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Memphis Willie B. (November 4, 1911 [1] – October 5, 1993) [2] was an American Memphis blues guitarist, harmonica player, singer and songwriter. [1]He was known for his work with Jack Kelly's Jug Busters and the Memphis Jug Band.
Blues musicians are musical artists who are primarily recognized as writing, performing, and recording blues music. [1] They come from different eras and include styles such as ragtime - vaudeville , Delta and country blues , and urban styles from Chicago and the West Coast . [ 2 ]
In 1960 he made his first recordings with his 17-year-old daughter Carla, for the Satellite label in Memphis, which changed its name to Stax the following year. The song, "Cause I Love You", featuring a rhythm borrowed from Jesse Hill's "Ooh Poo Pa Doo", was a regional hit; the musicians included Thomas' son Marvell on keyboards, Steinberg, and the 16-year-old Booker T. Jones.
In 2023, Ingram was named as the Contemporary Blues Male Artist of the Year at the Blues Music Awards. [44] In October 2024, Ingram announced the launch of his new record label, Red Zero Records, in partnership with Exceleration Music. [45] Ingram's third studio album will be the label's first project, set to be released in 2025. [45]
Okoawo began her musical career by founding the group The Rock by Funk Tribe, a collective of musicians that enabled her to interweave her poetry with jazz, blues, funk, and gospel. In 2004, she released her first solo full-length album of poem-songs, called Black and Blues , through Phanai Records.
Jimmy "Duck" Holmes (born July 28, 1947) [1] is an American blues musician and proprietor of the Blue Front Cafe on the Mississippi Blues Trail, the oldest surviving juke joint in Mississippi. [2] Holmes is known as the last of the Bentonia bluesmen, as he is the last blues musician to play the Bentonia School .
James "Blood" Ulmer (born February 8, 1940) [2] is an American jazz, free funk and blues guitarist and singer. Ulmer plays a Gibson Byrdland guitar. His guitar sound has been described as "jagged" and "stinging".
His music blends traditional Malian music and its derivative, African American blues [4] and is considered a pioneer of African desert blues. [5] Touré was ranked number 76 on Rolling Stone ' s list of "The 100 Greatest Guitarists of All Time" [ 6 ] and number 37 on Spin magazine 's "100 Greatest Guitarists of All Time".