BLACK HISTORY MONTH:
Embedded Files
Blues
WEEK 2
w/b Monday 9th October 2023
Ray Charles: Ray's Blues
Name: Ray Charles Robinson Sr.
Born: September 23, 1930
Died: June 10, 2004
monday
monday
Nationality: USA
Did you know? Charles was born sighted but by the age of 7, he had become blind. He could read music in Braille.
What next?
Ray Charles - Hit the Road Jack
Ray Charles - You are my Sunshine
Ray Charles - Ain't But the One (with Aretha Franklin)
Blind Lemon Jefferson: Match Box Blues
Name: Lemon Henry Jefferson
Born: September 24, 1893
Died: December 19, 1929
tuesday
tuesday
Nationality: USA
Did you know?
As his stage name would suggest, Jefferson was indeed blind.
What next?
Blind Lemon Jefferson - See That my Grave is Kept Clean
Lead Belly - Midnight Special
Lightnin' Hopkins - Cotton Field Blues
Davy Knowles: Comin' up for Air
Name: Davy Knowles
Born: April 30, 1987
Died: ---
Wednesday
Wednesday
Nationality: Manx
Did you know? Davy is a proud Manxman who is a well-known blues guitarist and singer worldwide. Click below to hear his version of our National Anthem!
What next?
Davy Knowles - Country Girl
Davy Knowles - Blame it on Cain
Davy Knowles - Out on the Western Plain
Muddy Waters: Manish Boy
Name: McKinley Morganfield
Born: April 4, 1913
Died: April 30, 1983
THURSDAY
THURSDAY
Nationality: USA
Did you know? The Rolling Stones named themselves after Muddy Waters' 1950 song "Rollin' Stone".
What next?
Muddy Waters - Rollin' Stone
Little Walter - Juke
Howlin' Wolf - Spoonful
Etta James: I Sing the Blues
Name: Jamesetta Hawkins
Born: January 25, 1938
Died: January 20, 2012
friday
friday
Nationality: USA
Did you know? Etta James toured with the Rolling Stones as their opening act in 1979.
What next?
Etta James - At Last
Etta James - Something's got a hold on me
Etta James - There's something on your mind (with B.B. King)
Page updated
Google Sites
Report abuse