Northside Tavern Wall Of Fame

Honorees and Performers (middle column) from the first Giving It Back to the latest. The portraits on the Wall of Fame and these studies for the paintings are by Drew Galloway. Many Thanks to Mudcat for the music and helping us Remember and a Big Thanks to Larry Stotts, VP of the Atlanta Blues Society and Atlanta blues historian, for the initial research on the biographical info on the honorees. Many thanks to Kathryn Dudeck for the final versions and additional research.
James James "Curley" Weaver Born: 1906 Died: 1962 Curley was born in Newton County and came to Atlanta in 1925 by railroad to join his boyhood friends Charlie and Robert Hicks. He first recorded in 1928, and performed and recorded extensively with Buddy Moss and Blind Willie McTell. Like Moss and McTell, Weaver was also a member of both the Georgia Cotton Pickers and the Georgia Browns. His daughter, Cora Mae Bryant, who is still performing his music in many blues scenes in Georgia, also frequently accompanied him.	Frank Edwards, Cora Mae Bryant, Mama Watkins, Mudcat, Jon Payne, Willie Peabo, Pigiron, Felix and the Cats, Ray Chesna, Little Brother, Sheffield/Web, Spike Driver, Lee Griffin, Slim Fatz, Stoney Brooks & JuJu Root...Also featured was a documentary by Jim Ransone	Frank Edwards Born: 1909 Mr. Frank, at 91 years young, is Georgia’s oldest living rural bluesman. He dresses sharp as he heads out each night to listen to or play the blues. He first recorded first recorded six sides for OKeh in 1941. He then cut two more songs for Regal in 1949, and also has a track on Southland's National Downhome Blues Festival Volume 2. Edwards had modest success with the song Chicken Raid. He played often on the streets of Atlanta with Blind Willie McTell, Curley Weaver, Buddy Moss and many other bluesmen.
Savannah "Dip" Shepard Weaver Savannah was an accomplished guitarist as well as church piano player. She was the mother of Curley Weaver and is the person responsible for Curley learning many of his trademark songs. She also taught the Hicks Brothers their first guitar songs.	Pigiron, Deke Dean & Lonely Ave, Stoney Brooks & JuJu Root, Ian "Wonderboy" Harper, Heapa Trouble, Ross Pead, Slim Fatz, Code Blue, Snookie Ray Vegas, Blacktop Rockets, Jon Payne, Blue Heaven, Spike Driver, Grooveology, Flavor Kings, Mudcat, Cora Mae Bryant, Beverly "Mama" Watkins, Blue Notes, Albert Fisher & the Electraglides, Brian & Jodie Mesler, Ron Cooley's Hard Time Blues Band, Little Brother, The Excellos, Ray Chesna, The Healers, Frank Edwards, Frankie Lee & the Solid Senders	Bo Grady "Fats" Jackson Born: 1927 Died: 1994 Grady was born in Asheville, NC and came to Atlanta to attend Morris Brown College as a music major, performing on tenor sax. He worked with Little Walter, Elmore James and Big Joe Turner during the 1950’s. He later formed and led the house band at the Royal Peacock as well as at the Lithonia Country Club. He could be found playing at Blind Willie’s every Wednesday night, where he was known for playing two saxophones at the same time. He performed and recorded with Kaz Kazanov in the Tri-Sax-Ual Soul Champs, yielding the 1991 Black Top Records’ GO GIRL! featuring the song Coffee Break. Bob Margolin’s 1996 Alligator release Up and In included a cover of the song. Jackson was president of Local 463, the musicians’ union.
Cora Mae Bryant Born: 1926 Cora Mae was born in Newton County, the only daughter of Curley Weaver. Bryant started singing in New Bethel Baptist Church [Walnut Grove, GA] when she was six years old. As a teenager, she traveled the outskirts of Atlanta with her father, performing at fish fries and barbecues. She recorded an original song McTell, Moss, and Weaver on Down in Carolina by British guitarist Dave Peabody that was released on the Appaloosa label in 1996. She is a living touchstone of Atlanta blues history.	"Barrelhouse" Bob Page, Beverly "Momma" Watkins, Chicken Shack, Cora Mae Bryant, The Delta 88's, Frank Edwards, Ian Harper, Jon Payne, The Meslers, Mudcat, Neal "Big Daddy" Pattman, Pigiron, Ray Chesna, Ross Pead & Rick Cheney, Sheffield/Web, Shelton Powe, Slim fatz., Stoney Brooks & Snookie Roy Vegas were Masters of Ceremonies	Eugene "Buddy" Moss Born: 1914 Died: 1984 Buddy played both harmonica and guitar. He came to Atlanta in 1928 and first recorded in 1933. He was a long time partner of Curley Weaver along with "Blind" Blake and "Blind Boy" Fuller, as well as performing with the Georgia Cotton Pickers and the Georgia Browns. He is credited with perfecting the East Coast "Piedmont" blues style.
