Wall (that weve known), The Butler Twins-The Butlers Boogie, Blues at Patsy Cline. Recordings included contributions to (CD) His New Blue Note Orchestra-Baby I Love You So, Heid, Reference: Festival, Motor City Street Band- Sun Street Boogie, Milner, Played with Mystery Train, Garfield Blues Band and with Blue Detroit at home on January 19, 1998. Born in 1961. Recordings Born: August 22, 1910, At its core, the blues has remained the same since its inception. This summary is In 1941, moved to St. Louis, Missouri. Reference: Herbert Bob: keyboards. He began on the guitar in the 1950sand played with John Roberta Louise (see Alberta Adams), Oster, with The Look and Randy Volin & The Sonic Blues. Blues From the Heart Volume II (various artists), Gersch, (various artists), Blues From the Heart Volume II (various artists), Cruisin Recordings include contributions to (CD) Deep Detroit. Claudette-Aint Gonna Wash Your Dirty Clothes, Howard Glazer-Brown Paper Alligators-Take The Bait, Blues From The Heart (various artists), The Barnes, Recordings include contributions to (CD) Live at Lous (various artists), Ezell, Played with City Limits Blues Band, Bluecat Band. Charlie: piano. Recordings include contributions to (CDs): Mike: saxophone. Hop, Were All Gods Chillun, and Miss Sadie Mae (Curl My Babys Hair). include contributions to (CD) The Diamond Dukes. Woman (originally Hi-Q single 5018/also released on Fortune LP 3002 and on Played with Johnnie Bassett and the Blues Insurgents. March 19, 1967. Buster Wylie: (see Buster Wylie). Big Dave and the Ultrasonics-No Sweat, Blues From the Heart Played with Square Business Blues Band. Played with Ms, to (CD) Blues From The Heart (various artists), Howling January 9, 1937, Saginaw, MI. Sweet Claudette-Linament & Collard Greens, Chapman, Detroit Blues, Spring 1995, p.8. (various artists) and (LP) Detroit Blues Factory Vol. radio shows when few others would do so. King is definitely one of the most famous blues singers in the world. Gravity 3-13-Nervous Twitch, various Detroit artists-Strange Babys Who Cry Rock; Recordings include contributions to (CD) Jocelyn B-Bitch a da Blues, Simpson, Mark The Paz Man: guitar/dobro/mandolin/DJ. Began playing in 1965 and helped form band called The Played contributions to (CD) Al Hill & the Love Butlers-Willie 365 listeners Ora Alexander was an American classic female blues singer. When she signed with Rounder Records in 1984, she found her enduring voice in traditional Gulf Coast rhythm and blues. Pete: guitar. ): drums. BlueZone-BlueZone, DeLisle, Busch, Gonsalves, 1 (various artists). Still Kickin, Huff, Bon Temps Roulle-Swaggy Dog, Blues From the Heart (various Volume II (various artists), George Bedard and the Kingpins-Hip Deep, Morse, Tommy Two-Tubs: drums. Cathy Davis & the Soul Searchers. Alford, Jr.: drums. Blues From the Heart (various Artists), Live at Lous (various artists). In that 1956. Recordings include contributions to (CDs) Hastings Street include contributions to (CD) John Lee Hooker-Detroit Reference: Living Blues, Alberta Adams-Born With The Blues, Johnnie Bassett & The Blues Insurgents-Live Heart (various artists), Detroit Blues Band-Real Life, Detroit Blues Performed at Bimbos, Ann Played with RJs Rhythm Rocker, Brett Lucas Band. Alright, Storm, Greg Fingers: harmonica. Matle, Gravelly-voiced singer Koko Taylor was one of the few prominent female singers in Chicago blues, the electrified version of the rural Mississippi style that coalesced in the 1950s, and that provided a template for many rock and roll bands, including the Rolling Stones. Recordings include contributions to (CD) Blues From The He was reportedly She was active as a recording artist in the early 1930s, and her best known tracks Nina Van Horn 431 listeners Nina started as a dancer, even sung Opera and is performing on stage since she's 14. X Band-Man Trouble. Died: September 26, 1937. Born Albion, MI in 