In Memoriam

Here are a series of selected obituaries, dedications and biographies in lasting memory of early blues artists and those involved in the early blues scene.

Most of these are from British sources.

   
  Etta Baker – coming soon
   
  Clarence ‘Gatemouth’ Brown – by Keith Woods, from ‘Tales From The Woods’
   
  Floyd Dixon – coming soon
   
  Lonnie Donegan – by Keith Woods, from ‘Tales From The Woods’
   
  David ‘Honeyboy’ Edwards – by Keith Woods, from ‘Tales From The Woods’
   
  T-Model Ford – coming soon
   
  Jessie Mae Hemphill – by Keith Woods, from ‘Tales From The Woods’
   
  John Lee Hooker
   
  Lightnin’ Hopkins  – by Alan Balfour, from the British Blues Archive
   
  Elmore James – coming soon
   
  Etta James – by Keith Woods, from ‘Tales From The Woods’
   
  ‘Homesick’ James – by Keith Woods, from ‘Tales From The Woods’
   
  Eddie KIrkland – coming soon
   
  Little Willie Littlefield – coming soon
   
  Robert Lockwood Jr.
   
  Jerry McCain – coming soon
   
  Jay McShann – by Keith Woods, from ‘Tales From The Woods’
   
  Little Milton – by Keith Woods, from ‘Tales From The Woods’
   
  Sam Myers – coming soon
   
  Raful Neal – by Keith Woods, from ‘Tales From The Woods’
   
  Pinetop Perkins – by Keith Woods, from ‘Tales From The Woods’
   
  Snooky Pryor
   
  Louisiana Red – by Keith Woods, from ‘Tales From The Woods’
   
  A. C. Reed – by Keith Woods, from ‘Tales From The Woods’
   
  Son Seals – by Keith Woods, from ‘Tales From The Woods’
   
  Magic Slim – by Keith Woods, from ‘Tales From The Woods’
   
  Henry Townsend – coming soon
   
  Phillip Walker – by Keith Woods, from ‘Tales From The Woods’
   

more coming soon …