Luthar “Snake Boy” Johnson – More Chicago Blues
Love it when I get surprised by another past blues music guitar great like I was this past week hearing “Woman Don’t Lie” from “Snake Boy” Johnson. Born in Georgia, relocating to Chicago IL after the war, had direct experience with Muddy Waters and followed Elmore James closely. While his birth date is not entirely […]
Happy Birthday To Muddy Waters
Muddy Waters influenced multiple generations of British and American blues giants, there is no denying his place as a key bridge between Mississippi blues and the electrification of the blues opening up a whole new generation influencing everyone from the King’s to today’s stars such as Gary Clark Jr, the Vaughan Brothers, Joe Bonamassa and […]
Rare Picture of Stevie Ray Vaughan and Muddy Waters
I had no idea that Stevie Ray Vaughan had ever met Muddy Waters, until now, most others didn’t either. Can you imagine the stories they would have and, if a few years earlier, the kind of music Stevie and Muddy may have made together. Two giants of the blues guitar and blues music in general, […]