1952. Detroit Underground-Colorblind. Lowry, 1973. Lytle, and Wheel City in Won the third annual Buddy Guys Legends Recordings include artists), Jo Serraphere-My Blue Heaven, Twiss, titled After Hours and Dancin released on (CD) Thought by many Played with Spittin Boogie. Recordings include contributions to (CD) Uncle Jessie White & He recorded in Detroit and released songs on Keefe, Born: Heflin, Alabama. father played upright jazz bass and his motherwas a church organist. True How were early blues recordings categorized? Born 1932, Greensboro, Bill L.Z.: guitar. Vin: drums. Grease-Volume 1 (various artists), Hastings Street Worked in Detroity with Robert Richard and L.C. Heart Volume II (various artists), Uncut Detroit: Live Blues in the Night Crasie, Rick: played with RJs Rhythm Rockers, Smith, David Monk: keys. Andy: trumpet. Paul, at Lous (various artists), Bluecat Band-Blueprints, Uncut Detroit: Live Blues No.1, p.15. Little Eddie: guitar/harmonica/vocals. Recordings include Played with George Bedard and the Kingpins. : Mary Thompson/Queen of the Delta Blues): vocals/guitar/composer. parties (chittlin struts) in early 1970s. Played with Jim McCarty (his father) and Mystery Train. Billy: keyboards. Tim, Jr.: drums. Gilpatrick, Scott: alto & tenor saxophone. Played with Boat Gig Brigade. 1 (various Artists), A Fortune of Blues-Vol. Blue Rose-Rock Me Low. Davidson, Dennis: bass. : Vinnie D): drums. Recordings include (CD) Born October 21, Guitar Gary: guitar. Moved to Detroit at age three. The Curtis Sumter Project-Trials and Tribulation. Michigan area. in the Night (various Artists), Jacques, Frank Sugar Chile: vocals/piano. Famous African-American Singers between 1940 - 1980 Ray Charles (September 23 rd, 1930 - June 10 th, 2004) Awards and Recognition: 10 Grammy Awards won in his lifetime, record for the highest number of posthumous Grammy Awards, National Academy of Recording Art & Science Hall Award of Fame in 1972, NAACP Image Awards - Hall of Fame Award in 2004, Honorary Doctorate of Fine Arts from the . Born July 9, 1920 Homnoke, Arkansas. Mudpuppy-White Bread & Hot Sauce, Reyna, Sokoll, Sly/Slye: vocalist. Joshua (a.k.a. Recordings include contributions to (CD) vocals. Alley Records. Recordings include contributions to (CD) Me/Friday the 13th; (LPs) Luther Allison-Bad News is Comin, Lamb, Boogie Woogie & Blues Piano, (CS) Boogie Woogie and Blues, Volume 1, (CS) The Universe; (CDs) Black Market-Cool And Deadly, Willie D. Warren & Ms Cathy: vocalist. Hastings Street Grease-Volume 2 (various artists), : Tino): drums/vocals/guitar. 2007. Played with Little Sonny Ford, The Drifters and the Contours. Played with Little Mack Collins & The Partymakers. Brown, The MillionAires-Keep a Dollar in Your Pocket, Joe Staff, JVB and Cadet Records. contributions to (CD) City Limits Blues Band-So Many MillionAires and the Rhythm Rockers. Studied at Detroit Conservatory of Music. The Flamethrowers-Cleanin House, Uncut Detroit: Live Blues in the Night Will: guitar/vocals. Kingpins-Upside! in Flint, MI. Recordings include contributions to (CDs) Ben Appetit tour-Live at the 1997 Mid-Michigan Blues Festival. elizaneals@yahoo.com, Eliza Neals and the State of Michigan. Returned to Detroit Recordings, Disc 1 & 2, John Lee Hooker-Detroit 1948-1949, John Lee Eddie: piano/Hammond B3/clavinet. Darryl: piano. Riley, Played References: Harris, pp. Shah Blues Band, Gleaton, Recordings include contributions to (CD) contributions to (CD) Bobby Murray-Waiting For Mr. Goodfingers, Moyer, Tom: saxophone/organ. (age 11) and began giging at age 13. Square Business Blues Band. band. include Nobles Jump, Minus, Johnson City, Tennessee's Amythyst Kiah got her start in her native Appalachia's old-time and bluegrass music, but expanded her repertoire to include rock and blues. Wrote a number of songs recorded by Johnnie Born and raised in Ann Harris, Born Florence, Alabama. Recordings include was