Taking advantage of the forced lull in our life, thanks to Covid, we are endeavouring to put the Big Bear archives into some semblance of order – and finding it fascinating! A recent discovery was several pages of Henry’s advertisements from the Birmingham Mail. The actual dates are unclear but it’s obvious that Henry’s carried…
Those Mississippi Hill Country Blues
Whereas Mississippi Delta Blues is a well-known and recognisable form of the music, there is a lesser-known style that might well have slipped under the radar of some folks. It was in the North Mississippi counties of Marshall, Panola, Tate, Tippah and Lafayette where virtually the only work to be found was in the lumber…
The Lone Cat
In the early 1960s I was working days as a photographer at Birmingham College of Advanced Technology, now known as Aston University. I somehow found myself running the students’ weekly Tek City Jazz Club, and it will probably come as no surprise to hear that one term I sneaked in a series of Blues events….
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