by BluesMattersOnline | Apr 18, 2021 | Blues Birthdays, News
Eurreal Wilford “Little Brother” Montgomery (April 18, 1906 – September 6, 1985) was an American jazz, boogie-woogie and blues pianist and singer. Largely self-taught, Montgomery was an important blues pianist with an original style. He was also versatile,...
by BluesMattersOnline | Apr 14, 2021 | Blues Birthdays, News
Theodore Roosevelt “Hound Dog” Taylor (April 12, 1915 – December 17, 1975) was a Chicago blues guitarist and singer. Taylor was born in Natchez, Mississippi, in 1915, though some sources say 1917. He first played the piano and began playing the guitar when...
by BluesMattersOnline | Mar 25, 2021 | Blues Birthdays, News
Aretha Louise Franklin (March 25, 1942 – August 16, 2018) was an American singer, songwriter, actress, pianist, and civil rights activist. Franklin began her career as a child singing gospel at New Bethel Baptist Church in Detroit, Michigan, where her father C. L....
by BluesMattersOnline | Mar 20, 2021 | Blues Birthdays, News
Photo Credit: James J. Kriegsmann 1938 Sister Rosetta Tharpe (March 20, 1915 – October 9, 1973) was an American singer, songwriter, guitarist, and recording artist. She attained popularity in the 1930s and 1940s with her gospel recordings, characterized by a unique...
by BluesMattersOnline | Jan 27, 2021 | Blues Birthdays, News
Blues Matters Remembers the King of Slide Guitar Elmore James on his birthday January 27th Elmore James, original name Elmore Brooks, (born January 27, 1918, Richland, Mississippi, U.S.—died May 24, 1963, Chicago, Illinois), American blues singer-guitarist noted for...
