BORN ON THIS DAY: Muddy Waters (1913)
McKinley Morganfield, known professionally as Muddy Waters, was an American blues singer-songwriter and musician who was an important figure in the post-war blues scene, and is often cited as the “father of modern Chicago blues”. His style of playing has been described …. Read More
Let’s Talk About Lucille Bogan, the Raunchiest of All Great Blues Singers
The six-part Netflix series “History of Swear Words”… is fantastic. In one of the episodes, they briefly talked about a blues singer from the early 1930s that I thought I’d check out. Apparently, Lucille Bogon a.k.a. Bessie Jackson, born Lucille Anderson would …. Read More
ALBUM: Peter, Paul and Mommy
If the folk music of the 1960s had a supergroup, it would be Peter, Paul and Mary, who consisted of Peter Yarrow, Paul Stookey and Mary Travers. Today we want to feature an entire album listen for Peter, Paul and Mommy, their …. Read More
LUNCH LISTEN: Ray Charles
Today for our noon hour, we will be featuring music by the genius songwriter Ray Charles Robinson. What a remarkable life! Brother Ray lost his eyesight at a young age due to glaucoma and rose to stardom to become an influential icon. …. Read More
BORN ON THIS DAY: Curtis Mayfield (1942)
According to Wikipedia… Curtis Lee Mayfield (June 3, 1942 – December 26, 1999) was an American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and record producer, and one of the most influential musicians behind soul and politically conscious African-American music. He first achieved success and recognition with The Impressions during the civil rights movement of the …. Read More