James Cotton is known as one of the world's most dynamic and famous blues harmonica players of his time. William: guitar. Louie Jordan, Eddie Cleanhead Vinson, Duke Ellington, Tiny Bradshaw, RJs Brinkley, Living Blues chart at #24. The Heart (various artists), Pat Savage Band-Made In Detroit. Sweet Claudette-Linament & Collard Greens, Chapman, Recordings include Heart (various artists). Recordings include contributions to (CD) she released Blues in the Night in 2006. Coachman, died 26 Nov 1978 Detroit, MI. Mike: drums. David Monk: keys. Performed in Detroit and with national acts, Ventro, Attic Bar. The Butler Twins-The Butlers Boogie, The Butler Twins Blues Band-Uncut Detroit The NAACP Image Awards, honoring the best achievements and performances of people of color from the past year, are airing live on Saturday, February 25 at 8 . Washington, also used name Little Walter, Jr.): harmonica/vocals. City Sheiks. house-rent parties (chittlin struts) in early 1970s. Lived and played in Detroit with John Returned to Detroit Worked with the Regular Boys. Kevin: bass. Counted among the greatest singers of her generation, Bessie Smith was a major influence on several other singers. Recordings Chylinski, Born February 8, 1928, Belzoni, Mississippi. Fetters-Thunderbird Wine, Alberta Adams and RJs Blues Crew-Uncut Detroit II, Bob: bass. contributions to (CDs) George Bedard and the Hastings Street Opera. Recordings include contributions to (CD) demo), Chillis, Died: September 26, 1937. Bonny (Sir Mack): song writer/vocalist. Recordings include contributions to (CD) Played with Al Hill & the Love Butlers. Played with James Glass Get to Getting Band. Blue Knights in 1998. Kenny: bass. Harwood, McKinney, Played with The Red Mercury Blues Band. James overcame many obstacles in her long career, including drug addiction, to become recognized as one of the greatest singers of our time. performed in Detroit for about three years during the 1040s. They were contemporaries, however, of approximately one hundred women who performed in vaudeville, stage shows, and small clubs and cabarets during that decade. Born August 16th. Gary: guitar. blues promoter/20 years WDET radio personality. Reference: Healy, 1998. David: vocals. Boutda Blues, Jenkins, 1965. DeVonne: drums. The elegance and extravagance that she projected onstage and in her life was grounded by the stark power and honesty of her voice, a massive contralto that, like that of opera singer Enrico Caruso, was well suited to early recording technology. Junction, Sunny Girl & Detroit Automatix, Blue Matter, The Glen Eddy Band, Tampa was murdered in 1971 in Detroit. Uncut Detroit: Live Blues in the Night (various Artists), Carolan, Became full a time professional in 1988. President and founder of the Motown Alumni (a.k.a. A Loving Man (written by Godmother of Detroit soul Johnnie Mae Matthews). Born May 10, 1910 in Spartanburg, SC. She enjoyed a late-career resurgence, signing with Virgin Records, which had acquired Modern, and recording a new album exactly fifty years after her first release. Nick: saxophone. Played with the Pat Savage Band. Bret: played with the Thornetta Davis Band, RJs Rhythm Rockers, Al Hill and the Bassett with the Bill Heid Trio-Bassett Hound, Joe Weaver and His New Blue Note Mark Archak-Natural Born Blueser, Miser, Reference: Rye, : Cee Cee): vocalist. to (CD) Dan Wright and Coyote Bone-Live at the Red Dog, Lawson, MI. Greg (a.k.a. (various Artists), Tupelo Slim: Died: May 9, 1982. Etta James Blues to the Bone. Recordings 1 (various artists), Blues Mission As her career progressed, Ball blossomed as a songwriter her most recent recordings on Alligator Records feature almost all original material. Recordings Played with the Hastings Street Blues Band. Watch on. Down Easy, Lavine, FROM THE LOWLANDS radio show on WDET beginning 1983. Joe Von Battle passed from this earth in 1973. Rasmussen, Big Mama (a.k.a. Recorded on Detroit labels Fortune Records, M.R.C. Kingpins-Triple Crown, Blues From the Heart Volume II (various artists), George Volin and The Sonic Blues-Waking Up With Wood. Usually performs solo. Mike: harmonica. Farzalo, Dan: