Stories from Blues Historian
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Howard Tate RIP
Blues Historian &bull Dec 11, 2011
Contact me atbluesman2001@hotmail.comLink ExchangeIf you have a website, and would like to exchange links just email me at the above address.Blues Historian ON THE AIR NOW!!!!!!!!!!!! RIP Howard Tate - August 13, 1939 to December 2, 2011The influential soul singer Howard Tate was best known for soul hits like "Ain't Nobody Home" and "Get It While You Can", with the later covered and re-popularized by Janis Joplin. Tate died in his New Jersey apartment of natural causes at age 72. Born in Macon, Georgia and raised in Philadelphia, Tate came into prominence in the late 1960s through the 1970s with… Full Story »
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Hubert Sumlin RIP
Blues Historian &bull Dec 5, 2011
Contact me atbluesman2001@hotmail.comLink ExchangeIf you have a website, and would like to exchange links just email me at the above address.Blues Historian ON THE AIR NOW!!!!!!!!!!!! Hubert Sumlin has died for more information Read HERE. Hubert was one of the last of the great Chicago guitarists from the golden age of Chicago blues. He played with the legendary Howling Wolf for many years. Will update when more information… Full Story »
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Hawkeye Herman Blues In Schools
Blues Historian &bull Dec 4, 2011
Contact me atbluesman2001@hotmail.comLink ExchangeIf you have a website, and would like to exchange links just email me at the above address.Blues Historian ON THE AIR NOW!!!!!!!!!!!! Here is another article from fellow Iowan Hawkeye Herman. Hawkeye teaches blues in schools, and this is another article about his program. I really like what he has to say about No Child Left Behind. He is right that we are training kids to take the test not how to think. This article originally appeared in Big City Blues Magazine. Blues in SchoolsHawkeye HermanBlues Education More Important Than EverBig City Rhythm & Blues Oct.… Full Story »
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NYE 2011! Bob Dorr and the Blue Band
Blues Historian &bull Dec 3, 2011
Contact me atbluesman2001@hotmail.comLink ExchangeIf you have a website, and would like to exchange links just email me at the above address.Blues Historian ON THE AIR NOW!!!!!!!!!!!! I am playing solo piano as part of the Bob Dorr's annual Happy Blue Year. NYE at the Hilton Garden Inn in Urbandale Iowa. Located conveniently off of I-80/35 and 86th street. It is a great show and tickets are still available. Included in the show are of course the star of the show Bob Dorr, with his guests Matt Woods and the Thunderbolts, Joe and Vicki Price, Six Ways to Sunday, The Erick… Full Story »
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Jimmy Rushing: I Want A Little Girl
Blues Historian &bull Dec 1, 2011
Contact me atbluesman2001@hotmail.comLink ExchangeIf you have a website, and would like to exchange links just email me at the above address.Blues Historian ON THE AIR NOW!!!!!!!!!!!! Cripple Fight! The guys behind South Park have been refreshingly upfront about their indebtedness to previous artists. While they're not unique in that regard, I certainl... What Dr. Stanislaw Burzynski doesn't want you to know about antineoplastons - Over the last couple of weeks, I've been spending a lot of time (and, characteristically, verbiage) analyzing the phenomenon known as Dr. Stanislaw Burzy... Open Thread - enlarge [image: holy ghost.jpg] Credit: That Funny Thing Open… Full Story »
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John "J Blackfoot" Colbert RIP
Blues Historian &bull Nov 30, 2011
Contact me atbluesman2001@hotmail.comLink ExchangeIf you have a website, and would like to exchange links just email me at the above address.Blues Historian ON THE AIR NOW!!!!!!!!!!!! From the Commercial Appeal in Memphis, and from Soulbluesmusic.com comes news of the death of John "J Blackfoot" Colbert. Colbert was a sucessful artist on the Stax lable with his band the Soul Children. For more information from The Commercial Appeal click HERE. For a complete discography check out the Soulbluesmusic website HERE. RIP J Blackfoot - November 20, 1946 to November 30, 2011Soul singer J Blackfoot is best known for his work in… Full Story »
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Otis Redding: Mr. Pitiful
Blues Historian &bull Nov 27, 2011
Contact me atbluesman2001@hotmail.comLink ExchangeIf you have a website, and would like to exchange links just email me at the above address.Blues Historian ON THE AIR NOW!!!!!!!!!!!! Cripple Fight! The guys behind South Park have been refreshingly upfront about their indebtedness to previous artists. While they're not unique in that regard, I certainl... What Dr. Stanislaw Burzynski doesn't want you to know about antineoplastons - Over the last couple of weeks, I've been spending a lot of time (and, characteristically, verbiage) analyzing the phenomenon known as Dr. Stanislaw Burzy... Open Thread - enlarge [image: holy ghost.jpg] Credit: That Funny Thing Open… Full Story »
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Lee Shot Williams RIP
Blues Historian &bull Nov 27, 2011
Contact me atbluesman2001@hotmail.comLink ExchangeIf you have a website, and would like to exchange links just email me at the above address.Blues Historian ON THE AIR NOW!!!!!!!!!!!! Over the weekend I found out from Soulbluesmusic.com that Lee Shot Williams had passed away. According to the website Williams album Cold Shot, was voted best blues release by the Living Blues readers in 1995. For more on Lee Shot Williams Click HERE. Cripple Fight! The guys behind South Park have been refreshingly upfront about their indebtedness to previous artists. While they're not unique in that regard, I certainl... What Dr. Stanislaw Burzynski doesn't… Full Story »
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Happy Thanksgiving
Blues Historian &bull Nov 23, 2011
Contact me atbluesman2001@hotmail.comLink ExchangeIf you have a website, and would like to exchange links just email me at the above address.Blues Historian ON THE AIR NOW!!!!!!!!!!!! To all my readers here in the USA, Happy Thanksgiving!! Enjoy your turkey and the blues. Traditionally in bigger cities, Thanksgiving usually met all day blues and jazz shows. However, those days maybe gone, but you can still find a lot of great blues going on Thanksgiving night. Check out your local listings. It might be just a blues jam, or a national touring act, but I bet they will be thankful if you… Full Story »
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Casey James: Georgia
Blues Historian &bull Nov 22, 2011
Contact me atbluesman2001@hotmail.comLink ExchangeIf you have a website, and would like to exchange links just email me at the above address.Blues Historian ON THE AIR NOW!!!!!!!!!!!! Cripple Fight! The guys behind South Park have been refreshingly upfront about their indebtedness to previous artists. While they're not unique in that regard, I certainl... What Dr. Stanislaw Burzynski doesn't want you to know about antineoplastons - Over the last couple of weeks, I've been spending a lot of time (and, characteristically, verbiage) analyzing the phenomenon known as Dr. Stanislaw Burzy... Open Thread - enlarge [image: holy ghost.jpg] Credit: That Funny Thing Open… Full Story »
