Posts about music

Louis Thomas Jordan (July 8, 1908 – February 4, 1975) was an American alto-saxophonist, singer, songwriter, and bandleader whose witty, tight ensemble recordings and stagecraft[…]

Lonnie Johnson stands at the crossroads of blues and jazz, the rare musician whose single-string guitar leads redefined how both traditions could sound. A refined[…]

Kim Wilson, born on January 6, 1951, is an iconic American blues singer and harmonica player, widely recognized as the enduring frontman for the legendary[…]

Kenneth Earl Burrell (born July 31, 1931) is an iconic American jazz guitarist whose career has spanned over seven decades. Renowned for his understated, melodic[…]

Junior Wells was one of the most dynamic harmonica players and vocal stylists of the postwar Chicago blues. A street-honed performer with a sharp sense[…]

Herman “Junior” Parker—often billed as Little Junior Parker—was one of the velvet-voiced architects of postwar Memphis blues. A gifted singer and harmonica player with an[…]

Josh White (1914–1969) was a pathbreaking blues and folk singer-guitarist whose supple tenor voice, crisp Piedmont-style guitar runs, and fearless topical repertoire helped move Black[…]

Johnny Winter (1944–2014) was a searing Texas blues guitarist, singer, and producer whose slide-guitar ferocity and high-octane stagecraft helped carry electric blues into arena-sized rock[…]

Johnny Hartman (1923–1983) was an American baritone whose velvety tone and unerring diction made him one of the most cherished interpreters of romantic ballads in[…]

John Lee Hooker (August 22, 1917 – June 21, 2001) was an American blues singer, songwriter, and guitarist whose distinctive style left an indelible mark[…]