Piano Red (Dr. Feelgood / Willie Perryman) Born: 1911 Died: 1985 Piano Red was born in Hampton, Georgia, the brother of Rufus "Speckled Red" Perryman. He first recorded in 1936 on Vocalion with Blind Willie McTell, however the songs were never issued. In 1952, Red’s signature tune Wrong Yo Yo entered Billboard’s R&B charts. In 1962, Red formed Dr. Feelgood and the Interns, recording Mr. Moonlight, which would later be covered by the Beatles. Piano Red played regularly at the original Underground Atlanta at Muhlenbrink’s after a short tour of Europe. In 1983, red was inducted into the Georgia Music Hall of Fame. He succumbed to cancer at DeKalb General Hospital in Atlanta.	Beverly "Guitar" Watkins, Bo Weevil, Code Blue, Cora Mae Bryant, Delta 88's, the Excello's, Flavor Kings, Frank Edwards, the Healers, Jon Payne, the Jumpkings, Little Brother, the Meslers, Mike Veal & Blues DeVille, Mudcat, Mystery Train, Neal "Big Daddy" Pattman, Pigiron & the Back Bayou Band, Ray Chesna, Reddog, Ross Pead, Sammy Blue, Sheffield/Webb, Shelton Powe & Carlos "Mr Breeze" Capote, Slim fatz, Snooky R. Vegas, the Soulchamps, Stoney Brooks & Ju Ju Root...	Neal "Big Daddy" Pattman Born: Neal was born in Madison County near Athens, Georgia. He is a second generation bluesman. He is second only to Mr. Frank Edwards in longevity. Prison Blues is his most recent recording.
No info available yet.	Bo Weevil, Beverly Watkins, Blue Heaven, Cora Mae Bryant, Delta 88's, Frank Edwards, Evan Lee & the Piedmont Playboys, Slim fatz, Gary Strickland, Sheffield/Webb, Ross Pead, Neal "Big Daddy" Pattman, Snookie Roy Vegas, The Jimmie Robinson Band, Ray Chesna, Pigiron, Mudcat, Shelton Powe, Stella Blue, Hal Beaver/Blackgrass, Stoney Brooks & Ju Ju Root...	"Blind" Willie McTell Born: 1901 Died: 1959 Blind Willie is regarded as Georgia’s most prolific and famous blues artist. He first recorded in Atlanta in 1927 with recordings spanning four decades, as well as performing with Curley Weaver and Buddy Moss. His most famous recording was Statesboro Blues, and he also recorded under the name "Blind Sammy." He was born in the community of Happy Valley, outside of Thomson, GA, but claimed Statesboro as his home. He married in 1934 and resided in Atlanta, although he traveled extensively.
Cootie Stark Born: 1927 Cootie was born in Abbeville, SC and spent most of his years playing the streets of both his hometown and Spartanburg, SC. At 14, he received his father gave him his first guitar, and a neighbor, Tobe Hudson, taught him how to play. In his mid-teens, he met Baby Tate in Greenville, SC, from whom he learned Little Lean Woman. Performances with Pink Anderson also influenced much of Stark’s style. He was rediscovered by Music Make Relief Foundation in 1997, and within the same year headlined the Newport R&B Festival with Aretha Franklin. He now tours nationally as well as internationally, and recorded his debut CD Sugar Man in 1997 [Cello 91002-2].	Cootie Stark, Cora Mae Bryant, Captain Luke, Mudcat, Macavine Hayes, Ross Pead, Frank Edwards, Tim Duffy, Beverly "Guitar" Watkins, Stoney Brooks & Ju Ju Root, Ray Chesna, Carlos "Mr. Breeze" Capote, Delta 88's, Bo Weevil, Shelton Powe, Trio Nocturna, Pigiron, Little Brother, Neal Pattman, Hair of the Dog... The festivities began with a Gospel Brunch!	Born: 1924 Died: 1996 Gabriel was born in rural Georgia as the son of a bluesman. He first record in 1970 and his most recent recording was Deep in the South. He once stated "I have played so much guitar, it could make your ass hurt".
Robert "Barbeque Bob" Hicks Born: 1902 Died: 1931 Bob came to Atlanta in 1923 and first recorded in 1927. After learning to play 12-string guitar from his brother "Laughing" Charlie Hicks (who, rumor has it, learned from Curley Weaver’s mother, Savannah Weaver), he recorded 50 sides prior to his early death of pneumonia and tuberculosis.	Bo Weevil, Beverly Watkins, Blue Heaven, Cora Mae Bryant, Delta 88's, Frank Edwards, Evan Lee & the Piedmont Playboys, Slim fatz, Gary Strickland, Sheffield/Webb, Ross Pead, Neal "Big Daddy" Pattman, Snookie Roy Vegas, The Jimmie Robinson Band, Ray Chesna, Pigiron, Mudcat, Shelton Powe, Stella Blue, Hal Beaver/Blackgrass, Stoney Brooks & Ju Ju Root...	Pinkney "Pink" Anderson Born: 1900 Died: 1974 Although Pink lived in Spartanburg, NC, he spent most of his life traveling and playing in medicine and minstrel shows. He performed with Piedmont bluesman Simmie Dooley in the early part of his career, before separating and recording solo in 1928. He was rediscovered in the early 60’s, and in 1963 appeared in a documentary called The Blues. His name (along with bluesman Floyd Council’s) was borrowed by the British band Pink Floyd. His musical tradition is carried on today by his son Alvin "Little Pink" Anderson.
