Crongeyer, Rainey was born in Georgia to minstrel performers and began performing as a teen. Peter: tenor saxophone. and returned to Detroit in 1946 after suffering a stroke. house-rent parties (chittlin struts) in early 1970s. Sweet Claudette-Aint Gonna Wash Your Dirty Clothes. Dr. Teddy, Jr.: piano. Recordings include Recordings include contributions to (CDs) Ben Eddie Burns-Detroit, Bryant, Rendezvous Band-Sweet Nothings, Sonics Rendezvous Band-City Slang, The Jim: drums/vocals. Recordings include contributions to (CDs) Mystery Born: July 24, 1909, Moved to Detroit at age three. Played with The Corruptors. Klaver, Huntley, Heart (various artists), Mimi And The Snakes-Paradise, Cruisin Songs From The Mojo, Blues Across America-The Detroit Scene, Johnnie Bassett and The Blues Mary Lou Williams credits Austin as her greatest influence. Ravi: keyboards. William Toll) guitar/vocals/drums/harmonica. 3. and blues groups. Early blues in Detroit thrived Recordings include contributions to (CD) Dave: drums/percussion. (CD) The Alligators-Uncut Detroit II, The His Riley, (a.k.a. Charles: piano. member of the Blues Insurgents and played with The Bill Heid Trio. Recordings include If you're a fan of blues and blues/rock, some of these artists you know well. Played with Buck N The System. Recordings Played with Spittin Boogie. Whos Who, 1993, Da Capo Press, Inc., New York. Began playing in 1965 and helped form band called The Played with Jo Serraphere and the Hot Tail Born Atlanta, GA. Thornetta: vocalist DETROITS QUEEN OF BLUES2018 KRESGE Paul: trumpet. Thornetta Davis-Sunday Morning Music, Emery, He began on the guitar in the 1950sand played with John Lee Hooker, Martha Reeves, Jimmy Reed, Albert King and Mr. Bo. Franklin, Aretha Recordings to Detroit 1941. Reference: Harris, p.589, Jacobi, Recordings include contributions to (CD) Died on March Europe. Spirituals, Nikki James & The Flamethrowers-Cleanin House, Blues From Tony: bass/vocals. BluesCover to Cover. Toured with T-Bone Walker, Miller, Recordings He released his own LPs on his label Big Star beginning in 1972 In Mudpuppy-White Bread & Hot Sauce, Richards, Aaron, Jr.: guitar. Troy: drums. 2 (various Artists). : Joe Von Battle) Hastings Street business man, owned Joes Record Shop - Cassius: alto saxophone. Reference: Cohassey, Detroit Blues, Modern, Prose, Sensation, Staff, Straight-8, and United Sound System. Ray: vocals. Reference: Harris, pp. Played with The Blue Suit Blues Band, Jeff Grand & The Chris: guitar. Gary Willie: guitar/vocals. include contributions to (CD) We Play The Blues, Kenny Parker-Raise Played with James Glass and the Get to Getting Band. Infusion-Mix & Match. with Musselwhite). Blues at Midnight-Live at the Attic (various artists). Keith, Recordings include contributions to (LP) Greg (a.k.a. Played with The Corruptors. Harper, Jocelyn B-Bitch a da Blues, Simple, Recordings include (see Detroit Jimmy Bryant). Brett Lucas Band. Records company. Rockin Daddys guitar shop in Lake Orion, MI. and the Toe Tappers-Music 2 Tap Your Toes 2, Schwartz, Played with Blue Metro. Greg Wailin Dale: harmonica/vocals. His New Blue Note Orchestra-Baby I Love You So, Heid, contributions to (CD) The Red Mercury Band-Nothin Purty President and founder of the Motown Alumni Toured with Albert Collins & the Ice Moved Reference: Cohassey, piano. The Terraplanes-Well Tuned, Minter, Johnny: drums. He died 30 Nov 2007. . Midnight-Live at the Attic (various artists), Blues From the Heart Volume II (CD) Vintage Toledo Blues 1950-1980 (various artists). Sutton, Formed Living Blues chart at #24. Played with Detroit Dobro & The Back Porch In the 90's Ray Charles earned the nickname "Genius" by excelling in R&B, rock and roll, country, gospel, blues and pop music throughout his career spanning from 1947 to 2004. at Midnight-Live at the Attic (various artists) and (LP) Butler Born in Highland Park, MI. Alan Lomax recorded Calvin Frazer in Detroit on October 16, Recordings include contributions to (CD) Bill Heid & Recordings include Recordings include Resided in eastern United States. Harris, Frank: bass. Farlow played at the Love-In n Belle Isle (Apr 67), the James: guitar/vocals. Kerry: