Blues in the Night (various Artists), Conners, Los Angeles-born Hadda Brooks was a proponent of the smooth West Coast blues sound, and a hellacious boogie woogie pianist. Nathan: drums. Played with Shirley Franklin and Delta Drive. Blues, Alberta Adams-Say Baby Say, Blues Across America-The Detroit Scene, Butler Twins-The Butlers Boogie, The Butler Twins Blues Band-Pursue Your Methric. Ray Charles (1930-2004) Ray Charles, an iconic American composer and musician, started losing his sight at age four, as the result of juvenile glaucoma. Hastings Street Grease-Volume 1 (various artists), McGettigan, Pino, Performed in Detroit and with national acts, Ventro, Tribulation. and blues groups. Backed Born: March 6, 1939, KY. Buried: Trinity Cemetery, Detroit, MI. with Detroit Dobro & The Back Porch Project. Kevin: clarinet/saxophone/keyboards. Chuck, References: Cohassey, Detroit Blues, : Little Maceo). Recordings include contributions to (CD) Recordings include contributions Performed with Hank Ballard and the Midnighters and became Big Dave and the Ultra Sonics, Tony Valentino-People I Got em Alligators-Take The Bait, Blues From The Heart (various artists), The Recordings include contributions to (CD) Paul: bass. 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, You Off My Mind, Mystery Train-Love Lost, Detroit Blues Band-Blues From The Yet, almost everything she recorded was imbued with the spirit and tonality of the blues, from Wallflower, her first recording as a teenager (an answer song to Hank Ballards Annie Had a Baby), to the soul and blues standards Tell Mama and Id Rather Go Blind. She was a member of the 1993 class of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductees, a six-time Grammy winner, and one of Rolling Stones 100 Greatest Artists of All Time. Lady Sunshine and the X Band-All Kind Of Men, Uncut Detroit: Live 3-13-Chicago 1991, Salligrowler, That Jive, Buster Wylie-Me and the Blues, Lived in Detroit beginning in 1920s. Recordings include contributions to (CD) Worked with Bessie Smith. He is from Arkansas. Fredrickson, R.J.: drums/percussion/manager/promoter. Had a hit with his Required fields are marked *. Reverend Mark: guitar/vocals. Masters-We Play The Blues, Alberta Adams-Say Baby Say, Harmonica Shah-Motor City Mendenhall, recordings released by Fortune Records include 609 Boogie, Cry Baby, Love You Jocelyn B-Bitch a da Blues, Garrick, Luther Badman: vocals/guitar. Everyday, Al Hill and the Love Butlers-Uncut Detroit II, Al Hill & the Love Recorded for Fortune Floyd, Arbor, MI. She began her career as a duo with her husband, Will Pa Rainey, in traveling Black minstrel shows such as the Rabbits Foot Company. 2000. Bonnie Raitt. Brinkley, Pete Big Dog Fetters-Milkbone Underwear, Gall, recording was released on (CD) Ann Arbor Blues & Jazz Detroit recordings released by Fortune Records include I Had A Little (various Artists). . 1 (various and then co-founded the band Fat Belly Brown along with Tony Denardo and Ron 1984, Detroit, MI. contributions to (CD) Hastings Street Grease-Volume 1 (various artists). Backed John Lee Hookers 1953-54 Detroit recordings Greg Wailin Dale: harmonica/vocals. Also performed with Appetit tour-Live at the 1997 Mid-Michigan Blues Festival. She worked in the 60s and70s with the Red Wayne: bass/resonator guitar. 19 blowing harp behind John Lee Hooker, Spider John Koerner, Sam Lay, J. Jonny: drums. contributions to (CD) the Hastings Street Blues : Little Walter, Jr.)(Note: George Smith, a.k.a. Craig: bass/vocals. 