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J. Edith North Johnson. James "Stump" Johnson. Jeremiah Johnson (blues musician) Johnnie Johnson (musician) Lonnie Johnson (musician) Mary Johnson (singer) Stacy Johnson (singer) Charley Jordan.
Billy Boy Arnold. Bobby "Blue" Bland. Clarence "Gatemouth" Brown, 1999. Paul Butterfield at Woodstock Reunion, 1979. Eric Clapton, 2006. Eddie Clearwater in Montreux, 1978. Albert Collins at Long Beach Blues Festival, 1990. Willie Dixon at Monterey Jazz Festival, 1981. Lowell Fulson in Paris, 1980.
Okeh. Bluebird. King. Bluesville. Alonzo "Lonnie" Johnson (February 8, 1899 [1] [2] – June 16, 1970) was an American blues and jazz singer, guitarist, violinist and songwriter. He was a pioneer of jazz guitar and jazz violin and is recognized as the first to play an electrically amplified violin. [3] [4]
Bennie Smith (October 5, 1933 in St. Louis, Missouri – September 10, 2006 in St. Louis, Missouri) was an American, St. Louis blues guitarist, considered to be one of the city's patriarchs of electric blues. His sound was emblematic of a St. Louis blues music that he helped define in over half a century practicing his trade.
In 1982, his album St. Louis Blues (with his wife Vernell Townsend) was nominated for a Blues Music Award in the Traditional Blues Album category. [9] Townsend was a recipient of a 1985 National Heritage Fellowship awarded by the National Endowment for the Arts , which is the United States government's highest honor in the folk and traditional ...
Website. www .nationalbluesmuseum .org. The National Blues Museum is a 501 (c) (3) non-profit museum in St. Louis, Missouri, United States, dedicated to exploring the musical history and impact of the blues. It exists as an entertainment and educational resource focusing on blues music. The Museum offers a rotating collection of exhibits, live ...
Boyer in 2017. Born. May 12, 1980. Potosi, Missouri. Occupation. Organist • Church music director. Organization (s) St. Louis Blues, NHL St. Louis Cardinals, MLB. Jeremy A. Boyer (born May 12, 1980) is an American musician best known for being the stadium organist for the National Hockey League 's St. Louis Blues.
Chitlin' Circuit. The Chitlin' Circuit was a collection of performance venues found throughout the eastern, southern, and upper Midwest areas of the United States. They provided commercial and cultural acceptance for African-American musicians, comedians, and other entertainers following the era of venues run by the "white-owned-and-operated ...