Louis Jordan “The King of the Jukebox”
Louis Thomas Jordan was a talented singer who added comedy with over the top expressions to become world famous during the swing era and forward. He fronted his own band…
Category: Music Makers
Levon Helm and “A Train Robbery”
Levon Helm is remembered for a number of great songs that have stood the ravages of time. Where others have come and gone, his legacy of great work remains. I…
Iris DeMent
Iris DeMent has a unique sound all her own with a mixture of folk, country, bluegrass and gospel music. From songs about people and places to comedy, her music has…
Charley Pride
Charley Frank Pride was born in Sledge, Mississippi on March 18, 1938. His parents were Mack Pride and Tessie B. Stewart. As a child he grew up picking cotton on…
Ronnie Hawkins
Ronnie Hawkins was born in Huntsville, Arkansas on January 10, 1935. His parents soon moved to Fayetteville where he attended school. It was in high school where he formed his…
“The Silver Fox” Charlie Rich
Charlie Rich was born December 14, 1932 at Colt, Arkansas in St. Francis county. He grew up learning music in the Baptist Church where his mother played the piano and…
Big Jack Johnson
Big Jack Johnson played his juke joint style guitar music all over the world, but always remembered where home was. From Helena to Clarksdale he played the festivals and the…
Charley Patton
Charley Patton, known as Father of the Delta Blues, was born near Bolton in southern Mississippi in 1891. Charley and his family relocated to the delta around 1900 to the…
