Tom Hall - "The First St. Louis Blues Festival 1986"

Tom Hall is a superb finger picking, ragtime, and blues guitarist. His style is routed in the influence of ‘Blind Black’ and Mississippi John Hurt, among others. Ths mini collection of six songs is taken from a rescued archive recording made live at the very first St. Louis Blues Festival in 1986.

Big George and The House Rockers

David "Honeyboy" Edwards: The Grafton Interview

In this rare discussion with Michael Frank and the Jared James Nichols Band, Honeyboy shares his experience as a young musician traveling throughout the Mississippi Delta. From working with Joe Williams as a teenager ,to the Memphis Jug Band, to recording with Alan Lomax, Sam Phillips, and Chess Records, Honeyboy relates incredible stories like working with BB King in West Memphis and dodging bullets on the 4th of July.This first Generation Bluesman ,passes his story on to the 6th generation of musicians at the Paramount Blues Festival in Grafton Wisconsin. http://www.davidhoneyboyedwards.com/

http://earwigmusic.com/honeyboy/

Tommy Bankhead & The Blues Eldoradoes

The late Tommy Bankhead was a key member of the St. Louis Blues community for more than 50 years. Born in Lake Comorant, Mississippi in 1931, in his professional career, he worked alongside the likes of Sonny Boy Williamson, Howlin’ Wolf and on the streets of Memphis before moving to St. Louis in 1949. Known primarily as a guitarist, he was also adept at the harmonica, drums and bass. Although he didn’t record much during his lifetime, Tommy played with virtually everybody of recognition in the St. Louis Blues community, including Ike Turner, Oliver Sain, Albert King, Little Milton and Henry TownsendThis historic recording of Tommy playing with the Blues Eldoradoes was made at the first St Louis Blues festival in 1986.

The Bottle Rockets: Live at BB's Jazz ,Blues and Soups- 2007

This band rocks in the great tradition of guitar crunching legends and has earned them their reputation as the "workingman's rock band". The band is Brian Henneman - guitar/ vocals, Mark Ortmann - drums, John Horton - guitar, and newest and final member, Keith Voegele - bass/vocals.

http://www.bottlerocketsmusic.com/

Checkout the review of The Bottle Rockets performance at BBs Jazz Blues and Soups in St. Louis. http://www.ivorytowerz.com/2008/08/music-bottle-rockets-late-introductio...

David "Honeyboy" Edwards Tells His Story

In this rare discussion with Michael Frank and the Jared James Nichols Band, Honeyboy shares his experience as a young musician traveling throughout the Mississippi Delta. From working with Joe Williams as a teenager ,to the Memphis Jug Band, to recording with Alan Lomax, Sam Phillips, and Chess Records, Honeyboy relates incredible stories like working with BB King in West Memphis and dodging bullets on the 4th of July.This first Generation Bluesman ,passes his story on to the 6th generation of musicians at the Paramount Blues Festival in Grafton Wisconsin.      http://www.davidhoneyboyedwards.com/

http://earwigmusic.com/honeyboy/