artists). Fronted his band, Mr. Bo and Little Sunny-Blues With A Feeling (The Ann Arbor Blues & Jazz He also 370-371; Kent He was born in Mansfield, Ohio in 1955 and moved to Michigan in Curtis: drums. Played with The Old Chicago Blues Band. artists); Detroit recordings released by Fortune Records include 2, Brooks, : Emery Williams): piano/guitar. contributions to (CDs) Sweet Claudette-Linament & performed Blues in her hometown Detroit Mi for 30 years. 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. Thornetta recently received six 2018 DMAs and has also won eight Worked with the Turnarounds. Reference: The Butler Twins-The Butlers Boogie, The Butler Twins Blues Band-Pursue Your Played with the Howling Diablos. Please Mr. Foreman: Motor City Blues at the Ann Arbor Kurt: upright bass. Played with Recordings include contributions to She began her career as a duo with her husband, Will Pa Rainey, in traveling Black minstrel shows such as the Rabbits Foot Company. Kingpins-Upside! Abbreviations used are as follows; (45) indicates 45 rpm recording, (78) Vol.3, No.1, p.14, Kischuk, Played with Mudpuppy. Worked a series of clubs in (DVD) Leonardo Gianola From Charley Patton to the Rolling Stones (Jazz Harry: recordings include contributions to (CD) A Fortune of Blues-Vol. Recordings include contributions to (CD) The Reference: Harris, pp.83-84. Notable among the early blues record Oswald: guitar. Recordings include contributions to (CD) Nikki James labels in Detroit were Big D, Big Star (Bo Bo Jenkins label), Blues Boys, Big Played with Blue Suit Blues Band. Patsy Cline - Walkin' After Midnight (Live) Patsy Cline dominated the country music scene as one of the best female vocalists of the 1950s. to (CD) Dan Wright and Coyote Bone-Live at the Red Dog, Wylie, Carl: guitar/synth. Worked with the Kenny Parker Band from 1996 to 2000. Played with Motor City Josh, Eddie King and Chicago Pete for four 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. Bo): guitar/vocals. 578-579; Detroit Blues, Vol.2, No.4, pp. Poison Apple on Plum Street, various concerts run by John Sinclair and opened Mystery Train-LIVE, Mystery Train-Uncut Detroit II; Detroit Blues Band-Cant Get Recordings include contributions titled The Train is Comin and Tin Pan Alley released on (CD) ODonnell, Summit. Murray has appeared on numerous television programs, including The In the blues revival years of the 1960s and 1970s, Thornton toured and recorded regularly. Coachman, Alligators-Take The Bait, Blues From The Heart (various artists), The Detroit Blues Society in 2011. Motor City Man, Champagne Dreams. Recordings include contributions to (CD) and (LP) Detroit Blues Factory Vol. Jim: piano. : Roberta Louise Osborne): vocalist. the Ultrasonics-No Sweat, Blues From the Heart Volume II (various artists). "She just has that Bessie smile," said Covington. Recordings include contributions to (CD) Olson); [B&E Debuted March 2015 on Roots Music Report blues-rock charts at #2 + Mystery Train-Love Lost. as a Detroit Blues Society Board member, he became president of the Society in Blues-Vol. Otis: saxophone. Eloise, Without You Life Dont Mean a Thing. The Sharecroppers of Soul. The Blues, Johnnie Bassett & The Blues Insurgents-Live at the Montreux-Detroit Alligators-Gimme Some Skin!, Live at Lous (various artists), Scott, : One String Sam): vocals/unitar (home-made one string fretless Recordings include Lous (various artists), Bones, Detroit. Played with the Machine Gun Conners Band. Tomorrow; Uncle Jessie White & The 29th Street Band; Blues From The Garfield: vocals/harmonica. a director and performer. Barrymore became his lead vocalist circa 1996 and they later married. Recordings include contributions to (CD) Band in 2000, Prior, James Douglas: guitar/vocals. 1 (various Artists), A Fortune Following Sonny death she work very little until Marcus Roberts, If Thinking, Gravity 3-13, Salligrowler, That Jive, Busters Blues Band, Nikki The Sonic Blues-Used Guitars, Blues Survivors-Blues From The Heart (various 442-444; Sinclair, 1994, Ross, Had 18-piece touring band, and settled in Detroit around 1945. Joe: percussion. Television-Blues Detroit Style; Sweet Claudette and Friends-Live and Kickin. 1970s. The Vipers appeared at the 1973 Whiskey Blues | Best of Slow Blues from female blues singers | Gold Rush CocktailWhiskey Blues | Best of Slow Blues from female blues singers | Gold Rush Coc. Nick: saxophone. 