The subsequent tour saw Aynsley playing to sold out shows to over 16,000 people whilst opening for the legendary Lynyrd Skynyrd, after which he and his band relocated to the Tower Arts Centre and with the tape rolling, nailed a cracking rendition of their high-octane live set to produce the storming 'Tower Sessions' record, which was consequently voted ‘Best Live Album’ in the 2011 Blues Matters Writers Poll.
Aynsley is currently touring his latest album, Home, which is out now on his own label, Straight Talkin’ Records. The album has featured in recent issues of Guitarist Magazine, Classic Rock, Blues Matters and HiFi Magazines among many others and has received some of his greatest reviews yet!
“Music is a release for me. When I play I get lost in it and it's a very happy place to be” - Aynsley Lister
Carey Bell *14.11.1936
Carey Bell (eigentlich Carey Bell Harrington; * 14. November 1936 in Macon, Mississippi; † 6. Mai 2007 in Chicago, Illinois) war ein US-amerikanischer Blues-Musiker. Er spielte Blues Harp und war ein Vertreter des Chicago Blues.
Als Kind bewunderte Bell die Musik von Louis Jordan. Er wollte ebenfalls Saxophon spielen, doch das konnte sich seine Familie nicht leisten. Daher spielte er das „Mississippi saxophone“, die Blues Harp; das Spielen auf der Mundharmonika brachte er sich selbst bei. Seine Vorbilder waren DeFord Bailey, Big Walter Horton, Marion „Little Walter“ Jacobs sowie Sonny Boy Williamson I. und II. Mit 13 spielte er in der Band seines Patenonkels Lovie Lee.
1956 ging Bell mit Lee nach Chicago. Hier lernte Bell von Little Walter, Sonny Boy Williamson II. und Big Walter Horton. Mit der steigenden Popularität der elektrischen Gitarre verlor jedoch die Blues Harp an Attraktivität und Bell lernte bei Hound Dog Taylor elektrischen Bass zu spielen. Er spielte zeitweise Bass bei Robert Nighthawk, Johnny Young und Big Walter, spielte jedoch weiterhin Blues Harp in den Bands von Muddy Waters und Willie Dixon.
1972 erschien das Album Big Walter Horton with Carey Bell, im Jahr darauf Bells erstes Soloalbum. Bell spielte weiterhin bei Dixon, dessen Album Living Chicago Blues (1978) für einen Grammy nominiert wurde.
In den 1980ern war Bell hauptsächlich live zu hören, oftmals im Duo mit Louisiana Red. 1990 nahm er mit Junior Wells, James Cotton und Billy Branch das Album Harp Attack! auf, das ein Bestseller für die Plattenfirma Alligator wurde. Das Soloalbum Deep Down (1995) verschaffte Bell auch außerhalb der Blues-Szene Beachtung. Als bester Harmonikaspieler erhielt er in diesem Jahr auch den Living Blues Award. Auch in Deutschland war Bell aktiv. So nahm er 1994 mit der Berliner Bluesband East Blues Experience ein Album mit dem Titel "Good Unterstandig" auf.
Carey Bell war bis kurz vor seinem Tod auf Tour und brachte Alben heraus, häufig begleitet von seinem Sohn Lurrie Bell, einem Blues-Gitarristen.
Er starb 2007 in einem Chicagoer Krankenhaus an Herzversagen.
Carey Bell (November 14, 1936 – May 6, 2007)[1] was an American blues musician who played harmonica in the Chicago blues style. Bell played harmonica and bass guitar for other blues musicians in the late 1950s, 1960s and early 1970s before embarking on a solo career. Besides his own albums, he recorded as an accompanist or duo artist with Earl Hooker, Robert Nighthawk, Lowell Fulson, Eddie Taylor, Louisiana Red, Jimmy Dawkins as well as a frequent partner with his son, guitarist Lurrie Bell. Blues Revue called Bell "one of Chicago’s finest harpists."[2] The Chicago Tribune said Bell is "a terrific talent in the tradition of Sonny Boy Williamson and Little Walter."[3]
Career
Early life
Bell was born Carey Bell Harrington in Macon, Mississippi.[4] As a child, Bell was intrigued by the music of Louis Jordan. Bell wanted a saxophone in order to be like his hero Jordan; however, Bell's family could not afford a saxophone he had to settle for the harmonica, colloquially known as a "Mississippi saxophone." Soon Bell was attracted by the blues harmonica greats: DeFord Bailey, Big Walter Horton, Marion "Little Walter" Jacobs, and Sonny Boy Williamson I and II. Bell taught himself to play. By the time he was eight, he was quite proficient on the instrument. When he was thirteen, Bell joined his pianist godfather Lovie Lee's blues band.
Chicago
In September 1956, Lovie Lee convinced Bell to go with him to Chicago.[4] Not long after arriving, Bell went to the Club Zanzibar, where Little Walter was appearing. Bell met Walter and later learned some harp playing from him and his main Chicago teacher, Big Walter Horton.[4] To help further his chances of employment as a musician, Bell learned how to play the electric bass from Hound Dog Taylor.[5]
Despite Bell's learning from some of the greatest blues harp players of the genre, he arrived in Chicago at an unfortunate time. The demand for harp players was decreasing there as electric guitar became the prominent blues instrument. To pay the bills, Bell continued to play bass and joined several bands as a bassist. In the late 1960s, he appeared regularly on the West Side of Chicago with guitarists Eddie Taylor and Royal Johnson, playing both harmonica and bass. In 1969, Bell toured Europe with the American Folk Blues Festival, and played at the Royal Albert Hall in London, appearing on a live recording of the event.
