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Artist: The Rolling Stones
By the time the Rolling Stones began calling themselves the World's Greatest Rock & Roll Band in the late '60s, they had already staked out an impressive claim on the title. As the self-consciously dangerous alternative to the bouncy Merseybeat of the Beatles in the British Invasion, the Stones had pioneered the gritty, hard-driving blues-based... [+] Read More
Artist: Sinclaire
Sinclaire debuted in London, Ontario, in December 1997; their self-titled EP was released in 1998. The band -- Ian Murray (vocals, guitar), Ryan Ford (guitar), Gregg Wolfe (bass), and Mike Maxymuik (drums, who replaced Justin Wolfe) -- released their self-titled full-length CD in January 2000. ~ Gina Boldman, All Music Guide [+] Read More
Artist: Hubert Sumlin
Quiet and extremely unassuming off the bandstand, Hubert Sumlin played a style of guitar incendiary enough to stand tall beside the immortal Howlin' Wolf. The Wolf was Sumlin's imposing mentor for more than two decades, and it proved a mutually beneficial relationship; Sumlin's twisting, darting, unpredictable lead guitar constantly energized... [+] Read More
Artist: Nina Gerber
A fixture on the West Coast folk and acoustic music scene, Gerber is rarely in the spotlight because she doesn't sing, but those who know her, know her as the pre-eminent accompanist for folk, acoustic, and Americana artists touring California. Gerber's guitar has backed up artists ranging from Jerry Jeff Walker to Ferron to Queen Ida to Barbara... [+] Read More
Artist: Willie Johnson
Different than Blind Willie Johnson in many ways besides being able to see, this is a wonderful electric guitarist whose loyalty to Memphis perhaps cost him something in the way of fame. Willie Johnson was the guitarist in the very first band led by Howlin' Wolf, a giant of Chicago blues whose music has been an influence on every aspect of rock... [+] Read More
Artist: From Quagmire
Combining the talents of two fine bands into one new project with a different approach, From Quagmire is a trio made up of Dorothy Geller, James Wolf, and Vincent Van Go-Gogh. Geller and Wolf are the lead figures in the excellent band Laconic Chamber, though here things are generally even more quieter and spooked out than that group. Geller... [+] Read More
Artist: Johnny A.
Guitarist Johnny A. was born in Malden, MA and grew up in the North Shore area of Boston, where he led bands that played every major and not-so-major venue in the area as well as a host of roadside bars in the New England area. He eventually chose to become a sideman, playing with such artists as Bobby Whitlock, Mingo Lewis, and J. Geils... [+] Read More
Artist: Evil
Denmark's incredibly obscure Evil comprised vocalist Pearl Angel, guitarist/bassist Kim Xmas, guitarist Pete Hurricane, and drummer Freddie Wolf, and left only a 1984 mini-album entitled Evil's Message to testify for their Euro-speed metal. ~ Eduardo Rivadavia, All Music Guide [+] Read More
Artist: Math & Science
Math & Science was the indie pop-styled side project of P.J. Olssen drummer John Wolf. Assembled from a hodgepodge of musical instruments, mixers, mics, Macs, effects, and tape decks, Math & Science made simplistic yet effective pop out of technological clicks and buzzes. The eponymous debut dropped from Brick Red in early 2001; it included... [+] Read More
Artist: The Swaggerts
Founded in California but now presently based in New Haven, CT, the Swaggerts were formed out of the ashes of Big Bad Johns. The band's rhythm section of drummer Howlin' Ron Wolfe and Nervous Chet Pervis teamed up with Bill Collins to create the band. The group toured throughout the United States and released its debut album, The Whole Story, on... [+] Read More
Artist: Purpeloid
While formed in 2000, the members of Purpeloid have perfected their craft in previous projects. Lead singer Mic'l Wolf was previously frontman for European metal act Bloodstone, while other members have worked with Ivana Santilli and Canadian indie rock band Taksi Rider. Over the course of three months, Wolf and guitarists Robbie Lodestar and... [+] Read More
Artist: Eddie Shaw
When it comes to blues, Chicago's strictly a guitar and harmonica town. Saxophonists who make a living leading a blues band in the Windy City are scarce as hen's teeth. But Eddie Shaw has done precisely that ever since his longtime boss, Howlin' Wolf, died in 1976.