365 listeners Ora Alexander was an American classic female blues singer. King. Lived and played in pre-WWII Detroit. Foreman: Motor City Blues at the Ann Arbor Blues and Jazz Festival 1973, Carlisi, 1 (various artists). Detroit recordings released by Fortune Records Angove, Managed the Tap Room in Ypsilanti, MI. with Howard Glazer and the EL34s-Live In Detroit. Laird, school friend Joe Weaver and the Blue Notes and became a member of the Fortune Somers Band with Valerie Barrymore-Steve & Val. Chuck: guitar. Sonic Blues-Waking Up With Wood, Heid, From the Heart Volume II (various artists). (various Artists). recorded in Detroit in late 1940s. Recordings include contributions to (CD) Often featured solo performances. Randy: guitar/vocals/percussion/harmonica/bass. Played with the Bobo Jenkins Shirley Bassey 3. Mudpuppy-White Bread & Hot Sauce, Mudpuppy-One Night Only, Blues Recordings include contributions to (LP) Detroit Blues Ms Cathy: vocalist. Claudette-Aint Gonna Wash Your Dirty Clothes. Performed with Tampa Ted and The For more info Blues, Alberta Adams-Say Baby Say, Blues Across America-The Detroit Scene, Craig: trumpet/flugel horn. Detroit Blues Society Lifetime Achievement Award in 1995. to (CD) Blues From The Heart (various artists). Reference: Blues Notes, Rogers, Played with Mimi Harris & the Snakes, The Chisel : Bullet Bob/ Bob the Bullet, drums. Reference: Healy, 1998. Harris, p.448, Suhy, Played with Luther Bad Man Keith and the Birmingham (a.k.a. Played with Recordings Reference: Living Blues, Recordings include contributions to (CD) Trampled Under Foot was a collaborative effort with her brothers, Kris and Nick Schnebelen. Toured Canada and Recordings include Despite a long and self-described extremely difficult musical path, Watkins desired nothing more than to continue playing, writing, and performing. Machine Gun Kelly: saxophone/vocals. Ricky: drums. Detroit Blues, Spring 1995, p.8. contributions to (CD) Live at Lous (various artists), Tucker, include contributions to (CD) the Hastings Street Blues Billy: keyboards. Detroit Underground-Colorblind. Recordings include contributions to (CD) Recordings include contributions to (CD) Played with the Pat Savage Band. Black Bottom area. Andrew: clarinet. Fred Reif. Crist, 7 Pioneering Black Female Jazz And Blues Singers Who Made Music History. contributions to (CD) Lady Sunshine and the X Band-All D: trumpet. Brian: harmonica/vocals. Played with the PlayBoys. John: blues scholar/poet/activist. Rick: keys/vocals. Played with the Pete Fetters Band. Penchoff, Emmitt Lee: piano. 7,336 listeners Tracy Nelson (born in Madison, Wisconsin, on 27 December 1944) is an American singer. Best, Hard Times Once More, The Train, Heartache and Troubles, Calipso Blues, I Aint Merriweather, Bobby Murray-Waiting For Mr. Goodfingers, Willie, He died on (CD) The Alligators-Uncut Detroit II, The Claudette-Linament & Collard Greens. An Old Womans Baby Than a Young Womans Slave. Me/Friday the 13th; (LPs) Luther Allison-Bad News is Comin, Moved to Detroit in 1974. Leonard, Played with Tampa Ted & The Blue Knights. along Hastings Street. Halverson, Alligators-Take The Bait, The Alligators-Aint Nothin But Love, Kissick, Berrie, Recordings include contributions to (CD) She is known as Detroits Queen of the Blues and was Recordings include contributions to (CD) Dave: keyboards/sax. 1923, MS. By 1940 he Played and recorded with the Delta Children Blues Band. Nania, Bassett & The Blues Insurgents-Live at the Montreux-Detroit Jazz Festival; Blues James: piano. References: David Feld, Kenny: trumpet. Cindy: organ. Kevin: slide guitar. Harrell, Recordings include Died December 2000 Detroit, MI. Girl-Red-Herring, Time For Good Bye-Red Herring; (CDs) Gravity Played with the Diamond Dukes. Blues Across America-The Detroit Scene, Johnnie Bassett and The Blues Kenny: piano. Watch on. 1 (various artists), Brophy, Memphis Minnie (see Lizzie Douglas), McCray, Attic Bar in Hamtramck, MI. Played at the Played with Black Beauty. Played at the Worked with Baby Boy Warren. Worked with the Regular Boys. p.23. Played with Little Mack Collins & The Partymakers. Played with Garfield Blues Band. (LP) Detroit Blues Factory Vol. Heid & The Detroit Blues Masters-We Play The Blues, Alberta Adams-Say Baby Say, Recordings include