Debut through 1980s
In 1969, Delmark Records in Chicago released Bell's debut LP, Carey Bell's Blues Harp.[4] Bell played with Muddy Waters in late 1970 and 1971 and later with Willie Dixon's Chicago Blues All-Stars.[4] In 1972, Bell teamed up with Big Walter in the studio and released Big Walter Horton with Carey Bell for Alligator Records. A year later Bell released a solo project entitled Last Night for ABC Bluesway. Bell continued to play with Dixon as well as with his own groups, and in 1978, Bell was featured on the Grammy-nominated album Living Chicago Blues on Alligator. Also, in the 1970s, Bell appeared on two Bob Riedy Blues Band recordings.[6]
During the 1980s Bell continued to record for various labels and to tour. In 1990, Bell teamed up with fellow harpists Junior Wells, James Cotton and Billy Branch to record Harp Attack!.[4] A modern Blues classic, Harp Attack! became one of Alligator Records's best selling albums.[5]
Alligator years
Despite years in the business and work with Alligator, Bell's first full-length solo album for the label was not until Deep Down, released in 1995. In 1997, Bell released the second album on the label Good Luck Man. Second Nature (originally recorded in Finland a few years earlier) followed in 2004; an album with his guitarist son, Lurrie Bell (who shared the guitar duties with Carl Weathersby on Deep Down).
In 1998, Bell was awarded the Blues Music Award for Traditional Male Artist Of The Year.
Final work
In 2007, Delmark Records released a live set by Bell, accompanied by a band which included his son Lurrie, guitarist Scott Cable, Kenny Smith, Bob Stroger and Joe Thomas.
Death
Carey Bell died of heart failure on 6 May 2007 in Chicago.
Carey Bell - Carey Bell's Blues Harp
Carey Bell - Live at the International Jazz Festival (Bern, Switzerland 2001)
John Henry Barbee *14.11.1905
John Henry Barbee (* 14. November 1905; † 3. November 1964) war ein US-amerikanischer Bluessänger und -gitarrist.
Er wurde in Henning in Tennessee (wahrscheinlich) als William George Tucker geboren und wuchs auf der Farm seines Vaters auf, wo er sich das Gitarrespielen selbst beibrachte. Zuerst erlangte er in seiner Region Bekanntheit als Straßenmusiker und in Kneipen oder auf Partys und benannte sich schließlich nach einer Folk-Ballade, die er oft spielte, in „John Henry“ um. Nachdem er in den 1920ern und 1930ern mit einigen Musikern zusammengespielt hatte, bot ihm die Firma Vocalion Schallplattenaufnahmen an und er nahm 1938 in Chicago seine erste Platte auf.
Weil ein Weißer seine Frau belästigt hatte, schoss John Henry Barbee auf ihn, traf ihn aber nur ins Bein. In dem Glauben, er hätte den Mann ermordet, flüchtete er und tauchte unter dem Namen „Barbee“ unter. Bis 1963 machte er nur wenig Musik und hatte einen Job in einer Wäscherei, bis er von Willie Dixons Sohn als ein singender Eisverkäufer wiederentdeckt wurde.
Dixon ermöglichte ihm ein Comeback und schlug ihn für das American Folk Blues Festival 1964 vor. Während diesem Europa-Besuch wurden (von dem dänischen Plattenlabel Storyville) weitere Aufnahmen mit ihm gemacht. Kurz darauf musste er die Tournee aber wegen starken Schmerzen abbrechen und wurde in eine Chicagoer Klinik eingeliefert. Als er entlassen wurde, hatte man Krebs diagnostiziert und ihm wenig Überlebenschancen zugeschrieben, woraufhin er sich von seiner Gage ein Auto kaufte und mangels Fahrerfahrung und -erlaubnis einen Passanten überfuhr. Man nahm ihn daraufhin in Untersuchungshaft und er starb einen Tag später an einem Herzinfarkt.
John Henry Barbee (November 14, 1905 – November 3, 1964[1]) was an American blues singer and guitarist. He was born in Henning, Tennessee, United States,.[1] His own claim to be born "William George Tucker"[2] and having changed his name with the commencement of his recording career to reflect his favorite folk song, "The Ballad of John Henry" is not supported by any census details (registering him as son of Beecher Barbee and Cora Gilford).[3]
Biography
Barbee toured in the 1930s throughout the American South singing and playing slide guitar. He teamed up with Big Joe Williams, and later on, with Sunnyland Slim in Memphis, Tennessee. Travelling down to Mississippi he also came across Sonny Boy Williamson, and played with him off and on for several years. He released two sides on the Vocalion label in 1939 ("Six Weeks Old Blues" / "God Knows I Can't Help It"). The record sold well enough to cause Vocalion to call on Barbee again, but by that time he had left his last known whereabouts in Arkansas. Barbee explained that this sudden move was due to his evading the law for shooting and killing his girlfriend's lover. He later found out that he had only injured the man, but by the time this was discovered, Barbee had moved on from making a career out of playing music.
Barbee did not show up again in the music industry until the early 1960s, whereby this time the blues revival was in full swing. Willie Dixon searched out for Barbee, and found him working as an ice-cream server in Chicago, Illinois. In 1964 he joined the American Folk Blues Festival on an European tour with fellow blues players, including Lightnin' Hopkins and Howlin' Wolf.[1]
In a case of tragic circumstances, Barbee returned to the United States and used the money from the tour to purchase his first automobile. Only ten days after purchasing the car, he accidentally ran over and killed a man. He was locked up in a Chicago jail, and died there of a heart attack a few days later, November 3, 1964, 11 days before his 59th birthday.
He is interred in the Restvale Cemetery in Alsip, Illinois.
On May 11, 2010, the third annual White Lake Blues Festival took place at the Howmet Playhouse Theater in Whitehall, Michigan. The concert was organized by executive producer Steve Salter, of the non-profit organization Killer Blues, in order to raise monies to honor Barbee's unmarked grave with a headstone. The event was a success, and a stone was placed in June 2010.
