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Eddie "Guitar" Burns (February 8, 1928 – December 12, 2012) [1] was an American Detroit blues guitarist, harmonica player, and singer and songwriter. [2] Among Detroit bluesmen, Burns was deemed to have been exceeded in stature by only John Lee Hooker .
Many musicians have been murdered during their active career. Most of the musicians had been shot or stabbed to death. Some of them have received extensive media attention, including the murder of John Lennon in 1980, the killing of Marvin Gaye in 1984, the murder of Selena in 1995, the murder of Tupac Shakur in 1996, the murder of the Notorious B.I.G. in 1997, the murder of XXXTentacion in ...
The International Blues Duo Meets Blues Wire - Truly International (1987 / 2014) Bobby McFerrin feat. Detroit Gary Wiggins: Bobby's Thing and Lady Fair (1988) The International Blues Duo Featuring Katie Webster (1989) Time For Saxin’ (1990) Detroit Gary Wiggins & C.C. the Boogieman: Acoustic Soul (1992) I Got Up (1996)
Pages in category "Detroit blues musicians" The following 27 pages are in this category, out of 27 total. ... This page was last edited on 3 October 2010, ...
Calvin H. Frazier (February 16, 1915 – September 23, 1972) [2] was an American Detroit blues and country blues guitarist, singer and songwriter. Despite leaving a fragmented recording history, both as a singer and guitarist, Frazier was an associate of Robert Johnson, and recorded alongside Johnny Shines, Sampson Pittman, T.J. Fowler, Alberta Adams, Jimmy Milner, Baby Boy Warren, Boogie ...
Jack Leroy Wilson Jr. (June 9, 1934 – January 21, 1984), also known as Jackie Wilson, was an American singer who was a prominent figure in the transition of rhythm and blues into soul. Nicknamed "Mr. Excitement", he was considered a master showman and one of the most dynamic singers and performers in soul, R&B, and rock and roll history.
Bobo Jenkins (January 7, 1916 – August 14, 1984) [2] was an American Detroit blues and electric blues guitarist, singer and songwriter. He also built and set up his own recording studio and record label in Detroit. [1] Jenkins is best known for his recordings of "Democrat Blues" and "Tell Me Where You Stayed Last Night". [2]
Zephire Andre Williams (November 1, 1936 – March 17, 2019) was an American R&B [1] musician who started his career in the 1950s at Fortune Records in Detroit. His most famous songs include the hits "Jail Bait", "Greasy Chicken", "Bacon Fat" (1957) and "Cadillac Jack" (1966). He was also the co-author of the R&B hit "Shake a Tail Feather".