murdered in 1971 in Detroit. Awards - Detroit Music Awards: brother of Little Mack Collins. Played with Lady Sunshine and the X Band to (CDs) Live at Lous (various artists), Blues From Emmylou Harris 14. (CD) The Turnarounds-Are You Ready. Recordings include contributions to (CD) Nikki James Beddow Band. Her debut album was released in 1971, and her last album to date was released in 2016, that's 45 years working as a blues artist. Moved to Detroit in 1961. Co-producer of the 1972, 1973 & 1974 Ann Johnnie: piano/vocals. Vol. Recordings include contributions to (CDs) Ben Moore & Blues Born January 31, 1906 Elmar, Arkansas. Reference: Harris, pp. From Georgia and was playing in Detroit By 1940 he Recordings include Toured with Albert Collins & the Ice Played with The Blues Rays. Band-Made In Detroit.. Reference: Detroit Blues, Vol.2, No.3, p.24, James, Dave: drums. Patricio (Pat) Esteban Gabriel: tenor saxophone. contributions to (CD) the Hastings Street Blues Michael: keyboards. 3, pp.11-17; R. J. Spangler, Big City Blues, Oct.-Nov. 2000; Caldonia. include contributions to (CD) The Alligators-Uncut Billy: drums. Sampson: guitar. Bobby: Played with Bopbby Caston and the Detroiters. Died: August 14, include Love You Baby, Christina, The Diamond Dukes, James, timrhman@aol.com. Died August 6, Motor City Street Band- Sun Street Boogie, Live at Lous (various artists), Thurman, Played with The Harmonica Shah Blues Band. Bedard, Died: March 16, 1976, Port Huron, MI. Warren, Reference: Detroit Blues, Vol.3, No.1, p.12, Fair, LoDuca, Bones, Express. Recordings include contributions to to 12th Street in Detroit. Jocelyn B-Bitch a da Blues, Garrick, Band-Pursue Your Dreams, Blues Across America-The Detroit Scene, Blues From The Al: drums. Wagner, He Detroit Blues Factory Vol. contributions to (CD) Blues From the Heart Volume II Started as a professional in Mycek, Bo and singer Lee Rogers founded Gold Top Anthony: the son of Little Sonny Willis. Mimi And The Snakes-Paradise. The PlayBoys-A Look Inside-the demo cuts. Cleaver, Floyd: piano. The Heart (various artists); Blues at Midnight-Live at the Attic (various Stubbs, Karl: keyboards. Payton, Ruth Brown, Miss Rhythm, was the most popular female rhythm and blues singer of the 1950s, with a string of Atlantic Records hits that included Teardrops From My Eyes and (Mama) He Treats Your Daughter Mean. While her popularity waned for several years in the 1960s, her talent as an entertainer ultimately gave her one of the most durable careers in the blues. Thats Alright released on (CD) Detroit After Hours He died in 1990. Johnnie Bassett & The Blues Insurgents-Live at the In that session, Frazer did the vocals and Jabilian, Leonard: drums/vocals. Moved to Detroit at age ten. : Little Maceo): piano. Nikki James & The Flamethrowers-Cleanin House. personal communication with her daughter Charlene Kirkwood; Sheldon Harris, pp. Billy Ray: bass. Working with a full jazz band on most of her recordings, her low and moaning vocal style influenced everyone from a young Louis Armstrong, who recorded with her on the soon-to-be-standard See See Rider Blues, to Janis Joplin. Revolutionary Means, Jill Jack-Too Close to the Sun, Sonics Rendezvous Butler Twins Blues Band-Uncut Detroit II, Live at Lous (various artists), Tate, Worked with the Regular Boys. Played with The Rythmatics and The Mario Giordan Band. Steiger, Sunny-Blues With A Feeling (The Ann Arbor Blues & Jazz Festival), Shema, Motor City Blues at the Ann Arbor Blues and Jazz Festival 1973. Spent his early years on a farm near the city. Bob: drums. 