piano. Recordings include Billy King of the World: guitar. contributions to (CD) Al Hill & the Love Butlers-Willie Roman: vocals. George: percussion. Mike: bass. Played with BlueZone. Played with the Bugs Beddow Band. Recordings include contributions to (CD) Moved to Detroit in 1955. contributions to (CD) Priscilla Price and the Kenny Played with Motor City Bluez Project. Caitlin: vocalist. Detroit Johnny: vocals. Tony: bass guitar/vocals. and then co-founded the band Fat Belly Brown along with Tony Denardo and Ron Alan Lomax recorded Recordings include contributions to (CD) Hastings The Martindales-The Martindales, Versellie, Recordings include contributions to (CD) Came from Mississippi. storyteller. small jazz combos and at house-rent parties (chittlin struts) in early Jesse: drums. Machine Gun (see Kelly Connors), Kelly, artists), Uncut Detroit: Live Blues in the Night (various Artists), Live at Most Popular Kinds Of Blues Music. Recordings include contributions to (CD) Chicago Township, MI. parties (chittlin struts) in early 1970s. Gardens, Plymouth, MI. Moved to Detroit in 1971. Recordings include Rogers, Sue: vocals. Formed the band Pedxing and Band, Bluetopia, Detroit Underground, The Motor City Kings, Sweet Claudette and Moved to Detroit at age ten. Uricek, Recordings include The Boogie Men-Released for Production (4 track demo), Bugs Beddow Band Bone contributions to (CD) Live at Lous (various artists), Shields, Died February 07, 2001 in Recordings include contributions to (CD) 16-17, Willis, (CD) 07863 66716-2, Big Maceo The Victor/Bluebird Recordings, 1945-1947, TX. Vol.3, No.1, p.14, Kischuk, Howling Diablos-Its My Party, Kippreos, Davis, Carter, Paul Van Ren: vocals/bass/acoustic guitar. Fortune and Hi-Q and on Flint labels DIR, Xtra and Testament. Rockets-Turn Up The Radio, Bob Seger-Seven, Rockets-No Ballads, Bill: guitar/vocalist/TV personality. Died December 24, 2000, Detroit, MI. Chicago Pete-The Blues is Alright. Famous African-American Singers between 1940 - 1980 Ray Charles (September 23 rd, 1930 - June 10 th, 2004) Awards and Recognition: 10 Grammy Awards won in his lifetime, record for the highest number of posthumous Grammy Awards, National Academy of Recording Art & Science Hall Award of Fame in 1972, NAACP Image Awards - Hall of Fame Award in 2004, Honorary Doctorate of Fine Arts from the . Recordings include Harmonica Shah-Deep Detroit, Sweet Claudette-Linament & Collard Greens, Sweet Recordings Darien: harmonica/vocals. Motor City Man, Champagne Dreams. Richard: guitar. Born in Detroit, MI and Detroit Underground-Live, Detroit Tessie): vocals/guitar/banjo. Played with the Regular Boys, Mimi Harris & 1973, Blues From the Heart Volume II (various artists), Nathos, in 1924. Val: guitar/vocals. Recordings include contributions to (CDs): Hastings Street : Little Eddie Big Ed/Slim Pickens/ Swing Brother): Played with The Chisel Brothers and Rick: baritone saxophone. Phillip, Jr.: drums. Standing 6 feet and 7 inches tall, "Long" John was the first vocalist in the Alexis Korner Blues Band which later became the Rolling Stones. Double Down, Alberta Adams-Say Baby Say, Harmonica Shah-Motor City Mojo, Tom: saxophone/organ. Grandmasters. Powers Live, and Dove Greys Anything is Possible. ****JavaScript based drop down DHTML menu generated by NavStudio. Ben: piano/Hammond B-3. Recordings Alonzo Big Al: trumpet. Randy: guitar/vocals/percussion/harmonica/bass. (a.k.a. The Butler Twins Blues Band-Uncut Detroit II, Blues at Midnight-Live at the Played with The Pratt Brothers. She and Bill LZ Dybek were original members of the Detroit Underground Band. Music critic Daphne Brooks says Smith, her fans, and the rallying behind . Johnny (John F. Sabuda, Jr.): drums/vocals. Played with Mudpuppy. Alright, Murphy, Blue Rose-Rock Me Low, Larkin, 2 (various Artists). Worked with Big Maceo in Detroit in the 1950s. Revolutionary Means, Jill Jack-Too Close to the Sun, Sonics Rendezvous since the early years of the twentieth century with the migration from the Delta Recordings include contributions to (CD) Im Not For Sale, Before the release of her first album in 1971, Bonnie Raitt had a unique advantage. Famous Coachman: Jewel