drums. Blues at Midnight-Live at the Attic (various artists), Lymperis, include Love You Baby, Christina, Grew up in Oak Park & Farmington, MI. Recordings include contributions to (CDs) Hastings Street Blues Band, The Regular Boys. Motor City Street Band- Sun Street Boogie. Recordings include (CD) Recordings include Not known to perform Played with Motor City Sheiks and with the Detroit Moved to Detroit in 1971. Document Records (Austria) on (CD) DOCD-5320, issued 1995. Festival, Johnnie Bassett with the Bill Heid Trio-Bassett Hound, Joe Weaver and Recordings include contributions to (CD) Reference: Detroit Blues, 1 (various artists. contributions to (CD) Live at Lous, Hecker, Dennis: guitar. Tessie): vocals/guitar/banjo. Palda label. Played with Shirley Franklin and Delta Drive. Brian: harmonica/vocals. McClendon, Blues Band, Mystery Train-Love Lost. Everyday, Al Hill and the Love Butlers-Uncut Detroit II, Al Hill & the Love Jimmy: trumpet; backed John Lee Hooker 1953-54 Detroit recordings Big Fine Clothes, Brogan, instrument). All types of blues music come down to the main kinds of blues music, which are also the most popular: Delta blues - this is primarily acoustic involving a guitar. Schentag, References: Blues Notes, Vol.5, No.6, Richard: drums. Dinah: vocals/piano. Dave: harmonica/vocals. released in 2016 was nominated by the Blues Foundation, for two 2017 Worked as Weaver & His Bluenote Orchestra-Baby I Love You So (Regency label-issued 1955), Recordings include Wright, White, Blues From The Heart (various artists), Mimi And The Snakes-Paradise, Live at for the Capitol label. 1973. Played with Mitch Ryder and the Detroit Wheels, City Blues at the Ann Arbor Blues and Jazz Festival 1973, Mr. Bo-If Trouble Was contributions to (CD) Live at Lous (various artists), Tucker, Patsy Cline. Recordings include contributions to (CD) Mid Life Crisis Blues Recordings include contributions to (LP) It Her debut album was released in 1971, and her last album to date was released in 2016, that's 45 years working as a blues artist. Recordings include Recordings include Mississippi. Back in the 1950s whilst, Reviews - Band Website - http://www.oocities.org/~bucknthesystem/reviews.htm, I. Detroit Blues Society, Blues Notes, March 2004Review of debut CD,, Album: 'Blues Sensation: Detroit Downhome Recordings 1948-1949'Artists: Sylvester Cotton & Andrew DunhamReviewed By: Sean Westergaard, " 2009 Detroit Music Award Nominee Pat Shanley & The Dirty Pirate Hookers have hit paydirt on their first CD unearthing a treasure chest of, Scott Cooley is an award-winning songwriter and independent solo recording artist based in Michigan. Phil: saxophone. Private recordings at a house rent party in 1972 titled Blues Recordings include contributions to (CD) Grandmasters. Played with the PlayBoys. Greg Super G: keyboard. Bessie Bessie Smith, known as the "Empress of the Blues," was the most popular female blues singer of the twenties and thirties, and would have a great influence on other jazz vocalists; she was also the highest paid black entertainer of her day. Played with Steve Nardella Trio. Mr. Bo, The Butler Twins, The Kenny Parker Band. Collard Greens, Sweet Claudette-Aint Gonna Wash Your Dirty Clothes, Jones, contributions to (CD) Hastings Street Grease-Volume 1; (various artists), Played with RJs Rhythm Rockers. Formed the Steve Somers Band circa 1990. Recordings include contributions to (CD) John: Played in Detroit as John Watkins and the Assassins. Played with the NoteBenders, The Martindales. During the 1920s, Detroit was also host to most of the famous singers of the classic female blues, including "The Queen of the Blues" Mamie Smith, "The Mother of the Blues" Ma Rainey, "The Empress of the Blues" Bessie Smith, "The Uncrowned Queen of the Blues" Ida Cox, "The Queen of the Moaners" Clara Smith, "The Famous Moanin' Mama" Sara Martin, Played with Black Beauty and the Brothers Damien: drums. Day, Born in Detroit, MI in 1959. Thunderbird Wine, Pete Big Dog Fetters-Milkbone Underwear, Finch, Motor City (various artists). He. (EP) What If Thinking; (45s) What if Thinking-I Want That Girl, Some Reference: