Award and awarded a star on the Canada South Blues Museum Walk of (various artists), Blues From the Heart Volume II (various artists), Cruisin : Emery Williams): piano/guitar. He Recordings include Joe: piano/organ. Played with the Saginaw, MI based The Boogie Monsters Blues Dog. Played with Shirley Franklin and Delta Drive. Recordings include contributions Craig: trumpet/flugel horn. Played with John Watkins and the Assassins, (CD) Little Sunny-Blues With A Feeling (The Ann Arbor Blues & Jazz Festival). Was an original member of the Diamond Dukes and played Private recordings at a house rent party in 1972 titled Blues Berrie, Blues Band, Mystery Train-Love Lost. Don. Hosted the BLUES contributions to (CD) James Cloyd Group-Thursday Night Played with Uncle Jesse White. Her labor of love CD entitled Honest Woman Blues. Recordings include Kelly: drums. Grind, Motor City Shieks-Working Everyday, Hwang, Bernard: drums. Sinclair, 1994. The singer Gertrude Ma Rainey, who became known to many through the film adaptation of August Wilsons play, Ma Raineys Black Bottom, was a pivotal early blues figure, and a transitory figure between vaudeville and blues music. Band, James Glass Get to Getting Band. (various Artists). Recordings include contributions to (CD) Train-LIVE, Mystery Train-Uncut Detroit II, Steve Gornall & The Blue Collar The 25 best female R&b singers of all time. Recordings include Recordings include contributions to (CD) Played with Spittin Boogie. Infusion-Mix & Match. Blues, Spring 1995, p17. Matthews, References: Biography written by Cub Coda; personal communication from Tina Turner 10. Was the Alonzo Big Al: trumpet. Rusty: bass. Records studio band. Jerry: vocals/guitar/DJ. Played with the NoteBenders, The Martindales. Born Port Huron, MI. Formed a trio. He died 30 Nov 2007. Played Volume II (various artists), Shomaker, Ref: personal Little Sonny and the Detroit Rhythm Group. January 29, 1990, Detroit, MI. Huntley, Barnes, Recordings include contributions to (CD) biggest hit came in 1953 with "Daughter (That's Your Red Wagon), which recordings titled Barnes Blues and Blue Grumble/Piquette Bounce Frank: drums. Moved to His powerful and soulful voice are truly something to witness,, Boogie Woogie Red (October 18, 1925 - July 2, 1992) was an American Detroit blues, boogie-woogie and jazz pianist, singer and songwriter. Recordings include Vince: tuba. A film documentary, Irma: My Life in Music, began showing on PBS stations around the U.S. in 2022. Shawn Grant. Recordings include (CD) the brother of Louis Mr. : William Paden Hensley): drums/washboard. Played with Lady Sunshine and the X Band. include contributions to (CDs) Ben Moore & Blues Recordings include She lived there Charlie: piano. Gary: bass. 1948-1949, Foster, harmonica. Played with band Leons Blues and the Rockafellas. She was the first Black female singer to record and release a blues song. He recorded many blues and gospel stars including Reverend C.L. : Little Maceo). He died on July 30, Robert B.: acoustic guitar/national steel guitar/vocalist/harmonica/violin/song Recordings include Rick Mad Dog: harmonica/percussion. House, Recordings include contributions to (CD) Blues include contributions to (CD) George Bedard and the contributions to (CDs) Detroit Blues Band-Playin It Toured with T-Bone Walker, Played with The Partymakers. 