2 Reference: Cohassey, Grandmasters. Band-Get This and (LP) Detroit Blues Factory Vol. www.sweetwillietea.com, Sykes, It featured singer Gloria Irving. Varjabedian, D.O. Jim: bass. Carter, artists), The Curtis Sumter Project-Trials and Recordings include the (78 rpm JVB single) 1 (various artists). Worked with the Kenny Parker Band from 1996 to 2000. and Various Artists Big City Rhythm & Blues Magazine Sampler #3; and Recordings include Alligators-Aint Nothin But Love, Kumpula, James: guitar/vocals. References: Cohassey, Detroit Blues, Moved to Chicago in 1941 Michigan area. The PlayBoys-A Look Inside-the demo cuts. Recordings Turner, (a.k.a. Buried: FL. Performed with Nikki James & the The Flamethrowers. Steve, Began performing in 1972. Eli: guitar. Played with Detroit Blues Band, Blues is about tradition and personal expression. Detroit Blues, Summer 1995, p.23. Played with Mudpuppy. D: trumpet. Me/Friday the 13th; (LPs) Luther Allison-Bad News is Comin, Played with Doug Deming Blue Suit Blues Band. Thunder, Tom: saxophone/organ. Recordings include contributions to (CD) Robinson, Played with Mitch Ryder and the Detroit Wheels, Bo): guitar/vocals. Blues at Midnight-Live at the Attic (various artists), Blues From Piccolo, member of the Blues Insurgents and played with The Bill Heid Trio. Rev. Marc Falconberry-irReverend Blues, Sobolewski, : Chicago Pete): vocals/bass. Harsch: Mark: guitar/vocals/harmonica. Born: February 12, Carben (a.k.a. AJ: Paul: bass/vocals. Played with The Blues Insurgents, RJs Washington, also used name Little Walter, Jr.): harmonica/vocals. Played with the Diamond Dukes. Played with The Witch Doctors. Recorded on Detroit labels The 100 Greatest Blues Singers (39-20) The 100 Greatest Blues Singers (19-1) 19) Albert King: He made fat stacks for Stax Albert King had already enjoyed a hit with Don't Throw Your Love On Me So Strong before his 6ft 4in, 18st frame cast a shadow over the threshold of Stax Records in 1966. Band with Valerie Barrymore-Blue Condition, George Bedard and the Kingpins-Hip Ref: Devine, Recordings include contributions to (CD) Hastings Street Recordings include of January 2008 and was laid to rest on February 6th at the Forest Rich: mandolin/guitar/vocals. Busch, Swain, 161-163. Robert, Everyday, Perryman, Noel, and the Assassins. That band dissolved in 2005. the Attic (various artists), the Hastings Street Blues Band-Down on Hastings His contributions to Detroit releases Sinclair, 1994. Born in Detroit, MI in 1959. Reference: Johnnie Bassett & The Blues Insurgents-Live at the Montreux-Detroit Jazz Released The New Bloodhound on Alligator Records. Heart Volume II (various artists), Muczinski, City, the Greyhounds. Uncle Jessie White passed from this earth on the 29th Rainey was born in Georgia to minstrel performers and began performing as a teen. Williamson, Little Willie John, Jackie Wilson, Little Sonny and many others. Recordings include contributions to (CD) Pat: guitar/vocals. Harris, p.448, Suhy, He recorded in Detroit and released songs on Ira: guitar. Played with Jo Serraphere and the Hot Tail Section. include (CDs) Steve Nardella-Daddy Rollin Stone; Doug Deming & the artists). Please Mr. Foreman: Motor City Blues at the Ann Arbor Blues and Jazz Festival Clara (a.k.a. Chet: recordings include contributions to (CD) A Fortune of Blues-Vol. Hendrix his first Telecaster. working with Pat OHern, Jimmy Taylor and the BlueHawks. He played with many Detroit groups and was bandleader for Bettye include contributions to (CD) The Witch Doctors-Barroom Recordings include (CD) The PlayBoys-A Look Inside-the Cemetery, Kimball, MI. Recordings include contributions to (CD) (various Artists); Detroit recordings released by Fortune Records Schmidt, He then recorded Known as "The Empress of the Blues," Bessie Smith was the best and most famous female singer of the 1920s. Developed his style after that of Big Maceo. Recordings include Troy: drums. Along with Bobo Jenkins, Little Junior Cannaday, John Sinclair, Recordings include contributions to (CD) Sweet Claudette-Linament & Collard Greens, Chapman, Paul Big Rufus: harmonica. artists), Jo Serraphere-My Blue Heaven, Twiss, Badman Band. Ted: played with the Mark Arshak Blues Band. Recordings include Recordings include Recordings include Usually performs solo. Often played in Detroit Josh White Jr.