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zzuw | Nicknames and stage names (9)

In this column: nicknames, stage names, Papa Egg Shell, Hambone Eillie Newbern, Hogman Maxey, Steve Hickman, Scrapper Blackwell, Skip James, Son House, Hacksaw Harney, Rabbit Brown, Roosevelt "Grey Ghost" Williams, Jake Edwards, Louisiana Red, Peetie Wheatstraw, Shakey Jake, Harry Oster, Angola State Penitentiary, Studs Terkel, Gene Rosenthal, Adelphi studios In this episode names with a …

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zzux | Nicknames and stage names (8)

In this column: nicknames, stage names, Mickey Guitar Baker, Guitar Shorty, Guitar Slim, Earl King, Eddie "Guitar" Burns, John Lee Hooker, BJ Hegen Blues Band, Guitar Nubbit, Matt Guitar Murphy, Memphis Slim, The Blues Brothers, Washboard Sam, Harmonica Shah, Howard Glazer Stage names based on the instrument. MacHouston "Mickey Guitar Baker" Baker was an American …

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zzuy | Nicknames and stage names (7)

In this column: nicknames, stage names, Memphis Minnie, Little Son Joe, Memphis, Mickey Baker, Mississippi John Hurt, Mississippi Fred McDowell, Texas Alexander, Little Hat Jones, Georgia Tom Dorsey, Kansas City Red, Carolina Slim, Tallahassee Tight, Spark Plug Smith, Honeyboy Edwards, Robert Johnson, Dick Spottswood, Tom Hoskins, Alan Lomax, Shirley Collins, Christian Garrison Stage names with …

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zzuz | Nicknames and stage names (6)

In this column: nicknames, stage names, phonetic spellings, Cat Iron Carradine, T-Bone Walker, Oak Cliff T-Bone, Bukka White, Booker T. Jones, The MG's, Lead Belly, Jaybird Coleman, The Birmingham Jug Band, Bo Weavil Jackson, Magic Sam, John Avery Lomax, Wah Ming Chang, Frederic Ramsey, Music from the South, Horace Sprott   Nicknames that are created …

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zzva | Nicknames and stage names (5)

In this column: nicknames, stage names, lightnin', smokey, smoking, magic, mighty, Maxwell Street Jimmy Davis, Lightnin' Hopkins, Smokey Robinson, The Miracles, Smokin' Joe Kubek, Bnois King, Smokin' Joe Bonamassa, Smokey Hogg, Magic Sam, Magic Slim, The Teardrops, Mighty Joe Young This episode tells the stories of the blues musicians, who chose or received an exciting …

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zzvb | Nicknames and Stage Names (4)

In this column: nicknames, stage names, the bigs, Big Bill Broonzy, Big Joe Williams, Big Joe Turner, Big Boy Cudrup, Big Walter Hornton, Big Moose Walker, big-tall-slim, Long John Hunter, Hollywood Fats, Birdlegg Pitmann, Slim Harpo, Lightnin' Slim In the third episode I tell stories about “The Bigs”; big, tall and slim. William Lee Conley …

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zzvc | Nicknames and stage names (3)

In this column: nicknames, stage names, the "Littles", Little Milton, Little Walter, Lil' Son Jackson, Little Brother Montgomery, Little Smokey Smothers, Little Hat Jones, Little Hatch, John Littlejohn, Aron Burton, Chris Strachwitz In the third episode I tell stories about “The Littles”. James "Little Milton" Campbell Jr. At the age of 12 he was already …

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zzvd | Mail May/June ’24

Programma 2024 KeerpuntBlues Stichting Moor in Café 't Keerpunt in Spijkerboor DANIELE PERRINO RELEASE ‘THE SOOT SONGS’ A MUSICAL ANTHOLOGY OF DAMNATION STORIES THE COMMONERS - NEW SINGLE – “SHAKE YOU OFF” (FROM ALBUM “RESTLESS”) KENTUCKY ROCKERS “MOJO THUNDER” NEW SINGLE – “HOLY GHOST" ROBERT JON & THE WRECK NEW SINGLE "TROUBLE"   ODIN BLUESBOY …

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zzve | Nicknames and Stage Names (2)

In this column: nicknames, stage names, Blind Teddy Darby, Blind Roosevelt Graves, Uaroy Graves, Sonny Terry, Brownie McGhee, Reverend Gary Davis, Blind Lemon Jefferson, Blind Boy Fuller, Blind Blake, Blind Willie McTell, Blind Willie Johnson, Sleepy John Estes, Charlie Specks McFadden In the first episode of "Nicknames and Stage Names" a start was made on …

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zzvf | Nicknames and Stage Names (1)

In this column: nicknames, stage names, Chicago Bob Nelson, Howlin' Wolf, Mance Lipscomb, Muddy Waters, Jimmy Rogers, Speckled Red, Pine Top Smith, Pine Top Sparks, Pine Top Perkins, Lindberg Sparks, Tampa Red, Homesick James, Big Bill Broonzy It's an interesting topic to figure out why blues musicians have adopted or been given different names over …

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zzvh | Second Hand Songs

In this column: second hand songs.com, Bastien and Mathieu de Zutter and Denis Monsieur, boll weevil (Song, Blues), Jaybird Coleman, Leadbelly (photo), The weavers, Shocking Blue, Venus, The Banjo Song, Oh! Suzanna, The Big Three, Stephen Foster, Kokomo Blues, Sweet Home Chicago In this episode I would like to highlight a website that makes an …

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zzvj | Medicine Shows

In this column: medicine shows, Leo Kahdot, Chief Thundercloud, Arthur “Peg Leg Sam” Jackson, Pink Anderson, Jim Jackson, Gus Cannon, Washaw Indian Medicine Show, Marshal Wyatt (Good for what ails you), Pete Lowry, My Money Never Runs Out, He’s In The Jailhouse Now, Delia’s Song, Nassau String Band, Johnny Cash Amongst the early outlets for …

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