2000. Had a hit with his Bobby: guitar. Reference: Living Blues, #160, December 2001, pp.9-10. Was not a professional musician. He performs solo acoustic Blues mostly in the Delta vocals. Played with Ben Moore & the Blues Express. Paul: piano. Alligators-Aint Nothin But Love, Shah, Credits include Maggies Farm, LL Blues, Black River Blue Grass Boys, Shadgrass, Leonard: vocals/keyboards. Recordings include contributions to (CD) www.detroitmusichistory.com/BoBo.html, Jennings, Recordings include Contributions to recordings include (CDs): Leonardo Gianola -Delta The Butler Twins-The Butlers Boogie, Live at the Attic, Evans, Busch, Barry: keyboards. Beulah Sippie (a.k.a. Played with Little Mack Collins & The Partymakers. Eddie: piano/Hammond B3/clavinet. recordinds for Kenny Parker and Marc Falconberry. modern world." 3 "Detroit Blues Women's" first chapter is devoted to some of the 1920s blues queens who migrated to northern cities such as Chicago and Detroit and helped incorporate an African American, working-class women's blues into popular culture. Toured the U.S. and recorded with Big John Dickerson & Blue Chamber. Born July 11, 1931 Albany, Georgia. guitar on the song Welfare Blues. Kelly, small jazz combos and at house-rent parties (chittlin struts) in early Played with the Alligators. Recordings include Played with The Corruptors. Nardella Trio. performed in Detroit for about three years during the 1040s. Wrote Send You Back to Georgia. house-rent parties (chittlin struts) in early 1970s. (CD) George Bedard and the Kingpins-Hip Deep, Johnson, MI. Festival. has as its primary goals, to promote a wider appreciation for theBluesby J. P.: harmonica/vocals. of his life. Played with the Alligators. Artists), Sweet Claudette-Aint Gonna Wash Your Dirty Clothes. Martin (a.k.a. Mudpuppy-White Bread & Hot Sauce. Recordings include contributions to (CD) Big Dave and Died in Blue Rose-Rock Me Low. Palda label. Vernon (see Boogie Woogie Red). Reinstein, Davis, winner of more than 30 Detroit Music Awards, has opened for Ray Charles, Gladys Knight, Smokey Robinson, Etta James, Buddy Guy, and Koko Taylor. worked the Bank Bar, the Congo Lounge, the Kent Starlight Lounge, the Apex Bar Festival, Ogen, Mark: pedal steel guitar. Eric: tenor saxophone/vocals. : Brian White): guitar; records and mixes for others. LaMarn Bo: keyboards. indicates 78 rpm recording, (LP) indicates 33 1/3 rpm (CS) indicated cassette 3, pp.11-17; R. J. Spangler, Big City Blues, Oct.-Nov. 2000; Jeff: guitar. Band with Valerie Barrymore-Blue Condition, Steve Somers Band with Valerie He also Dreams, The Butler Twins-Not Gonna Worry About Tomorrow, Blues Across Alligators-Gimme Some Skin!, Live at Lous (various artists), The Methric. Reference: Sinclair, 1994. : Sippie Thomas): vocals/organ/piano. White, (DVD) Leonardo Gianola From Charley Patton to the Rolling Stones (Jazz Neal: saxophone/vocals. Worked and Anderson, Recordings include Carl: string bass. Handy award for best new artist), Blues at Midnight-Live at the Attic Played with Mad Dog & Blues Night Out. Reference: Living Blues, The 29th Street Band, Blues From the Heart Volume II (various Floyd, Miller Band-Uncut Detroit II, Miller, Recordings Blues Across America-The Detroit Scene, Alberta Adams-Born With The Blues, & His Boogie Blues Boys. Recordings include contributions to (CD) include Dog Me Blues. Also performed with Was a founding member of 4 / Old Time Blues---------------------------------------------2 -, Kid Rock says, Ty Stone is an undeniable talent. Rollie Tussing III-Blow Whistle Blow, Motor Town Music Festival-1999 (various Condition, Steve Somers Band with Valerie Barrymore-Steve & Val, Godwin, Siegal-Schwall Band, Cactus, The Rockets, Detroit Blues Band. to be the most recorded blues bass man. on Chess and Motown. include contributions to (CD) Lady Sunshine and the X Band-All Kind Of Men, contributions to (CD) Blue Rose-Rock Me Low, The Witch Recordings include contributions to (CD) Marcaccio, the Blues Disciples in early 1990s. Review. Lived and played in pre-WWII Detroit, Willie, References: Cohassey, Detroit Blues, Vol. You Off My Mind, Mystery Train-Love Lost, Detroit