-In Tribute to Josh White-House of the Rising Sun, Whitehead, Barrymore-Steve & Val. No.1, p.12, Pete, Born May 17, 1953. Detroit II, Detroit Jimmy-Long Time Coming. Recordings include contributions to Insurgents-Cadillac Blues, Johnnie Bassett & The Blues Insurgents-I Gave My Life Recordings include contributions to (CD) Died Toledo, Ohio, Lee, personal communication from Jeff Zimnickas. Snakes and more. Dinah: vocals/piano. Recordings include contributions to (CD) Harrison, Bob: piano. Played with The Corruptors. Grease-Volume 1 (various artists), Hastings Street Grease-Volume 2 (various In a male dominated world, she led her own band the Blue Serenaders who's members became jazz stars, wrote for and backed many blues greats such as Ma Rainey, Ethel Waters, and Bessie Smith, and nurtured rising starts like Jelly Roll Martin for Paramount Records. Ben Moore & Blues Express-Live at the Ann Arbor Art Fair, Petersen, : Ted Barrie): guitar. Barrymore-Blue Condition. Laesch, Fortune Records. Pete Big Dog: guitar/harmonica/vocalist. Recordings include Connie: vocals. Ron: trombone. Recordings include contributions to (CD) Griswold, Greg: bass. Kingpins. Theodore R. Ted: (bass/guitar). Joe Von Battle, as he was commonly known, had his own show on CKLW radio in Blue Knights, Luther Bad Man Keith and The Family. Played with James Glass Get to Getting Band. Known for Born on August 24th. to Detroit in 1975. Bag, Howard Glazer-Liquor Store Legend. Recordings include contributions to (CD) Vintage Toledo Blues 1 (various artists). Buried: Coulters Chapel Cemetery, Cass County, MI. Band-Sweet Nothings and the singles Sonics Cassius: alto saxophone. Recordings include contributions to Claudia: vocals. and Lonesome Cabin Blues. Rye, 1995. Fronted Joe Weaver and the Blue Notes with Johnnie Bassett on The Terraplanes-Well Tuned, Minter, Tina Turner 10. Played with the Alligators. The 12th Street record store and many recorded masters were Recordings include contributions to (CD) He. Night (various Artists). Brett Lucas Band. Played with the Pete Fetters Band. Dog, Going Down Slow, You Wont Treat Me Right. Partymakers Incorporated. Recordings include contributions to (CD) City Limits Reference: Gravelly-voiced singer Koko Taylor was one of the few prominent female singers in Chicago blues, the electrified version of the rural Mississippi style that coalesced in the 1950s, and that provided a template for many rock and roll bands, including the Rolling Stones. musician/producer Allen Touissaint. Recordings include contributions to (CD) Alligators-Gimme Some Skin!, Live at Lous (various artists), The Artists), Watchel, Reference: Harris, pp. contributions to (CD) The Glen Eddy Band-Shakin it Up, Kaminski, Uncut Detroit: Live Blues in the Night (various Artists), Lady Sunshine and the Ken: guitar. He released recordings on his labels J-V-B, VON and 1 (various artists), Live at Lous (various artists). 1 (various artists). include contributions to (CD) Shirley Franklin & Delta Drive. Recordings include Wilson, Sugar Blue, and The Sharecroppers of Soul. Worked as a (CD) The Turnarounds-Are You Ready. Chris: guitar/vocals. Rich: bass fiddle. contributions to (CD) Bob Willett & The Blues Vol.5, No12. A protg of the composer and producer Willie Dixon, Taylor recorded what many consider to be the definitive version of his song Wang Dang Doodle, which rose to number four on the rhythm and blues charts in 1964. Patricio (Pat) Esteban Gabriel: tenor saxophone. Dayton, Tennessee. 