Bill Abel -- Canned Heat
Submitted: 06/23/2007 10:26 AM
At 44 years old Bill Abel has learned blues first hand from musicians he has known throughout his life. Born and raised in the Mississippi Delta town of Belzoni, Bill has played with blues legends such as Honey Boy Edwards, Henry Townsend, Hubert Sumlin, Big George Brock and local blues musicians such as T-Model Ford, Sam Carr, Cadillac John, Monroe Jones, David Lee Durham, Tommy Hollis, WH Lowe and most notably the late recording artist and W.C. Handy Award nominee, Paul ?Wine? Jones. Paul traveled extensively playing blues across the world from Europe to Japan. Paul Jones has been a major influence on Bill?s music. Quote ?I met Paul Jones when I was young, while trying to learn how to play blues in Belzoni?. Almost 25 years later Bill has had the privilege of playing authentic Delta blues with many bluesmen in many different settings from juke joints to Blues Festivals across the Delta, the northeast and midwest United States to Belgium, Italy, and Switzerland. These experiences h...
The Bailey Bros. - Lonely Man Blues
Submitted: 06/07/2007 05:25 AM
Two brothers that grew up in Mississippi Delta that were raised in the music scene that play with alot of great musician?s in the greater Jackson area?
Clarksdale... Daddy Rich
Submitted: 05/12/2007 09:47 AM
MudCreek Bottom - Big River Groove
Submitted: 04/30/2007 06:27 AM
?Getting ready for the summer and the MS heat?.We are going to be down in the Delta a good bit this summer and can?t wait to get rolling?Currently we are slated to do a live recording at the 308 Blues Club in Indianola, MS on July 19, 2007?Come experience the Blues where it all started!?
Myers Bros. Blues Band - Straight From The Woods
Submitted: 01/31/2007 04:45 AM
We hope Straight from the Woods speaks to you, helps heal your hurts and soothes your soul. Peace and love in the blues. Mike and Steve Myers
David Lee Durham - I want to do it
Submitted: 01/02/2007 08:53 AM
David Lee Durham has opened over 25 times for B.B. King at the historic Club Ebony and plays at the 308 Blues Club and Cafe, in Indianola, on a regular basis as well. Having developed his own unique way of singing and handling the guitar; he commands the attention of fellow musicians and serious blues fans. He is one of the last of the Real Deal Mississippi Delta Blues Men and many consider a Mississippi Treasure.
My Heart Is Filled With Misery... Mr. David Lee Durham
Submitted: 01/02/2007 03:58 AM
The Heartless Villains - Sunny Days
Submitted: 12/30/2006 12:19 AM
The Heartless Villains, from Tippo Mississippi, formed in the summer of 2005 to create and explore with new music. Starting out as a three piece, the trio searched for a singer. After finding that singer, the line-up was complete. Sharing the same goals, the Heartless Villains have been writing and recording music. Locked in a house in the Mississippi Delta, the Heartless Villains have come together as one band with one sound? a mix of 60s psychodelic and todays rock.
Blues get u down
Submitted: 12/24/2006 07:16 PM
Bill Perry is a Mississippi blues guitarist/singer. Perry was born in Abbeville, Mississippi, and he has been playing soul, blues and gospel for over 35 years. His career has taken him all over the US and overseas. Bill says ?I?ve been doing this a long time. Hopefully it shows. I?m just playing the blues I love.?
The Back 40 Band - Live Mix
Submitted: 12/11/2006 04:37 AM
?Back40? is well known for the variety of songs on our list. We believe in putting on a great show as well as playing great music but, our main goal is to leave our audience anticipating the next time that we come to the area. We have only been playing together for about 6 months and since then we have played nearly 75 shows. We play all around the mississippi delta and other parts of mississippi and Arkansas such as; Greenwood, Greenville, Canton, Cleveland, Crowder, Bourbon, Grenada, Lexington, Charleston, Lake Village Ark., and Horn Lake. We play for all different occasions such as; weddings, receptions, reunions, parties, restuarants/bars, clubs, etc? for booking information see our ?Contact Back40? page.
Call It What You Will.. Electric Mudd
Submitted: 12/11/2006 02:04 AM
You know the band? you know the sound? a touch of blues with a lotta jam. Gotta love it, but call it what you will!
The Bailey Bros. - Stormy Monday
Submitted: 12/07/2006 03:33 PM
Two brothers that grew up in the Mississippi Delta that were raised on music and came to the city to start a band in 1999. After playing various open mic?s from Jackson, Mississippi to Memphis, Tennessee, and some parts in between; a band was formed with Jason Bailey- guitar and vocals , Joe Brock Bailey- lead guitar and vocals, Dr. Bob Peoples- harmonica and vocals, and Brad Carter- drums. The Brothers rotate a variety of bass players and keyboard/organ players.