Valerie Wellington stand 1984 am Anfang einer vielversprechenden Karriere,
die leider nur einige Jahre dauern sollte.
Valerie starb im Januar 1993 im Alter von nur 33 Jahren an den Folgen eines Gehirntumors.
Mit einer exzellenten Begleitband (u.a. Chris Rannenberg) begeisterte sie das Gaildorfer Publikum.
Valerie Wellington (November 14, 1959 – January 2, 1993)[2] was an African-American Chicago blues and electric blues singer and actress.[1] Her 1984 album, Million Dollar $ecret, saw her work with Sunnyland Slim, Billy Branch, and Magic Slim.[3] In her early years, Wellington also worked with Lee "Shot" Williams.[2] In a short career, she switched from opera to the blues.
She was born Valerie Eileen Hall in Chicago, Illinois, United States.[1] Wellington trained as an opera singer, graduating from the American Conservatory of Music,[4] but in 1982 took up singing the blues in her local Chicago clubs.[1] Her work extended to the theater, where she undertook roles portraying earlier blues singers such as Ma Rainey and Bessie Smith. Wellington's opera training enabled her to project her voice to theater audiences.[1] She appeared at the 1984 San Francisco Blues Festival, on the bill alongside Marcia Ball and Katie Webster.[5]
Her recorded work blended the more traditional vaudeville approach with a contemporary Chicago blues format. Wellington appeared on a limited number of recordings, but her voice was used on several advertisements on both television and radio.[1] Wellington's recording of "Whole Lotta Shakin' Goin On" was used on the soundtrack to the 1989 film, Great Balls of Fire!, in which she briefly appeared depicting Big Maybelle.[6] In the same year, Wellington toured Japan, with Carlos Johnson.
Wellington died of a cerebral aneurysm in Maywood, Illinois, in January 1993, at the age of 33.[2] She was interred at the Restvale Cemetery in Alsip, Illinois.
In 1995, Rooster Blues re-issued Million Dollar $ecret.
Gwyn Ashton (* 1961 in Wales) ist ein australischer Rockmusiker und Sänger.
Der 1961 in Wales geborene Gwyn Ashton zog als Kind mit seinen Eltern nach Australien und wuchs in Adelaide auf. Bereits frühzeitig verschrieb er sich der australischen Blues-Szene und hatte in den 80er Jahren seine ersten Auftritte mit der Stevie Wright Band und eigenen Trios in Sydney. Wenig später spielte er im Vorprogramm der irischen Gitarrenlegende Rory Gallagher, dessen Stil ihn nachhaltig beeinflusste.
Nach einigen Jahren in Melbourne ging er schließlich nach England und tourte mit Größen wie Mick Fleetwood, B. B. King, AC/DC, Johnny Winter, Dr. Feelgood, Whitesnake oder Status Quo durch ganz Europa und die USA.
2001 spielte Gwyn Ashton in der Gallagher-Gedächtnisband Band of friends mit Rory's ehemaligen Begleitmusikern den Part seines musikalischen Vorbildes. So kam es auch zur Zusammenarbeit mit Gerry McAvoy und Brendan O'Neill (Gallaghers Rhythmussektion) auf dem dritten Ashton-Album Fang it!.
Gwyn Ashton wurde 2001 durch die Fachzeitschrift Guitar Parts Magazine bei der Wahl zum Gitarristen des Jahres auf Platz 3 gewählt, gleich nach Jeff Beck und Gary Moore.
Im Februar 2006 erschien sein Album Prohibition, das er gemeinsam mit Chris Glen und Ted McKenna (Alex Harvey Band/Ian Gillan/Michael Schenker Group) sowie dem Keyboarder Don Airey von Deep Purple produzierte.
Der 1961 in Wales geborene Gwyn Ashton zog als Kind mit seinen Eltern nach Australien und wuchs in Adelaide auf. Bereits frühzeitig verschrieb er sich der australischen Blues-Szene und hatte in den 80er Jahren seine ersten Auftritte mit der Stevie Wright Band und eigenen Trios in Sydney. Wenig später spielte er im Vorprogramm der irischen Gitarrenlegende Rory Gallagher, dessen Stil ihn nachhaltig beeinflusste.
Nach einigen Jahren in Melbourne ging er schließlich nach England und tourte mit Größen wie Mick Fleetwood, B. B. King, AC/DC, Johnny Winter, Dr. Feelgood, Whitesnake oder Status Quo durch ganz Europa und die USA.
2001 spielte Gwyn Ashton in der Gallagher-Gedächtnisband Band of friends mit Rory's ehemaligen Begleitmusikern den Part seines musikalischen Vorbildes. So kam es auch zur Zusammenarbeit mit Gerry McAvoy und Brendan O'Neill (Gallaghers Rhythmussektion) auf dem dritten Ashton-Album Fang it!.
Gwyn Ashton wurde 2001 durch die Fachzeitschrift Guitar Parts Magazine bei der Wahl zum Gitarristen des Jahres auf Platz 3 gewählt, gleich nach Jeff Beck und Gary Moore.
Im Februar 2006 erschien sein Album Prohibition, das er gemeinsam mit Chris Glen und Ted McKenna (Alex Harvey Band/Ian Gillan/Michael Schenker Group) sowie dem Keyboarder Don Airey von Deep Purple produzierte.
Gwyn Ashton (born 1961, Wales) is a blues/rock guitarist and singer-songwriter.
Biography
Welsh-born and singer/songwriter/guitarist Gwyn Ashton migrated to Adelaide, South Australia in the 1960s, picked up a guitar at 12 and at 16 started his musical journey, playing bars and festivals across the country.
