Bman's Blues Report

Personnel Albert King : Electric Guitar, Vocals Stevie Ray Vaughan : Electric Guitar, Vocals only on Song 3 Tony Llorens : Piano, Organ Gus Thornton : Bass Michael Llorens : Drums Bassist Gus Thornton has lived a blues musician's dream. In the last 40 years he has traveled around the world recording and touring with blues greats such as Albert King, Stevie Ray Vaughan and Katie Webster. He has shared the stage with, and earned the respect of, every St. Louis Blues Musician he has played with. Gus Thornton is the epitome of St. Louis Blues. Thornton, like many rhythm musicians, is over looked by listeners who tend to get wrapped up in screaming guitars, monster harps and raspy vocals. Musicians, however, will readily agree that the key to any blues band is the rhythm section. "Every time one of my fingers moves, someone taps their foot or nods their head. Yeah, people pay attention to the guitar players and singers, but I have the audience attached to my fingers," sai...

Now 50 years in the music business, TOMMY RIDGLEY, is considered the Master of Rhythm & Blues. As one of the great and enduring Rhythm & Blues artists in New Orleans, TOMMY RIDGLEY has stood the test of time with more than 70 recordings since 1949. TOMMY RIDGLEY is a very friendly, humble man with a wealth of good stories and very strong opinions. TOMMY RIDGLEY'S roots, like so many other Rhythm & Blues artists, started in the church choir. Also being the offspring of a musicial family, he had the ability to sing. At age 17, he joined the Navy. During this time he developed an interest in learning to play the piano. In 1946, after World War II, he returned to New Orleans and studied music. Influenced by Roy Brown, a New Orleans' resident and one of the biggest Rhythm & Blues artists nationally, Ridgley began developing his own style. Being a much sought after performer, Ridgley began performing at The Dew Drop Inn, a New Orleans' most popular black live...

Edward Holland, Jr. (born October 30, 1939, Detroit, Michigan, known during his recording career as Eddie Holland) is an American singer, songwriter and record producer. Although Holland was an early Motown artist who recorded minor hit singles such as "Jamie", he started working behind the scenes due to stage fright. He was a member of Holland–Dozier–Holland, the songwriting and production team responsible for much of the Motown Sound and hit records by Martha and the Vandellas, The Supremes, the Four Tops, and The Isley Brothers, among others. Holland served as the team's lyricist, and also worked with producer Norman Whitfield on lyrics for the songs he produced for The Marvelettes and The Temptations, like "Too Many Fish in the Sea" and "Beauty's Only Skin Deep". If you support live Blues acts, up and coming Blues talents and want to learn more about Blues news and Fathers of the Blues, Like ---Bman’s Blues Report--- Facebook Page! I’m ...

"Some Black Snakes Out There Suckin' On My Rider's Tongue" is a track from the out of print album "It Ain't Nobody's Business What Brenda Bell May Do!" or "The Art of Brenda Bell" released on Spivey Records in 1984. Artist: Brenda Bell Album: It Ain't Nobody's Business What Brenda Bell May Do! Track: A-2 Title: Some Black Snakes Out There Suckin' On My Rider's Tongue Year: 1984 Label: Spivey Records Musicians: Brenda Bell (vocals), Bill Dicey (harmonica), Joe Dicey (guitar), Dominic Vigliotti (bass guitar) & Harold Squires, Jr. (drums) Brenda Louise Sophronia Munn-Bell succumbed to cancer September 17, 1988, just shy about six weeks before her 35th birthday. Like many other Spivey records this LP is also out of print and hard to find. If you support live Blues acts, up and coming Blues talents and want to learn more about Blues news and Fathers of the Blues, Like ---Bman’s Blues Report--- Facebook Page! I’m loo...

For a player who rates only three lines of biographical information in one major jazz reference book, Jerome Darr had an incredibly versatile and prolific career, showing up on sessions from blues to bebop and even strumming a few arpeggios behind Frankie Lymon & the Teenagers. He was one of many fine players to hail from Baltimore and his first major professional affiliation was in sort of a jug band, the Washboard Serenaders. The guitarist was a member of this group from 1933 through 1936, a tenure that included a well-received European tour. Jazz researchers find great, glaring holes in Darr's activities from this point, either picking back up on him in the classic jazz context of Buddy Johnson's band in the early '50s, or wondering about his involvement with the much more modernistic Charlie Parker during roughly the same period. The guitarist was not hiding in a closet during the '40s, however: he simply focused on work as a studio musician during an era whe...

Dan Turnbull - Guitar, Vocals, Keys, Harmonica, Stompbox and Mandolin ''His material was great, quite bluesy and dirty and performed with real gusto, manically stamping on the box to start and stop loops, frantically picking up different microphones and instruments like a magician pulling props out of a trunk to create some amazing sounds.'' - Tasty Sounds If you support live Blues acts, up and coming Blues talents and want to learn more about Blues news and Fathers of the Blues, -  ”LIKE” ---Bman’s Blues Report--- Facebook Page! I’m looking for great talent and trying to grow the audience for your favorites band!