The Electric Mudd - Blues 101
Submitted: 10/04/2006 02:18 AM
Listening to The Electric Mudd?s new CD is like hearing North Mississippi Allstars and Jimi Hendrix. If you like great playing, soulful singing AND cool songwriting, then this album is for you. Sometimes straight up swamp boogie rock, while other times bluesy with a jam feel, this CD is as diverse as the band. This CD is a blending of rock and roll, blues, jazz, folk, and soul.
David Lee Durham - Struggling and Straining
Submitted: 10/04/2006 01:39 AM
Struggling and Straining is packed with original songs coming out of the Mississippi Delta and the life story of a real delta bluesman. The sound is somewhere between B.B. King and Albert King. Two tracts feature the blues flute. You just can?t get tired of listening to this CD. The first CD to be recorded by Mississippi Valley State University and the B.B. King recording Studio. Recorded Live at Club Ebony.
Eden Brent - Nobody Knows You When You're Down and Out
Submitted: 10/03/2006 06:19 AM
Boogie-woogie pianist and vocal stylist Eden Brent is a favorite at festivals, concerts and nightclubs. Dubbed ?Little Boogaloo? by her duo partner, the late Boogaloo Ames, this Mississippi Delta native holds a Bachelor of Music, yet credits Boogaloo with teaching her how to ?really play?. She has appeared in two television documentaries, ?Boogaloo & Eden: Sustaining the Sound?, and ?Forty Days in the Delta?, and was recently heard on public radio ? ?Beale Street Caravan?. Her debut album, ?Something Cool?, is now available on Little Boogaloo Records.
Gunboat - Gone Too Long
Submitted: 10/03/2006 06:09 AM
The creation of the band named Gunboat was formed and started with a improvisational jam session in an abandoned bar located in Morgan City, Mississippi. All members were born and raised in Greenwood Mississippi, but are now based out of Oxford, Mississippi. After being together for only two and a half years Gunboat has enough material to record their first album, and are currently making arrangements to record their first LP.
Lil Dave Thompson - Call Me Baby
Submitted: 10/03/2006 06:05 AM
Dave Thompson has been playing blues guitar since age nine, with the encouragement and help of his musician father. A native of Mississippi, Thompson was playing in backing bands for local acts like the Greenville Letts by his early teens. Club owner and fellow bluesman Booba Barnes hooked up with Thompson when the latter was 15, and the two made the rounds on Mississippi?s sometimes-violent club circuit. Thompson?s first appearance on record was on David Malone?s debut album for Fat Possum?
Lil Dave Thompson - Caught up in a Crossfire
Submitted: 10/02/2006 10:39 AM
Lil? Dave Thompson( Greenville , MS) Nominated in 1996 at the WC Handy, Blues Music Awards for ?Best New Blues Artist? and ?Contemporary Blues Album? with his Fat Possum Record release. Lil? Dave is supporting a brand new CD on Electrofi Records reestablishing his Soul Blues guitar mastery and maturity as a songwriter and performer.
Daddy Rich - The Blues is OK
Submitted: 10/02/2006 02:09 AM
Welcome to Clarksdale, Mississippi. Home of the blues, the crossroads, the Devil?s playground. Daddy Rich is blues music in it?s best form. Blending traditional blues with electric style blues with a twist of modern, latinish, and reggaeish spices added for flavor.
Daddy Rich - Boo Hoo
Submitted: 10/02/2006 02:03 AM
Daddy Rich knows blues music. Born and raised in Clarksdale, Mississippi, Daddy Rich has played with some of the best in the area.
Billy Marquis - Peace of Mind
Submitted: 10/02/2006 01:49 AM
The Reverend Billy Marquis has played it all, but has always found a real piece of mind in the blues.
Billy Marquis - Black & White
Submitted: 10/02/2006 01:46 AM
Billy Marquis hails from Indianola, Mississippi. He didn?t learn the blues he earned the blues. The kind of blues he plays is the kind that leads to destruction or death, or the most gut-wrenching soul-purifying music this side of the grave. And that my friend is the blues Billy Marquis style!
The Electric Mudd - Gumbo
Submitted: 09/29/2006 09:57 AM
Born in the Mississippi Delta, infused with the blues, and steeped in soul music, The Electric Mudd have formulated the recipe for Delta Swamp Boogie. Consisting of six accomplished musicians, The Electric Mudd are gaining much attention for their trademark music and high-energy performances.
Lil Dave Thompson - Got To Get Over You
Submitted: 09/29/2006 09:54 AM
David Lonzo Thompson was born in Hinds County, Mississippi May 21, 1969. Lil Dave?s exposure to music came early and has always been a way of life.