He relocated to Sydney in 1983, formed his own trio with drummers John Lalor (Heaven, The Beast, Swanee, Cheetah), Richard Harvey (Divinyls, Party Boys), John Watson (Australian Crawl, James Rayne, Daryl Braithwaite) and played stints with Swanee and Stevie Wright.
In 1991 he moved to Melbourne, recorded his first two albums Feel The Heat (1993) and Beg, Borrow & Steel (1996). During that time he also played with Jim Keays, Mick Pealing and opened for Junior Wells, Rory Gallagher, Steve Morse and Albert Lee.
In 1996 Ashton relocated to Europe, picking up supports with B.B. King, Johnny Winter, The Yardbirds, Mick Taylor, Peter Green and Status Quo on their 15-date British arena tour in 1999. At this time he was distributed and marketed in France by Virgin records. In 1999 Ashton recorded Fang It! with Rory Gallagher's rhythm section Gerry McAvoy and Brendan O’Neill. At this time Fang It! and Feel The Heat were simultaneously on the Amazon Top 100 charts in France. He then replaced ex Motörhead/Thin Lizzy guitarist Brian Robertson in Band Of Friends, a memorial to Rory Gallagher with Rory's former sidemen Gerry, Brendan, Lou Martin, Mark Feltham and Ted McKenna. In 2001 French fans voted Ashton at number three position in Guitar Part magazine's Guitarist Of The Year poll with Jeff Beck and Gary Moore at first and second positions.
In 2006 Ashton recorded Prohibition (Album Of The Year - Guitar and Bass mag) with Chris Glen (Sensational Alex Harvey Band), Ted McKenna (Sensational Alex Harvey Band, Rory Gallagher, Gary Moore) and Don Airey (Deep Purple, Rainbow, Whitesnake).
With the demise of record labels and distributors in Britain, Ashton formed his own label and stripped the band down to a duo recording and releasing the album Two-Man Blues Army in 2009 with Dave Small on drums and percussion.[1] Small's commitments elsewhere dictated Ashton to recruit drummer "Killer" Kev Hickman. In 2011 they toured for 39 dates with Magnum across Europe, headlined the First Rio Blues Festival in Brazil and are constantly touring Europe.
In August 2012 Ashton announced the release of his new album, "Radiogram". Release date set for October 22nd, 2012. The rhythm section on Radiogram features Ashton on bass, along with drummer "Killer" Kev Hickman. The diverse guest artist roster includes Don Airey (Deep Purple, Rainbow, Whitesnake, Black Sabbath), Kim Wilson (Fabulous Thunderbirds), Robbie Blunt (Robert Plant, Bronco, Silverhead), Johnny Mastro (LA’s Mama’s Boys), Mark Stanway (Magnum, Phil Lynott), Mo Birch (UB40, Go West, Culture Club) and young up-and-coming guitarist Henry Parker. Radiogram was recorded in England, mixed in LA by Lost Prophets’ producer Justin Hopfer and mastered in Australia by Don Bartley, who was recently commissioned by EMI to re-master the audiophile version of Sgt Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band.
Over the years Ashton has played onstage with Mick Fleetwood, Hubert Sumlin, Marc Ford, Canned Heat and has opened for Rory Gallagher, Ray Charles, Robin Trower, Vanilla Fudge, Wishbone Ash, Van Morrison, Jeff Healey, Tony Joe White, Johnny Winter, Mick Taylor, Peter Green, John Hammond and Pat Travers.[2][3]
Band
The touring band, The Gwyn Ashton Trio, consists of Ashton on guitar/vocals, Bass-guitarist Nick Skelson, ex-Sinnerboy, Damien Williams of Slinky on drums. Mark Stanway of Magnum will be playing keyboards on certain dates. The band cut a new studio track in Germany while on tour April 2013.
Critics
"South Australia's greatest contribution to blues-rock." - billboard.com
"Australian-born UK resident compensates for a bass player deficit with superb technique and an array of swampy, edgy and high-octane, riff-based tunes – think Rory Gallagher jamming with the White Stripes. Ashton also tears apart Hey Joe, Purple Haze and I Just Wanna Make Love To You, spitting out the bones and reassembling them as compelling, barely recognisable Frankenstein’s monsters. This show is so entertaining that it’s tough to imagine any genuine fan of the blues, or of wider taste, failing to be bowled over by its immediacy and power." - Dave Ling - Classic Rock Nov 09
"This certainly belongs in 2009 and not back in the 1900s. It is fresh, has a hell of an edge to it and just demands your complete attention." - Blues Matters (UK)
"This is blues/rock guitar assault of the highest order and I fu*king love it! Nine of the eleven tracks here are self-penned; the exceptions being incredible versions of Robert Johnson's 'Crossroad Blues' and Blind Willie Reynolds' 'Outside Woman Blues', both made famous by Cream, both blowing Cream's efforts clean out of the water." - Alan Jones, Get Ready To Rock - 2009
"Two-Man Blues Army is a masterclass in rocking garage blues, a feast of big riffs, killer guitar tones and searing vocals. More importantly, the record crackles with the raw, spontaneous energy of a live show, something often absent from many modern blues albums." - Guitar Buyer
"The whole album of killer tunes represents a definite melding of traditional blues-meets-the-21st century." - Gear
"A welcome tonic to the glut of perfectly produced vanity exercises that passes for modern blues these days. It’s a raucous sounding album that has plenty of credibility in a modern blues market full of mediocrity." - Guitarist
“This duo march into battle taking on every blues-rock trick in the book, successfully blasting them to a new level. No-nonsense, brutal and invigorating” - Guitar & Bass
"(Gwyn Ashton) blends the essences of Mississippi, New Orleans and Texas blues, 60s surf, British 70s rock and no-holds-barred Australian kick-ass boogie ... (He is) guaranteed to satisfy the most discriminating taste in guitar-led blues." (Review of his album "Prohibition" at CD Baby)
"Prohibition is a strong, powerful and dark, energetic and charged with electricity Blues-Rock ... probably the best Blues/Rock album of 2006" (Review at Bluescat)[2][4][5]
Awards
In 2001, French Guitar Part Magazine [6] voted Gwyn Ashton third best guitarist of the year, beaten by Jeff Beck and Gary Moore.
