Tag Archives: Blues music

Saturday Open Thread | Classic Blues Week! | Bessie Smith

Posted on May 16, 2015 by rikyrah

Today’s featured blues artist is Bessie Smith. Be sure to catch the HBO Special tonight starring Queen Latifah, as the late, great Ms. Bessie Smith! Wiki: Bessie Smith (April 15, 1894 – September 26, 1937) was an American blues singer. … Continue reading →

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Friday Open Thread |Classic Blues Week! |Ma Rainey

Posted on May 15, 2015 by rikyrah

TGIF Blues week continues with Ma Rainey. She’s going to show her BLACK BOTTOM. “Ma” Rainey (born Gertrude Malissa Nix Pridgett; c. April 26, 1886 – December 22, 1939)[1] was one of the earliest known American professional blues singers and … Continue reading →

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Thursday Open Thread | Classic Blues Week! | Big Mama Thronton

Posted on May 14, 2015 by rikyrah

Everybody got a ‘Big Mama.’   Today’s featured Blues artist is “Big Mama Thornton.” You might be highly familiar with a few of these blues songs, co-opted by Elvis Presley, Janis Joplin, and The Rolling Stones. These songs were re-recorded by … Continue reading →

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Monday Open Thread | Classic Blues Week! | Muddy Waters

Posted on May 11, 2015 by rikyrah

Happy Monday, Everyone. this week’s featured artist are incomparable BLUES SINGERS from back in the day. These artist didn’t get much credit artistically or financially for their creative efforts. Often white artists would replicate their songs and thereby getting credit … Continue reading →

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Etta James, ICON & Blues Singer Dies At 73

Posted on January 20, 2012 by rikyrah

At last Etta james is at peace.  God Bless you, Ms. James. Wiki:  Early life and career: 1938–1959 Jamesetta Hawkins was born on January 25, 1938 in Los Angeles to Dorothy Hawkins, who was only fourteen at the time. Her … Continue reading →

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