(originally Chess single 1482) and Women and Money (originally Chess
Paul: trumpet. Hard Times Once More, The Train, Heartache and Troubles, Calipso Blues, I Aint
Recordings
session, Frazier did the vocals and guitar and Sampson Pittman played second
The Soul Queen of New Orleans, Irma Thomas is one of the most enduring voices of the rhythm and blues era, with a discography that spans over 50 years. Claudia: vocals. 2001, pp. He was born on 02 June 1952 and died on 29
: Bullet Bob/ Bob the Bullet, drums. Tommy Whitehead and Mississippi Al in one of the large historic photos at the
Recordings include contributions to (CD)
Up-Killer Up, various artists-Motor Citys Burning Vol.1, Michael Katon Band-Rip
Played with Uncle Jesse White. Mills,
Swain,
Mystery Train, The Rick Stel Project, MKD Trio, Lynn LaPlante 7, Has also
Recorded in Detroit in early 1970s. Not all of her songs were blues she scored a hit with Irving Berlins Alexanders Ragtime Band but her songs such as Send Me to the Lectric Chair and Empty Bed Blues are part of the blues firmament. Recordings include
This period inspired the song Hastings Street which
Lowry, 1973. East,
(CD) Vintage Toledo Blues 1950-1980 (various artists). contributions to (CD) Pat Savage Band-Made In Detroit. Detroit Blues Society 2012 and 2014 Blues Challenge winner. Butlers-Uncut Detroit II, Al Hill & the Love Butlers-Willie Mae. Schmidt,
Moved to Detroit 1980. Recordings include contributions to (CD)
Played with Tampa Ted & The Blue Knights and the Killer Bees. Consideration ballot in 2015.] Reference: Detroit Blues, Vol.2, No.3, p.25, Picard,
Born:
and the Assassins. Clothes, Brogan,
and Still Kickin, Prouty,
Played with the Witch Doctors. Art: guitar/vocals. Blues. Robert Jr.: publisher/photographer/feature writer. Background in Second City style improv theatre as both
Played with Guitar Slim, David Honey Boy Edwards, Muddy Waters, Buddy
Recordings include
Died at Detroits Harper
Dinah: vocals/piano. Joined the Detroit
10-18. 2 (various Artists). Played with the City Limits Blues Band. and the Kenny Miller Band-Uncut Detroit II, Glordano,
to (CD) Blues From The Heart (various artists). include contributions to (CDs) Ben Moore & Blues
Born in Detroit, MI on April 10, 1964. Played with Mudpuppy. Vol. Played with Square Business Blues Band. Played with Ben Moore & the Blues Express. Played at the Banks Bar (Clay & Russell), Congo Lounge (Chene &
Played with The Red Mercury Blues Band. Recordings include contributions to (CD) Deep Detroit. Milton Heavyfoot: drums/vocals. Mike: drums. Reference: Harris, pp. Only bands and musicians from Detroit, Michigan. Blues-Vol. he recorded with Blind Blake. Croft,
Recordings
He was born in Detroit in 1938. Recorded on Detroit label United Sound Systems and
auto accident. in Flint, MI. Was an original member of the Diamond Dukes and played
Anderson,
group The Falcons. labels. Marks,
Miller,
Underwear, Weaver,
Band-Made In Detroit. Recorded on Bobo Jenkins Big Star
Paul: bass/vocals. Performing and recording on east coast
of Blues-Vol. Arbor Blues and Jazz Festivals. Recordings
Still Kickin, Feskorn,
Big Foot Bob and the Toe Tappers-Music 2 Tap Your Toes 2. Began playing harmonica at age four,
Played with Too Blue Feat. Went on to tour with Lionel Hampton, do Armed Services radio,
Recordings include contributions
Recordings include
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Hale,
artists), Hastings Street Grease-Volume 2 (various artists), Blues at
Thornetta Davis, Cee Cee Collins, Ron English, Faruq Z Bey and RJ Spangler. Chicago and had lived in Paris and Chicago before moving to Detroit by 1995. Played with the Bugs Beddow Band. Died: December 14, 1963,
John: trombone. Recordings include contributions to (CD)
Scott: alto & tenor saxophone. In 2016, She Shreds had the honor of speaking with blues guitar picking queen Beverly "Guitar" Watkins (1939 - 2019), who began her career as the guitarist for Piano Red in 1959. Johnson,
Methric,
Emmanuel X.: guitar/vocals. Morris and his Back Alley Blues Band. The
The leader of this Blues band based in Detroit is a soulful vocalist with a great sense of style and nuance. Claudette-Linament & Collard Greens. artists), Detroit Blues Band-Real Life, Detroit Blues Band-Playin It Cool, Gates,
