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"St. James Infirmary" on tenor sax "St. James Infirmary" is an American blues and jazz standard that emerged, like many others, from folk traditions. Louis Armstrong brought the song to lasting fame through his 1928 recording, on which Don Redman is named as composer; later releases credit "Joe Primrose", a pseudonym used by musician manager, music promoter and publisher Irving Mills. [1]
We the People is the seventh studio album by blues guitarist Guitar Shorty, [2] released on compact disc on August 15, 2006. It was Shorty's second album with the Alligator Records label. [1] The album has been called "a timeless and completely current blues record." [2] Reviewer Steve Leggett comments that "Shorty is a guitar player's guitar ...
Howlin' Wolf. Chester Arthur Burnett (June 10, 1910 – January 10, 1976), better known by his stage name Howlin' Wolf, was an American blues singer and guitarist. He was at the forefront of transforming acoustic Delta blues into electric Chicago blues, and over a four-decade career, recorded blues, rhythm and blues, rock and roll, and ...
At the start of the British rhythm and blues boom the Graham Bond Organisation earned a reputation for playing aggressive R & B with prominent jazz and blues. Bond was the primary songwriter but encouraged the other musicians to contribute material, including Dick Heckstall-Smith's "Dick's Instrumental" and Ginger Baker's "Camels and Elephants", in which the drummer explored ideas he ...
"Body and Soul" is a popular song and jazz standard written in 1930 with music by Johnny Green and lyrics by Edward Heyman, Robert Sour and Frank Eyton.It was also used as the musical theme and underscoring in the American film noir boxing drama Body and Soul.
Producer (s) Leonard Chess, Phil Chess, Willie Dixon. " One Way Out " is a blues song that was recorded in the early 1960s by both Sonny Boy Williamson II and Elmore James. A reworking of the song by G. L. Crockett, titled "It's a Man Down Here", appeared on the Billboard record charts in 1965. In 1971, the Allman Brothers Band recorded an ...
I've Found a New Baby. " I've Found a New Baby ", also known as " I Found a New Baby ", is a popular song written by Jack Palmer and Spencer Williams. It was introduced by Clarence Williams ' Blue Five in 1926 and has since been recorded by many artists, making it a popular jazz standard. [ 1] Popular versions in 1926 were by Ted Lewis and by ...
Guitar Shorty. David William Kearney (September 8, 1934 – April 20, 2022), known as Guitar Shorty, was an American blues guitarist, singer, and songwriter. He was known for his explosive guitar style and wild stage antics. Credited with influencing both Jimi Hendrix and Buddy Guy, Guitar Shorty recorded and toured from the 1950s until the ...