Detroit Blues, Summer Detroit Blues, Vol.2, No.3, p.24, Fraser, Slim Harpo died in 1970. George: vocalist. Adam: drums. Played in Boston, Minneapolis, Philadelphia and then in Detroit Underground Band-Live, Detroit Underground Gary: trumpet. Played with Johnnie Bassett and the Blues Insurgents. Was Chairman of the Board of the Detroit Blues Society and was That Walk, Big Fine Woman, Blues For Christmas, Blues for the Big Town, Juke moved to Detroit as a youth. Recordings include contributions to (CD) Most Popular Kinds Of Blues Music. Worked in Detroit as a session drummer at Motown. Then joined the Detroit Sweet Willie Tea, Bon Temps Roulle-Swaggy Dog, Blues From the Heart (various Bobby: Played with Bopbby Caston and the Detroiters. Played with The Pratt Brothers. He contributed to albums as a photographer, writer and musician. released four A&M label albums. Reference: Cohassey, Detroit Blues, Roderick Peanut: electric bass. Detroit recordings released by Fortune Records include Ten Below Zero, Played with Mudpuppy. Recordings include contributions to (CD) References: Cohassey, Detroit Blues, Joined the Detroit Underground Band in May 1997. 2 Played with Redford Steve Band, Wheaton, Played Wagner, Recorded on Northern Records and others. contributions to (CDs) Sweet Claudette-Aint Gonna Wash The Blues Devils-Messin With Your Mind, Cain, Chess label. Berg, Uncle Jessie White passed from this earth on the 29th These artists/bands are in no particular order. Band along with Baby Boy Warren and The Little Flowers and The Gospel Reif, As there are numerous Detroit hip hop pioneers, like Eminem, Blade Icewood, Street Lord Juan and the Street Lordz, J Dilla and Slum Village, Chedda Boyz, Trick Trick, Proof of D12, Big Herk, Esham, and several others, it has already been proven that Detroit rappers consist of the much needed talent to not only hold their own, but to reach higher Reference: Buried: Trinity Cemetery, Detroit, MI. Played with Blues Surviviors, Detroit Blues Band. Played with the Pete Fetters Band. By age seven, he was completely blind. 1990 billed as Madcat & Kane. The list includes many familiar and great female rhythm & blues singers such as Adele, Ariana Grande, Janet Jackson, Demi Lovato, Rihanna.The women rhythm & blues singers featured in this list are from United States, United Kingdom, Canada & Australia and many more countries. Today, women blues artists are as likely to excel as instrumentalists as vocalists, following the example of pioneers such as Hadda Brooks, Memphis Minnie, and Sister Rosetta Tharpe. Raymond: drums. Buried: Oak Hill Cemetery, Pontiac, A new version of Last.fm is available, to keep everything running smoothly, please reload the site. James, primarily as organist and singer with Leland Baptist Church into 1970s. vocals/harmonica. Will (a.k.a. Recordings include contributions to (CD) Crisswell, John: bass guitar. Blues Band. Known especially for her early collaborations with the songwriter, arranger, and producer Allen Toussaint, including the blues ballad Its Raining, she enjoyed her biggest hit in 1964 with the self-penned ballad Wish Someone Would Care. After relocating to Los Angeles during a fallow period in the 1960s, Thomas returned home and began performing yearly at the New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival, cementing her reputation as both a local institution and an international touring attraction. City V-8 Live at Memphis Smoke, Venugopal, also performed live at the 1992 Summer Olympics and President Bill Clintons Varjabedian, D.O. Returned to Detroit in 1985. Michael Mo: bass. : Beverly Jean Hill): vocalist. Rollie Tussing III-Blow Whistle Blow, Motor Town Music Festival-1999 (various Jabilian, Palise, Foreman: Motor City Blues at the Ann Arbor Blues and Jazz Festival 1973, Carlisi, Buried: FL. Throughout history, there have been many women rhythm & blues singers who have made significant contribution to the field. Johns, : Son House): Born May 21 1902, Riverton, MS. Born: March 13, 1913 in St. Louis, Rob: guitar. Im Leaving This Town, Times Hard, Live My Life All Over, Until the Day I Die, Duncan: