Otis Spann

Otis Spann records the album ‘Walking the Blues’ for Candid (1960)

Otis Spann's 'Walking the Blues' is an album recorded on August 23, 1960 and released by Candid.Track Listing : 1.It Must Have Been The Devil (Otis Spann) - 03:46 ....

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Muddy Waters records ‘At Newport 1960’ with Otis Spann and James Cotton (1960)

Muddy Waters' 'At Newport 1960' is a live album recorded on July 3, 1960 with Otis Spann and James Cotton and released on November 15, 1960 by Mca/Chess..Track Listing :...

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We remember Otis Spann. ‘Sketches Of Spann’

This day ( April 24, 1970), in Chicago, Illinois, died Otis Spann, an American blues musician.Tracklist : 1 . w/ Muddy Waters, Memphis Slim, Willy Dixon et al – Bye...

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This month In Blues Legends 04/12

Albert Collins, Stevie Ray Vaughan, Johnny Winter, Walter Trout, Otis Spann, Johnnie Johnson, Ana Popovic, Ronnie Earl, Matt Schofield, Muddy Waters, Clark Terry, B.B King, R.L. Burnside, J.B. Lenoir, Lonnie...

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Me:nu Du Jour October 27 (EN.FR.ES)

>> EN FRANCAIS | >> EN ESPAÑOLTODAY We Listen To Amy Winehouse, Sting, Santana, Prince, Ringo Starr, Bob Dylan, Annie Lennox, XTC, Robbie Robertson, Taylor Swift, Sarah Vaughan We Celebrate Lou Reed, Simon Le...

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Me:nu Du Jour August 23 (EN.FR.ES)

>> EN FRANCAIS | >> EN ESPAÑOLTODAY We Listen To Jeff Buckley, Ray Charles, Betty Carter, Otis Spann, Dan Fogelberg, Jane's Addiction, George Benson, John Coltrane, Billie Holiday, McCoy Tyner We Celebrate Brad Mehldau,...

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This month In Blues Legends 07/12

Big Mama Thornton, Muddy Waters, Robert Cray, Taj Mahal, Magic Slim, Eric Bibb, Buddy Guy, Junior Wells, Johnny Winter, Jeff Healey, John Lee Hooker , Keb' Mo', Albert King

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Me:nu Du Jour – July 3 in Music (EN.FR.ES)

>> EN FRANCAIS | >> EN ESPAÑOLTODAY We Listen To Muddy Waters, Santana, D'Angelo, Joe Bonamassa, Florence & The Machine, Muse, Nick Drake, The White Stripes, Fairport Convention, Minutemen We Celebrate Jim Morrison, Brian...

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Chuck Berry starts the recording of his debut album ‘After School Session’ featuring ‘School Days’ (1955)

Chuck Berry's 'After School Session' is his debut album recorded in Chicago between May 21, 1955 and January 21, 1957, produced by Leonard & Phil Chess and released in May...

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Howlin’ Wolf begins the recording in Memphis of his debut album ‘Moanin’ In The Moonlight’ (1951)

Howlin' Wolf's 'Moanin' in the Moonlight' is his debut (and compilation) album recorded from May 14, 1951 on and released in 1959 by Chess Records.Track Listing : 1.Moanin' At Midnight...

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We remember Muddy Waters. ‘Still Waters’

This day (April 30, 1983), in Westmont, Illinois, died McKinley Morganfield a.k.a. Muddy Waters, an American blues musician.Tracklist : 1 . Manish Boy 2 . w/ Rolling Stones – Champagne...

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Me:nu Du Jour Apr.24 (EN.FR.ES)

>> EN FRANCAIS | >> EN ESPAÑOLTODAY We Listen To Janet Jackson, Tom Petty, Gnarls Barkley, Muddy Waters, Joshua Redman, Mavis Staples, Bill Evans, Jim Hall, McCoy Tyner We Celebrate Barbra Streisand, Snarky Puppy,...

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Muddy Waters records in Chicago ‘Fathers and Sons,’ a double album (1969)

Muddy Waters' 'Fathers and Sons' is a double studio album recorded on April 21–23 and 24, 1969 in Chicago and released in August 1969 by Chess Records.Track Listing : 1.All...

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Chess release Muddy Waters’ only all-acoustic album : ‘Folk Singer’ (1964)

Muddy Waters's 'Folk Singer' is his fourth (and only all-acoustic) album released on April 17, 1964 by Chess.Track Listing : 1.My Home Is In The Delta (Muddy Waters) - 03:58...

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Me:nu Du Jour Mar.21 (EN.FR.ES)

>> EN FRANCAIS | >> EN ESPAÑOLTODAY We Listen To AC/DC, Madonna, Otis Redding, Stevie Wonder, Macy Gray, Nina Simone, Steve Vai, Pink Floyd, Pixies, Stan Getz, Lena Horne, Miles Davis, Quincy Jones, Bonnie...

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We remember Pinetop Perkins. ‘Pinetop Off the World’

This day (March 21, 2011), in Austin, Texas,, died Joseph William Perkins a.k.a. Pinetop Perkins, an American blues pianist and singer.Tracklist : 1 . Happiness Is 2 . w/ Mitch...

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Chess Records publish ‘Bo Diddley,’ an eponymous compilation album featuring ‘Hey! Bo Diddley,’ ‘I’m a Man’ and more (1958)

'Bo Diddley' is an eponymous compilation album of his most famous songs recorded between March 2, 1955 and January 29, 1958 and released in 1958 by Chess RecordsTrack Listing :...

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We remember Memphis Slim

February 25, 1988 - Mr.Memphis Slim, American blues pianist & singer with a distinctive streak of white hair passed away in Paris aged 72. He is remembered.Tracklist : 1 ....

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This month In Blues Legends 01/12

Muddy Waters’ gritty “The Blues Had a Baby” ties rock to its blues roots with raw energy, while Willie Dixon’s “You Shook Me,” reimagined by Led Zeppelin and Jeff Beck,...

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We remember Willie Dixon. ‘Hoochie Coochie Dixon’

This day (January 29, 1992), in Burbank, California, died William James 'Willie' Dixon, an American blues musician and prolific songwriter.Tracklist : 1 . I Am The Blues (1984) 2 ....

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