Blues

Great song: John The Revelator

The Best Songs: John The Revelator The Revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave unto him, to shew unto his…

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Feb 21: Nina Simone was born in 1933

Jazz is a white term to define black people. My music is black classical music. ~Nina Simone Once I understood…

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Great performance: Freddie King – Ain’t no sunshine

Ain't No Sunshine is a song by Bill Withers from his 1971 album Just As I Am, produced by Booker T.…

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Documentary: Deep Blues – A Musical Pilgrimage to the Crossroads

Deep Blues: A Musical Pilgrimage to the Crossroads is a British documentary film, released in 1991, and made by music…

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Jan 25: The late Etta James was born in 1938

"When I sing for myself, I probably sing for anyone who has any kind of hurt, any kind of bad…

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Great Song: Nina Simone – Backlash Blues

Langston left us about a year ago. Before he died made me promise to sing this song wherever I went, I…

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Great Album: Steve Earle – Terraplane

"Hell, everybody's sick of all my fucking happy songs anyway" - Steve Earle Terraplane is the sixteenth studio album by…

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Dec 11: Willie Mae ‘Big Mama’ Thornton was born in 1926

Willie Mae "Big Mama" Thornton (December 11, 1926 – July 25, 1984) was an American rhythm and blues singer and…

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Dec 1: Lou Rawls was born in 1933

Louis Allen "Lou" Rawls (December 1, 1933 – January 6, 2006) was an American recording artist, voice actor, songwriter, and…

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