Jerry the Killer
Jerry Lee Lewis, photographed by Jim Simpson at West Bromwich Town Hall in 1964 Today I guess that the airwaves,…
Don’t Worry ‘Bout The Bear
The 1970s were good to The Blues. Not only were most of the greats still at their best, the Three Kings…
Koko Taylor
For much of the 1960s, a real highlight for blues fans was provided by the touring American Folk Blues Festivals which played concert halls…
Jay McShann
If you have seen that wonderful film, “The Last of the Blue Devils”, then you will certainly recall the moment that Count…
Roosevelt Sykes: The Honeydripper
I was lucky enough to be regularly on the road during the 1970s with Cousin Joe from New Orleans, and…
Cousin Joe: Gospel-Wailing, Jazz-Playing, Rock n’ Rolling, Soul-Shouting, Tap-Dancing, Bluesman from New Orleans
We were sitting at the back of this single-decker bus, parked in a muddy field in West Flanders, Belgium. The…
The Queen of White Trash Cajun
Although it is commonplace to comment, when a band is really rocking that they are cooking, it must be extremely…
Meet Sugar Pie DeSanto
Growing up in the Fillmore district of San Francisco, Umpeylia Marsema Belinton knew from an early age that she was…
Lloyd Price
Lloyd Price was born in 1933 in the New Orleans suburb of Kenner. As he grew up, he took formal…
Memphis Slim: When Paris Met The Blues
The Henry’s Postbag received an interesting note from a British bluesman living in France. It read, “My name is Giles…