Blues

June 10: The late great Howlin Wolf was born in 1910

Chester Arthur Burnett (June 10, 1910 – January 10, 1976), known as Howlin' Wolf, was an influential American blues singer, guitarist and harmonica player.…

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May 8: Blues Legend Robert Johnson Birthday

  “Just look at the picture of him with the acoustic guitar: His fingers are in the weirdest position. If…

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May 1: The late blues legend Little Walter was born in 1930

..king of all post-war blues harpists,.... The fiery harmonica wizard took the humble mouth organ in dazzling amplified directions that were…

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10 Great old acoustic blues songs

“I'm a bluesman moving through a blues-soaked America, a blues-soaked world, a planet where catastrophe and celebration- joy and pain…

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Classic song: Key to the Highway by Chas Segar and Big Bill Broonzy

"When I was about 14, I saw Big Bill Broonzy on TV and that was an incredible thing. Because maybe…

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Georgia Blues: Blind Willie McTell , Blind Willie’s Blues (Documentary) 1997

Blind Willie's Blues A 54-minute documentary film about the life, times, and music of blues legend Blind Willie McTell. With…

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