The Baltimore-born R&B experimenter serpentwithfeet started out singing gospel music in church, and his music is almost a secular version of gospel …
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Like most R&B artists of his era, Bell grew up singing gospel music in church, but the world of secular music soon came calling. … different is Memphis today from the era when Jerry Wexler had to persuade “Billboard” magazine to change the name of its black music chart from Race Records to R&B ?
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William Bell brings history to Cape May's Exit 0 Jazz Fest
William Bell brings history to Cape May's Exit 0 Jazz Fest was last modified: April 18th, 2018 by Elvis12Ogs
It wasn't so much about Sugaray Rayford finding the blues, as it was about the blues finding him. The Texas native grew up singing gospel in church, and discovered funk and r&b as a young man around San Diego. But once Rayford realized he had a real flair for the blues and perhaps should focus his …
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Bluesman Sugaray Rayford comes to Hull
Bluesman Sugaray Rayford comes to Hull was last modified: March 29th, 2018 by LinnieMYPV
