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<title>Big Maybelle</title>
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<description><![CDATA[A rhythm and blues shouter, a rock 'n' roll pioneer, an uptown Soul Blues crooner, and a singer whose mighty pipes could burn down a slow blues ballad, the aptly named Big Maybelle got her start in Memphis singing for a number of different band leaders. Her career did not take off until she started recording in New York for the Okeh and Savoy labels, where she cut a version of "Whole Lot of Shakin' Goin On" before Jerry Lee Lewis. The song did not prove to be a hit, yet despite never topping the charts, Big Maybelle's prolific recorded output made her a very popular live act. Her last charting record was a version of "96 Tears" cut in 1967. She died at the age of 47 in 1972.
- Tom Heyman]]></description>
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<title>Erskine Hawkins</title>
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<category>Classic Swing</category>
<pubDate>Fri, 4 Dec 2009 13:19:33 -0800</pubDate>
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<title>Eddie "Cleanhead" Vinson</title>
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<category>Blues Jazz</category>
<pubDate>Mon, 30 Nov 2009 10:00:45 -0800</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[This late Houston native worked throughout the 1930s and '40s as an alto sax player in big bands alongside such noted players as Arnett Cobb and Illinois Jacquet. In the '40s, Vinson fronted trumpeter Cootie Williams' band as a singer and horn player. Instrumentally, Vinson played in a swinging, harmonically sophisticated style that did more than hint at the nascent Bebop scene of the day, but it was as a vocalist that he truly distinguished himself. Working with some of the best players in jazz and blues, and often blurring the line between the two forms, Vinson sang his signature son "Cherry Red" in a distinctive voice that dissolved into a raspy falsetto at the end of a lyrical line. He died in 1988, but he was able to take full advantage of the '60s blues revival that brought him an all-new international audience.
- Tom Heyman]]></description>
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<category>Blues Jazz</category>
<pubDate>Sun, 30 Aug 2009 09:01:24 -0700</pubDate>
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<title>Arnett Cobb</title>
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<category>Soul Jazz</category>
<pubDate>Fri, 18 Sep 2009 17:53:45 -0700</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[A fine tenor saxophonist with a style steeped in early R&B and classic Swing. His playing is raw and soulful, with heaps of from-the-gut emotion and a bluesy Texas-bred feel.
- Jessy Terry]]></description>
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<title>Cootie Williams</title>
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<category>Jump Blues</category>
<pubDate>Thu, 1 Oct 2009 11:36:32 -0700</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[Cootie Williams' high flying trumpet work with Duke Ellington and Benny Goodman made him one of the shining lights of the Swing era. He led his own bands throughout the 1940s and '50s and, like a grittier Lionel Hampton, slowly changed it from a hot mainstream jazz band to more of a boppin' R&B instrumental outfit. The solo recordings of this good-humored musician are well worth seeking out.
- Nick Dedina]]></description>
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<title>Buddy Johnson</title>
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<category>New York Blues</category>
<pubDate>Mon, 30 Nov 2009 10:00:57 -0800</pubDate>
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