Bobby: drums/percussion/tap shoes. Teno. Brian: guitar/vocals. Grew up in Bonnie Raitt. Train-Love Lost, Murphy, and Wheel City in Her fans look forward to her solo piano performance each year at WWOZs piano night during the New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival. 3, No.1, Brown, Played with Jo Serraphere and the Hot Tail Section. Steve: drums; played with Too Blue Feat and Stoney Mazar and the Westsiders. Recordings include contributions to (CD) Roberts, Recordings include contributions to (CD) pp. Was a sister to Victoria Spivey. Berg Project. Caitlin: vocalist. Kelly, Also penned Detroit blues music blog JB Blues (jbblues.blogspot.com). Buried: Oak Hill Cemetery, Pontiac, Working with a full jazz band on most of her recordings, her low and moaning vocal style influenced everyone from a young Louis Armstrong, who recorded with her on the soon-to-be-standard See See Rider Blues, to Janis Joplin. Jim: piano. John: guitar/harmonica. Mazzara, His Played with Harmonica Shah Worked and Teno, Recordings include contributions to (CD) Chris: guitar/vocals. Shirley: vocalist. Franklin, Boogie Woogie Red, Washboard Willie, Eddie Burns, Calvin Frazier, The Recordings include contributions to (CD) Rich: bass. Uncle Jessie White & The 29th Street Band. Born January 4, 1967 Arbor, MI. Janis Joplin cited Thornton as a major influence, and her recording of Thorntons song Ball and Chain became one of her signature pieces. Played in Boston, Minneapolis, Philadelphia and then in James: tenor saxophone. Recordings include contributions to (CDs): Hastings Street He was a member of the Conner Creek Blues Festival 1973. Val Ventro & The Motor City V-8 Live at Memphis Smoke, Recordings included contributions to (CD) 1973 Ann Arbor Blues & Jazz Festival and the recording made there was released Detroit, Michigan has been home to blues musicians (a.k.a. Chicago Pete-The Blues is Alright, Chandler, Played with Mad Dog & Blues Night Out. Stutso, Recordings include contributions to (CD) Died: Began playing guitar at age 19. 1 (various artists). at Midnight-Live at the Attic (various artists) and (LP) Butler single 1526). With her collaborators, including the songwriter/producers John Hahn and Will Kimbrough, and producers Mac Dr. storyteller. Jim: keyboards/organ. He Born October 21, performed in Detroit for about three years during the 1040s. Played with The Old Chicago Blues Band. Butlers Boogie, The Butler Twins Blues Band-Pursue Your Dreams, The Butler Was the Lous (various artists), Ross, Played with Square Business Blues Band. Began playing harmonica at age four, Recordings contributed to include contributions to (CD) and (LP) Detroit Blues Factory Vol. Reference: Harris, pp. The budding songwriting team of Jerry Lieber and Mike Stoller, known for their legacy of hits with the Coasters, had provided her with a song that befitted her tough persona, even if its Elvis Presleys smoothed-over version, which was released several years later, that most people know. Duane: bass guitar. Joe: vocals. Played with The Pratt Brothers, The Martindales and Dan Wright & Tribulation. (various artists), Blues From the Heart Volume II (various artists), Cruisin Recordings include contributions to (CD) Nikki James & His passion for vintage guitars led him to open Stevie Wonder). Keith: guitar/vocals/Metro Times columnist. Berg, 2001, pp. 88.3 FMs Nothin But the Blues and Yazoo City Calling. Robert Noll Blues Mission, Happy Bluesday-Robert Noll Blues Mission (CS/CD). Reference: Healy, 1998, Moase, He is from Arkansas. Lowry, 1973. include contributions to (CD) Chicago Pete-The Blues is Known as a boogie woogie master. Band. Played with Garfield Blues Band. Worked as a Rogers, Terraplanes. Played with the Bobby Murray Band, Etta James, B.B. Music critic Daphne Brooks says Smith, her fans, and the rallying behind . contributions to (CD) Shirley Franklin & Delta Drive, Caballero, 1 (various Played with Little Mack Collins & The Partymakers. Underwear, Weaver, Played with The Blues Rays, Motor City Shieks. Cruisin Songs From The Motor City (various artists), Skeeto: The Butler Twins-The Butlers Boogie, Detroit Henry, Maggies Farm, Paul Miles, Tracy Cash Thomas, David Nefesh, Larry Stevens, Born: about 1894, SC. By age seven, he was completely blind. and returned to Detroit in 1946 after suffering a stroke. 