Selwyn Birchwood stumbled upon the Blues at age seventeen while attending a Buddy Guy concert in Orlando. After witnessing the raw energy and power the music created first hand, he decided it was what he wanted to pursue. He has spent the years since then trying to hone his skill to convey the same intensity and feeling of the blues greats. After seeing him perform in a local club, Texas Bluesman Sonny Rhodes offered him the chance to hit the road and tour nationally. Selwyn quickly took advantage of the opportunity and has frequently toured with his blues mentor across the U.S. and Canada at many premiere venues including: “Terra Blues” in New York City, “Big Muddy Blues Festival” in St. Louis, “Beltline Blues Fest” in Calgary, Alberta, and “Buddy Guy’s Legends” in Chicago. Selwyn is backed by a rock-solid rhythm section that is as bluesy as it gets. Auggie Antoine (Bass) was a regular at Kingsnake Records in Sanford, Fl. In its heyday Kingsnake turned out records for many notable ...

  Get your Halloween Boos (Er, Blues) on this Wednesday (Halloween Night), October 31 as Tommy Marsh & Bad Dog welcome special guest, guitarist-vocalist Lenny Kerley to their weekly Blues Jam at The Tavern in Ventura. Read a recent interview with Tommy in October's issue of All Access below.  GET YOUR HALLOWEEN BOOS (ER, BLUES) ON THIS WEDNESDAY NIGHT With Ventura Bluesman/Guitarist-Vocalist    Tommy Marsh  & BAD DOG      And Special Guest Lenny Kerley - At The Weekly Ventura County Blues   Society-Sponsored Blues Jam At The Tavern - Wed., October 31           (FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE) - Get your Halloween Boos (er, Blues) on with Tommy Marsh and Bad Dog's weekly Blues Jam this Wednesday night (Halloween Night), October 31, at The Tavern, 211 Santa Clara, Ventura. 8-11 p.m., and no cover. Info: (805) 643-3246. This week's special guest is guitarist-v...

COME DOWN TO TONIGHT'S BIG BLUES HARMONICA SHOW Friendly blues reminder for blues harmonica lovers!  See you TONIGHT - MONDAY, OCTOBER 29, 2012 - for the Blues Harmonica Heaven with a cavalcade of top notch blues greats!   All details below were sent in a previous e-mail. Your blues pal forever, Cadillac Zack ************************  BLUES HARMONICA HEAVEN!   ...IS BACK AGAIN!  STARRING...    LYNWOOD SLIM   BHARATH RAJAKUMAR   JUNIOR WATSON   FRED KAPLAN   RICK REED   RENA BEAVERS   AND TONS OF SURPRISE GUESTS!   (TONIGHT MONDAY, OCT. 29)   7:00 pm - Audience Seating Begins   8:00 pm until 9:30 pm - Harmonica Heaven Concert  9:30 pm til 1 am - Open Blues Jam Rages On   NO COVER AT THE DOOR!  THERE IS A TWO DRINK MINIMUM AT THE CLUB.  DONATIONS ARE NEEDED TO K...

I just received a copy of the newest release, Them Menz , by Dalannah Gail Bowen . The release opens with a swinging blues track, the title track, Them Menz . A force in the Canadian Canadian music scene this track moves and hot guitar riffs by Harris Van Berkel are hot. Loved By That Woman has a bit of a Latin rhythm fed by Chris Nordquist on drums and Jim Salmon on percussion.Vocal harmonies on this track are particularly interesting. Timin' comes off with a light funk and Bowen uses a natural sense of syncopation to add that special something. Michael Creber plays tight piano lead on this track and Steve Dawson lays down some cool guitar riffs. You're Not There brings it down and smokey with (listen hard) Pink Floyd/Hiwatt like guitar intro. Bowen belts out a ballad and ethereal guitar riffs by Dawson swirl around cool drum rhythms and the best track on the release. Who's Foolin' Who is an uptempo track and a lot more of an airplay hoo. Backing vocals are promin...

Kennedy Street Enterprises Presents Tickets on sale from Friday November 2nd at 9am National Credit Card Hotline: 0844 888 9991 Book Online: www.ticketline.co.uk Agency and credit card bookings subject to a fee Joe Satriani , one of rock music’s most respected and celebrated electric guitar players, will undertake a 10-date UK tour starting Saturday 8th June at the Manchester Apollo . This will be Satriani’s first UK tour since the Black Swans and Wormhole Wizards Tour 2010 . Tickets go on sale from Friday 2nd November and can be booked online from www.ticketline.co.uk or call 0844 888 9991 or the venue direct. Very special guest is blues guitarist Matt Schofield. The tour coincides with the news that Satriani will record a new solo album later this year for a worldwide release via Sony in May 2013.  The enterprising guitarist is also in the planning stages of releasing a career retrospective box set for spring 2013. ...