In 2007, his album Prohibiton was voted 'Album of the Year' by the British Guitar and Bass magazine.
Biography
Welsh-born and singer/songwriter/guitarist Gwyn Ashton migrated to Adelaide, South Australia in the 1960s, picked up a guitar at 12 and at 16 started his musical journey, playing bars and festivals across the country.
He relocated to Sydney in 1983, formed his own trio with drummers John Lalor (Heaven, The Beast, Swanee, Cheetah), Richard Harvey (Divinyls, Party Boys), John Watson (Australian Crawl, James Rayne, Daryl Braithwaite) and played stints with Swanee and Stevie Wright.
In 1991 he moved to Melbourne, recorded his first two albums Feel The Heat (1993) and Beg, Borrow & Steel (1996). During that time he also played with Jim Keays, Mick Pealing and opened for Junior Wells, Rory Gallagher, Steve Morse and Albert Lee.
In 1996 Ashton relocated to Europe, picking up supports with B.B. King, Johnny Winter, The Yardbirds, Mick Taylor, Peter Green and Status Quo on their 15-date British arena tour in 1999. At this time he was distributed and marketed in France by Virgin records. In 1999 Ashton recorded Fang It! with Rory Gallagher's rhythm section Gerry McAvoy and Brendan O’Neill. At this time Fang It! and Feel The Heat were simultaneously on the Amazon Top 100 charts in France. He then replaced ex Motörhead/Thin Lizzy guitarist Brian Robertson in Band Of Friends, a memorial to Rory Gallagher with Rory's former sidemen Gerry, Brendan, Lou Martin, Mark Feltham and Ted McKenna. In 2001 French fans voted Ashton at number three position in Guitar Part magazine's Guitarist Of The Year poll with Jeff Beck and Gary Moore at first and second positions.
In 2006 Ashton recorded Prohibition (Album Of The Year - Guitar and Bass mag) with Chris Glen (Sensational Alex Harvey Band), Ted McKenna (Sensational Alex Harvey Band, Rory Gallagher, Gary Moore) and Don Airey (Deep Purple, Rainbow, Whitesnake).
With the demise of record labels and distributors in Britain, Ashton formed his own label and stripped the band down to a duo recording and releasing the album Two-Man Blues Army in 2009 with Dave Small on drums and percussion.[1] Small's commitments elsewhere dictated Ashton to recruit drummer "Killer" Kev Hickman. In 2011 they toured for 39 dates with Magnum across Europe, headlined the First Rio Blues Festival in Brazil and are constantly touring Europe.
In August 2012 Ashton announced the release of his new album, "Radiogram". Release date set for October 22nd, 2012. The rhythm section on Radiogram features Ashton on bass, along with drummer "Killer" Kev Hickman. The diverse guest artist roster includes Don Airey (Deep Purple, Rainbow, Whitesnake, Black Sabbath), Kim Wilson (Fabulous Thunderbirds), Robbie Blunt (Robert Plant, Bronco, Silverhead), Johnny Mastro (LA’s Mama’s Boys), Mark Stanway (Magnum, Phil Lynott), Mo Birch (UB40, Go West, Culture Club) and young up-and-coming guitarist Henry Parker. Radiogram was recorded in England, mixed in LA by Lost Prophets’ producer Justin Hopfer and mastered in Australia by Don Bartley, who was recently commissioned by EMI to re-master the audiophile version of Sgt Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band.
Over the years Ashton has played onstage with Mick Fleetwood, Hubert Sumlin, Marc Ford, Canned Heat and has opened for Rory Gallagher, Ray Charles, Robin Trower, Vanilla Fudge, Wishbone Ash, Van Morrison, Jeff Healey, Tony Joe White, Johnny Winter, Mick Taylor, Peter Green, John Hammond and Pat Travers.[2][3]
Band
The touring band, The Gwyn Ashton Trio, consists of Ashton on guitar/vocals, Bass-guitarist Nick Skelson, ex-Sinnerboy, Damien Williams of Slinky on drums. Mark Stanway of Magnum will be playing keyboards on certain dates. The band cut a new studio track in Germany while on tour April 2013.