Still Kickin, Huff,
Played with the Bugs Beddow Band. Still Kickin, LaMar,
Uncut Detroit: Live Blues in the Night (various Artists), Carolan,
Blues and Jazz Festival 1973, Nicholls,
Played at house-rent parties (chittlin struts) in early 1970s. Recordings include contributions to (CD)
Played at
Recordings include contributions to (CD)
References: Harris, p.127; Blues Notes, Vol.5, No.3; Sinclair, 1994. Recordings include
Recordings include contributions to (CD)
Career began at age 9 and
to (CD) Eddie Burns-Detroit and (LP) Detroit Blues Factory Vol. Beddow Band. Marten, Ken (a.k.a. Performed with Nikki James & the The Flamethrowers. Roberts,
Achievement Award in 1995. Frank Sugar Chile: vocals/piano. Recordings include
Bob: bass guitar/vocals. Known as "The Empress of the Blues," Bessie Smith was the best and most famous female singer of the 1920s. Fronted his band, Mr. Bo and
Heart (various artists), Johnnie Bassett & The Blues Insurgents-I Gave My Life
Franchi,
Wrote a number of songs recorded by Johnnie
titled The Train is Comin and Tin Pan Alley released on (CD)
John: blues scholar/poet/activist. 2, Brooks,
Recordings include contributions to (CD) City Limits
recordings titled Barnes Blues and Blue Grumble/Piquette Bounce
Day,
Grew up in Detroit and started playing at age 21. Recordings include contributions
McDowell. Attic Bar in Hamtramck, MI. Steve Somers Band with Valerie Barrymore-Blue Condition, Steve
Worked with B-Side Blues Project, Bracey,
Canada South Blues Society 2010 Blues Challenge solo winner,
with Howard Armstrong, Bill Ballinger and Carl Martin billed as the Four Strings
Recordings include contributions to (CD)
Detroit's "Queen of the Blues," Thornetta Davis, takes the role as "Empress of the Blues" and Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee Bessie Smith. Harrell,
Played with the Lady Sunshine & the X Band from 1994 to 1995. Recorded with The Five Dollars, Don Juans, and Joe
Watkins and the Assassins. Peter: tenor saxophone. Passed Away in 2012. Some credit him with the innovation of the electric bass
Recordings include contributions to (CD)
artists). Born August 16th. Recordings include contributions to (CD) Blues From the
Born and raised in Detroit. Played with Motor City Bluez Project. Dreams, Tony Valentino-People I Got em Bad, Uncut Detroit: Live Blues in the
Played with Motor City Bluez Project. Jef: bass. Recordings include contributions to (CD) Blue Rose-Rock Me Low. Halverson Band in 2004. Played with Howling Diablos. Bill Billy Keys: keyboards/vocals. Recordings include contributions to (CD)
instrument). Played with the Alligators. Little Dickie (a.k.a. Reverend Mark: guitar/vocals. Train-Love Lost, Murphy,
Jeff Bo-Hog: drums. Noel,
contributions to (CD) Tony Valentino-People I Got em
Recordings
David: bass/vocals. Played with the Sudden Impact Band. 1 (various artists). Bettye (a.k.a. guitar, Jesse Ullmer on saxophone and Calvin Andrews on drums. Stopped performing in the
Mind, Motor City Sheiks-Sensational Rhythms, Blues From The Heart (various
Chris Canas Blues Revolution during 2004 and 2005 and has worked with a long
BluesAirmen-Motor City Rock-N-Blues. This introduction to key blues artists proves that women have been a key part of the genre since it began. Gary: guitar. Green-Eyed Octopus." A Conversation
Sang with The Five Dollars and the Detroit Monitors. Recordings include
Experimented with drums beginning at age twelve and then jug and
Chess), Tell Me Baby (originally Fortune single 853 as Love You Baby and
Played with Howling Diablos. Reference: Rye,
Played at the
Wickstrom,
Glassel,
Manager and promoter Fred Reif brought Lightnin Slim
include contributions to (CD) Live at Lous, Nisco,
Randy: bass/vocals. Night (various Artists). Potter,
Memorial Gardens Cemetery, Plymouth Township, MI. The "Queen of Soul" Aretha Franklin is among the best-selling music artists in history. Bobby: Played with Bopbby Caston and the Detroiters. Blues and Jazz Festival 1973. Came from Mississippi. (various artists). Roy (a.k.a. Recordings include contributions to
He joined Commander Cody & his
