Blues Music Birthdays: January 28th - February 3rd This week’s blues birthdays features musicians Roosevelt Sykes, Sonny Landreth, Johnny "Guitar" Watson, Adolfo "Fito" de la Parra, and electric blues harmonica player Charlie...
Blues Music Birthdays: January 21st - 27th This week’s blues birthdays feature musicians Elmore James, Beth Hart, Bobby "Blue" Bland, and The Matriarch of R&B Etta James! One of the original members...
Blues Music Birthdays: January 14th - 20th This week’s blues birthdays feature musicians Earl Hooker, Ronnie Van Zant, Barbara Lynn, Luther Dickinson, Lead Belly and Queen of psychedelic soul Janis Joplin! Earl Hooker:...
Blues Music Birthdays: January 7th - 13th This week’s blues birthdays feature musicians Tampa Red, Elvis Presley, Robby Krieger, and Led Zeppelin's lead guitarist and founder Jimmy Page! Hudson Woodbridge AKA Tampa Red:...
Blues Music Birthdays: December 31st - January 6th This week’s blues birthdays feature musicians Odetta Holmes, Little Smokey Smothers, Johnny Adams, Libba Cotten, and Led Zeppelin bassist John Paul Jones! Odetta Holmes: 12/31/30 American actress,...
Bo Diddley – December 30, 1928 Bo Diddley was born Ellas Otha Bates on December 30, 1928. As a child, he learned how to play the Violin at church and eventually picked up the guitar...
Blues Music Birthdays: December 17th - 23rd This week’s blues birthdays feature musicians Paul Butterfield, Eddie "Cleanhead" Vinson, Paul Rodgers and one of the most iconic legends in rock and roll...
Blues Music Birthdays: December 10th - 16th! This week’s blues birthdays feature music legends Guitar Slim, John Hammond II, Billy Gibbons, Dicky Betts, and powerhouse blues vocalist Big Mama Thornton! Eddie “Guitar...
BLUES MUSIC BIRTHDAYS: DECEMBER 3rd-9th! This week’s blues birthdays feature legendary musicians such as J.J. Cale, Tom Waits, Junior Wells, and southern rock pioneer Gregg Allman! J.J. Cale – December 5th, 1938 John...
BLUES BIRTHDAYS: NOVEMBER 12th-18th BOOKER T. JONES – NOVEMBER 12, 1944 Four-time Grammy-winning musician Booker Taliaferro Jones, Jr. was born on November 12, 1944, in Memphis, Tennessee. He was a child prodigy, playing the organ at...