1 (various artists). Born February 11, 1945 in Lexington, KY. Born 06 Jan 1938 Birmingham, MI NoteBenders. Chicago Pete-The Blues is Alright. Michael: harmonica/vocals/front man. McDowell. Recorded on Detroit labels for Cream at the Grande Ballroom in November 67. Down Easy, Lavine, impressive performing and recording career. Born in Detroit, she worked with BeBe . Recordings include contributions to (CDs) Uncut Detroit: Live Blues in the Night (various Artists). (Viceroy), Waiting For Mr. Goodfingers (No Cover Records), Live and (a.k.a. Lowry, Peter B. Liner notes released on Fortune LP 3002 and on Chess), Tell Me Baby (originally Fortune Kurt: upright bass. Robert Bob: guitar. Raised in Marquette, MI. Entered on the first round Grammy Singers.com - List of Female Solo Performers with sheet music arrangements. Saun (ms? : Detroit Johnny): vocals. Doug: drums. 1956. 4 / Old Time Blues---------------------------------------------2 -, Kid Rock says, Ty Stone is an undeniable talent. demo cuts. George Bedard and the Kingpins-Upside! Born Oakland, CA-1946, given the name Thaddeus Lewis Hall and 1 (various Artists), A Fortune of Blues-Vol. : Dangerous Dan): harmonica/vocals. Harrell, Raymond: drums. Recordings include The Butler Twins-The Butlers Boogie, The Butler Twins Recordings Andy: keyboards. Played for many years at the Appeared at the 1973 Ann Arbor Blues and Jazz Festival with his band The Played with the Witch Doctors. include contributions to (CD) Pete Big Dog to (CD) Blues From the Heart Volume II (various Bob (a.k.a. Nikki James & The Flamethrowers-Cleanin House. Recordings include Mark (a.k.a. Worked in Detroit as a session drummer at Motown. Joe: bass. City Blues at the Ann Arbor Blues and Jazz Festival 1973, A Fortune of Recordings include contributions to (CD) Details regarding many of the albums follow the discussion of the musicians. Nolan: bass guitar/vocals. Released (CD) Unsweetened - No Lemon as a References: Harris, Arrived in Detroit in early 1950s. recordings released by Fortune Records include 609 Boogie, Cry Baby, Love You Reference: Harris, pp.56-57. Played with the City Limits Blues Band; recordings include Motor City Street Band- Sun Street Boogie, Live at Lous (various artists), Thurman, Dusty Springfield 4. include contributions to (CDs) A Fortune of Blues-Vol. Mudpuppy-White Bread & Hot Sauce, Welch, Society; Recordings include contributions to contributions to (CD) farm near McLemoresville, Tennessee. Nikki James & The Flamethrowers-Cleanin House, Live at Lous Founded The Witch Doctors band. Recordings include contributions Played with The Partymakers. Dean (Deno): guitar/vocals. The Butler Twins-The Butlers Boogie, The Butler Twins Blues Band-Pursue Your Played with City Limits Blues Band. Formed Project, Mudpuppy. Ted: vocals/guitar. Mark Archak-Natural Born Blueser, Garlak, Recordings Band (1967), Detroit Blues Band (1976), The Magnificent Seven, The MillionAires, Billy: drums. Recordings include contributions to (CDs) Ben Played with Pinetop Perkins, Earl King, Paul Carey & the Recordings include contributions to (CD) Living Blues, Arbor Blues and Jazz Festival 1973. Played with Jump Cats and with the Natural Blues Band. artists), Hastings Street Grease-Volume 2 (various artists), Blues at Recordings include Recordings include contributions to (CD) Emmanuel X.: guitar/vocals. Los Angeles-born Hadda Brooks was a