Music critic Daphne Brooks says Smith, her fans, and the rallying behind . Farlow played at the Love-In n Belle Isle (Apr 67), the
Buried: United Memorial
Toured with B.B. Connect your Spotify account to your Last.fm account and scrobble everything you listen to, from any Spotify app on any device or platform. Born in Mount Clemens in
Square Business Blues Band. Recordings
Resided in Ann Arbor, MI
Fred: rubboard (washboard)/promoter/manager/author. (CD) The Alligators-Uncut Detroit II, The
guitar and Sampson Pittman played second guitar on the song Welfare Blues. John Lee Hooker in 1950sincluding the song Real Folk Blues. Lady Sunshine and the X Band-All Kind Of Men, Uncut Detroit: Live Blues in the
Heart (various artists). His
John: bass. Ahada:
Played with the Glen Eddy Band. Mark The Paz Man: guitar/dobro/mandolin/DJ. Moved to Detroit
Recordings include
Greg Fingers: harmonica. Played with the Butler Brothers Blues Band, Bob Willett &
Artists), Live at Lous (various artists), Ruth,
Reference: Harris, p.547. 2
Big Dave and the Ultrasonics-No Sweat, Blues From the Heart
Detroit Blues Society Lifetime Achievement Award in 1995. Reference:
References: Blues Notes, Vol.5, No.7; JB
You Off My Mind, Mystery Train-Love Lost, Detroit Blues Band-Blues From The
Recordings include contributions to (CD) Zoom-Big Daddy. Recordings include contributions to (CD)
contributions to (CD) Luther Keith-Badman. Played with Steve Gornall & The
Moved to Detroit in 1927. Recordings include
Mississippi Blues & Gospel (Field Recordings) 1934-1942, released by
contributions to (CD) City Limits Blues Band-So Many
7,336 listeners Tracy Nelson (born in Madison, Wisconsin, on 27 December 1944) is an American singer. Nathaniel: saxophone. Recordings include contributions to (CD)
Lived and played in pre-WWII Detroit, Willie,
with Randy Volin. (LP) Spartans Why Do People Run From The Rain. Detroit
Festival 1973; John Lee Hooker/Eddie Burns-Detroit Blues 1950-1951; Eddie
Rev. Marc Falconberry-irReverend Blues, Sobolewski,
New York Breakdown, Industrial Boogie, Cannonball San Francisco Breakdown,
Rosco: harmonica/vocalist. Allen: drums. Johns,
Recordings include contributions to (CD) Mid Life Crisis Blues Band-Live
He also performed with The
Recordings include contributions to (CD)
Document Records (Austria) on (CD) DOCD-5320, issued 1995. Recordings include
Eliza: vocalist. Bugs Beddow Band-3D Blues, Tucker,
Played with Blues Controversy. Recordings include contributions
The 100 Greatest Blues Singers (39-20) The 100 Greatest Blues Singers (19-1) 19) Albert King: He made fat stacks for Stax Albert King had already enjoyed a hit with Don't Throw Your Love On Me So Strong before his 6ft 4in, 18st frame cast a shadow over the threshold of Stax Records in 1966. Dog, Going Down Slow, You Wont Treat Me Right. Band-Down on Hastings Street, Tate,
Yet, almost everything she recorded was imbued with the spirit and tonality of the blues, from Wallflower, her first recording as a teenager (an answer song to Hank Ballards Annie Had a Baby), to the soul and blues standards Tell Mama and Id Rather Go Blind. She was a member of the 1993 class of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductees, a six-time Grammy winner, and one of Rolling Stones 100 Greatest Artists of All Time. Detroit area blues men beginning in the early 1970s. Jake: guitar/vocals. Foster,
worked with Johnnie Bassett, Doug Deming & the Jeweltones, Paul Carey, Sean
Zimnickas,
Craig: bass/vocals. Played with The Blue Suit Blues Band. Raised in the Mississippi delta area. Blues From the Heart (various artists), Uncut Detroit: Live Blues in the Night
show Yazoo City Calling along with Jerry Mack. Tom: vocals/guitar. Detroit recordings released by Fortune Records include I Mustve Done
Lived in Detroit with his family in early sixties. 7 Pioneering Black Female Jazz And Blues Singers Who Made Music History. Played with Jim McCarty (his father) and Mystery Train. Kevin: bass. Billy: guitar/bass. Recordings include
Born around 1936 in Chicago. Played with the Pete Fetters Band. Barbara Lynn 19. writer/WDET radio personality/minister. Kosmicki,
private recording titled Gonna Play The Blues released on (CD)
White,
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