Calvin B. Streets, Louisiana Red and John Cephas
Calvin B. Streets, Louisiana Red, Terry Bean and John Cephas
Both photos backstage in the hanger circa 2005 between shows
Louisiana Red holding court, always teaching, always talking the blues
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The Brooklyn Bluesman
Piedmont, Delta, Ragtime, Chicago, Texas.,...
If it is the blues, I am The Bluesman.
I learned alot of blues at Centrum from Honeyboy Edwards, Louisiana Red, Eddie Pennington, John Cephus and "LIL" FULLER to name a few.
All kindsa blues documented since Edison's cylinders, we'd all agree, yeah? Categories always blur at the edges, we'd concur, no? So here's Bix, that young white guy of German descent in a little number called "Singing the Blues":
Take you back to…
A program that introduces elementary and secondary school children to the origin and history of the blues and helps them develop an appreciation of different blues musical styles and the influence of this music in American culture.