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Blues Music can touch the soul of a person, when hearing the Blues a person will be soothed, excited, calmed or filled with joy. So much of what we take for granted in music over the years has it’s roots in the blues.
There is no story without History. Rolling Stones fans need to know about Muddy Waters. Eric Clapton fans need to know where Robert Johnson was coming from. Even Punk and Grunge have definite roots in the Blues.
Soon there was jump blues, which became Rhythm’n’Blues, which then crossed over into Rock’n’Roll. Then Gospel got a taste of the ‘Devil’s music’, and morphed into Soul.
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PIANO C RED
Piano C Red was born in the South in 1933, and had been playing piano in Atlanta bars for ten years when he moved to Chicago in the mid-50s. He recorded briefly for Chess records in 1963, but his main work came as a backing musician for the big names of the day, working with Muddy Waters, BB King and ...
WAS IT SARA OR WAS IT SALLIE?
Sara Martin and Sallie Martin were both great singers, and there is often confusion as to which is whom. Sara was one of the original Blues Divas, glamorous women who dominated Blues music in the early 20s. Sara had dozens of hit records but had already retired when Sallie rose to prominence in the 30s. Sallie earned her title as ...
SALLIE MARTIN
'The Mother of Gospel Music' may have preferred Sacred songs to 'the Devil's Music', but her uninhibited and passionate vocal style had a lot in common with the best Blues singers of the day. As a famous exponent of the Rev. Thomas A Dorsey's compositions in the 30s and a co-founder with him of The National Convention of Gospel Choirs, ...
SARA MARTIN
Sara Martin was already 38 years old, with a long career behind her as a vaudeville singer, when she cut her first record for the Okeh label. Her big, rich voice; her stylish stage presence; her choice of some outstanding material and some shrewd publicity made her one of the most successful Blues Divas of the 20s. Sara was born in ...
DON ROBEY
Don Robey was the owner of the Peacock, Duke and BackBeat labels that released some important R&B records in the 50s and were also the home of some of the best Gospel artists of the day. He was a tough man to deal with and made a lot of money by giving himself co-writing credits on his artists' songs, allegedly ...
JACKIE BRENSTON
Jackie Brenston's 'Rocket 88' is often cited as the first Rock'n'Roll record. Its phenomenal success in 1951 prompted Sam Phillips to set up Sun Records the following year, and then keep his ears open for a handsome white kid who could sing this rocking R&B like Jackie did. Although he never had another big solo hit, Jackie played sax in ...
GARY 'US' BONDS
In the late 50s R&B was in a strange place. The crest of Rock'n'Roll had passed; traditional Blues was seen as old-fashioned; Soul, Motown and the British Invasion were still years away, so kids would dance to sax and piano driven music like Gary 'US' Bonds records. Powered by sax-man Gene Burge, Gary's party music was all over the charts ...Essential Albums
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