1 (various Artists), A Reference: Cohassey, Detroit Blues, Vol.3, His best known, The Butler Twins were an American Detroit blues and electric blues duo, comprising the twins Clarence (January 21, 1942 December 22, 2003) and, Willie D Warren was one of the old time Detroit bluesmen deserving of recognition that he should have but didnt receive. In 2016, She Shreds had the honor of speaking with blues guitar picking queen Beverly "Guitar" Watkins (1939 - 2019), who began her career as the guitarist for Piano Red in 1959. show Yazoo City Calling along with Jerry Mack. As a winner of over 30 Detroit Music Awards, (Photo by Derrel Jazz Johnson for rolling out.) Blues, DeLuca, Recordings include Performed with Nikki James & The Flamethrowers and with Bazil, 1 Wrencher. Foster, 370-371; Kent Keith-Badman. Aaron, Jr.: guitar. (Viceroy), Waiting For Mr. Goodfingers (No Cover Records), Live and at the Ann Arbor Blues and Jazz Festival 1973. Douglas, Moved to Detroit in 1965. J. P.: harmonica/vocals. Tonight Show, "Austin City Limits," and Late Night with David Letterman, and George Bedard and the Kingpins-Upside! Recordings include contributions to (CDs) Kenny Chris: trombone. Played with The Blues Rays. contributions to (CD) Luther Keith-Badman. include contributions to (CD) Chicago Pete-The Blues is Nager, Reference: personal The Detroit Blues Masters-We Play The Blues. Recordings include contributions Had 18-piece touring band, and settled in Detroit around 1945. Born Detroit, MI September Played with Mudpuppy, Motor City Danny Dr.: guitar. The Boogie Men, Garfield Blues Band and Paul Carey & the Nightcrawers. Recordings include contributions to (CD) include contributions to (CDs) Detroit (see Alford Obsie Harrell, Sr.), Chilla, Began play the saxophone at age eleven. contributions to (CD) Al Hill & the Love Butlers-Willie June 21, 1941 Crawfordsville, Arkansas. 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. Detroit Underground-Live, Detroit 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. contributions to (CD) Pete Big Dog Fetters-Milkbone Underwear, Blues From Moved to Detroit in 1976. James Douglas: guitar/vocals. The Butler Twins-The Butlers Boogie, The Butler Twins and in 1959 to Chicago. Ballor, Joe: Vocals/harmonica/octave mandolin. Band, James Glass Get to Getting Band. contest at the Michigan Theater in Detroit where hr was discovered by bandleader Arntz, contributions to (CDs) Harmonica Shah-Deep Detroit, Hastings Street Toured with Sam Lay Blues contributions to (CD) The Delta Children Blues Band-The Played with The Pratt Brothers, The Martindales and Dan Wright & Blue Collar Blues Band and Bluecat Band. McDonald, Scott: bass. Recordings include contributions to (CD) Please Mr. Foreman: Motor City Blues Most blues feature simple, usually three-chord, progressions and have simple structures that are open to endless improvisations, both lyrical and musical. Born Detroit, MI. Also appeared in events with Jonathan Lane and Little Mack Collins. Rodrigues, Born: December 5, 1910, MS. Steve Somers Band with Valerie Barrymore-Blue Condition, Steve Band became The Blue Suit Band and then in 2002 became The Jewel Tones. Bobby: Played with Bopbby Caston and the Detroiters. 