Tag: Taj Mahal

zzuu | Nicknames and stage names (11, end)

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 …

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zzzi | Boll Weevil, The Katy, Bessie Tucker

In this column: Weevil, Boll Weevil, The Katy, The Santa Fe, The Mule, Brook Benton, Bessie Tucker, Taj Mahal, Big Joe Williams Weevil in Can't get no grinding (Muddy Waters) and Boll Weevil (Lead Belly). See an earlier episode.The wheat weevil / grain weevil  in "Can't get no grinding" (Muddy Water) is a beetle that …

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