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 …