Alabama Slim –
The Parlor (Cornelius Chapel): “The story of a bluesman getting discovered late in life is one that has repeated itself a handful of times over the last few decades. There is a sadness to this story in the fact that talented musicians can toil away most of their life without having their music ever heard and appreciated by anyone outside of their immediate community. But there is also a triumph, a redemption of sorts that comes from this music finally reaching grateful listeners around the world. While visiting bluesman Little Freddie King in New Orleans, Music Maker Relief Foundation founder and president Tim Duffy met his cousin Alabama Slim, born Milton Frazier in Vance, Alabama on March 29, 1939. King and Slim often played together, with King’s scorching guitar backing Slim’s deep and smooth vocals that bring to mind the cool, flowing singing of John Lee Hooker…. In the summer of 2019, Slim and King – along with drummer Ardie Dean – finally found
James P. Johnson
Harlem Strut
Love Will Find a Way/Bandana Days - James P. Johnson, Blake, Eubie
Weeping Blues
Bleeding Hearted Blues
Snowy Morning Blues
Lucy Long - James P. Johnson, Bradford, Perry
Skiddle-De-Scow - James P. Johnson, Bradford, Perry
Can I Get It Now?
What s the Use of Being Alone? - James P. Johnson, Bradford, Perry
Original Bugle Blues - James P. Johnson, Kelly
Chicago Blues - James P. Johnson, Altiere
Mournful Tho ts (4 out of 5 stars) This is the first of eight volumes in the Classics re-issue of all James P. Johnson recordings released (mostly)under his own name.Tracks 1 - 3 are piano solos from 1921, and show that the essentials of Johnson s stride piano style were already well in place. All are strong swinging performances with Johnson s trademark precision and drive. Tracks 4-6 are eminently forgettable: mediocre performances by what sounds like a theate pit ensemble. Tracks 7 - 12 are piano solos from 1923, but show Johnson in his novelty p
Cincinnati hip-hop artivist is building on foundation created by pioneering blues singer
WCPO 9 is exploring the work of Mamie Smith and Siri Imani as part of its long-running Black History Month series called âThen and Nowâ describing the contributions of an African American trailblazer from Greater Cincinnatiâs past and a modern-day counterpart.
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CINCINNATI â Cincinnati-born Mamie Smith became the first Black performer to sing on a commercial blues recording in 1920 then changed the course of music history a few months later when her record âCrazy Bluesâ became a smash hit.
âIt opened this commercial space for recordings by Black artists, popular music by Black artists, and that, I mean needless to say, that door has never closed,â said John Jeremiah Sullivan, a contributing writer for âThe New York Times Magazineâ who has researched Smithâs life and career. âThe line from Mam