On November 30, 1999, Don Francis Bowman “Sugarcane” Harris died aged 61. He was musician (violin, guitar), a pioneer in amplification of the violin. He was member of the doo-wop band The Squires, the duo Don and Dewey, Pure Food and Drug Act, performed with Little Richard, recorded and performed with John Mayall & the Bluesbrakers, Frank Zappa and the Mothers of Invention, John Lee Hooker, Harvey Mandel, Tupelo Chain Sex, Johnny Otis, Billy Bang, Freddie Roulette, Sonny Terry and Brownie McGhee. As leader Harris released nine albums.wnie McGhee,
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Tony Glover
On May 29, 2019, David Curtis Glover aka Tony “Little Sun” Glover died aged 79. He was singer, musician (harmonica) and music critic. In 1963, together with John Koerner and Dave Ray he formed the blues trio Koerner, Ray & Glover. In the late sixties, Glover was disc jockey on “KDWB-AM” radio in Minneapolis where he formed the band Nine Below Zero. He was a music critic, writing articles for “Rolling Stone”, “Sign Out”, “Hit Parader”, “Creem”, and other music magazines. Glover wrote liner notes for albums by John Lee Hooker, John Hammond, Sonny Terry, Michael Lessac, Sonny & Brownie, Willie & the Bees and the Jayhawks, and for “The Bootleg Series Vol. 4: Bob Dylan Live 1966”, “The Royal Albert Hall Concert”. Glover was the author of several blues harp songbooks and along with Ward Gaines and Scott Dirks, a co-author, of Little Walter biography “Blues with a Feeling: The Little Walter Story”. He taught harmonica playing Mick Jagger and David Johansen.
Ana Popović: Blue Room
On May 15, 2015, “ArtisteXclusive” label released “Blue Room”, the tenth Ana Popović album. It was recorded November 2014 – January 2015, at “Archer Music” and “Arts Studio” in Memphis, TN, and was produced by Jim Gaines.
Personnel:
- Ana Popović – vocals, acoustic, rhythm, slide and electric guitar
- Milutin Popović – vocals, acoustic, rhythm and electric guitar
- Harold Smith – rhythm guitar
- Rick Steff– keyboards
- Dave Smith – bass
- Steve Potts – drums
- Donald Hayes – strings
- Deborah Winey, Susan Marshall– backing vocals
- Jim Gaines – recording, engineer, mixing
- Brad Blackwood- mastering
Track listing:
- Catfish Blues – Robert Petway
- I’m Losing You – John Lennon
- Evening Shadows – Van Morrison, Acker Bilk
- Grant Spivey – Victoria Spivey
- Somebody – John Brannen, Jack Tempchin
- Did Somebody Make a Fool Out of You – Tony Joe White
- We Used to Know – Ian Anderson
- Rainy Night in Georgia – Tony Joe White
- Red River Blues – Brownie McGhee, Sonny Terry
- Baby What’s Wrong – Jimmy Reed
- Tupelo – John Lee Hooker
Ry Cooder: Soundtracks
On November 13, 2014, “Rhino” label released “Soundtracks”, seven disc box set of Ry Cooder movie music works. In his career, Ry Cooder has created 18 soundtracks.
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