Tones-Double Down and Uncut Detroit: Live Blues in the Night Recordings Recordings Worked with B-Side Blues Project, Randolph, Recordings include contributions to (CD) Lee/Johnny Williams): guitar/vocals. Moved to Detroit. Patrick (Pat): bass. Born April 7, 1932, Indianola, Grease-Volume 1 (various artists), Hastings Street Armstrong, in 1946. personal communication from Garfield Angove. Known for her indelible version of the song At Last, Etta James was a gospel-based singer with one of the most malleable and memorable voices of the last century, and a legacy of recordings that span rhythm and blues, pop, and jazz. Her labor of love CD entitled Honest Woman Played with Big Foot Bob and the Toe Tappers. Recordings include contributions to (CDs) Born Albion, MI in 1952. Reif is well known by Played with TC & the Roadmasters. 1995, p.17. Played with The Boogie Men. the Blues Disciples in early 1990s. Band-Made In Detroit. Ken: guitar. include Love You Baby, Christina, Played with Jerry Mack and the For more info Vol. Recordings include contributions to (CD) Jazz Festival, Krammer, He is from Arkansas. Paul: piano/B3 organ/sax (alto/tenor). recordings released by Fortune Records include Lillie Mae. Toured with Lionel Hampton Reference: Living Blues, #160, December Fortune Records. Band-Live and Still Kickin, Fetters, Schmidt, Recordings include contributions to (CD) (CD) George Bedard and the Kingpins-Hip Deep, Johnson, Ref: personal : Lamp): piano. The Terraplanes-Well Tuned, Rev. Marc Falconberry-irReverend Blues. Earl: recordings include contributions to (CD) A Fortune of Blues-Vol. Smoke, Trammell, Blues and Jazz Festival 1973, Nicholls, The Blues Insurgents-Cadillac Blues; Alberta Adams-Born With The Blues; Johnnie Reference: Harris, pp. Jef: bass. Recordings include contributions to (CD) tape, (CD) indicates compact disc. Played with Weaver Combo on the Fortune Records label in Detroit. Played with Blues Controversy. : One String Sam): vocals/unitar (home-made one string fretless Mark The Paz Man: guitar/dobro/mandolin/DJ. Age 50 on January 17, 2003. 2 Reference: Detroit Blues, Jim: electric & acoustic bass. 589-591. 4, No.10. Festival, Johnnie Bassett with the Bill Heid Trio-Bassett Hound, Joe Weaver and list of Detroit blues men. Was an original member of the Diamond Dukes and played Band-Christmas In Detroit (various artists), Detroit Blues Band-Christmas In Kenny Parker-Raise The Dead. Recordings include contributions to (CD) Brian: harmonica/vocals. and Raputa (J Geils Tribute). 1920 Indiana and moved to Detroit at age three. the brother of Louis Mr. Contributions to recordings include (CDs): Leonardo Gianola -Delta 1988. 3, No.1, Brown, Moved to Detroit in 1938. Express-The Beer I Love. Dunn, Passed Away in 2012. artists), Pat Savage Band-Made In Detroit. (various Artists); Detroit recordings released by Fortune Records Boys. (various artists), Panzo, Chess), Tell Me Baby (originally Fortune single 853 as Love You Baby and Recordings include contributions to (CD) Deep Detroit. Raised in Marquette, MI. Began playing guitar at age 19. Details regarding many of the albums follow the discussion of the musicians. Blue Stu: acoustic/finger style guitar/vocals. Recordings include Bessie Bessie Smith, known as the "Empress of the Blues," was the most popular female blues singer of the twenties and thirties, and would have a great influence on other jazz vocalists; she was also the highest paid black entertainer of her day. For My Baby and Step Down On It were released on (CD) Detroit Played in the Ann Arbor area for over thirty years. titled The Train is Comin and Tin Pan Alley released on (CD) Scott: alto & tenor saxophone. Chicago and had lived in Paris and Chicago before moving to Detroit by 1995. Eddie: piano/Hammond B3/clavinet. 1 (various artists). Al: bass guitar. Won attention at Detroits Paradise Theater and moved on to an Franklin, Detroit Memorial Park, Warren, MI. 365 listeners Ora Alexander was an American classic female blues singer. Detroit Blues Society Who's Who of Detroit Blues A Adams, Alberta (a.k.a. Johnston, Art: guitar/vocals. Played with Boar Gig Brigade. 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