"KING OF THE ROCKIN' BLUES!!!" The Pro Jam @ The Joint, This Tuesday Night! Greetings friends, musicians and music lovers! I invite you to come out this Tuesday night November 30th, for the second Pro Jam @ the Joint. Located at the corner of Pico and Robertson in West L.A. Last week's jam debut was fantastic, with a host of great musicians dropping by to play, including top notch Bluesmen Phil Gates and the great Coco Montoya. So come with your "A" game, because the bar's been set pretty high and you never know who might drop in for a play! The Gregg Wright Blues Band with Ron Battle (bass), Stormin' Norman Weatherly (keyboards), Craig Kimbrough (drums) and yours truly on guitar & vocals, will kick off the first set. The Joint has a great atmosphere, great food, reasonably priced bar drinks and a very nice staff to help you have an enjoyable evening of food, fun and music. The Joi...

The Siegel–Schwall Band is an American electric blues band from Chicago, Illinois.The band was formed in 1964 by Corky Siegel (harmonica and piano) and Jim Schwall (guitar), and still tours occasionally Corky Siegel and Jim Schwall met each other when both were music students at Roosevelt University. Siegel, originally a saxophonist, was interested in blues, while Schwall's background was mostly in country music. They combined these two genres, producing a lighter sounding blues as compared to Butterfield Blues Band or John Mayall. The Siegel–Schwall Band included Shelly Plotkin on drums and Rollo Radford on bass. Radford had previously played with Martha and the Vandellas and Sun Ra. They were the house band at Pepper's Lounge on Chicago's South Side. Every important Chicago blues musician sat in with Corky and Jim at Pepper's, including Junior Wells, Buddy Guy, Billy Boy Arnold, Little Walter, Muddy Waters, Magic Sam, Otis Spann, Bo Diddley, Lazy Lester and Sam La...

Roomful of Blues during the Jazztime 2012 Festival in Hildesheim, Germany Chris Vachon - Guitar Rich Lataille - sax Mark Earley - sax Travis Colby - keys Ephraim Lowell - drums Doug Woolverton - trumpet John Turner - bass Phil Pemberton - Vocals Rich joined Roomful in 1970 and was there at the beginning of what has become the most legendary horn section in contemporary blues. It was Rich’s interest in the swinging bands of the ’30s and ’40s that led Roomful to forge the distinctive sound that has become the band’s trademark. A man who can play both sides of the fence, lyrically tender or blisteringly hot, Rich has a big, warm tone that is always jam-packed with feeling. His melodic inventiveness reflects the depth and breadth of his wide-ranging influences. Rich worked with various local and high-school bands before beginning his long-term relationship with Roomful. If you support live Blues acts, up and coming Blues talents and want to learn more about Blues news and Fathers of...

Billy Wright (May 21, 1932 – October 28, 1991) was an American jump blues singer. Billy Wright was born in Atlanta, Georgia. Throughout his career, he was known as the "Prince of the Blues." He was a key figure in Atlanta blues after World War II and had a major influence on rock and roll pioneer Little Richard, whom he helped get his first recording contract. He recorded his last recordings in 1959. He continued to do shows around Atlanta until he suffered a stroke, and then died of a pulmonary embolism, just before his 1991 Halloween Show at the Royal Peacock in Atlanta. If you support live Blues acts, up and coming Blues talents and want to learn more about Blues news and Fathers of the Blues, -  ”LIKE” ---Bman’s Blues Report--- Facebook Page! I’m looking for great talent and trying to grow the audience for your favorites band!

Butterbeans and Susie were a comedy duo made up of Jodie Edwards (July 19, 1895 – October 28, 1967) and Susie Edwards, née Susie Hawthorne (1896 – 1963). Edwards began his career in 1910 as a singer and dancer. Meanwhile, Hawthorne performed in African American theater. The two met in 1916 when Hawthorne was in the chorus of the Smart Set show. They married on stage the next year. The two did not perform as a comic team until the early 1920s. They had been touring with the Theater Owners Bookers Association (TOBA) with a black husband-and-wife comedy team known as Stringbeans and Sweetie May. Upon the death of Stringbeans (Butler May or Budd LeMay), a TOBA promoter asked Edwards to take the stage name "Butterbeans" and for him and his wife to take over Stringbeans and Sweetie May's act. "Butterbeans and Susie" appeared for the first time shortly thereafter. Their act, a combination of marital quarrels, comic dances, and racy singing, proved popular on the T...

The Mighty Mojos are a musical blast of fresh air! Refreshing and original, they sound like nobody else out there. A blend of rock and blues songs with killer hooks and grooves, catchy riffs, dynamic drums and bass combined with one of the best vocalists you’ll ever hear! It’s a recipe for a great band. That’s why they’re called the MIGHTY MOJOS. The unbelievably powerful voice is supplied by Alan Ward who hails from Limerick. He’s played in metal bands for years but has finally found the style which suits him best. Drums are by Hillsborough native David Kennedy who can hammer those snares and toms into total submission! He’s played in many line-ups for years. Bass is supplied by Belfast man Ali McKenzie who lays down a mean groove that’s tight and melodic. He’s a vastly experienced session player. Guitars are plucked by Ballymena man David McClean Who also writes and records the bands material. He’s got a unique distinctive slide style. The current band has been together for a...