"Stoney" Brooks (Charles K. Brooks) Born: Stoney is a local harp guru, blues singer and band leader. He was the editor, writer and promoter of Blues Ink, a local blues rag of the 80’s and 90’s. he is a blues raconteur extraordinaire.	Eddie Tigner, Stoney Brooks, Frank Edwards, Cootie Stark, Cora Mae Bryant, Beverly "Guitar" Watkins, Essie Mae Brooks, James Davis, Rufus McKenzie, Mudcat, Fatt Bottom Blues Band, Little Brother, Chicago Bob Nelson, Slim Fats, Bo-Weevil, Little Cat & the Bonedaddies, Delta 88's, Jump Kings, King Johnson, Heaven Davis, Ray Chesna, Johnny Knox, Hair of the Dog, Breeze Kings, Lee Griffin, Little Joey, Sandra Littell, Tim Duffy, John Ferguson...	Born: 1926 Eddie was born in Macon, Georgia and moved to Atlanta in 1932. After serving in the military, he joined the Inkspots in 1947. He also played with Grady "Fats" Jackson at the Royal Peacock and the Lithonia Country Club. He later played with Felix Rayes in Felix and the Cats. He currently plays blues scenes in Atlanta with many local musicians such including mudcat and little Brother.
"Blind Boy" Fuller (Fulton Allen) Born: 1907 Died: 1941 Blind Boy lived in Durham, N. C. He recorded over 130 songs including his most famous blues standard Step It Up and Go. Some of his recordings feature accompaniment by Reverend Gary Davis, as well as Sonny Terry. He is known as one of the most versatile performers of the 1930’s, and is noted for defining the Piedmont blues style.	Frank Edwards, Cora Mae Bryant, Essie Mae Brooks, Luther 'Houserocker' Johnson, Eddie Tigner, Cootie Stark, Albert White, Beverly 'Guitar' Watkins, James Davis, Alvin 'Little Pink' Anderson, Pete Willis, Reddog, Rufus McKenzie, Curtis Smith, Stoney Brooks & JuJu Root, Slim Fatz, Mudcat, Piedmont Playboys, Ross Pead, Ray Chesna, Fat Bottom Blues Band, Snookie Roy Vegas, Tinsley Ellis, Joe's Jambalaya, Code Blue, Bo Weevil, Bones, Sons of the Blues, Hoodoo Blue, Heaven Davis, The Breeze, Sammy Blue, Sean Costello, Sandra Littel, Little Brother, Little Joey.	Luther "Houserocker" Johnson Born: 1939 Luther was born in Atlanta, the son of a guitar player, and was influenced by the works of Jimmy Reed and Lightnin’ Slim. Over the years, he has played many house parties and fish fries, as well as regular performances at the infamous Royal Peacock on Auburn Avenue in Atlanta. He currently plays regular weekends at Blind Willie’s. He has been chosen by Creative Loafing in their annual "Best of Atlanta" Awards for several years in a row. He has three successful recordings as an Ichiban recording artist.
Precious Bryant Born: 1942 Precious taught herself to play guitar when she was 9 years old, and became proficient after listening to recordings of Jimmy Reed, Muddy Waters, and Elmore James. She first recorded two songs in 1967 after being discovered by blues historian George Mitchell (Rounder LP 2008), and is included on the National Downhome Blues Festival series (Volume One, Southland SLP-21). More recently, she has performed at the Port Townsend [Wash.] Country Blues Festival and the Blues to Bop Festival in Lugano Switzerland. She currently lives in Waverly Hall, GA.	Precious Bryant, Frank Edwards, Cora Mae Bryant, Essie Mae Brooks, Eddie Tigner, Cootie Stark, Beverly 'Guitar' Watkins, James Davis, Rufus McKenzie, Stoney Brooks & JuJu Root, Slim Fatz, Mudcat, Breeze Kings, Jungle Jim & the Swing Sets, Ross Pead, Ray Chesna, Hoodoo Blue, Sammy Blue, Four Souls, Captain Luke, Kim Seay, Albert White, Ton-O-Honey, Curtis Smith, John Ferguson Jr., Macavine Hayes, Brothers in the Kitchen, Sandra Littell, Neal Pattman, Alvin 'Little Pink' Anderson, Jerry 'Boogie' McCain, Chicago Bob Nelson....	Born: Chicago Bob was born in new orleans and raised in Bogalusa, louisiana. His father, Saw Slim Harpo, also known as Guitar Slim, was also a musician. During his teenage years he traveled to Chicago each summer to visit relatives. It was in Chicago that Muddy Waters gave him the nickname Chicago Bob. He then traveled to Boston with Luther "Georgia Boy" Johnson before moving to Atlanta. He performed and recorded with Tinsly Ellis and the Heartfixers in the 80’s. His most recent recording is Back to Bogalusa.

