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Buddy Earl Justus (December 25, 1952 – December 13, 1990) was an American spree killer who raped and murdered three women, including a pregnant woman, across Georgia, Florida, and Virginia in October 1978.
Ida Mae is an English alternative rock duo composed of husband and wife, Chris Turpin and Stephanie Jean Ward. The duo has released three studio albums and toured with notable acts such as Greta Van Fleet , Gary Clark Jr. , Brandi Carlile , Willie Nelson , Lucinda Williams and more.
Exterior of a juke joint in Belle Glade, Florida, photographed by Marion Post Wolcott in 1941. Juke joint (also jukejoint, jook house, jook, or juke) is the African-American vernacular term for an informal establishment featuring music, dancing, gambling, and drinking, primarily operated by African Americans in the southeastern United States.
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Big Mama Thornton – (December 11, 1926 – July 25, 1984) Born in Montgomery, Alabama, Thornton was the first to perform Hound Dog Born Willie Mae Thornton, she performed everything from rhythm and blues and West Coast blues to Juke Joint blues and Texas blues. Not only a singer, she also played harmonica and drums. [98]
Red Paden (November 27, 1956 – December 30, 2023) was an American juke joint owner. He was the owner of Red’s Lounge in Clarksdale, Mississippi, one of the "last places in the United States to offer authentic Delta blues in its natural setting" according to The New York Times. Paden died on December 30, 2023, at the age of 67. [1] [2]
The Blue Front Café is a historic old juke joint made of cinder block in Bentonia, Mississippi on Highway 49, approximately 30 miles northwest of Jackson, which played an important role in the development of the blues in Mississippi. [1] The café has been given a marker [2] [3] and officially placed on the Mississippi Blues Trail. [4]
Born Charles Isaiah Ross, he was a harmonica player, guitarist and singer of country blues, Delta blues and juke joint blues. He recorded several albums from the 1960s to the 1990s for various labels, including Fortune Records and JSP Records. [112] Carl Rutherford (April 25, 1929 – January 28, 2006). [113]