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The History of Blues

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Blues Legend Big George Brock Jazz Artists, Lightnin Hopkins, Country Videos, Big Band, Number Two
Blues Legend Big George Brock
Taj Mahal (1968) 70s Music, Taj Mahal, Music Icon, Soul Music, Music Life, Grateful Dead, Kalimba
Taj Mahal (1968)
Mississippi John Hurt 1960s Music, Robert Johnson, Soul Jazz
Mississippi John Hurt
Big Joe Williams Musica Jazz, Roots Music, Blues Brothers
Big Joe Williams
Otis Rush (born April 29, 1935 in Philadelphia, Mississippi) is a blues musician, singer and guitarist. His distinctive guitar style features a slow burning sound and long bent notes. With similar qualities to Magic Sam and Buddy Guy, his sound became known as West Side Chicago blues and became an influence on many musicians.  Rush is left-handed and, unlike many other left-handed guitarists, plays a left-handed instrument strung upside-down with the low E string at the bottom. Jimmy Page, Flamenco Guitar Lessons, Blues Guitar Lessons, Guitar Tips, Steve Ray Vaughan, Music Stuff, Live Music
Otis Rush (born April 29, 1935 in Philadelphia, Mississippi) is a blues musician, singer and guitarist. His distinctive guitar style features a slow burning sound and long bent notes. With similar qualities to Magic Sam and Buddy Guy, his sound became known as West Side Chicago blues and became an influence on many musicians. Rush is left-handed and, unlike many other left-handed guitarists, plays a left-handed instrument strung upside-down with the low E string at the bottom.
Joe Willie Wilkins (January 7, 1923[2] – March 28, 1979 was a Memphis blues guitarist, singer and songwriter. Whilst he influenced contemporaries such as Houston Stackhouse, Robert Nighthawk, David Honeyboy Edwards, and Jimmy Rogers, Wilkins' bigger impact was on up and coming guitarists, including Little Milton, B.B. King, and Albert King. Wilkins' songs included "Hard Headed Woman" and "It's Too Bad." Guitarist Photography, Music Images
Joe Willie Wilkins (January 7, 1923[2] – March 28, 1979 was a Memphis blues guitarist, singer and songwriter. Whilst he influenced contemporaries such as Houston Stackhouse, Robert Nighthawk, David Honeyboy Edwards, and Jimmy Rogers, Wilkins' bigger impact was on up and coming guitarists, including Little Milton, B.B. King, and Albert King. Wilkins' songs included "Hard Headed Woman" and "It's Too Bad."
Big Bill Broonzy - Muddy Waters Blue Roots, Vocal Coach
Big Bill Broonzy - Muddy Waters
Charlie Spand was a blues and boogie-woogie pianist and singer, noted for his barrelhouse style. Spand was deemed one of the most influential piano players of the 1920s. Little is known of his life outside of music, and his total recordings comprise only thirty three tracks. Piano Player, Boogie Woogie, Harlem Renaissance
Charlie Spand was a blues and boogie-woogie pianist and singer, noted for his barrelhouse style. Spand was deemed one of the most influential piano players of the 1920s. Little is known of his life outside of music, and his total recordings comprise only thirty three tracks.
L.V. Banks (October 28, 1932 – May 2, 2011) was a Chicago blues and soul blues guitarist, singer and songwriter. He was a respected club performer in Chicago for many years, before recording two albums for Wolf Records. Good Music, Chicago Jazz, History Of Photography, Love Blue, Blues Rock
L.V. Banks (October 28, 1932 – May 2, 2011) was a Chicago blues and soul blues guitarist, singer and songwriter. He was a respected club performer in Chicago for many years, before recording two albums for Wolf Records.
Blues at the Maxwell Street flea market, Chicago, 1947. Photo by Wayne Miller Rock Music, Reggae Music, St Blues, George Harrison, Robert Capa
Blues at the Maxwell Street flea market, Chicago, 1947. Photo by Wayne Miller
Howlin' Wolf on stage at Silvios, Chicago, early 60's. Kinds Of Music, Classic Rock
Howlin' Wolf on stage at Silvios, Chicago, early 60's.