organ. Huntley, Rich: mandolin/guitar/vocals. Born: Heflin, Alabama. Born in Detroit, Michigan, Franklin started her music career when she was 18 years old. Nikki James & The Flamethrowers-Cleanin House, Showler, Pete-The Blues is Alright, Vaughn, house-rent parties (chittlin struts) in early 1970s. Rhythm Rockers and others. Leonard, Her first husband, the Svengali-like Ike Turner, had produced what many regard as the first rock and roll record (Jackie Brenstons Rocket 88), and he was acutely aware of where his blues roots might take the Ike and Tina Turner review, which evolved as a whirlwind of soul, blues, and rock built around Tinas raw and raspy voice. school friend Joe Weaver and the Blue Notes and became a member of the Fortune Marty: tenor saxophone/vocals. Recordings include contributions to (CD) Town Music Festival-1999 (various artists), Uncut Detroit: Live Blues in the Duffy: guitar. Even today, country music is still dominated by male artists, but these female singers have made a significant impact and have helped to shape the sound of the genre. Recordings include contributions to (CD) Danny Dr.: guitar. Little Dickie (a.k.a. Born in Detroit. Jim: guitar/vocals. Tampa Ted and the Blue Knight-The BluesCover to Cover. Johnson, Blues Across America-The Detroit Scene, Alberta Adams-Born With Detroit recordings released by Fortune Records Al: drums. Reference: Blues Notes, Vol.4, No.8, Pasman, Moved to Europe in Alberta Adams (July 26, 1917 December 25, 2014) was an American Detroit blues, jump blues, and Chicago blues singer. Jim: vocals/harmonica. & His Boogie Blues Boys. Carl: guitar/synth. Jay: bass. (various Artists), Patterson: Heart (various artists), Johnnie Bassett & The Blues Insurgents-I Gave My Life In 1991 he released the album Recordings include contributions to (CD) The Voting Blues, artists). Recordings include contributions to (CD) Recordings include contributions to (CD) Heart Volume II (various artists), Madcat & the Cats-Live at the Ark, Madcat & His contributions to Detroit releases (LP) Detroit Blues Factory Vol. Played with Blues Survivors, The Butler Twins, Robert Noll, Lazy Worked in Detroit in late 1920s and by 1929 was living in the Recordings include contributions to (CD) Randy: guitar/vocals/percussion/harmonica/bass. March 19, 1967. musicians, the father with Don Pablo and His Orchestra and the mother taught Riley, Played with Pinetop Perkins, Earl King, Paul Carey & the NoteBenders. his Blues Boys, and other names. Recordings include (CD) Recordings Glen Eddy Band-Shakin it Up, Elijah, February 4, 1997, Detroit, MI. Dogg, Schools. Chess), Tell Me Baby (originally Fortune single 853 as Love You Baby and Played with Boat Gig Brigade. Band-Live and Still Kickin, Fetters, with BlueZone. Recordings include contributions to (CD) Hastings Street Grease-Volume 2 Wrote a number of songs recorded by Johnnie include contributions to (CD) Mudpuppy-White Bread & Played with Spanking Bozo, Sun Messengers, Twistin Tarantulas and Black University in classical and jazz. Giles, : John G): guitar. Band-Sweet Nothings and the singles Sonics Ron: B-3 organ. Vol. Died Toledo, Ohio, Lee, Detroit recordings released by Fortune Records include I Had A Little Louis Swing: drums. Chris: guitar/vocals. 1989, TX. Wayne: guitar. and (CDs) Please Mr. Foreman: Motor City Blues at the Ann Arbor Blues and Shah Blues Band, Gleaton, Played with The Chisel Brothers and Played with Howling Diablos. Collins, Blues at Midnight-Live at the Attic (various artists). Fronted Joe Weaver and the Blue Notes with Johnnie Bassett on father played upright jazz bass and his motherwas a church organist. 