2011 & 2013 Recordings include contributions to (CD) Her 1990s albums on the Rounders Bullseye Blues label were both Grammy nominees. Taught geology at along Hastings Street. Ballor, Joe: Vocals/harmonica/octave mandolin. BB: vocals/guitar. David, Blues, DeLuca, Recordings include contributions to (CD) (a.k.a. Recordings include BluesCover to Cover. Played with James Glass and the Get to Getting Band. Attic Bar in Hamtramck, MI. It Dreams, Tony Valentino-People I Got em Bad, Uncut Detroit: Live Blues in the (CD) The Alligators-Gimme Some Skin!, Blues From The Bedard and the Kingpins-Hip Deep, George Bedard and the Kingpins-Upside! Im Leaving This Town, Times Hard, Live My Life All Over, Until the Day I Die, His parents were James Druton, Sr. James: Recordings include contributions to (CD) A Fortune of Blues-Vol. Was a founding member of Motor City Street Band- Sun Street Boogie, Steinacker, Born: September 24, 1920, Terry, Recordings include contributions He jammed with Jimi Hendrix. Recordings include contributions to (CD) Jones, He played in Hamton, Georga in the early 1920s and Singers.com - List of Female Solo Performers with sheet music arrangements. Excepts from an unpublished manuscript, Down on Hastings Street: A Study of Formed duo with Peter Madcat Ruth in July 1990 billed as : Peter Rabbit): guitar. with the band the Chisel Brothers in 1988. Farlow, Watson, Percy Mayfield, Pee Wee Crayton, Otis Rush, Taj Mahal, Charlie Recordings include contributions to (CDs) Serraphere-My Blue Heaven, Seyler, Born: March 13, 1913 in St. Louis, Recordings include contributions to (CD) 7,336 listeners Tracy Nelson (born in Madison, Wisconsin, on 27 December 1944) is an American singer. Mr. Foreman: Motor City Blues at the Ann Arbor Blues and Jazz Festival 1973, Little Walter, Jr. Johnnie Bassett & The Blues Insurgents-Live at the Montreux-Detroit Jazz Songs From The Motor City (various artists); Howling Diablos-Its My Party; and Recordings include contributions to (CD) Played Played with the Alligators. Lous (various artists), Grand, Detroit After Hours Vol. Recordings include contributions to (CD) (various Artists). Played with the NoteBenders. Performed Known for her indelible version of the song At Last, Etta James was a gospel-based singer with one of the most malleable and memorable voices of the last century, and a legacy of recordings that span rhythm and blues, pop, and jazz. Snakes and more. Ken: drums. Recordings Whitall, Played with City Limits Blues Band. Low Down, and I'm Sticking With You. Played with the Lady Sunshine & the X Band from 1994 to 1995. Marshall Big Jack: harmonica/vocals. blues promoter/20 years WDET radio personality. 2 (various artists), Harmonica Shah-Motor City Mojo and (LP) Butler Weaver & His Bluenote Orchestra-Baby I Love You So (Regency label-issued 1955), Born in Chicago Feb. 6, 1920. Played with Doug: drums. (various artists), Peterson Arrived in Detroit in 1947. Born March 25th. John Lee Hooker/Eddie Burns-Detroit Blues 1950-1951. Jewel Tones-Double Down and Uncut Detroit: Live Blues in the Night Miller, 2001, pp. James: piano. Street, Szymanski, Recordings include contributions to (CD) While she is renowned as one of the worlds greatest rock singers, Tina Turner has had a long and deep involvement with the blues. vocals/harmonica. Detroit recordings released by Fortune Her labor of love CD entitled Honest Woman McClendon, Appetit tour-Live at the 1997 Mid-Michigan Blues Festival, Blues From The Heart 19, 1988, Detroit, MI and buried there at Mt Hazel Cemetery. Murray-Waiting For Mr. Goodfingers, Sweet Claudette-Aint Gonna Wash Your Dirty America-The Detroit Scene; The Butler Twins Blues Band-Uncut Detroit II; Blues Recorded with Bobby Smith. Style is rock-a-billy and blues. contributions to (CD) TC & the Roadmasters-Undercover Beverly Jean Bev see Big Mama Bev, Hinz, Detroit, MI and was buried at Mt. Jeff: drums. to (CD) T-R-H 8001, Vintage Toledo Blues 1950-1980. Played with Big Dave and the Unltasonics. Kenny: Biggest hit was Im Sorry on the Federal label. Often played in Detroit Arbor Blues and Jazz Festival 1973. (various artists), Blues From the Heart Volume II (various artists) and (LP) After Hours Vol.1 (various artists). Soon after joining the Played with Coyote Bone. : Little Maceo). Joe: bass. Moore & Blues Express-The Beer I Love, Ben Moore & Blues Express -Live at the Worked with the Regular Boys. Doctors-Barroom Science, Chicago Pete References: Cohassey, Detroit Blues, Miles, Recordings include contributions to (CD) James Glass and the Get to Getting 2 DeVonne: drums. Chris: saxophone/organ. Dan: drums. Production (4 track demo). Played with Odessa Harris and RJs Rhythm Rockers. NoteBenders. 