The “Texas Cannonball”
Freddie King. Who has just been inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. read the rest of this rubbish
Tag: blues
R.I.P. Etta James
the first lady of the blues. Legendary blues singer Etta James ahas died aged 73. read the rest of this rubbish
R.I.P. Hubert Sumlin
back alongside the Wolf. Sad news that another blues legend, Hubert Sumlin, has died. read the rest of this rubbish
Fleetwood Brun wouldn’t have worked
would it? It was announced yesterday that the original Fleetwood Mac bass player Bob Brunning died last month, October 18th. read the rest of this rubbish
David “Honeyboy” Edwards
the last of the great Mississippi delta bluesmen. Sad news that one of teh last links to the pre-war blues age has died aged 96. read the rest of this rubbish
R.I.P. “Pinetop” Perkins
another blues legend gone. Legendary blues piano player Joseph 'Pinetop' Perkins has died aged 97. read the rest of this rubbish
Still got the blues
for you. R.I.P. Gary Moore. Came as a great shock when I read during the Super Bowl half-time that blues, rock guitarist Gary Moore had died in Spain aged 58. read the rest of this rubbish
The first lady of the blues
Miss Etta James. Sad news that one of the great voices is reportedly seriously ill with leukaemia, in addition to also being in a poor way because of Alzheimer's. read the rest of this rubbish
R.I.P. The King of Rock ‘N Soul
Solomon Burke. The 70 year old soul legend, one of the greatest ever voices, died on his way to a gig after a flight from LA to Holland. Leaving behind 21 children, 90 grandchildren and 19 great-grandchildren. read the rest of this rubbish
James Marshall Hendrix
died 40 years ago today. September 18th 1970 Jimi Hendrix died in London aged 27. read the rest of this rubbish