Author Archives: peterblowry

WILBERT

Posted on July 23, 2017 by peterblowry

Savoy Jazz 1182 – Wilbert Harrison,  “Listen to My Song” [featuring Mickey Baker] Hmm… probably the best known and most successful (from the standpoint of the charts of the New York City area blues artists. I mean, “Kansas City” was … Continue reading →

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BROWNIE

Posted on July 23, 2017 by peterblowry

Savoy Jazz 1204 – Brownie McGhee, “Jumpin’ the Blues” When the name Brownie McGhee comes up in any discussions by blues mavens, it’s usually as the beginning of a longer word: brownieandsonny. McGhee and Terry were a factor in the … Continue reading →

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TJ FOWLER

Posted on July 23, 2017 by peterblowry

Savoy Jazz 1187 – T.J. Fowler, “and His Rockin’ Jump Band, featuring Calvin Frazier” “Jump, little children, jump!” [1] That seems to have been the order of the day in black popular music of the immediate post-war era (the late … Continue reading →

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The Clean Machine

Posted on July 23, 2017 by peterblowry

Muse MR 5116 – Eddie “Cleanhead” Vinson, “The Clean Machine” [1978] Eddie Vinson… Mr. Cleanhead… a name that conjures up the image of a bald-headed blues singer popular during the fifties. It’s a truthful image, but an incomplete one, for … Continue reading →

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BUDDY MOSS – notes

Posted on July 18, 2017 by peterblowry

LP & CD Biograph 12019 – Buddy Moss, “Rediscovery” Georgia….. Georgia, the land of cotton-fields and Army bases and miserable red soil; where the economic status of a town may be gauged by the number of pawn shops on its … Continue reading →

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ODDENDA & SUCH: #94

Posted on July 15, 2017 by peterblowry

Joe Fields, a driving force in the jazz music business for over 50 years, passed away on Wednesday, July 12, 2017.  He was 88 years old. Joe was born in Jersey City, N.J. in 1929 and raised in Brooklyn. He … Continue reading →

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ODDENDA & SUCH: #93

Posted on June 26, 2017 by peterblowry

Rev. Pearly Brown,; Jim Pettigrew; Christine Brown- Americus, GA, 1971 (courtesy Juana Haroldson) BIG JIM   One of my functions/duties is to tell the world of the demise of certain individuals connected with my life’s work in black music. Usually, … Continue reading →

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Cecil Barfield

Posted on June 10, 2017 by peterblowry

Plains, GA  – Feb 8, 1979                                                                                                                  Nikon F2, Tri X Cecil was first located by Jim Pettigrew, writing for Brown’s Guide to Georgia. He published “Can’Cha Hear Me Cryin’, Ooo-hoo” in the Jul/Aug 1976 issue (Vol 4/ No 4), pp … Continue reading →

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DETROIT BLUES

Posted on June 8, 2017 by peterblowry

VARIOUS ARTISTS                                                                                                                             Down Home Blues Detroit – “Detroit Special”                                                                   Wienerworld WNRCD 5095 How many of you know who “Renowned blues researcher and historian” Mike Rowe is? No, not that one! You should be acquainted with his work! Author of the … Continue reading →

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ODDENDA & SUCH #92

Posted on April 3, 2017 by peterblowry

Missed Opportunities   The music business is a massive crap-shoot where talent is no requisite for success, and can often even get in the way of possible success. The income possibilities can be very lucrative, but the odds are generally … Continue reading →

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