Browsing: C.C. Rider

Koko Taylor (September 28, 1928 – June 3, 2009)

“I’ll tell you what freedom is to me: no fear.”

February 26, 1928 – October 24, 2017

B.B King brought the blues to the people. Dosen’t matter your country, your language, how you look. Everybody loves B.B…

Louis Armstrong (August 4, 1901 – July 6, 1971)

Remembering Ray Charles (September 23, 1930 – June 10, 2004)

“This series, alas, has gone as far as it can go. Our final broadcast will be July 30, 2017.”

Jamesetta Hawkins was born to a Los Angeles prostitute, brought up by an abusive preacher, tossed around foster homes. And was just a teenager in 1954 when she scored her first chart-topping hit. It all moved pretty fast after that…

Remember this name: Hubert Sumlin. You’ve heard his incredible guitar sound. All that started when Hubert was just eight years old, and he broke the one string on his brother’s homemade guitar…

Sonny Terry never thought about a music career. He did well in school, and liked farming. Wanted to grow up, continue his education and have his own farm. But by 18, two separate accidents left him completely blind. All that was left for him job-wise was music…