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Mahal was born Henry St. Claire Fredericks Jr. on May 17, 1942, in New York City. [3] Growing up in Springfield, Massachusetts, he was raised in a musical environment: his mother was a member of a local gospel choir and his father, Henry Saint Claire Fredericks Sr., was an Afro-Caribbean jazz arranger and piano player.
Davis joined Taj Mahal and played guitar and piano on Mahal's first four albums. He played slide, lead and rhythm, country and even jazz during his three-year stint with Mahal. In a 1967 gig, Mahal played with a young Duane Allman in attendance, and Davis' slide guitar playing on Statesboro Blues that night would ignite Allman's interest in the ...
No Depression ' s Grant Britt stated in a features on Mahal that, "the structures stay close to the originals, but Taj’s wheelbarrow-full-of-rocks-in-a-washing-machine vocals make them unique". [2] At PopMatters, Steve Horowitz rated this release an 8 out of 10 for being "a lively record that snaps like a pair of hipster’s digits". [8]
Taj Mahal flows effortlessly through his soundcheck at the Luckman Arts Complex, an elegant theater at California State University, Los Angeles. It’s only the second show of Mahal’s tour ...
TajMo is a joint album by the American blues musicians Taj Mahal and Keb' Mo'. It was released May 5, 2017, [ 1 ] and won the 2018 Grammy Award for Best Contemporary Blues Album . [ 2 ] TajMo is the twenty-sixth studio album by Taj Mahal and the thirteenth by Keb' Mo'.
Swingin' Live at the Church in Tulsa is a 2024 album by American blues musician Taj Mahal, recorded live before an audience in The Church Studio. [2] It has received positive reviews from critics. Swingin' Live at the Church in Tulsa won the 2025 Grammy Award for Best Traditional Blues Album .
Hanapepe Dream is an album by American blues/world artist Taj Mahal and Hawaiian music group The Hula Blues Band. [1] It is the second mutual recording for Taj and that band after Sacred Island , aka Taj Mahal and the Hula Blues .
The Best of Taj Mahal is an album by American blues artist Taj Mahal, released in 2000. [ 1 ] AllMusic commented that the collection "... functions as a nice introduction to Mahal's music".