Critics
"South Australia's greatest contribution to blues-rock." - billboard.com
"Australian-born UK resident compensates for a bass player deficit with superb technique and an array of swampy, edgy and high-octane, riff-based tunes – think Rory Gallagher jamming with the White Stripes. Ashton also tears apart Hey Joe, Purple Haze and I Just Wanna Make Love To You, spitting out the bones and reassembling them as compelling, barely recognisable Frankenstein’s monsters. This show is so entertaining that it’s tough to imagine any genuine fan of the blues, or of wider taste, failing to be bowled over by its immediacy and power." - Dave Ling - Classic Rock Nov 09
"This certainly belongs in 2009 and not back in the 1900s. It is fresh, has a hell of an edge to it and just demands your complete attention." - Blues Matters (UK)
"This is blues/rock guitar assault of the highest order and I fu*king love it! Nine of the eleven tracks here are self-penned; the exceptions being incredible versions of Robert Johnson's 'Crossroad Blues' and Blind Willie Reynolds' 'Outside Woman Blues', both made famous by Cream, both blowing Cream's efforts clean out of the water." - Alan Jones, Get Ready To Rock - 2009
"Two-Man Blues Army is a masterclass in rocking garage blues, a feast of big riffs, killer guitar tones and searing vocals. More importantly, the record crackles with the raw, spontaneous energy of a live show, something often absent from many modern blues albums." - Guitar Buyer
"The whole album of killer tunes represents a definite melding of traditional blues-meets-the-21st century." - Gear
"A welcome tonic to the glut of perfectly produced vanity exercises that passes for modern blues these days. It’s a raucous sounding album that has plenty of credibility in a modern blues market full of mediocrity." - Guitarist
“This duo march into battle taking on every blues-rock trick in the book, successfully blasting them to a new level. No-nonsense, brutal and invigorating” - Guitar & Bass
"(Gwyn Ashton) blends the essences of Mississippi, New Orleans and Texas blues, 60s surf, British 70s rock and no-holds-barred Australian kick-ass boogie ... (He is) guaranteed to satisfy the most discriminating taste in guitar-led blues." (Review of his album "Prohibition" at CD Baby)
"Prohibition is a strong, powerful and dark, energetic and charged with electricity Blues-Rock ... probably the best Blues/Rock album of 2006" (Review at Bluescat)[2][4][5]
Awards
In 2001, French Guitar Part Magazine [6] voted Gwyn Ashton third best guitarist of the year, beaten by Jeff Beck and Gary Moore.
In 2007, his album Prohibiton was voted 'Album of the Year' by the British Guitar and Bass magazine.
Johnny A.
11. November 2011 - 32. Leverkusener Jazztage - Leverkusen,
Forumhttp://www1.wdr.de/mediathek/video/sendungen/rockpalast/video-leverkusener-jazztage----johnny-a-100.html
Johnny A. - Red House - Rockpalast Germany 2011
Mick Simpson *14.11.
In den 80er Jahren kam Mick Simpson als Session-Gitarrist in Großbritannien und den USA zu relativer Bekanntheit. Als Mitglied der Band von John Parr war er in Soundtracks von Arnold Schwarzenegger und Tom Selleck zu hören. Später gehörte er auch zur Tourbesetzung von Bill Wyman‘s Rhythm Kings und spielte zum 80. Geburtstag von B.B. King in New York mit. Sein zweites Soloalbum „Cruel World“ ist lyrischer Bluesrock, dem man die Liebe zur Musik der 80er Jahre anhört. Anspieltipps: „Number One“ mit seinem rotzigen Rocker-Image, die Slide-Nummer „Road To Memphis“ und der Opener „No Reason To Cry“. Empfehlenswert für Fans von Gary Moore und ähnlichen Bluesrockern.
In the late1980’s Mick worked as a session guitarist and was spotted by Elkie Brooks who asked him to tour in her band. BBC Radio One's Tommy Vance spoke to Mick backstage after a gig and as a result he played some of Mick’s Instrumental tracks on his ‘Friday Night Rock Show’. In the mid 90's Mick worked with John Parr of 'St Elmo's Fire' fame, featuring on his album 'Man With A Vision'. A number of tracks from the album have featured on smash hit films, such as 'Running Man' with Arnold Schwarzenegger and 'Three Men And A Baby' starring Tom Selleck. In 2004, Mick’s original track 'A Father's Son' won the International Songwriters Award sponsored by the Brits Trust. The track received major TV and radio airplay along with his song 'Looking Through My Eyes' which was released to raise money and awareness of Autism. In June 2005 Mick guested at the 80th birthday of blues legend BB King at his blues bar in New York. He has also played alongside other guitar heroes such as Gary Moore and Snowy White. In 2010 Mick released his long awaited debut solo album ‘Hard Road’ on the Mad Ears Productions label. The album received support from Paul Jones (BBC Radio 2), and was play listed on the U.S. Blues Radio Network. One of the tracks from the album, ‘Sometimes I Get So Lonely’, was nominated for best original song at the 2011 British Blues Awards (The Kevin Thorpe Memorial Award).
Mick’s new studio album, ‘Unfinished Business’, is due for release on 24th February. The album features 14 tracks of soaring blues guitar, driving rock anthems and melodic country blues, a diverse range of blues and rock styles Influenced by the likes of Gary Moore, Stevie Ray Vaughan, Eric Clapton, Robert Johnson, BB King and Mark Knopfler.
In the late1980’s Mick worked as a session guitarist and was spotted by Elkie Brooks who asked him to tour in her band. BBC Radio One's Tommy Vance spoke to Mick backstage after a gig and as a result he played some of Mick’s Instrumental tracks on his ‘Friday Night Rock Show’. In the mid 90's Mick worked with John Parr of 'St Elmo's Fire' fame, featuring on his album 'Man With A Vision'. A number of tracks from the album have featured on smash hit films, such as 'Running Man' with Arnold Schwarzenegger and 'Three Men And A Baby' starring Tom Selleck. In 2004, Mick’s original track 'A Father's Son' won the International Songwriters Award sponsored by the Brits Trust. The track received major TV and radio airplay along with his song 'Looking Through My Eyes' which was released to raise money and awareness of Autism. In June 2005 Mick guested at the 80th birthday of blues legend BB King at his blues bar in New York. He has also played alongside other guitar heroes such as Gary Moore and Snowy White. In 2010 Mick released his long awaited debut solo album ‘Hard Road’ on the Mad Ears Productions label. The album received support from Paul Jones (BBC Radio 2), and was play listed on the U.S. Blues Radio Network. One of the tracks from the album, ‘Sometimes I Get So Lonely’, was nominated for best original song at the 2011 British Blues Awards (The Kevin Thorpe Memorial Award).