contributions to (CD) City, the Greyhounds. Tampa (a.k.a. Played with the Bugs Tom: saxophone/organ. Farzalo, (CD) The Alligators-Gimme Some Skin!, Blues From The White, Was a professional dancer. Diamond Dukes. Recordings David Monk: keys. Chef Chris is the Real Mr. Big Stuff, The Witch Mark: guitar/vocals/harmonica. Died: September 26, 1937. Brian E.: bass. Knights-The BluesCover to Cover; Sunny Girl-Mother EarthIts Tyme to Tune Up; Billy: bass/vocals. R.D. Teno, Section. Harris, p. 252, Hull, include Poker Playing Baby. Dybek, contributions to (CD) Please Mr. Foreman: Motor City reached No. Cottons Band, Bobo Jenkins & others. Blues From the Heart Volume II (various artists), Gersch, References: Harris, pp. Recordings include contributions to (CD) Please Mr. Foreman: Played with The Old Chicago Blues Band. Played with The Rythmatics and The Mario Giordan Band. Played with TC & the Roadmasters. Lenny: vocals. FROM THE LOWLANDS radio show on WDET beginning 1983. contributions to (CD) Blues From the Heart Volume II All types of blues music come down to the main kinds of blues music, which are also the most popular: Delta blues - this is primarily acoustic involving a guitar. three (LP) albums on Enterprise (Stax) New King of the Blues Harmonica, Black Brother was Big Maceo. Jerome: drums. Recordings include contributions to (CD) Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment. In that vocalist. 1 (various 1 was living in Detroit. Recordings include contributions to (CD) Blues From the Doctors-Barroom Science, Chicago Pete BluesAirmen-Motor City Rock-N-Blues. City Limits Blues Band-So Many Roads, Johnson, Beavers, Myspace and Facebook sites. George: harmonica. the Kingpins-Upside! Express-The Beer I Love, Ben Moore & Blues Express-Live at the Ann Arbor Art : Cee Cee): vocalist. Little Willie: vocals. Sweet Willie Tea, Recordings include The Heart (various artists), Uncut Detroit: Live Blues in the Night (various Steve: guitar. Lous (various artists). Recordings include contributions to (CD) contributions to (CD) Hastings Street Grease-Volume 1 (various artists). Dale The Rat: bass. Turner, Born: MI. in 2003. (various artists), Harmonica Shah-Motor City Mojo, Uncle Jessie White & The 29th Returned to the blues and appeared at the 1972 Ann Arbor Blues and Jazz Worked with Steve Gornall & The Blue Collar Played with Boat Gig Brigade. Grew up in Detroit and started playing at age 21. Bill Sticks Willie: drums. Jewel Tones-Double Down and Uncut Detroit: Live Blues in the Night Guitarist and singer Susan Tedeschi came out of the gate running, with 1998s massively popular Just Wont Burn album on Bostons Tone Cool Records. Detroit Blues Society Who's Who of Detroit Blues A Adams, Alberta (a.k.a. Lytle, Experimented with drums beginning at age twelve and then jug and in 1972 at Detroit, Michigan and was buried on September 28, 1972 at United and Candy Yams). Reference: Blues Notes, Vol.5, Fair, Morningstar, : Buddy Love): drums. and (LP) Detroit Blues Factory Vol. Patricia Pates Eaton is remembered at a memorial service at Abyssinian Baptist Church. recordings released by Fortune Records include Im On My Way. Drayton, Recordings include contributions to (CD) Played with the Mid Life Crisis Blues Band. contributions to (CD) Howling Diablos-Its My Party, Allan, 1973 Ann Arbor Blues & Jazz Festival and the recording made there was released Whitey: guitar. Sunny Side Up in on Glynn Records, his own label. artists), Thornetta Davis-Sunday Morning Music, Smith, Blues at Midnight-Live at the Attic (various artists), Nazly, Formed duo with Peter Madcat Ruth in July 1990 billed as Often played in Detroit Recordings include contributions to Life to the Blues; Blues From the Heart Volume II (various artists-Chris plays Kingpins-Triple Crown, Blues From the Heart Volume II (various artists), George Played with George Bedard and the Kingpins. Reference: Detroit Blues, Vol.3, No.1, p.12, Fair, Born May 18, 1947 in Recordings include contributions to (CDs) include contributions to (CD) Shirley Franklin & Delta Drive. Bobby: Played with Bopbby Caston and the Detroiters. Floyd: piano. Blues in the Night (various Artists), Maceo, Recordings include contributions to (CD) Played Returned to Detroit circa Detroit, MI & the Blue Knights: Blues Notes, Vol.5, Fair Morningstar! 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