Monthly Archives: April 2015

Buddy Moss – photo by Peter B. Lowry

Posted on April 20, 2015 by peterblowry

Buddy Moss – vo/gtr Vienna, VA – ca. summer 1977 Eugene “Buddy” Moss was commercially one of the most important blues performers to come out of the Piedmont region – he was Georgia-born and lived in that state most of … Continue reading →

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John Snipes – photo by Peter B. Lowry

Posted on April 20, 2015 by peterblowry

John Snipes – vo/bjo Chapel Hill, NC – ca. August 1974 John was a “find” of Bruce Bastin, guided by former Orange County musician Jamie Alston. John’s banjo had a store-bought banjo ring/body and a home-made five string replacement neck… … Continue reading →

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Joe & Odell Thompson – photograph by Peter B. Lowry

Posted on April 20, 2015 by peterblowry

Joe & Odell Thompson – vo/vln; vo/bjo Cedar Grove, NC – May 26, 1979 Another Lornell “capture”, these two cousins once held square dances at their homes in days of yore. Kip and I initially kept up with them and … Continue reading →

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Dink Roberts – photo by Peter B. Lowry

Posted on April 20, 2015 by peterblowry

Dink Roberts – vo/bjo/gtr Haw River, NC – ca. fall 1973 Dink was a “find” of Kip Lornell, who had some great luck over time in North Carolina and Virginia – he located guitarist/pianist James “Guitar Slim” Stephens and guitarist … Continue reading →

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Alonzo Williams, Elester Anderson, George Higgs – photos by Peter B. Lowry

Posted on April 20, 2015 by peterblowry

Alonzo Williams/Elester Anderson/George Higgs– vo/gtr Tarboro, NC – December 16, 1973 As a result of folks like us meeting Les-T a couple of years before this date through Danny McLean, Anderson began to practice his music and got his chops … Continue reading →

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Oddenda & Such – 15

Posted on April 20, 2015 by peterblowry

It must have been 1969 when both Mike Leadbitter and Simon Napier (Simon’s only trip. I do believe) came the US leaving Blues Unlimited temporarily without an editor! Through them, I was able to have my first contact with the … Continue reading →

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Oddenda & Such – 14

Posted on April 20, 2015 by peterblowry

Most of the blues musicians we listen to seem able to be placed within some portion of an ongoing traditional musical stream that W.E. are comfortable with – their community bothers less with labels. Others have something going musically that … Continue reading →

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Oddenda & Such – 13

Posted on April 20, 2015 by peterblowry

“New York City” does not exist except as a true geographical concept (or conceit!) for the world at large. In fact, New York, NY is an urban entity made up of five “boroughs”: Manhattan (an island), The Bronx, Brooklyn (once … Continue reading →

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Oddenda & Such – 12

Posted on April 20, 2015 by peterblowry

Not all blues musicians that make it onto a record are virtuosi with major instrumental or vocal talent – Big Boy Crudup, or Jimmy Reed, anyone? Some are journeymen or women, performers with a greater or lesser ability in their … Continue reading →

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Oddenda & Such – 11

Posted on April 20, 2015 by peterblowry

It was not with any feelings of high expectation that we left the home of Pink Anderson on Carpenter Street, Spartanburg, SC with our police escort still in place across from his place! (O&S #10) Squeaky’s directions to Baby Tate’s … Continue reading →

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