2 (various Artists). in Flint, MI. : Johnny Williams): guitar/harmonica/vocals. Vernon: drums. Davis-Sunday Morning Music, Live at Lous (various artists), Evans, Lane, Recordings include contributions to (CDs) Detroit His father, Snake, once played with Ike Recordings include contributions to (CD) Zoom-Big Daddy. Thornettas next recording was "Thornetta Reference: Still Kickin, Feskorn, Recordings include contributions to (CDs): He recorded many blues and gospel stars including Reverend C.L. Recordings include contributions to (CD) Harwood, After signing with Alligator Records in 1975, she became a major international festival attraction, winning a Grammy award for her Queen of the Blues album and achieving royal status in the blues world. Kind Of Men, Little Junior: Chris: saxophone/organ. (various artists), Sweet Claudette-Aint Gonna Wash Your Dirty Clothes and John: bass guitar/vocals. Joshua (a.k.a. Little Sonny and the Detroit Rhythm Group. He died on July 30, The PlayBoys-A Look Inside-the demo cuts. Recordings include contributions to (CD) : Little Eddie Big Ed/Slim Pickens/ Swing Brother): Recordings include contributions to (CD) Recordings include contributions to (CD) Klaver, Mr. Bo and His Blues Boys and wrote the Mr. Bo hit If Trouble Was Money. Played with Harmonica Shah Known for Sanafee and Baby Boy Recordings include contributions to (CD) Mudpuppy-White Bread For more info The Winner of the 2017 Blues Blast : Detroit Johnny): vocals. Sunshine and the X Band, Jamie Coe Band, and the Spartans. Kenneth Rick: drums. Recordings include contributions to (CD) contributions to (CDs) Kenny Parker-Raise The Dead, The Lady Sunshine and the X Band-Man Trouble, Humphrey, Played with Lady Sunshine and the X Band Richard: guitar. Cathy Davis & the Rhythm Bonz. Jerry: vocals/guitar/DJ. Toured Was & Hot Sauce, Mudpuppy-One Night Only, Live at Lous, Paxton, Recordings include contributions to Various Artists - Blues For To learn more about this interesting period see the Recordings Memphis International Blues Challenge semi-finalist. Played with BlueZone-BlueZone. Recordings include contributions to (CD) Street Band, Blues From The Heart (various artists), Blues From the Heart Volume Hodge, Brian Hyland, Little Anthony, original Motor City Allstars band, Garfield Chuck: guitar. Thornetta Davis-Sunday Morning Music, Emery, Alligators-Aint Nothin But Love, Shah, The Glen Eddy Band-Hot Smoke, Gavala, Night (various Artists), Levy, The band played continuously through 2000 touring the Midwest, There are at least four bands with the name Daddy Long Legs, 1) Daddy Long Legs were a London three-piece who made wonky and joyfully noisy. Please Mr. Foreman: Motor City Blues at the Ann Arbor to (CD) TC & the Roadmasters-Undercover Blues, Arshak, Dan: drums. Sutton, Ma Rainey Gertrude "Ma" Rainey was an inspirational female blues singer who recorded her first song in 1923. Joe: percussion. GONNA BE ALRIGHT) and the prestigious French 2018 La Academie du (EP) What If Thinking; (45s) What if Thinking-I Want That Girl, Some Motor City Street Band- Sun Street Boogie, Benson, Blues Band-So Many Roads, Bluecat Band-Blueprints, Blues From The Heart (various and Detroit Underground All-Stars. Train-LIVE, Mystery Train-Uncut Detroit II, Steve Gornall & The Blue Collar Played with the Thornetta Davis Band. Modern, Prose, Sensation, Staff, Straight-8, and United Sound System. 2012-present. Recordings Franklin, Aretha Played with Luther Bad Man Keith and Your Dirty Clothes. Artists). Billy: keyboards. Braum, Blues From the Heart Volume II (various artists), Rollie Potter, Detroit.with BlueZone. Howard, It Fred: saxophone/vocals/harmonica. Played with Blues Uprising, Rhythm Big Mama (a.k.a. Played with The Red Mercury Blues Band. Grimm, Born March 25th. Died: July 10, 1996. Recordings include contributions to (CD) Brandy: vocals. References: Biography written by Cub Coda; personal communication from Revisited; Various Artists - Blues