Howlin’ Wolf & Hubert Sumlin at Pepper’s Lounge Music Film, Afro, Mighty Joe, Howlin Wolf
Howlin’ Wolf & Hubert Sumlin at Pepper’s Lounge
Little Walter another famous blues musician who played with Muddy Waters when he first came to Chicago. Harmonicas, Art Music, Musical, Don Corleone, Female Poets
Little Walter another famous blues musician who played with Muddy Waters when he first came to Chicago.
Buddy Guy | American blues guitarist and singer. (I saw Buddy when he looked like this: we were both younger in those days. He was amazing and he still is!) Guitar Hero, Guitar Players, Rock Guitar, Best Guitarist, Stevie Ray Vaughan
Buddy Guy | American blues guitarist and singer. (I saw Buddy when he looked like this: we were both younger in those days. He was amazing and he still is!)
Behind the scenes on the set of the Blues Brothers. | Aretha Franklin, Dan Aykroyd and John Belushi. Saturday Night Live, Soul Musik, Foto Glamour, The Blues Brothers, Brothers Movie, Soul Brothers
Behind the scenes on the set of the Blues Brothers. | Aretha Franklin, Dan Aykroyd and John Belushi.
Muddy Waters, who turned the Delta Blues electric: April 4, 1913 – 1983 Jim Morrison, Rock And Roll
Muddy Waters, who turned the Delta Blues electric: April 4, 1913 – 1983
Lefty Dizz was a Chicago blues guitarist and singer whose recorded work appeared on eight albums. He is best known for fronting his own band, Shock Treatment, and his work with Junior Wells, J. B. Lenoir and Hound Dog Taylor..... Friedrich Nietzsche, William Christopher, Jimmy Johnson
Lefty Dizz was a Chicago blues guitarist and singer whose recorded work appeared on eight albums. He is best known for fronting his own band, Shock Treatment, and his work with Junior Wells, J. B. Lenoir and Hound Dog Taylor.....
Muddy Waters - McKinley Morganfield (April 4, 1913 – April 30, 1983), known as Muddy Waters, was an American blues musician, generally considered the "father of modern Chicago blues" Rock & Pop, Jimi Hendricks, Morganfield
Muddy Waters - McKinley Morganfield (April 4, 1913 – April 30, 1983), known as Muddy Waters, was an American blues musician, generally considered the "father of modern Chicago blues"
Willie Dixon- born in Mississippi in 1915, Dixon is considered one of the key figures in the creation of Chicago blues. He worked with Chuck Berry, Muddy Waters, Howlin' Wolf, Otis Rush, Bo Diddley, Joe Louis Walker, Little Walter, Sonny Boy Williamson, Koko Taylor, Little Milton, Eddie Boyd, Jimmy Witherspoon, Lowell Fulson, Willie Mabon, Memphis Slim, Washboard Sam, Jimmy Rogers, Sam Lay and others. He was portrayed in the movie "Cadillac Records by Cedric the Entertainer. Instrumental, Compositor Musical, Memphis Slim, Cedric The Entertainer, Willie Dixon
Willie Dixon- born in Mississippi in 1915, Dixon is considered one of the key figures in the creation of Chicago blues. He worked with Chuck Berry, Muddy Waters, Howlin' Wolf, Otis Rush, Bo Diddley, Joe Louis Walker, Little Walter, Sonny Boy Williamson, Koko Taylor, Little Milton, Eddie Boyd, Jimmy Witherspoon, Lowell Fulson, Willie Mabon, Memphis Slim, Washboard Sam, Jimmy Rogers, Sam Lay and others. He was portrayed in the movie "Cadillac Records by Cedric the Entertainer.
Howlin' Wolf. Brassy blues singer, guitar and harmonica player. 1910-1976. Wolf Poses
Howlin' Wolf. Brassy blues singer, guitar and harmonica player. 1910-1976.
Koko Taylor (September 28, 1928 – June 3, 2009) was an American Chicago blues musician, popularly known as the "Queen of the Blues." She was known primarily for her rough, powerful vocals and traditional blues stylings. Pictured here in 1992. Sound Of Music, Jazz Musicians
Koko Taylor (September 28, 1928 – June 3, 2009) was an American Chicago blues musician, popularly known as the "Queen of the Blues." She was known primarily for her rough, powerful vocals and traditional blues stylings. Pictured here in 1992.