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Coy "Hot Shot" Love was a renaissance man, of a kind, in blues: sign-painter, street denizen, and a magician with a harmonica, wh… read moreCoy "Hot Shot" Love was a renaissance man, of a kind, in blues: sign-painter, street denizen, and a magician with a harmonica, who liked to adorn his leather jacket and his bicycle, and other personal items with messages regard… read moreCoy "Hot Shot" Love was a renaissance man, of a kind, in blues: sign-painter, street denizen, and a magician with a harmonica, who liked to adorn his leather jacket and his bicycle, and other personal items with messages regarding his outlook on life. He lived on Gayoso Street in Memphi… read more -
Willie Nix
10,511 listeners
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Ripley Cotton Choppers
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Little Junior's Blue Flames
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Doug Poindexter
1,217 listeners
Doug Poindexter & the Starlite Wranglers were only the fifth or sixth white act ever signed to Sun Records. Heavily influenced by his i… read moreDoug Poindexter & the Starlite Wranglers were only the fifth or sixth white act ever signed to Sun Records. Heavily influenced by his idol Hank Williams, Poindexter was pure country; in fact, pure hillbilly. The Starlite Wranglers ci… read moreDoug Poindexter & the Starlite Wranglers were only the fifth or sixth white act ever signed to Sun Records. Heavily influenced by his idol Hank Williams, Poindexter was pure country; in fact, pure hillbilly. The Starlite Wranglers circa 1953-1954 consisted of Bill Black on standup bass, Tommy… read more -
Billy Love
3,316 listeners
Born Milton Morse Love, 8 December 1929, Memphis, Tennesssee Died 2 May 1975, Colorado Springs, Colorado Singer / pianist / songwriter / ar… read moreBorn Milton Morse Love, 8 December 1929, Memphis, Tennesssee Died 2 May 1975, Colorado Springs, Colorado Singer / pianist / songwriter / arranger. Until recently, very little information was available about Billy 'Red' Love, an… read moreBorn Milton Morse Love, 8 December 1929, Memphis, Tennesssee Died 2 May 1975, Colorado Springs, Colorado Singer / pianist / songwriter / arranger. Until recently, very little information was available about Billy 'Red' Love, an R&B artist who recorded for Sam Phillips at 706 Union A… read more -
Jackie Brenston and His Delta Cats
38,610 listeners
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