Sheldon Weisman, widely known as Happy, was born on August 7, 1942 in St. Louis, and passed away in Dallas on Oct. 7, 2009 from metastatic lung cancer. Read More
It was almost impossible to go anywhere on the East End this summer and not hear the name Dan Bailey. Read More
Here's an interesting question, How many different artists have covered " Soul Makossa "? Read More
Babatunde Olatunji, Mamady Keita, Shina DurosinmiEtti, Carlos Moore, Sam Turner and at the Tam Tam Mandingue School, with Mahiri Fadjimba Keita. Read More
The desk clerk answered in French, leading me to wonder where bluesman Guy Davis was staying. Read More
The vibrant two-hour set didn't entirely lack instrumental melodies, provided mostly by guitarist Segun Kalajaiye and keyboardist Charles Adesanmi. Read More
Most drummers complain about tired hands or sore fingers after a long time on the instrument. Read More
Babatunde Olatunji was a virtuoso drummer who became a sensation in the '60s with his albums of traditional Nigerian drumming ... Read the full Babatunde Olatunji bio.