Mick’s new studio album, ‘Unfinished Business’, is due for release on 24th February. The album features 14 tracks of soaring blues guitar, driving rock anthems and melodic country blues, a diverse range of blues and rock styles Influenced by the likes of Gary Moore, Stevie Ray Vaughan, Eric Clapton, Robert Johnson, BB King and Mark Knopfler.
In the late1980’s Mick worked as a session guitarist and was spotted by Elkie Brooks who asked him to tour in her band. BBC Radio One's Tommy Vance spoke to Mick backstage after a gig and as a result he played some of Mick’s Instrumental tracks on his ‘Friday Night Rock Show’. In the mid 90's Mick worked with John Parr of 'St Elmo's Fire' fame, featuring on his album 'Man With A Vision'. A number of tracks from the album have featured on smash hit films, such as 'Running Man' with Arnold Schwarzenegger and 'Three Men And A Baby' starring Tom Selleck. In 2004, Mick’s original track 'A Father's Son' won the International Songwriters Award sponsored by the Brits Trust. The track received major TV and radio airplay along with his song 'Looking Through My Eyes' which was released to raise money and awareness of Autism. In June 2005 Mick guested at the 80th birthday of blues legend BB King at his blues bar in New York. He has also played alongside other guitar heroes such as Gary Moore and Snowy White. In 2010 Mick released his long awaited debut solo album ‘Hard Road’ on the Mad Ears Productions label. The album received support from Paul Jones (BBC Radio 2), and was play listed on the U.S. Blues Radio Network. One of the tracks from the album, ‘Sometimes I Get So Lonely’, was nominated for best original song at the 2011 British Blues Awards (The Kevin Thorpe Memorial Award).
Rockie Charles *14.11.1942
New Orleans Soul Gitarrist und Sänger Rockie Charles, der "President of Soul",
starb am Freitag, 12. März nach einem Kampf gegen den Krebs.
Charles Merrick ist geboren am 14. November 1942 in Boothville, Louisiana,
Charles lernte das die Gitarrenspiel von seinem Vater, Earlington,auch ein Bluesman.
Im Alter von 13 Jahren zog Charles zur New Orleans "Ward und Houston School of Music "
an der North Claiborne Avenue, wo er lesen und schreiben lernte und Musik studierte.
Als Teenager, wurde Charles häufig eingesetzt beim Talentwettbewerbe an Lincoln Beach,
die Afrikanisch-Amerikanischen Amusemetspark,am Ufer des Lake Ponchartrain
wo er die Bühne teilte mit Bands wie Ernie K-Doe und Aaron Neville.
Im Jahr 1996, nach dem Setzen einer Anzeige im Offbeat Magazine, einem lokalen New Orleans Musikers Zeitung,
bekam er einen Anruf von einer Plattenfirma und veröffentlichte sein "Comeback For You "
.
Nach der Wende des 21. Jahrhunderts, wurde Charles eine regelmäßige Attraktion für die jährlichen Ponderosa Stomp Wurzeln Musik-Event
und trat bei fast allen der acht Stomp Festivals bisher auf.
Charles sollte am Jazz Fest in diesem Frühjahr teilnehmen , und hatte gerade ein neues Album, I Wanna First Class gemacht.
Rockie Charles war 67 Jahre alt.
Alfred Charles Merrick (November 14, 1942 – March 21, 2010), known professionally as Rockie Charles[2] was an American Blues singer, songwriter and guitarist from New Orleans.[1] He was described as the "President of Soul".
Charles was born in Boothville, Louisiana[4] and learned to play guitar from his father, Earlington, a travelling bluesman who played juke joints in the segregated Plaquemines Parish, Louisiana. Charles moved to New Orleans aged 13,[1] where he shared the stage with fellow teenagers Ernie K-Doe and Aaron Neville at talent contests which were frequently held at Lincoln Beach, the African-American amusement park near Lake Ponchartrain during segregation.[2] His early influences were Earl King and Chuck Berry.[5] Charles dropped out of high school in the 10th grade and moved to Venice, Louisiana. He returned to New Orleans aged 18 and started the band The Gadges.[1]
Career
According to the New Orleans Time Picyaune, Charles was turned down by Dave Bartholomew at Imperial Records and Allen Toussaint at Instant and Minit.[2] He instead signed with Senator Jones' Black Patch label in the mid-1960s and released the singles "Mr. Rickashay" and "Sinking Like A Ship."[6] After releasing records with Black Patch, Charles relocated to Nashville, where he backed performers including O.V. Wright, Little Johnny Taylor, and Roscoe Shelton. He returned to New Orleans in 1970, and set up his own label, Soulgate, on which he had a local hit with "The President of Soul".[5] During the 1970s and 1980s he worked as a tugboat captain and oyster fisherman, while playing in various jazz and blues clubs.[7]
His recording career resumed in 1994 after New Orleans Records producer Carlo Ditta responded to an advertisement Charles had placed in a local entertainment magazine. This led to the release of his debut solo LP, Born for You in 1996.[5] He subsequently recorded two albums with Louie Fontaine in 2003 and 2006.[8]
Death
Charles died of cancer at the age of 67, shortly after completing an album, I Want First Class. Ponderosa Stomp organiser Ira "Dr. Ike" Padnos said that "If Rockie had had the right push, the right breaks, he really could have done something great ... he was a first-class, stand-up guy. I loved him for that."
R.I.P.
