In this column: Duke Robillard, Louis "Satchmo" Armstrong, Gatemouth Brown, Peg Leg Sam, Willie "Big Eyes" Smith, Boodle It Wiggins, Pee Wee Crayton, Boo Boo Davis, Jan Mittendorp, John Gerritse, James "Thunderbird" Davis, Mojo Buford, Muddy Waters, Yank Rachell, Mighty Flea Conners, "alter ego", Jimmy Rogers/James Lane, Ronnie Earl and the Broadcasters, Taj Mahal, personal …
In this column: nicknames, stage names, Hip Linkchain, Hound Dog taylor, Keb' Mo', Ronnie Earl, Earl Hooker, Tail Dragger Jones, Dr. Ross, Burn Down Garnett, pianists: professors and barrelhouse, Professor Longhair, Dr. John, Champion Jack Dupree, King Curtis, Fats Domino, Henry Gray, personal note, John Avery Lomax and Ruby Lomax, Parchman Farm Some more stories …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
