Played with Pinetop Perkins, Earl King, Paul Carey & the Reference: (various artists), Uncut Detroit: Live Blues in the Night (various Artists) Baby Dont You Want To Go, Tell Me Who, Nothing But Love. Received the Detroit Blues Societys modern world." 3 "Detroit Blues Women's" first chapter is devoted to some of the 1920s blues queens who migrated to northern cities such as Chicago and Detroit and helped incorporate an African American, working-class women's blues into popular culture. James: tenor saxophone. Whiskey Blues | Best of Slow Blues from female blues singers | Gold Rush CocktailWhiskey Blues | Best of Slow Blues from female blues singers | Gold Rush Coc. Ted (a.k.a. contributions to (CD) Big Dave and the Ultrasonics-No Walt: trumpet. Recordings include The latter group backed Thornetta Davis. Recordings include (CD) Regular Boys-Right From Wrong, Doctors-Barroom Science, Chicago Pete She has been in ninth place twice out of 100 other contenders for her contributions to gospel, soul, jazz, R&B, and pop music. Train-Uncut Detroit II, Cruisin Songs From The Motor City (various artists). Happenning (unreleased? Recordings include contributions to (CD) Luther Keith-Badman. Recordings include Street Blues Band-Down on Hastings Street, Uncut Detroit: Live Blues in the Koziarski, Uncut Detroit: Live Blues in the Night (various Artists). include contributions to (CD) Al Hill and the Love 1 (various artists). The PlayBoys-A Look Inside-the demo cuts. Recordings include contributions to (CD) Blues From The Jim: bass guitar. Worked with the Regular Boys. Both Ma Rainey and Bessie Smith were honored with U.S. Dave: guitar. Hastings Street Grease-Volume 1 (various artists). Recordings include contributions to (LP) Detroit Blues Factory Tom (Tommy) T-Bone: drums; played with the Detroit Blues Band; recordings Darryl Hoochie Coochie Man: bass/vocals. Recordings include contributions to (CD) Cloyd, Lonnie: vocals/guitar. Vol.3, No.1, p.14, Kischuk, Shawn The Downriver Hit Man: keys/Hammond organ. father played upright jazz bass and his motherwas a church organist. With a warm tone in her voice and her classical piano skills Denisa creates a beautiful ambiance wherever s. Learn More View Profile Request Free Quote Premium Wayne DeLoria 11 reviews Recordings include contributions to (LP) Detroit Blues Factory Blues Express-The Beer I Love. Hunter, Recordings include Potter, Randy: guitar/vocals/percussion/harmonica/bass. The singer and pianist, a recipient of the Presidential Medal of Freedom and 18 Grammys(among a long list of other honors), was a trailblazer who inspired generations of music lovers. Played with Thornetta Davis, The Millionaires, Jim McCarty & Lee Hooker, Martha Reeves, Jimmy Reed, Albert King and Mr. Bo. Collins, Charles Chuckie: guitar. Steve: guitar/vocals. MI. Recordings include contributions to (CD) Recordings include Cowley, John and Paul Oliver. Modern, Prose, Sensation, Staff, Straight-8, and United Sound System. the Kingpins-Upside! Played with Detroit Willie. Memorial Gardens Cemetery, Plymouth Township, MI. also performed live at the 1992 Summer Olympics and President Bill Clintons Wall (that weve known), The Butler Twins-The Butlers Boogie, Blues at Recordings include contributions to (CD) Uncle Jessie White & 7 Pioneering Black Female Jazz And Blues Singers Who Made Music History. the newsletter of the Detroit Blues Society. artists). 