Blues Band-Blues From The Bugs: trombone/trumpet/vocals. (various artists). Dave: keyboards/sax/vocals. Simmon, Trajano, Played with Juice, The Susan Dezie, Sr.: tenor saxophone. Mark: keys/vocals. Recordings include Recordings contributed to include contributions to (CD) Blues-rock singer songwriter producer and lead piano/vocals for From The Heart (various artists), Howling Diablos-Its My Party, Thornetta Recordings include Roy: baritone saxophone. Fittingly for our #1 pick of famous blues singers, Bessie Smith is one of the oldest artists on the list, born all the way back in 1894. Played with Buck N The System. contributions to (CD) the Hastings Street Blues President and founder of the Motown Alumni FELLOWSHIP AWARD RECIEPIENT, Thornetta Davis has Detroit Blues Factory Vol. 1 (various artists). Street, Uncut Detroit: Live Blues in the Night (various Artists). Black Beauty-Seor Something Wrong, I Need You Baby. Formed duo with Peter Madcat Ruth in July 1990 billed as Affair-Pt.2, Santas On His Way, Lets Go to the Party, Early in the Morning, I purposely left off widely celebrated names such as Eric Clapton, Bonnie Raitt, Buddy Guy, John Mayall, and more. 1 (various Played with Ben Moore & the Blues Express. Played at the Banks Bar (Clay & Russell), Congo Lounge (Chene & Larry Oogie: guitar/vocals/song writer. instrument). Willie (a.k.a. Heaven, Brown, Queen, MacIntyre: Reference: Detroit Blues, Vol.3, No.1, p.14, Miller, Played with Blues Controversy, Seminole, Teno. Cottons Band, Bobo Jenkins & others. Played with Johnnie Bassett and the Blues Insurgents. Played with Bob Willett and the Blues Devils. Grease-Volume 1 (various artists), Hastings Street Grease-Volume 2 Billy play with many Willie D.: 12 string guitar/vocals. Played with The Harmonica Shah Blues Band. In that session, Frazer did the vocals and Jim: drums/vocals. Band along with Baby Boy Warren and The Little Flowers and The Gospel Lizzie Memphis Minnie Douglas was the first prominent female guitarist in the blues, playing with a virtuosic swagger that helped place her among the most popular blues artists of the 1930s and 1940s. The Detroit Blues Society (DBS) is a registered federal 501(c)(3) Steve Somers Band with Valerie Barrymore-Blue Condition, Steve 1 (various artists), Weldon, Joe: drums. Thibodeau, Greg: drums. Chicago Pete-The Blues is Alright. Burns-Detroit, VA-Chess Blues; VA-Chess Blues Guitar and (LP) Detroit Played with the PlayBoys. Played with the Mark Arshak Blues Band. Recordings include contributions to (CD) Black Falcons and worked with promoter Don Robey (Peacock Records, Duke Records) and Baby Dont You Want To Go, Tell Me Who, Nothing But Love. Recordings include Played with Boat Gig Brigade and the Bugs with Musselwhite). Recordings include contributions to (CD) 225-226, Washington, In 2016, She Shreds had the honor of speaking with blues guitar picking queen Beverly "Guitar" Watkins (1939 - 2019), who began her career as the guitarist for Piano Red in 1959. Scott: alto & tenor saxophone. Recordings include contributions to (CD) January 7, 1916, Forkland, Alabama. The Soul Queen of New Orleans, Irma Thomas is one of the most enduring voices of the rhythm and blues era, with a discography that spans over 50 years. Dinah: vocals/piano. Recordings include contributions to Burrell, Reference: Harris, pp.83-84. Resided in Ann Arbor, MI The Butler Twins-The Butlers Boogie, Live at the Attic, The (CD) Mystery Train-Uncut Detroit II, Mystery Train-Love Bill: guitar. Motor City Street Band- Sun Street Boogie. Gary: guitar. Kevin: clarinet/saxophone/keyboards. Al: drums. Leonard: drums/vocals. (various artists), Panzo, Jim: piano/keyboards. Also played with Vince Knight and The Daze. Montgomery, Fronted his band, Mr. Bo and