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Take Kid Rock, Hank Williams Jr and Toby Keith, mix with a little "Dirty South" rap influence, and what you get is Colt Ford, former golf pro-turned-country music's first legitimate rap star. His debut album, "Ride Through The Country", came out in 2008, featuring some of his friends and influences, from country stars Jamey Johnson and John Michael Montgomery to rapper Bonecrusher and RnB artist Attitude. "Chicken and Biscuits", featuring appearances by Josh Gracin, James Otto and Daryl "DMC" McDaniels came next in April 2010. A third album, featuring new single "Country Thang", was released in 2011. Mixing southern rock,...
Curtis DuBois Fuller (born in Detroit, December 15, 1934) is a United States jazz trombonist.
Fuller's parents were Jamaican and died when he was young, so as a result he was raised in an orphanage. While in Detroit he was a schoolfriend of Paul Chambers and Donald Byrd, and also knew Tommy Flanagan, Thad Jones and Milt Jackson.
After army service between 1953 and 1955 (when he played in a band with Chambers and brothers Cannonball and Nat Adderley), Fuller joined the quintet of Yusef Lateef, another Detroit musician. In 1957 the quintet moved to New York, and Fuller recorded...
Willie Bobo was the stage name of William Correa (February 28, 1934 – September 15, 1983),[1] a Latin and jazz percussionist of Puerto Rican ancestry.
His youngest son, Eric Bobo (Eric Correa), is a percussionist with crew Cypress Hill. He also performed on the Beastie Boys' 1994 album Ill Communication, as well as doing the 1994 Lollapalooza tour with the group
His grandson William Valen Correa, son of Bobo's first son William Gill Correa, is Co-Founder of the music-based non-profit organization HNDP Los Angeles.
Willie Bobo, who grew up in Spanish Harlem, New York made his name in Latin Jazz...
Willie Ninja (April 12, 1961 – September 2, 2006) was an American dancer and choreographer best known for his appearance in the documentary film Paris is Burning.
Ninja, who was gay, was a fixture of ball culture at Harlem's drag balls who took inspiration from sources as far-flung as Fred Astaire and the world of haute couture to develop a unique style of dance and movement. He caught the attention of Paris is Burning director Jennie Livingston, who featured Ninja prominently in the film. The film, a critical and box office success, served as a springboard for Ninja. He parlayed...
1898'de atlanta - georgia'da doğdu. doğumundan itibaren kördü. erken yaşlarda gitar öğrendi. 1927'de ilk plaklarını doldurdu. bir sürü takma ad kullandı. iyi bir gitarcıydı, sıcak bir vokali vardı. atlanta çevresinde 30'lu yıllar boyunca dolaşıp şarkı söyledi.
genellikle, ustası olduğu 12 telli gitar kullanıyordu; birden çok gitar çalıyormuş gibi bir izlenim yaratabiliyordu. 1934'te evlendiği eşi kate'le düetler kaydetti. 1940'ta john lomax tarafından kongre kütüphanesi için kayıtları alındı. '40'lı yıllarda dini müziğe yöneldi. 1956'da yeniden keşfedilişinden kısa bir süre sonra müziği bırakma kararı aldı, bir kilisede papaz oldu. 1959'da beyin kanamasından öldü.
vokaliyle de, gitarıyla da blues'un dev isimlerinden biriydi, ama ragtime'a,...