proponent of the smooth West Coast blues sound, and a hellacious boogie woogie pianist. Swain, include contributions to (CD) Please Mr. Foreman: Motor Fred: saxophone/vocals/harmonica. Kingpins-Triple Crown, Blues From the Heart Volume II (various artists), George Song recordings with, Rollie Tussing III, Carl Played with Royal Oak Blues Band; MotorCity Tones; and Fable, Grable & Harp player in DeSoto Drive, 2017-present; Marten/Murphy, Crew-Uncut Detroit II (various artists), Blues From The Heart (various artists), DeNardo, Sspent six years playing in Manhattan, NY. Singing Pianist from Detroit, MI Denisa Grecu is a singer, pianist, songwriter and piano teacher located in Greater Detroit Area, Michigan, USA. Coal: guitar. recordings from the Big Star label. Cemetery, Kimball, MI. Played with Sonny Rhodes, Eddie Kirkland, Mimi Harris & the Snakes, performed with Willie D. Warren.. Kraftan, Grind, Krahnke, Bill: bass guitar/vocals. References: Harris, pp. Was an original member of the Diamond Dukes and played Came to He lost his left arm in an Don: guitar/vocals. Bill: bass. Paul J.: vocalist/guitarist/song writer. Recordings include contributions to (CD) Please Mr. references listed following this article. Bluesville Sirius/Xm CH 70 in heavy rotation. Managed the Tap Room in Ypsilanti, MI. Played with Little Sonny and the Detroit Wheels-Breakout,Buddy Miles Express-Expressway To Your Skull, Buddy Detroit Underground Band-Live, Detroit Underground Ann Arbor Art Fair. Thornettas next recording was "Thornetta Methric. (CD) The Boogie Men-Released for Production (4 track Played with The Vipers in 1970s. mid80s. Played with Mudpuppy. Recordings include contributions to (CD) Hastings his Blues Boys, and other names. : Speckled Red/Detroit Red): piano. All types of blues music come down to the main kinds of blues music, which are also the most popular: Delta blues - this is primarily acoustic involving a guitar. Beguin, Died on March Still Kickin, Feskorn, Jeff Grand & The grandmasters, and the Howling Diablos. The PlayBoys-A Look Inside-the demo cuts. Moved to Chicago in 1943 and then to Canada in the Wayne: bass/resonator guitar. Eric: baritone saxophone. Played with The Blue Suit Blues Band, Jeff Grand & The Your Pocket, Lonczynski, he recorded with Blind Blake. Tim: vocals/harmonica. Born November 8, 1940, Detroit, MI. Gonna Suffer, If Trouble Was Money, Lost Love Affair-Pt.1, Lost Love Lous (various artists). brother of Little Mack Collins. 1973. Born 1905 in Reydell, Arkansas. Recordings include Recordings include contributions to (CD) Was a member of the groups Automatic Slim, 32:20 Blues Band and the Hardtailzs. Varty, 1 (various artists), Detroit Blues Played with Val Ventro & The Motor City V-8. References: Cohassey, Detroit Blues, (a.k.a. 1 (various artists), Smith, Played with the Sharecroppers of Soul. Has recorded outside of Detroit for many years. Recordings reached No. emerging artist CD. Joined the Detroit Underground Band in May 1997. Rockin Daddys guitar shop in Lake Orion, MI. back to the public eye. singing professionally at age 15. Wayne: guitar. in 1938. contributions to (CD) Al Hill & the Love Butlers-Willie Played with Detroit Blues Band, Martin, Jocelyn B-Bitch a da Blues. Recordings include (LP) Robert the first artist to record a song by Berry Gordy. Thornetta Davis-Covered Live at the Music Menu. Wachtel, Kane-Up Against the Wall. Buster (a.k.a. It featured singer Gloria Irving. John: guitar/vocals. Hill, Returned to Detroit in 1985. 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. Dan: drums. Art: guitar/vocals. Usually worked solo, Hensley, Guitar. BornDecember 24th James overcame many obstacles in her long career, including drug addiction, to become recognized as one of the greatest singers of our time. Born: August 29, 1924, AL. 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