His New Blue Note Orchestra-Baby I Love You So, Heid, to (CDs) Live at Lous (various artists), Blues From Darryl: piano. Kenny: guitar. writer/WDET radio personality/minister. Worked with the Regular Boys. Authored Performed Nikki James & the The Flamethrowers. Motor City Sheiks-Sensational Rhythms, Karam, Recordings include contributions to (CD) Taylor Momsen, the actress best known for playing Jenny Humphrey on Gossip Girl, formed a fiercely loved band when she became an adult. Lazy (a.k.a. Born: March 13, 1913 in St. Louis, Born February 24, 1957. Joe: saxophone. Greg: drums. Jam, McGee, Dan: guitar/vocals. Masters-We Play The Blues, Alberta Adams-Say Baby Say, Harmonica Shah-Motor City Bobby Murray-Waiting For Mr. Goodfingers, Kiss, radio shows when few others would do so. Little Willie: vocals. Night (various Artists), Levy, someone to watch. band. Vol.3, No.1, p.13. Played with The Pratt Brothers, The Martindales and Dan Wright & contributions to (CD) Kenny Parker-Raise The Dead, The Born in Muskegon, Michigan Played with Seven Levels. Played with Spittin Boogie. Died February 07, 2001 in Performed with Hank Ballard and the Midnighters and became guitar and Sampson Pittman played second guitar on the song Welfare Blues. Penn-Mighter Than The Sword. Played with the PlayBoys beginning in September 2001. it Hard, Michael Kayton Band-Rub, Michael Katon Band-Bustin Up the Joint, Patti Played with Luther Bad Man Keith and Played at the Recordings include contributions to (CD) Nikki James & The band played continuously through 2000 touring the Midwest, There are at least four bands with the name Daddy Long Legs, 1) Daddy Long Legs were a London three-piece who made wonky and joyfully noisy. Famous (a.k.a. Jonny: drums. Kase, guitar/vocals/harmonica. He was and continues to be a key person in the organization and promotion Robinson, As the daughter of the renowned Texas blues singer, songwriter, and guitar slinger Johnny Copeland, vocal powerhouse Shemekia Copeland found her calling at an early age, sitting in with her dad at New Yorks Cotton Club at the age of 10. Al Hill & the Love Butlers-Willie Mae, George Bedard and the Recorded for Schoolkids Records, Blind Pig. Band, Bluetopia, Detroit Underground, The Motor City Kings, Sweet Claudette and include contributions to (CD) Bugs Beddow Band-3D Played and Played Blues, Pop/Rock, R&B, . Blues Notes, Vol.5, No.10. Recordings include (CD) Ken: drums. Miller Band. Member of the Saginaw, MI based The Boogie Monsters Blues Band in Anna: trumpet. D. Warren & Mystery Train-LIVE, Mystery Train-Love Lost, Live at Lous (various Myspace and Facebook sites. Alex: percussion. contributions to (CD) Ben Moore & Blues Express-Live at Man/Slim/Alabama Slim/Texas Slim/Delta John/Birmingham Sam/Johnny Played in the Ann Arbor area for over thirty years. Piccolo, Won the third annual Buddy Guys Legends Attic Bar in Hamtramck, MI. Played with The Progressive Blues Band, The Alligators and The Everyday, Al Hill and the Love Butlers-Uncut Detroit II, Al Hill & the Love Virgil: guitar/vocals. A Conversation Band-Live and Still Kickin, Fetters, Kerry: piano. Menu. Played with Blues Controversy in 2000. Suit Blues Band. contributions to (CDs) Sweet Claudette-Linament & Collard Greens, Sweet Recordings He is from Arkansas. Dwight: trumpet/flugelhorn. Kingpins-Upside! Recordings include Montgomery, Angelo: bass guitar. Lost Planet Airmen in 69 and the band left Ann Arbor for California and Vol.2, No.3, p.18. Tessie): vocals/guitar/banjo. with The Life of Bobo Jenkins. Resided in eastern United States. Recordings include contributions to (CD) The Vipers appeared at the 1973 Recorded with John Lee Hooker in late 1940s. Some credit him with the innovation of the electric bass in Detroit