Lester "Mad Dog" Davenport (January 16, 1932 – March 17, 2009), was an American Chicago blues harmonica player and singer. Born in Tchula, Mississippi...
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vocals and guitar, Frank Kirkland on drums, Jerome Green on maracas, Lester Davenport on harmonica, and either Otis Spann or Henry Gray on piano. However...
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harmonica on "I'm a Man" Little Walter – harmonica on "Diddley Daddy" Lester Davenport – harmonica on "Pretty Thing" and "Bring It to Jerome" Little Willie...
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Kinsey Report, they effectively backed their father, Big Daddy Kinsey. Lester Davenport played harmonica with the group. The Kinsey Report's father was instrumental...
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Chess Records, with a backing ensemble comprising Otis Spann (piano), Lester Davenport (harmonica), Frank Kirkland (drums), and Jerome Green (maracas). The...
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of the 1960s did he receive widespread appreciation from audiences. Lester Davenport (January 16, 1932, Tchula, Mississippi – March 17, 2009). Moved to...
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moved to Chicago at 18 or 19 Bess Phipps Dawson, painter and gallerist Lester Davenport (1932–2009), blues musician Chris Epps, former commissioner of the...
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talents put him much above the average bluesmen". Linkchain worked with Lester Davenport, Pinetop Perkins, Tyrone Davis, and Little Walter. He was born in Jackson...
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County, Mississippi) Olu Dara (born 1941) – jazz musician (Natchez) Lester Davenport (1932–2009) – American blues harmonica player and singer (Tchula) Paul...
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for over forty years. He variously backed Arthur "Big Boy" Spires, Lester Davenport, Freddie King, Magic Sam, Junior Wells, Shakey Jake Harris, Jimmy Dawkins...
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American moonshiner, suspected suicide by carbon monoxide poisoning. Lester Davenport, 77, American blues musician, prostate cancer. Edith Hahn Beer, 95...
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singer Toto Cutugno". euronews. 2023-08-23. Retrieved 2023-12-14. "Lester Davenport | Earwig Music". www.earwigmusic.com. Retrieved 2023-12-14. "'50S SINGER-SONGWRITER...
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Montgomery, Jim Brewer, Homesick James, John Primer, Lil' Ed Williams, Lester Davenport, Kansas City Red, Scott Ellison, and Liz Mandeville; jazz musicians...
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Frank Kirkland – drums Jody Williams – guitar Lafayette Leake – piano Lester Davenport – harmonica on "Spanish Guitar" "Say Man, Back Again" reached #23 on...
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Les Paul (redirect from Lester Polfuss)
Lester William Polsfuss (June 9, 1915 – August 12, 2009), known as Les Paul, was an American jazz, country, and blues guitarist, songwriter, luthier, and...
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Comin’ Home Earwig Big Jack Johnson 1991 When the Blues Hit You Earwig Lester Davenport 1992 Tell My Story Movin’ Earwig Louis Myers 1992 Big Boy Wolf Records...
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formed his first band with Otis "Big Smokey" Smothers on guitar and Lester Davenport on harmonica, though he never recorded with this band. He was offered...
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Harold George Bryant Davenport (January 19, 1866 – August 9, 1949) was an American film and stage actor who worked in show business from the age of six...
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the song were Bo Diddley (vocals, guitar), Jerome Green (maracas), Lester Davenport (harmonica), and Clifton James (drums). Side one "Pretty Thing" Side...
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released several recordings for Grover Records. Lester Davenport – (January 16, 1932 – March 17, 2009) Davenport was an electric Chicago blues harmonica player...
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Davis as guitarist and vocalist. By 1953, the ensemble, now including Lester Davenport playing the drums, acquired a residency at the Kasbah Lounge previously...
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the early part of the 1950s, Smothers played alongside his cousin Lester Davenport and with Arthur "Big Boy" Spires, Earl Hooker, Henry Strong, and Bo...
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which Davis had recorded in 1988 and 1989. The collection included Lester Davenport on harmonica and Kansas City Red playing the drums. Davis died of a...
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on the South and West Sides, where he was mentored by Louis Myers, Lester Davenport, Junior Wells, Big Leon Brooks, Little Mack Simmons, Big Walter and...
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The 1999 live album, Acoustic Blue Chicago, featured Willie Kent, Lester Davenport and Bonnie Lee. Moore often used a bottleneck on his guitar solos....
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Fannie Dorothy Davenport (March 13, 1895 – October 12, 1977) was an American actress, screenwriter, film director, and producer. Born into a family of...
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Edward Loomis Davenport, she was known as Mrs. E. L. Davenport. Their children included actress Fanny Davenport and actor Harry Davenport; their descendants...
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Love?" Peggy Jones – guitar, background vocals Ricky Jolivet – guitar Lester Davenport – harmonica Billy Boy Arnold – harmonica Little Walter – harmonica...
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Homer Calvin Davenport (1867 – May 2, 1912) was a political cartoonist and writer from the United States. He is known for drawings that satirized figures...
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and his House Rockers with Matt "Guitar" Murphy 763 I Smell a Rat Lester Davenport 764 The Delmark Sessions Frank Morey 765 Rockin' Wild in Chicago Magic...
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