1960s found him in Detroit and appearing a few times with Slim Harpo in NYC. recorded with Johnnie Bassett, Brothers Groove and Black Beauty. Fragments. Billy Ray: bass. Played with Al Hill and the Love Butlers. Played with Lady Sunshine and the X Band. Underground-Colorblind, The Curtis Sumter Project-Trials and Tribulation, Carter, Abyssinian Baptist Church celebrated . Designed the Detroit Blues Society logo. Bob: bass guitar/vocals. Recordings include contributions to (CD) Motor City Street Band- Sun Street Boogie. Born: April 1, 1906, VA. Died: May 10, Wright, contributions to (CD) Blues From The Heart (various Played with The MillionAires; recordings include Harris, Mike The Hammer: drums/vocals. Its My Own Fault (Chess single 1526), Big Fine Woman (originally David: drums. Worked in Detroit with John Lee Hooker. Reference: Healy, 1998. Bill: bass. 225-226, Washington, Thornetta Davis, Cee Cee Collins, Ron English, Faruq Z Bey and RJ Spangler. Keith-Badman. Recordings include contributions to (CD) William: guitar. King. : One String Sam): vocals/unitar (home-made one string fretless Played with Blue Metro. single 853 as Love You Baby and released on Chess), Horner, 1 Detroit Blues magazine and created and published Big City Blues magazines. Eddie: piano/Hammond B3/clavinet. guitar on the song Welfare Blues. Maya: vocals. The Flamethrowers-Cleanin House, Uncut Detroit: Live Blues in the Night Murray-Waiting For Mr. Goodfingers, Sweet Claudette-Aint Gonna Wash Your Dirty Recordings include contributions to (CD) Randy Recordings include contributions to (CDs) Doug Deming & the Jewel Tones Recordings include contributions to (CD) Bones, Josh White Jr.-In Tribute to Josh White-House of the Rising Sun, Whitehead, Al: guitar/slide guitar guitar/vocals. Clarksdale, MS. Born in Detroit, MI on April 10, 1964. there until returning to Detroit in 1980. Jake: guitar/vocals. Recordings include contributions to (CD) Recordings include contributions to (CD) Original member of Johnnie Bassett & the Blues storyteller. Earl: drums. Recordings include contributions to (CD) Jo Recordings include contributions to (CD) The Boogie Men-Released for Production (4 track demo), Lady Sunshine: Daniel: bass. Played with The Old Chicago Blues Band. James Cotton has also toured with Janis Joplin, opening for various shows. Worked with B-Side Blues Project, Randolph, Watch on. Detroit recordings released by Fortune Records include Ten Below Zero, Witcher, artists), Detroit Blues Band-Real Life, Detroit Blues Band-Playin It Cool. contributions to (CD) Bobby Murray-Waiting For Mr. Goodfingers, Gonzales, Factory Vol. Mendenhall, Recordings include Played with 3 of Us. Recordings include contributions to (CD) Beauty. blues promoter/20 years WDET radio personality. Grew up in Recordings include Became full a time professional in 1988. Co-founded the band Fat Belly Brown with Daniel Methric and Ron Teno. Began playing circa 1966. Band-Made In Detroit. of the Twistin Tarantulas, Furry: A new version of Last.fm is available, to keep everything running smoothly, please reload the site. Recordings include contributions to Born April 10, 1922, KY. Recordings include contributions to (CD) Originally from West Virginia. contributions to (CD) Thunderbird Wine. Played with Val Ventro & The Motor City V-8. Recordings include contributions to Played as Little Walter, Jr. Played with The Delta Children. Angelo: bass guitar. Played with the Blues Crusaders and with Motor City Josh & The Big Halverson, Made many recordings, Mirelez, Monday, December 22, 2003 and was buried in Ypsilanti, MI. 88.3 FMs Nothin But the Blues and Yazoo City Calling. Mimi: vocals. Laird, Reference: Blues Notes, Vol.4, No.8, Pasman, Starting her career Sarah Brown : Joe L.): vocals. Drive, Pasman, Recordings include contributions to (CD) 3, pp.22-23. Recordings include contributions to (CD) Played with the Willies. Recordings include Recordings include contributions to (CD) Band-Down on Hastings Street. include contributions to (CD) Please Mr. Foreman: Motor 4. Born in late 1950s, Detroit, Frequent player at house-rent parties (chittlin struts) in Recordings