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Walter Roland
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Despite a relatively prolific recording career which yielded upwards of 40 solo sides in addition to a series of celebrated collaborations … read moreDespite a relatively prolific recording career which yielded upwards of 40 solo sides in addition to a series of celebrated collaborations with vocalist Lucille Bogan, pianist/singer Walter Roland remains one of the blues' most elus… read moreDespite a relatively prolific recording career which yielded upwards of 40 solo sides in addition to a series of celebrated collaborations with vocalist Lucille Bogan, pianist/singer Walter Roland remains one of the blues' most elusive and mysterious figures. Likely born in or around Birming… read more
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George Curry
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George Curry was a blues musician active in the 1930s. View wikiGeorge Curry was a blues musician active in the 1930s. View wikiGeorge Curry was a blues musician active in the 1930s. View wiki
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Whistler And His Jug Band
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Whistler & His Jug Band was a long-lasting and popular group that recorded for several labels from the mid-'20s through the early … read moreWhistler & His Jug Band was a long-lasting and popular group that recorded for several labels from the mid-'20s through the early '30s, and influenced many of the jug bands that followed. The group was formed in 1915 in Lou… read moreWhistler & His Jug Band was a long-lasting and popular group that recorded for several labels from the mid-'20s through the early '30s, and influenced many of the jug bands that followed. The group was formed in 1915 in Louisville, KY by guitarist, vocalist and whistler Buford Threl… read more
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Elizabeth Johnson
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1) Elizabeth Johnson was a 1920s blues singer best known for her collaboration with jazz cornettist and bandleader King Oliver. Johnson… read more1) Elizabeth Johnson was a 1920s blues singer best known for her collaboration with jazz cornettist and bandleader King Oliver. Johnson's voice was coveted and respected, despite only four known sides to her credit. 2) 21st century … read more1) Elizabeth Johnson was a 1920s blues singer best known for her collaboration with jazz cornettist and bandleader King Oliver. Johnson's voice was coveted and respected, despite only four known sides to her credit. 2) 21st century musician/vocalist By the Light of Cassiopia View wiki
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Joe Pullum
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Gladys Bentley
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Gladys Bentley (12 August 1907-18 January 1960) was a famous butch lesbian African-American blues singer during the Harlem Renaissance. Ben… read moreGladys Bentley (12 August 1907-18 January 1960) was a famous butch lesbian African-American blues singer during the Harlem Renaissance. Bentley was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, the daughter of American George L. Bentley and his wi… read moreGladys Bentley (12 August 1907-18 January 1960) was a famous butch lesbian African-American blues singer during the Harlem Renaissance. Bentley was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, the daughter of American George L. Bentley and his wife, a Trinidadian, Mary Mote. She appeared at Harry Hansberr… read more
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Herschel Brown And His Happy Five
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Almost nothing is known of Herschel Brown's life, even as far as years of birth or death, or precisely where he came from, although he… read moreAlmost nothing is known of Herschel Brown's life, even as far as years of birth or death, or precisely where he came from, although he apparently hailed from Georgia. What has survived of his music, however, is an extraordinary body… read moreAlmost nothing is known of Herschel Brown's life, even as far as years of birth or death, or precisely where he came from, although he apparently hailed from Georgia. What has survived of his music, however, is an extraordinary body of interracial blues and comedy. Whatever the particulars o… read more
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Will Batts
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Born January 24, 1904 in Michigan Mississippi,died on April 16, 1954. Fiddler Will Batts was the primary instrumentalist in Jack Kelly&#x… read moreBorn January 24, 1904 in Michigan Mississippi,died on April 16, 1954. Fiddler Will Batts was the primary instrumentalist in Jack Kelly's South Memphis Jug Band, a popular string band whose music owed a heavy debt to the blues as w… read moreBorn January 24, 1904 in Michigan Mississippi,died on April 16, 1954. Fiddler Will Batts was the primary instrumentalist in Jack Kelly's South Memphis Jug Band, a popular string band whose music owed a heavy debt to the blues as well as minstrel songs, vaudeville numbers, reels and rags. … read more
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Clarence Green
1,520 listeners
Clarence Horton Greene was a talented musician and recording artist, noted for his fiddle and guitar work and a pioneer in country music of… read moreClarence Horton Greene was a talented musician and recording artist, noted for his fiddle and guitar work and a pioneer in country music of the 1920s. Greene was born on June 26, 1894 in the small town of Cranberry Gap, North Carolina. A… read moreClarence Horton Greene was a talented musician and recording artist, noted for his fiddle and guitar work and a pioneer in country music of the 1920s. Greene was born on June 26, 1894 in the small town of Cranberry Gap, North Carolina. A naturally gifted musician, in his teens he played fiddle in… read more