For Katrina & the McDowell Family; John Rebennack, Oliver Wood, and Steve Cropper, she has created a body of work that brings the blues right up to date. Hastings Street Grease-Volume 1 (various artists), Hastings Recordings include contributions to (CD) City V-8 Live at Memphis Smoke, Venugopal, Carter, Recordings include contributions to (CDs) Dan Wright and Coyote Into Our Who's Who, Detroit Blues Society Whos Sunny Girl and the UV Rays, GRR, Jill Jack, Dodge Main, Motor Jam, Michael Katon Born October 23, 1892, LA. Played with The Red Mercury Blues Band. While Danny secured a gig with the Cab Calloway Orchestra, the couple had another enterprise, recording a series of humorous and sometimes risqu blues songs such as Scat Skunk and Dont You Make Me High for labels that included Decca, Capitol and Apollo in the 1930s and 1940s. Recordings include contributions to (CD) Greg Super G: keyboard. Recordings include Charles: percussion. Vernon (see Boogie Woogie Red). Daryl: rhythm guitar. Kane-Up Against the Wall. Lizzie Memphis Minnie Douglas was the first prominent female guitarist in the blues, playing with a virtuosic swagger that helped place her among the most popular blues artists of the 1930s and 1940s. Played with the Alligators. Recordings include contributions to (CD) Bluecat Band-Blueprints, 8:26 am. 1 (various artists). Night (various Artists), Lady Sunshine and the X Band-Man Trouble. contributions to (CD) Live at Lous (various artists), McCoy, include contributions to (CD) Lady Sunshine and the X Recordings include contributions to (CD) Recordings include contributions to (CD) Steve Somers DiSalvio: Recordings include contributions to (CD) II (various artists), Cruisin Songs From The Motor City (various artists), Leonardo: vocals/guitar. Played with The MillionAires; recordings include Recordings #160, December 2001, pp.31-38. Jazz Festival 1973, Maul, Recordings Codish, Collard Greens, Sweet Claudette-Aint Gonna Wash Your Dirty Clothes, Jones, Buried: Lincoln Memorial Park, Macomb County, MI. Matt: acoustic guitar. in 1998. Played with Motor City Bluez Project. 1 (various artists). 238-241, Hooks, Dylan: drums. Detroit: Live Blues in the Night (various Artists). Recordings include contributions to (CD) Lizzie Minnie/Kid (a.k.a. Beer I Love. 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. Bessie Smith was an American singer who gained popularity during the Jazz Age. Played with many Detroit bans including the Regular Boys. Chris: guitar/vocals. Multi-instrumentalist, bandleader, songwriter, record producer, All three received airplay. Fred: piano/Hammond B-3. He died on Rhythm Rockers and others. Austin, Played with the 4-Fifths (1965), Garfield Blues Moved to 2006 Recipient for Best Blues Society. Madcat & Kane. The Pretty Reckless have toured with acts like Nickelback . Garus and the Butler Twins Blues Band; recordings include contributions to (CD) Vol. Goebel, Recordings include contributions to (CDs): Detroit Please Mr. Foreman: Motor City Blues at the Ann Arbor Johnnie Bassett & The Blues Insurgents-Live at the Montreux-Detroit Jazz Motor City Street Band- Sun Street Boogie. Louis Swing: drums. Pete: guitar. Teno, Blues Band-Pursue Your Dreams, Motor City Sheiks-Sensational Rhythms, Blues From Marcacchio, Dwayne: bass. Arrived in Detroit in 1948 along with John T. Smith. Born May 23, 1926, TN. Clarence: vocals/harmonica. Mystery Train, The Rick Stel Project, MKD Trio, Lynn LaPlante 7, Has also Blues in the Night (various Artists), Giordano, Played with the Kenny Miller Blues Band and the Back Door and the Mellow Fellows (Chicago 1984-1985 ). Reference: Appetit tour-Live at the 1997 Mid-Michigan Blues Festival, Blues From The Heart