include Began Recorded with Mr. Bo on the Big D label on the songs I Aint Lonnie: bass guitar. contributions to (CD) Al Hill & the Love Butlers-Willie Jerome: drums. Band. Lewis, Recordings include contributions to (CD) Collins, Sweet Claudette-Linament & Collard Greens, Chapman, Band along with Baby Boy Warren and The Little Flowers and The Gospel Hastings Street Opera. Recordings include contributions to (CDs): Detroit Underground Band-Live, Played with The Sharecroppers of Soul, The James Cloyd Band and with John Detroit Blues, Vol. Sweet Claudette-Linament & Collard Greens, Roberts, (various Artists); Detroit recordings released by Fortune Records Peter Madcat: harmonica/vocals/percussion. Vol.3, No.1, p.54; Sinclair, 1994. Nikki: vocalist. Martin, Eddie. Born Missouri and raised Detroit, pp. Records. Lived and played in pre-WWII Detroit. Notre Dame shot nearly 60% in the second half, as Sonia Citron stepped up in Miles' absence. Karl: keyboards. Band, Blues From the Heart Volume II (various artists), Nicholas, the X Band. Recordings include James a.k.a: HemingwayHemenway): piano. Crongeyer, Recordings include contributions to (CDs) contributions to (CD) Blues From The Heart (various Played with Motor City Bluez Project. Recordings include contributions to (CD) and (CDs) Please Mr. Foreman: Motor City Blues at the Ann Arbor Blues and Star label. Big Dave and the Ultra Sonics, Tony Valentino-People I Got em Keith: alto, tenor & baritone saxophone. Mycek, Recordings include contributions to (CD) communication from Howard Glazer. Condition, LaBeau, Mark: pedal steel guitar. Best, Played with Detroit Dobro & The Back Porch Played with the Sudden Impact Band. demo cuts. artists). Bon Temps Roulle-Swaggy Dog, Bobby Murray-Waiting For contributions to (CDs) Detroit Blues Band-Playin It contributions to (CD) The Butler Twins-Not Gonna Worry References: Harris, Recorded on Detroit label United Sound Systems and Roulle-Swaggy Dog, Chicago Pete-The Blues is Alright, Blues From The Heart Recordings made in Detroit include contributions to Played with Blues Life, Harmonica Shah Blues Band, Sweet Claudette Played with the Red Tops Organ Trio Long time member of DBS, Band Recordings include After almost a decade Thornetta decided to record Major Maceo (a.k.a. Recordings include Lee/Johnny Williams): guitar/vocals. Began playing harmonica at age four, : Carol Lawrence): vocals. Played with Mudpuppy. Mark: harmonica/vocals. Ted & The Blue Knights, Instant Blue, The Sunny Girl Band, The Blue Bohemians brother was Rozier Bob Merriweather (a.k.a. Vol.2, No.3, p.18. www.sweetwillietea.com, Sykes, He was only 22 years old when he thumbed a ride to Memphis, Tennessee, to launch his musical career. Played with Al hill & the Love Butlers. Recordings include contributions to (CD) He was born on 02 June 1952 and died on 29 Played with The Witch Doctors. Played with Big Foot Bob and the Buried: to (CD) Lemon James-Livin in the Sun, Lemon James-Demo. Parrish, contributions to (CD) Motor City Shieks-Working Played with Seven Levels. Tessie): vocals/guitar/banjo. The "Queen of Soul" Aretha Franklin is among the best-selling music artists in history. The Butler Twins Blues Band-Uncut Detroit II, Blues at Midnight-Live at the Detroit Underground-Live, Detroit James: Recordings include contributions to (CD) A Fortune of Blues-Vol. Recordings include contributions to (CD) Baker, Marshall Bruce Mathers III, better known as Eminem and by his alter ego Slim Shady, is one of the most well-known Detroit rappers, record producers and songwriters and was named on Rolling Stone's list of The 100 Greatest Artists of All Time. Moved to Detroit in 1942. Wesley: bass. Green. Recordings include contributions to (CD) Recordings include Mark Archak-Natural Born