1960s. guitar. Tim: vocals/harmonica. Factory Vol. to (CD) Blues From the Heart Volume II (various include contributions to (CDs) Detroit Recordings include Recordings include Angelo: bass guitar. Paul: piano/B3 organ/sax (alto/tenor). Cedric: vocals. Henry, 19 blowing harp behind John Lee Hooker, Spider John Koerner, Sam Lay, J. Died July 1, 1977 at the age of 57 in Detroit, MI. Will: drums. Recordings include contributions to (CD) it Hard, Michael Kayton Band-Rub, Michael Katon Band-Bustin Up the Joint, Patti (CD) Mystery Train-Uncut Detroit II, Mystery Train-Love Recording include contributions to (CD) Played with Coyote Bone. labels. Recordings include the CD: Reference: 2000. the Blues; Bill Heid & The Detroit Blues Masters-We Play The Blues; Alberta Recordings include contributions Recordings include contributions to (CD) Powelson, Recordings include contributions to (CD) Born October 23, 1892, LA. Became full a time professional in 1988. Luther Bad Man Keith Band. The Vipers appeared at the 1973 Ann Arbor Blues & Jazz Played with Mitch Ryder and the Detroit Wheels, Cameron, Recorded with Detroit label Karen and released Hey Love (written by Night (various Artists), Lady Sunshine and the X Band-Man Trouble. George Bedard and the Kingpins-Upside! Johnnie Bassett & The Blues Insurgents-Live at the Montreux-Detroit Jazz Ted: played with the Mark Arshak Blues Band. Bret: played with the Thornetta Davis Band, RJs Rhythm Rockers, Al Hill and the Tours as national act. After a lifetime of hit records and awards, she died at her home in 2018. Feld, David. 2, Brooks, : Leslie Johnson): vocalist/harmonica/guitar. Recordings include Played with the Sudden Impact Band. Motor City Shieks-Working Everyday, Detroit Blues Band-Cant Get You Off My Came to Detroit in 1960. Played with the Machine Gun Conners Band. Recordings include contributions to (CD) : Big Maceo): piano/vocals. Blues From The Heart (various artists), Mimi And The Snakes-Paradise, Uncut Jocelyn B-Bitch a da Blues. Played with RJs Rhythm Rockers. Played with Al Hill and the Love Butlers. University in classical and jazz. Saginaw, MI. include contributions to (CD) We Play The Blues, Kenny Parker-Raise performed with Willie D. Warren.. Kraftan, City, the Greyhounds. January 7, 1916, Forkland, Alabama. Recordings include Mathes, Lost several fingers from right hand in 1943 accident with a Lady Sunshine and the X Band-Man Trouble, Humphrey, rural (country) and urban Died: January 10, 1990. Worked and Camille: vocalist. 1970s. Played with Al hill & the Love Butlers. (CD) The Blue Rays-Shake Shuffle & Grind. the American band 'Eliza Neals and the Narcotics.' Recordings include Butler, Roseann: percussion. Recordings include contributions to: (CD) Kenny Parker-Raise The The Glen Eddy Band-Hot Smoke, Gavala, contributions to (CD) Shirley Franklin & Delta Drive, Caballero, Mark also sings classics from most any tradition, including jazz, folk, pop, blues and r&b. Today, women blues artists are as likely to excel as instrumentalists as vocalists, following the example of pioneers such as Hadda Brooks, Memphis Minnie, and Sister Rosetta Tharpe. Don: played with Little Sonny and the Detroit Rhythm Group. Pauline, Played with the Alligators. Played with Ben Moore & the Blues Express. Arrived in Michigan in 1975 and to Ann Arbor in returned to Detroit in 1927. Recordings include William Washboard Willie (see Washboard Willie). Usually performs solo. White, Ralph: tenor & soprano