Ernest Lawlars (Little Son Joe) +14.11.1961
Ernest Lawlars (May 18, 1900 – November 14, 1961)[1] was an American blues guitarist, vocalist, and composer, known professionally as Little Son Joe.[2]
Life and career
Lawlars (sometimes spelled "Lawlers" or "Lawlar") was born in Hughes, Arkansas, United States. From around 1931 to 1936 he worked around Memphis with Robert Wilkins, who he accompanied on a recording session in 1935.[1] The same session also produced Lawlers's first recorded side, under the name Son Joe, although this was not issued.[3]
By 1939 he was working with, and married to, Memphis Minnie. Their first recording session together, for Vocalion in February 1939, produced six released sides by Lawlers as well as four under Minnie's name.[2] Lawlars recorded in his own right under the name Little Son Joe, but most of his recorded work was as an accompanist to Minnie.[4] He mostly retired from music from around 1957 because of ill-health,[1] although after moving to Memphis in 1958 he and Minnie had a regular Saturday night gig at the Red Light in Millington, Tennessee,[5] and he played drums on Minnie's final recording session in 1959.[6]
He died in John Gaston Hospital, Memphis, Tennessee, in November 1961 from heart disease, and was buried in the New Hope Cemetery in Walls, Mississippi.
Little Son Joe (Ernest Lawlars) with Memphis Minnie, A.B.C. blues
Eddie Mapp +14.11.1931 *1910
Eddie Mapp (* 1910 in Social Circle, Georgia; † 14. November 1931 in Atlanta, Georgia) war ein US-amerikanischer Blues-Mundharmonikaspieler. Er wurde vor allem als Partner von Blind Willie McTell und Barbecue Bob bekannt.
Leben
Bereits mit 12 Jahren trat Mapp mit dem Gitarristen Curley Weaver auf. Die beiden musizierten zeitweilig mit den Brüdern Charley (bekannt als Laughing Charley Lincoln) und Robert Hicks (bekannt als Barbecue Bob). Auf Empfehlung von Barbecue Bob machte Mapp 1929 mit den Georgia Cotton Pickers seine ersten Aufnahmen. Seine erste Soloaufnahme im gleichen Jahr war Riding the Blinds. Daneben spielte er die Mundharmonika bei den Aufnahmen verschiedener Bluesmusiker. Im Jahr 1931, einen Monat nach dem Tod von Barbecue Bob, starb Eddie Mapp bei einer Messerattacke, die nie aufgeklärt wurde.
Eddie Mapp (c. 1910 – November 14, 1931)[1] was an American country blues harmonicist. He is best known for his accompaniment on record of both Barbecue Bob and Curley Weaver.
Biography
Mapp was born in Social Circle, Walton County, Georgia. He relocated in 1922 to Newton County, where he met the guitar player, Curley Weaver. Although he did not sing, Mapp was noted in Newton County as a harmonica virtuoso with a unique style, who often performed for tips on the street. In 1925 Weaver and Mapp left for Atlanta.[2] The twosome played at country dances, then Weaver together with Barbecue Bob and his brother Charlie Hicks formed a group with Mapp, and continued to play locally.[3][4]
In 1929, and billed as the Georgia Cotton Pickers, they recorded for the Atlanta-based QRS label. Mapp also cut one solo track, "Riding the Blinds", the same year. None of the songs sold well.[2][5]
In November 1931, Mapp was discovered stabbed on an Atlanta street corner. His death certificate recorded that the brachial artery in his left arm had been severed, and gave his age as twenty. No one was charged with his murder. The certificate also noted his employment as 'musician', unusual at the time for a coroner to acknowledge Mapp's status.
Biography
Mapp was born in Social Circle, Walton County, Georgia. He relocated in 1922 to Newton County, where he met the guitar player, Curley Weaver. Although he did not sing, Mapp was noted in Newton County as a harmonica virtuoso with a unique style, who often performed for tips on the street. In 1925 Weaver and Mapp left for Atlanta.[2] The twosome played at country dances, then Weaver together with Barbecue Bob and his brother Charlie Hicks formed a group with Mapp, and continued to play locally.[3][4]
In 1929, and billed as the Georgia Cotton Pickers, they recorded for the Atlanta-based QRS label. Mapp also cut one solo track, "Riding the Blinds", the same year. None of the songs sold well.[2][5]
In November 1931, Mapp was discovered stabbed on an Atlanta street corner. His death certificate recorded that the brachial artery in his left arm had been severed, and gave his age as twenty. No one was charged with his murder. The certificate also noted his employment as 'musician', unusual at the time for a coroner to acknowledge Mapp's status.
Eddie Mapp - Fourth Avenue Blues (1929)
Rubin "Rube" Lacey +14.11.1969
Rubin
"Rube" Lacey (January 2, 1902 – 1969) was an American country blues
musician, who played guitar and was a singer and songwriter.
Lacey was born in Pelahatchie, Mississippi, United States,[1] and learned guitar in his teens from an older performer, George Hendrix. Working out of the Jackson area in the Mississippi Delta, he became one of the state's most popular blues singers. His bottleneck style inspired that of the better known performer Son House.[1] In 1927, he recorded four songs for Columbia Records in Memphis, Tennessee, though none were released and the masters do not survive.
In 1928, Lacey recorded two tunes, "Mississippi Jail House Groan" and "Ham Hound Crave", for Paramount Records, which constitutes his recorded legacy.[1] Four years later he became a minister, and was later found living in Lancaster, California by blues researcher, David Evans. He died there on November 14, 1969.
Lacey was born in Pelahatchie, Mississippi, United States,[1] and learned guitar in his teens from an older performer, George Hendrix. Working out of the Jackson area in the Mississippi Delta, he became one of the state's most popular blues singers. His bottleneck style inspired that of the better known performer Son House.[1] In 1927, he recorded four songs for Columbia Records in Memphis, Tennessee, though none were released and the masters do not survive.
In 1928, Lacey recorded two tunes, "Mississippi Jail House Groan" and "Ham Hound Crave", for Paramount Records, which constitutes his recorded legacy.[1] Four years later he became a minister, and was later found living in Lancaster, California by blues researcher, David Evans. He died there on November 14, 1969.
Rube Lacy - Mississippi Jail House Groan (1928) Blues
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