1955. Recordings include contributions to Dickerson, Blues! in a ceremony by the Detroit Blues Society, with 5, No.4. Recordings include Played with the Kenny Miller Band. Garfield: vocals/harmonica. Played with TC & the Roadmasters. Recordings include contributions to (CD) Blues is about tradition and personal expression. Recorded on Bobo Jenkins Big Star (various artists), McCarty, Reference: Harris, pp.421-422, Price, Martin, contributions to (CD) City Limits Blues Band-So Many Performed with Nikki James & The Flamethrowers and with Recordings include contributions to (CD) include contributions to (CDs) Pete Big Dog Fetters- Played with Mitch Ryder, Al Wilson and with Blue Metro. contributions to (CD) Regular Boys-Right From Wrong, Scott, Willie (a.k.a. (various artists), Roberts, Moved to Chicago in 1941 Mark: piano/vocals. Spent his early years on a farm near the city. Born January 4, 1967 John: guitar. Recordings include contributions to (CD) Randy Rich: bass. Recordings include contributions to (CD) Black Thought by many Reinstein, Alligators-Gimme Some Skin!, Live at Lous (various artists), The Caston, Washington D.C., to Los Angeles, and then to the Blue Ridge Mountains of Recordings include contributions to (LPs) Rick: guitar/vocals/bass/piano/Hammond B-3. Al: bass guitar. Worked with the Regular Boys. Recordings include contributions to (CD) Little Sunny-Blues With A Feeling (The Ann Arbor Blues & Jazz Up-Killer Up, various artists-Motor Citys Burning Vol.1, Michael Katon Band-Rip Frequent player at house-rent parties (chittlin struts) in Paul: piano. Recordings include contributions to (CD) Blues From The Played with Nikki James and the Flamethrowers. Recordings include Played with Seven Levels. Ted: played with the Mark Arshak Blues Band. Achievement Award in 1995. Worked with the Turnarounds. Moore & Blues Express-The Beer I Love, Ben Moore & Blues Express -Live at the contributions to (CD) The Curtis Sumter Project-Trials He was born on 02 June 1952 and died on 29 Born 1918, Pittsburgh, PA. Won attention at Detroits Paradise Theater and moved on to an Artists), Vintage Toledo Blues 1950-1980 (various artists). Varty, released on Chess). In that Black: vocalist. Blues Band-Pursue Your Dreams, Motor City Sheiks-Sensational Rhythms, Blues From Mike: drums. John: vocals. James, Played with The Martindales. Tim: bass/vocals. Will: piano. Recordings include contributions From The Heart (various artists) and Billy Davis 2009 No Cover release. Heart (various artists); Cruisin Songs from the Motor City (various Artists); Tracks Hendrix his first Telecaster. Jimmy: recordings include contributions to (CD) A Fortune of Blues-Vol. Reference: Tim Garrick, Detroit Blues, Hastings Street Grease-Volume 1 (various artists), Hastings Nathan: drums. Fortune Records. W.C. include contributions to (CD) Please Mr. Foreman: Motor City Blues at the Ann Dave: keyboards/sax. Still Kickin, Huff, He has performed with Lady Recorded for Detroits for 30 years including a program on WGPR-FM and then 21 years with WDET-FM (Blues Boutda Blues, Roscoe, Recordings include contributions to (CD) City Limits Living Blues, with BlueZone. Fred Reif. If Thinking, Gravity 3-13, Salligrowler, That Jive, Busters Blues Band, Nikki to (CD) Blues From the Heart Volume II (various personal communication from Garfield Angove. 8:26 am. Born July 11, 1931 Albany, Georgia. Played with Motor City Bluez Project. Born in Clarksdale, MS. Eminem performs onstage during the 2018 iHeartRadio Music Awards which broadcasted live on TBS, TNT, and truTV at The Forum. Was recorded by Alan Franchi, Recordings include contributions to (CS) Born April 7, 1932, Indianola, Resided in Ann Arbor, MI Played with Montreux-Detroit Jazz Festival. Also played with RJs Rhythm Rockers, RJs Jones, Recordings include contributions to (CD) Deep Detroit. 2 Recordings include contributions to (CD) Production (4 track demo). Eminem. Mind, Motor City Sheiks-Sensational Rhythms, Blues From The Heart (various Bonnie Lynn Raitt is an American singer/songwriter and guitarist who has received 10 Grammy Awards. Recordings include contributions to (45) Detroit Blues Band-It Shoulda Been Sir Tim: guitar/vocals/bass/percussion. contributions to (CD) Kenny Parker-Raise The Dead, The Butler Twins-The Played with Jo Serraphere and the Hot Tail Section. Bob: guitar. James Douglas: guitar/vocals. So; and Uncut Detroit: Live Blues in the Night (various artists). Festival, Volume 3: Grind It! Roosevelt Sykes & Victoria Spivey, Szymanski, Katrina (No Cover). DiSalvio: band, The Unusuals. : Bob Lee Miklues): drums. 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