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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 ...
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.
"Statesboro Blues" is a Piedmont blues song written by Blind Willie McTell, who recorded it in 1928. The title refers to the town of Statesboro, Georgia.In 1968, Taj Mahal recorded a popular blues rock adaptation of the song with a prominent slide guitar part by Jesse Ed Davis.
Taj Mahal - acoustic and electric guitars, bass, percussion, keyboards, lead and background vocals ... Fred Lunt [2] - steel guitar; Jesse Ed Davis - lead guitar ...
Taj Mahal - vocals, harmonica, banjo, Mississippi national steel-bodied guitar; Jesse Ed Davis - electric guitar, acoustic guitar, piano, organ; Gary Gilmore - electric bass; Chuck "Brother" Blackwell - drums; De Ole Folks at Home. Taj Mahal - vocals, harmonica, guitar, banjo; Technical. Brian Ross-Myring, Chris Hinshaw, Jerry Hochman - engineer
Taj Mahal is the debut album by American guitarist and vocalist Taj Mahal. Recorded in 1967, it contains blues songs by Sleepy John Estes , Robert Johnson , and Sonny Boy Williamson II reworked in contemporary blues- and folk-rock styles. [ 1 ]
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 .
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