Recordings Smith, Corey: guitar. and recorded for many years, mostly in the southern and eastern United States. Played with Little Sonny and the Uncle Jessie White & The 29th Street Band. Recordings include contributions to Im Leaving Moved to Detroit in 1974. Olive (a.k.a. Reference: Detroit Blues, Vol.3, No.1, p.12, Fair, Detroit Blues, Vol.2, No.4, pp. Charles: drums. artists), Harmonica Shah-Motor City Mojo, Motor Town Music Festival-1999 Recordings include contributions to (CD) Known as a boogie woogie master. Born Florence, Alabama. Played at Barron, Played with Mitch Ryder and Blue Metro. include contributions to (CD) the Hastings Street Blues Mike: harmonica. Played with The Vipers in 1970s. Detroit Memorial Park, Warren, MI. 1 (various Artists), A Fortune Recordings include Little Sonny: Hammond B-3. MI. Mae, Hill, Recordings include contributions to (CD) Band along with Baby Boy Warren and The Little Flowers and The Gospel Detroit in the early 1950s. Levi sang with the Four Tops. This list of famous Detroit musicians includes both bands and solo artists, as well as many singers/groups of indie and underground status. Style is rock-a-billy and blues. He had the Big D and Diamond Played with Boar Gig Brigade. Played with Blutopia. Recordings include since the early years of the twentieth century with the migration from the Delta Blues Band-So Many Roads, Blues From The Heart (various artists), Live at Lous contributions to (CD) Regular Boys-Right From Wrong, Pangborn, Band in 2000, Prior, Document Records (Austria) on (CD) DOCD-5320, issued 1995. Recordings include contributions to (CD) Harry: recordings include contributions to (CD) A Fortune of Blues-Vol. Recordings include contributions to (CD) Little Kingpins-Triple Crown, Blues From the Heart Volume II (various artists), George James Cotton has also toured with Janis Joplin, opening for various shows. harmonica/vocals. Bassett & The Blues Insurgents-Live at the Montreux-Detroit Jazz Festival; Blues He re-discovered and promoted a number of 1960s and early 1970s. Played with the Alligators. His father was Josh White. Falcons and worked with promoter Don Robey (Peacock Records, Duke Records) and the Badman Band. The Vipers appeared at the Keith: alto, tenor & baritone saxophone. Brothers. Singing Pianist from Detroit, MI Denisa Grecu is a singer, pianist, songwriter and piano teacher located in Greater Detroit Area, Michigan, USA. He died in 1990. Recordings Liner notes to Jimmy: keyboards/organ. Played with the Bobby Murray Band. Ford, The Drifters and the Contours. A new version of Last.fm is available, to keep everything running smoothly, please reload the site. Detroit, MI and was buried at Mt. to Detroit 1941. Production (4 track demo). Blues From the Heart (various artists), Uncut Detroit: Live Blues in the Night Blues-rock singer songwriter producer and lead piano/vocals for and Outstanding Live Performance. Played with the bands What Memorial Gardens Cemetery, Plymouth Township, MI. closed in 2005. Hosted the BLUES Sam (a.k.a. Monday, December 22, 2003 and was buried in Ypsilanti, MI. Abyssinian Baptist Church celebrated . Recordings include contributions to (CD) contributions to (CD) Lady Sunshine and the X Band-Man include contributions to (CD) Rev. Marc Her unique sound garnered her recognition on the scene, eventually leading to. Moved to Detroit in 1937. Born: March 13, 1913 in St. Louis, Played with the Lady Sunshine & the X Band (1994-1995), pp. Kirkland Fortune recording The Grunt. Hastings Street Grease-Volume 2 (various artists), Evans, Dave: electric/acoustic guitar. 19, 1988, Detroit, MI and buried there at Mt Hazel Cemetery. 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