Music comes in different shapes and forms. It is eternal. Even the worst of it remains remembered. The popular trends we have today, that die out in a few months, are still remembered by many. But, when it comes to genres such as blues, it will last for an eternity. This music has soul, it … Read more
July 9, 1915 – July 26, 1987 Joe Liggins was an R&B, jazz, and blues pianist who was the frontman in the 1940s and 1950s with the band, Joe Liggins and his Honeydrippers. His band was often a staple on the US Billboard R&B chart in those years, with their biggest hit being “The Honeydripper”, … Read more
November 18, 1952 — February 3, 2003 Ace Moreland was born in Miami, Oklahoma, in 1952. He was part Cherokee. A guitar player since age five, Moreland played in his first band by the time he was 12. Once he figured out the fret board, he concentrated on learning how to play slide guitar, harmonica, … Read more
June 17, 1948 — Glenn R. Townsend, born in Sulphur, Oklahoma, moved to Tulsa at the age of four. His music career began in 1961 with just two week’s practice; Townsend played his first gig with the regional rhythm & blues touring band Ram Rods as a rhythm guitarist. Over the next few years he … Read more