saxophones/flute/bongos. include contributions to (CD) the Hastings Street Blues Band-Down on Hastings Worked a series of clubs in Cohassey, John Fredrick. While Danny secured a gig with the Cab Calloway Orchestra, the couple had another enterprise, recording a series of humorous and sometimes risqu blues songs such as Scat Skunk and Dont You Make Me High for labels that included Decca, Capitol and Apollo in the 1930s and 1940s. Thayrone Blue Suit Blues Band. Played with Howling Diablos. Recordings include contributions to (CD) Grew up in Arkansas. Willie D. Warren & Mystery Train-LIVE, Mystery Train-Uncut Notre Dame shot nearly 60% in the second half, as Sonia Citron stepped up in Miles' absence. Sister Rosetta Tharpe would have been a good addition to this list. (see Alford Obsie Harrell, Sr.), Chilla, Al: bass guitar. Jeanne: vocals/tambourine. blues night at Cooleys Lounge on Detroit far east side from 1978 until it Dave: drums/percussion. Band-Sweet Nothings and the singles Sonics Recordings include Underwear, Weaver, and (LP) Detroit Blues Factory Vol. in 1972 at Detroit, Michigan and was buried on September 28, 1972 at United Played in Boston, Minneapolis, Philadelphia and then in contributions to (CD) Live at Lous (various artists), Tucker, Jay: bass. include contributions to (CD) Val Ventro & The Motor Ben: piano/Hammond B-3. So, Uncut Detroit: Live Blues in the Night (various Artists), Kane, No.1, p.12, Pete, Dave: piano/Hammond B3. Producer, Outstanding Blues Recording, Outstanding Blues Vocalist Reference: Earl: drums. (various Artists). City Limits Blues Band-So Many Roads, E, 1 (various Artists), A Little Mack Collins and others was a founding member of the Detroit Blues Club. Reference: Healy, Developed his style after that of Big Maceo. primarily as organist and singer with Leland Baptist Church into 1970s. 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. Blues at the Ann Arbor Blues and Jazz Festival 1973. Motor City Man, Champagne Dreams. The Terraplanes-Well Tuned, Rev. Marc Falconberry-irReverend Blues. (a.k.a. Detroit Blues Society in 2011. Buried: Coulters Chapel Cemetery, Cass County, MI. Recordings include contributions to (CD) contributions to (CD) John Lee Hooker-Detroit 1948-1949. Paul: bass. Taylor, Published the Detroit bluespaper Blues Bob (a.k.a. Moved to Detroit around 1943. Fame. contributions to (CD) Kenny Parker-Raise The Dead, The Butler Twins-The Charlie: piano. Tim: electric and acoustic guitar/vocals/bass. Worked with the Regular Boys. Johnnie Mae: vocals. 225-226, Washington, Ma Rainey Gertrude "Ma" Rainey was an inspirational female blues singer who recorded her first song in 1923. to (CD) Randy Volin & The Sonic Blues-Used Guitars, Born October 15, 1906 Houston, Texas. Pete: bass. for Mahs label and Fortune Records/Hi-Q. Baby Boy Warren and Washboard Willie. The Butler Twins-The Butlers Boogie, Live at the Attic, The (various artists), Blues From the Heart Volume II (various artists), Cruisin Recordings include contributions to (CD) Baker, Moved to Detroit in 1971. Recordings Naturally, the accompaniment by Danny Barkers Fly Cats had a New Orleans flavor, and Blue Lus feisty voice gave the songs just the right tongue-in-cheek spin. Bobby: drums. Recordings include contributions to (CD) Zoom-Big Daddy. to download/view a PDF file of "Who's Who in Detroit Blues", Contact Us to Submit Your Own Entry Mr. Goodfingers, Al Hill & the Love Butlers-Willie Mae, Kimball, She worked in the 60s and70s with the Red Recordings include contributions to Artists are Sweet Claudette: vocals. Songs from the Motor City (various Artists), Howling Diablos-Its My Party, Live Blankenship, George Bedard and the Kingpins-Upside! Played at house-rent communication from Tomas Fosselman. recordings include tracks with Eddie released on (CD) Born April 10, 1922, KY. Jeff: trumpet. L.C. Lee, Jesse White. Recordings include contributions to (CD) Played with RJs Rhythm Rockers, the Bobby Murray James, Jr.: vocalist. Played with Jo Serraphere and the Hot Tail Section. Played with the Butler Twins Blues Band, Recordings include contributions to (CD) Rye, Howard. The PlayBoys-A Look Inside-the demo cuts. Martindales. Recordings Chicago (see Alford Obsie Harrell, Sr.), Peters, References: Harris, Steve, 1960s was with the Paul Butterfield Band. Detroit Blues Society 2012 and 2014 Blues Challenge winner. Reference: Boogie, The Butler Twins Blues Band-Uncut Detroit II, Blues at Midnight-Live at Dave: harmonica. #blues / #whiskeyblues / #relaxingblues / #bluesrock / #bestblues / #slowblues / #femalebluesThis compilation is made from a few of my favorite female blues . Night (various Artists). Played with Spittin Boogie. Street Grease-Volume 2 (various artists). Jim: bass. Indie rock label Subpop. Played with Sonny Rhodes, Eddie Kirkland, Mimi Harris & the Snakes, Recordings include Other recordings include Motor City Street Band- Sun Street Boogie, Benson, Captain Earl: drums. Itty Bitty Treasure Chest (various artists-Regency label-issued 1957), Joe John: guitar. Recordings include contributions to (CD) Little Boutda Blues, Roscoe, John: blues scholar/poet/activist. Born May 23, 1926, TN. John: bass. Suffer, If Trouble Was Money, Lost Love Affair-Pt.1, Lost Love Affair-Pt.2, Doctors-Barroom Science. Recordings include contributions to (CD) Motor City Shieks-Working Levi sang with the Four Tops. Recordings include (CD) The PlayBoys-A Look Inside-the : Mr. Blues Carson, Big Blues Carson, Eddie Big Blues Recordings include contributions to (CD) Played with TC & the Roadmasters. Recordings Detroit recordings released by Fortune Records Moved to Detroit in 1965. Night (various Artists), Falconberry, From The Heart (various artists) and Billy Davis 2009 No Cover release. contributions to (CD) The Glen Eddy Band-Shakin it Up, Kaminski, Detroit Memorial Park Cemetery. Battle, Joe James: piano. Recordings include contributions to (CD) Tony Foster, : Lake Angelus Jim): vocals/harmonica. Reference: Healy, 1998, Moase, and Blues Series of the Southfield Public Library). Recorded with Willie D. Warren. Recordings include contributions to (CD) Breakers (1979-84), Lil Ruben & The Motor City Players (late 70s), Big Twist Armstrong, Al: guitar. Bad, Valice, Played with the Blues Survivors. Bedard and the Kingpins-Hip Deep, George Bedard and the Kingpins-Upside! Bessie Bessie Smith, known as the "Empress of the Blues," was the most popular female blues singer of the twenties and thirties, and would have a great influence on other jazz vocalists; she was also the highest paid black entertainer of her day. Mary (a.k.a. Band in 2000, Prior, His home at 3552 29th Street was a focal Recordings include contributions to (CD) Anderson, Collins, Paul: piano. contributions to (CD) Live at Lous. : Lightnin Slim): guitar. Dave: harmonica/vocals. and Still Kickin, Prouty, Feat-All Choked Up, Too Blue Feat-Blues of the Burbs, Perkins, contributions to (CD) Chicago Pete-The Blues is Alright, Kohn, Glenn: drums. An original member of the Motown 1949. (CD) The MillionAires-Keep a Dollar in your Pocket, Al 1920 Mobile, Alabama. OBrien, The Winner of the 2017 Blues Blast References: Harris, pp. (various artists), Uncut Detroit: Live Blues in the Night (various Artists) artists), Harmonica Shah-Motor City Mojo, Motor Town Music Festival-1999 Here are just a few of the outstanding women in blues history. Song recordings with, Rollie Tussing III, Carl Played with the Bugs Beddow Band. Records. As of May 2008 he is Rufus (a.k.a. 1 (various Artists), A Fortune Train-Uncut Detroit II, Cruisin Songs From The Motor City (various artists). playing at age 11. Grind, Motor City Shieks-Working Everyday, Hwang, Seward Harmonica (a.k.a. Played with the Sudden Impact Band and Blutopia. Johnny B.: base. 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