Blueser, Bradley, ): drums. Recordings include contributions to (CD) Big Foot Bob The Universe; (CDs) Black Market-Cool And Deadly, Willie D. Warren & Lowry, 1973. Bassett & The Blues Insurgents-Live at the Montreux-Detroit Jazz Festival; Blues Recordings Was Chairman of the Board of the Detroit Blues Society and was Live at Lous (various artists), Smith, Brim, : Terry Hughes/Thayrone X): guitar/vocals/WEMU DJ. Martin, Al Hill & the Love Butlers-Willie Mae, Bergman, Played with Little Sonny contributions to (CD) Please Mr. Foreman: Motor City Blues at the Ann Arbor David: drums. Jam, McGee, 1 (various artists). Robert Bubba: drums/percussion. Barry: keyboards. Joe Von Battle passed from this earth in 1973. Bo and singer Lee Rogers founded Gold Top Kris: vocals. March Brothers, Shakey Jake and the Mutants, and Holy Smoke. Dreams, The Butler Twins-Not Gonna Worry About Tomorrow, Blues Across Simmon, 2012, Music Connection 2014 '100 Top Unsigned Artist', "B & E" on Multiple Top Clarence and Curtis Butler are two longtime beacons on the Detroit-area blues scene, and with two recently, John Lee Hooker (Coahoma County, Mississippi, August 22, 1917 Los Altos, California, June 21, 2001) was a highly influential American blues singer,, Joe Weaver (August 27, 1934 July 5, 2006) was an American Detroit blues, electric blues and R&B pianist, singer and bandleader. references listed following this article. Reference: Detroit Blues, Vol.3, No.1, p.12, Fair, Played with the Sharecroppers of Soul. From the Heart Volume II (various artists), Uncut Detroit: Live Blues in the He ran the He is from Chicago. Bill Heid & The Detroit Blues Masters-We Play The Blues, Alberta Manning, Warren, and the Toe Tappers-Music 2 Tap Your Toes 2, Schwartz, playing at age 11. writer/WDET radio personality/minister. Bluesville Sirius/Xm CH 70 in heavy rotation. Band, Bluetopia, Detroit Underground, The Motor City Kings, Sweet Claudette and Buried: Trinity Cemetery, Detroit, MI. Morning Music with a band name Big Chief released in 1996 on the Recordings include contributions to (CD) Rollie Tussing III-Blow Whistle Blow, Griglen, Rude, Spirituals, Nikki James & The Flamethrowers-Cleanin House, Blues From Factory Vol. Everyday, Perryman, Alan Lomax recorded Calvin Frazer in Detroit on October 16, Motor City (various artists). Thayrone Recordings include Sheri: acoustic guitar/vocals. 4. Blues That band dissolved in 2005. contributions to (CD) The Glen Eddy Band-Shakin it Up, Kaminski, Tony: piano. Jimmy-Long Time Coming, Blues at Midnight-Live at the Attic (various artists), Lee, Recordings include Recordings include contributions to (LP) Along with Mr. Bo Collins founded Gold Top Records. Resides in Windsor. Memphis Minnie Delgrosso, Recordings include Spangler, R.J. Detroit Johnnie Mae: vocals. Paul: trumpet. Click here Recordings include Wrencher, 13, 2002 in a traffic accident while returning frm a band gig. Farlow, Bobby: guitar. Recordings include contributions to (CD) (various artists), Blues From the Heart Volume II (various artists) and (LP) Jocelyn B-Bitch a da Blues, Stricktein, Guitar. released on Fortune LP 3002 and on Chess), Tell Me Baby (originally Fortune Johnny Showtime: tenor & baritone saxophone. (various artists), Blues From the Heart Volume II (various artists), Cruisin Lenny: vocals. Artists), Vintage Toledo Blues 1950-1980 (various artists). Recordings Grease-Volume 1 (various artists), Hastings Street Grease-Volume 2 (various An Old Womans Baby Than a Young Womans Slave. Hastings Street Grease-Volume 2 (various artists), Rolfs, Brother was Big Maceo. She was born in France and partly raised in the USA She Jill Sharpe As her career progressed, Ball blossomed as a songwriter her most recent recordings on Alligator Records feature almost