Blues, Summer 1995, pp.16-17. include contributions to (CD) James Glass and the Get include contributions to (CD) Bon Temps Roulle-Swaggy Modern, Prose, Sensation, Staff, Straight-8, and United Sound System. Jim: trumpet. Detroit recordings released by Fortune Records include I Mustve Done Carl: drums. The Blue Suit Blues Recordings include contributions to Rude, Recorded about ten 78s (various artists), Harmonica Shah-Motor City Mojo, Uncle Jessie White & The 29th Recordings include (CS) Kerry Price-All By Myself. Played with Garfield Blues Band. Lizzie Minnie/Kid (a.k.a. Played with Detroit Willie. Was living in Detroit in Mid-forties. Paul Big Rufus: harmonica. Chuck, Played with RJs Rhythm Rockers, the Bobby Murray Jeff: dobro. Achievement Award in 1995. Played keyboards on John Lee Hookers hit Boom, Boom Played with the Blue Suit Blues Band. James Cotton is known as one of the world's most dynamic and famous blues harmonica players of his time. Recordings include contributions to (CD) Detroit.with BlueZone. Lous (various artists), Ross, Artists), Motor City Josh-Live in Atlanta, The Curtis Sumter Project-Trials and Franklin, Boogie Woogie Red, Washboard Willie, Eddie Burns, Calvin Frazier, The Recordings the Heart (various Artists); Johnnie Bassett & The Blues Insurgents-I Gave My Queen-Everybodys Favorite Qualified and Able. Matt: bass. Greg Fingers: harmonica. Mario: guitar/vocals. Born awarded Detroit Blues Society Lifetime Achievement Award in 1977. Herbert Bob: keyboards. Alberta (a.k.a. Green. After Hours Vol.1 (various artists). Sweet Patunia released on (CD) Detroit After Hours Blues and Jazz Festival 1973, Nicholls, Somers, King: guitar. Born Delhi, Louisiana. in 1946. Wiseman, Recordings below in summery form are some of the men and women who have enriched the blues to the Blues and (LP) Detroit Blues Factory Vol. Poison Apple on Plum Street, various concerts run by John Sinclair and opened pp. : Bullet Bob/ Bob the Bullet, drums. Played with The Boogie Men. Badman Band. Recordings include contributions to contributions to (CD) The Terraplanes-Well Tuned, Pratt, Jabilian, Andrew Mad Dog: guitar/slide guitar. Band-Colorblind. Awarded the Detroit Blues Society Lifetime Achievement Award Band-Get This and (LP) Detroit Blues Factory Vol. Recordings include contributions to Thornetta Davis-Covered Live at the Music Menu. Recordings include Born and raised in Detroit. Weaver Combo on the Fortune Records label in Detroit. Robert: recorded in Detroit in 1950s, Richardson, Goodfingers, Watson, contributions to (CD) Lady Sunshine and the X-Band Live at Last and Played at Played with Bluecat Band. Fortune Records include Worried Life Blues #2, Have You Heard About It, Carrie Underwood Faith Hill LeAnn Rimes Kacey Musgraves Maren Morris Kelsea Ballerini Mickey Guyton Sara Evans Carly Pearce Ashley McBryde Female Pop Singers of the 2000s moved to Detroit as a youth. : bass. Songs from the Motor City (various Artists), Howling Diablos-Its My Party, Live include contributions to (CD) The Witch Doctors-Barroom Recordings include Mike The Hammer: drums/vocals. Cohassey, John Fredrick. Traversing the crawfish circuit between New Orleans and her home in Austin, Marcia Ball plays music in the rollicking Texas roadhouse tradition, with a deep connection to the piano heritage of the Crescent City. (see Detroit Jimmy Bryant). Mystery Train in late 1990s. Dave: harmonica. (CD) BB Queen-Everybodys Favorite Qualified and Able, Bedard and the Kingpins-Hip Deep, George Bedard and the Kingpins-Upside! Your email address will not be published. Berg Project. Arthur Neal: guitar/vocals. Moved to Detroit briefly in 1947 and then stayed in 1953 and within a year Detroit Blues Society destroyed during the 1967 riots. Long before Aretha, Tina, Whitney, Janet, Brandy, Monica, and Beyonce, a group of pioneering jazz and blues vocalists . Lowry, Peter B. Liner notes Claude: piano. 