The powerfully constructed tenor saxist has rubbed elbows with an amazing array... [+] Read More
Artist: Brother Boys
The heartfelt vocal harmonies of country music's brother duos are echoed by the Brother Boys. Although Tennessee-born vocalists Eugene Wolf and Eddie Lynn Snodderly are not related by blood, the harmonic blend of their vocals shows that they were born to sing together. Joined by Missy Raines (acoustic bass) and Roger Rasnake (acoustic guitar),... [+] Read More
Artist: Flambrough Head
Named for a cliff in England, Flambrough Head began when Edo Spanninga (keyboards) recruited twins Frans Wolf (keyboards) and Wiebe Wolf (guitar). They began playing as a trio, but eventually recruited drummer Koen Roozen. Roozen also knew a bassist named Marcel Derix whom he brought on board with him. After a year of this lineup doing... [+] Read More
Artist: Colin Escott
Colin Escott is a Toronto-based music journalist whose book, Good Rockin' Tonight: The Sun Records Story, is published by St. Martin's Press. He has written many liner notes for Polygram, Rhino, MCA, CBS, Bear Family, RCA, Atlantic, Rounder, and Time-Life music.
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Artist: Mary Lane
A longtime staple of Chicago's West Side blues circuit, singer Mary Lane was born November 23, 1935 in Clarendon, Arkansas. After honing her skills in local juke joints in the company of Howlin' Wolf, Robert Nighthawk, Little Junior Parker and James Cotton, Lane relocated to Chicago in 1957; backed by Morris Pejoe, she soon cut her debut single... [+] Read More
Artist: Ned Goold
Tenor saxophonist Ned Goold is perhaps best known as a member of Harry Connick, Jr.'s backing band, but he has also performed with artists like Ben Wolfe, Brother Jack McDuff and the Tabou Combo. In the early '80s, Goold got his start as a session saxophonist, playing paying gigs at night while studying his craft during the day. By 1990, his... [+] Read More
Artist: Dennis MacDonald
Dennis MacDonald was a DJ and music director for WMHS-AM and, from 1974 to 1978, for WMHB-FM. His nickname, "Decibel Dennis," was given to him by a listener, based on the music he aired. Following six years as manager and buyer for four record stores in Boston, he became the director of operations and buyer for Roundup Records. He writes reviews... [+] Read More
Artist: J. Geils Band
The J. Geils Band was one of the most popular touring rock & roll bands in America during the '70s. Where their contemporaries were influenced by the heavy boogie of British blues-rock and the ear-splitting sonic adventures of psychedelia, the J. Geils Band was a bar band pure and simple, churning out greasy covers of obscure R&B, doo wop, and... [+] Read More
Artist: Hugh Cornwell
The longtime frontman for the British punk outfit the Stranglers, Hugh Cornwell made his solo debut in 1979 with Nosferatu; a second solo effort, Wolf, was nine years in forthcoming, but in the decade to follow the singer proved relatively prolific, issuing Wired (retitled First Bus to Babylon in the U.S.) in 1993 and Black Hair Black Eyes Black... [+] Read More
Artist: Keane
Tom Chaplin (vocals), Richard Hughes (drums), and Tim Rice-Oxley (piano) are childhood friends from Battle, East Sussex, England, who make up the merry pop sounds of Keane. Formed in 1997 while each were attending college, Keane initially started out as a cover band. They played Oasis, U2, and Beatles songs in and around Sussex with guitarist... [+] Read More
Artist: Duran Duran
Duran Duran personified new wave for much of the mainstream audience. And for good reason, too. Duran Duran's reputation was built through music videos, which accentuated their fashion-model looks and glamorous sense of style. Without music videos, it's likely that the band's pop-funk -- described by the group as the Sex Pistols meets Chic --... [+] Read More
Artist: Yeasayer
Yeasayer is a band based in Brooklyn, New York. Their debut album, All Hour Cymbals, was released on October 23, 2007 by We Are Free.The band members are Anand Wilder, Chris Keating, Ira Wolf Tuton, and Luke Fasano. They describe their music as "Middle Eastern-psych-pop-snap-gospel".MTV put them at the top of their list of "Seven Bands from SXSW... [+] Read More
Artist: Eva-Maria Hagen
Born on October 19, 1934, Eva-Maria Hagen started her stage career in 1953, still under Bertolt Brecht who was then boss of the world-famous Berliner Ensemble theater. When she started a relationship with the ostracized songwriter and poet Wolf Biermann in 1965, the GDR authorities started harassing her, leading to subsequent bans on her work as... [+] Read More
Artist: The Jolenes
Katy Sanford (vocals/guitar), Christina Wolfe (bass), and Candy Blystone (drums) create the bubbly pop sound of the Jolenes. Formed in 1999 after Sanford left Man of the Year, the Jolenes rocked in and around their native Portland, OR, for a number of years before landing a deal with Last Chance in 2002. In 2003, the ladies released Rinse and... [+] Read More