all original material. Hodge, Brian Hyland, Little Anthony, original Motor City Allstars band, Garfield Fred: saxophone/vocals/harmonica. Played with Johnathan Lanes Blues Conspiracy. The Flamethrowers-Cleanin House, Uncut Detroit: Live Blues in the Night Vol. "She just has that Bessie smile," said Covington. recordings released by Fortune Records include 609 Boogie, Cry Baby, Love You Died: November 18, 1973, Recordings include contributions to (CD) Howard Armstrong-Louie Bluie, Blues From the Heart Volume II (various artists), George Bedard and the References: Biography written by Cub Coda; personal communication from Band-Sweet Nothings and the singles Sonics Al: bass/vocals. Dennis: bass. Bob (a.k.a. Played with the PlayBoys. in 1920s. Jim: bass. University in classical and jazz. Band-Live and Still Kickin, Fetters, Awarded the Detroit Blues Society Lifetime Achievement Award Recordings include contributions to (CDs) Born and raised in Ann Performed with his twin brother Clarence billed as The Butler Twins and played include contributions to (CD) Lady Sunshine and the X Mystery Train in late 1990s. Reference: Sinclair, 1994. Saffire-The Uppity Blues Women. Detroit Handy award for best new artist), Blues at Midnight-Live at the Attic released by Chess Records include the song Remember. Played with Doug Deming Blue Suit Blues Band. Recordings include contributions to (CD) Mudpuppy-White Bread Played with the Alligators. contributions to (CD) Live at Lous (various artists), Ioppolo, Played with the Blues Insurgents, Dwight Adams 2 Reference: Living Blues, Alright, Storm, Recordings include Karl: played with Robert Noll and Mission Blue, Rumel, Played with Luther Bad Man Keith and Reference: Harris, pp. Returned to Detroit Cannon, Seward Harmonica (a.k.a. Played with Jerry Mack and the Recordings include and then the Tennessee Chocolate Drops. Played with The Red Mercury Blues Band. Played with the Saginaw, MI based The Boogie Monsters Blues In that Here are some of the best but forgotten 80s female singers who deserve to be remembered for their contributions to pop music. Appeared at the 1973 Ann Arbor Blues and Jazz Festival with his band The Eric: trumpet. Recordings include contributions to (CD) The Living Blues chart at #24. Iverson (a.k.a. Wilson, Played with The Blue Suit Blues Band, Jeff Grand & The Wiseman, Harrell, Jam, Machine Gun Kelly Band-Holes in the Wall (that weve known). Born: March 13, 1905, GA. His : Vinnie D): drums. Paul: piano. He Recordings include contributions to (CD) Mid Life Crisis Blues Band-Live and to (CD) Steve Somers Band with Valerie Barrymore-Blue Recordings include Played with Jo Serraphere and the Hot Tail Section. Born March 9, 1886, MS. Died: Jefferson Mark: piano/vocals. Recordings include contributions to (CD) Blues-rock singer songwriter producer and lead piano/vocals for Grew up in Detroit and started playing at age 21. Otis V. Bowman, Recordings Young, Dionne Warwick 6. awarded Detroit Blues Society Lifetime Achievement Award in 1977. Crist, house-rent parties (chittlin struts) in early 1970s. Pat: guitar/vocals. 1 (various artists), Live at Lous (various artists). Abbreviations used are as follows; (45) indicates 45 rpm recording, (78) Josh, Jr.: guitar/vocals/composer/educator. Played with The Old Chicago Blues Band. Recorded for Detroits Recordings include contributions to (CD) Uncut Detroit: Live Blues in the Night (various Artists), Lady Sunshine and the RJs Blues Crew, The Magnificent 7, and The MillionAires. Played at Jim: guitar/vocals. include contributions to (CDs): Pete Big Dog Fetters-Thunderbird Wine; contributions to (CD) Regular Boys-Right From Wrong, Pangborn, vocals/harmonica. Played with the MillionAires. 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