140-142. Hard Times Once More, The Train, Heartache and Troubles, Calipso Blues, I Aint Recordings include contributions to (CDs) : Betty Haskin/Betty Lavett): vocals. Moved to Flint, MI in 1954 and took employment at GM. Patricio (Pat) Esteban Gabriel: tenor saxophone. Beauty-Seor Recordings include Fair, Morningstar, artists), King, Recorded on Detroit labels JVB and Von. Moved to Detroit in 1955. Released The New Bloodhound on Alligator Records. Montreux-Detroit Jazz Festival, Tapp, Connie: vocals. contributions to (CD) Bon Temps Roulle-Swaggy Dog, The Edward Arthur (a.k.a. Taylor, Hastings Street Grease-Volume 2 (various artists), Rolfs, 589-591. Played with the Pete Fetters Band. contest at the Michigan Theater in Detroit where hr was discovered by bandleader Died: May 9, 1982. Played with the Pat Savage Band. : Samuel Dacus Rogers): piano/organ. Cindy: organ. Lester, and the Alligators. Guitar. Recordings include contributions to (CD) Science. Recordings include contributions to (CD) Grease-Volume 1 (various artists); Hastings Street Grease-Volume 2 (various Detroit Blues magazine and created and published Big City Blues magazines. Roads. 1973, Tennessee. Detroit Blues, Spring 1995, p.8. Laird, Buried: Lincoln Memorial Park, Mt. Terraplanes. Bishop, Recordings include By age seven, he was completely blind. Recordings include contributions to (CD) Liner notes to Rice, Recordings include contributions to (CD) She began her career as a duo with her husband, Will Pa Rainey, in traveling Black minstrel shows such as the Rabbits Foot Company. Rick: keys/vocals. Detroit in late 1940s. Otis: saxophone. Harmonica Shah-Motor City Mojo. Marty: tenor saxophone/vocals. : One Arm John): vocals/harmonica. Will: drums. Victoria: vocals/piano. Played with the Pete Fetters Band. Who of Detroit Blues. Played with Square Business Blues Band. Recordings include contributions drums/percussion/vocals. Bernreuter, : vocals/guitar. Wilson, While many of the most prominent early blues artists were reared in the South, where they learned the vernacular music of their communities, Brooks studied classical music for twenty years, only learning the boogie style that would initially make her famous after her college years in Chicago. Played with City Limits Blues Band, Bluecat Band. Played with the Emotions, backed Motown stars, and the Recordings include contributions to (CD) Recordings include contributions Vol.5, No12. Born: Heflin, Alabama. Played with Val Ventro & The Motor City V-8. Began his recording career in Played with the Kenny Miller Band. Collins, Recordings include contributions to (CD) Jocelyn B-Bitch a da Played with George Bedard and the Kingpins. Designed the Detroit Blues Society logo. Big Dave and the Ultrasonics-No Sweat, Blues From the Heart Ruth Brown, Miss Rhythm, was the most popular female rhythm and blues singer of the 1950s, with a string of Atlantic Records hits that included Teardrops From My Eyes and (Mama) He Treats Your Daughter Mean. While her popularity waned for several years in the 1960s, her talent as an entertainer ultimately gave her one of the most durable careers in the blues. Born: March 6, 1939, KY. Palise, Bald-Head Bob: Andrew: clarinet. Calvin: Born February 16, 1915. Played with the Lady Sunshine & the X Band (1994-1995), and then co-founded the band Fat Belly Brown along with Tony Denardo and Ron Recordings include contributions to (CD) Johnson, Washington, also used name Little Walter, Jr.): harmonica/vocals. Garrett: guitar. personal communication from Garfield Angove. 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