Honorees and Performers (middle column) from the first Giving It Back to the latest. The portraits on the Wall of Fame and these studies for the paintings are by Drew Galloway. Many Thanks to Mudcat for the music and helping us Remember and a Big Thanks to Larry Stotts, VP of the Atlanta Blues Society and Atlanta blues historian, for the initial research on the biographical info on the honorees. Many thanks to Kathryn Dudeck for the final versions and additional research.

James James "Curley" Weaver
Born: 1906 Died: 1962
Curley was born in Newton County and came to Atlanta in 1925 by railroad to join his boyhood friends Charlie and Robert Hicks. He first recorded in 1928, and performed and recorded extensively with Buddy Moss and Blind Willie McTell. Like Moss and McTell, Weaver was also a member of both the Georgia Cotton Pickers and the Georgia Browns. His daughter, Cora Mae Bryant, who is still performing his music in many blues scenes in Georgia, also frequently accompanied him.

Frank Edwards, Cora Mae Bryant, Mama Watkins, Mudcat, Jon Payne, Willie Peabo, Pigiron, Felix and the Cats, Ray Chesna, Little Brother, Sheffield/Web, Spike Driver, Lee Griffin, Slim Fatz, Stoney Brooks & JuJu Root...Also featured was a documentary by Jim Ransone

Frank Edwards
Born: 1909
Mr. Frank, at 91 years young, is Georgia’s oldest living rural bluesman. He dresses sharp as he heads out each night to listen to or play the blues. He first recorded first recorded six sides for OKeh in 1941. He then cut two more songs for Regal in 1949, and also has a track on Southland's National Downhome Blues Festival Volume 2. Edwards had modest success with the song Chicken Raid. He played often on the streets of Atlanta with Blind Willie McTell, Curley Weaver, Buddy Moss and many other bluesmen.

Savannah "Dip" Shepard Weaver Savannah was an accomplished guitarist as well as church piano player. She was the mother of Curley Weaver and is the person responsible for Curley learning many of his trademark songs. She also taught the Hicks Brothers their first guitar songs.

Pigiron, Deke Dean & Lonely Ave, Stoney Brooks & JuJu Root, Ian "Wonderboy" Harper, Heapa Trouble, Ross Pead, Slim Fatz, Code Blue, Snookie Ray Vegas, Blacktop Rockets, Jon Payne, Blue Heaven, Spike Driver, Grooveology, Flavor Kings, Mudcat, Cora Mae Bryant, Beverly "Mama" Watkins, Blue Notes, Albert Fisher & the Electraglides, Brian & Jodie Mesler, Ron Cooley's Hard Time Blues Band, Little Brother, The Excellos, Ray Chesna, The Healers, Frank Edwards, Frankie Lee & the Solid Senders

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Grady "Fats" Jackson
Born: 1927 Died: 1994
Grady was born in Asheville, NC and came to Atlanta to attend Morris Brown College as a music major, performing on tenor sax. He worked with Little Walter, Elmore James and Big Joe Turner during the 1950’s. He later formed and led the house band at the Royal Peacock as well as at the Lithonia Country Club. He could be found playing at Blind Willie’s every Wednesday night, where he was known for playing two saxophones at the same time. He performed and recorded with Kaz Kazanov in the Tri-Sax-Ual Soul Champs, yielding the 1991 Black Top Records’ GO GIRL! featuring the song Coffee Break. Bob Margolin’s 1996 Alligator release Up and In included a cover of the song. Jackson was president of Local 463, the musicians’ union.

Cora Mae Bryant
Born: 1926
Cora Mae was born in Newton County, the only daughter of Curley Weaver. Bryant started singing in New Bethel Baptist Church [Walnut Grove, GA] when she was six years old. As a teenager, she traveled the outskirts of Atlanta with her father, performing at fish fries and barbecues. She recorded an original song McTell, Moss, and Weaver on Down in Carolina by British guitarist Dave Peabody that was released on the Appaloosa label in 1996. She is a living touchstone of Atlanta blues history.

"Barrelhouse" Bob Page, Beverly "Momma" Watkins, Chicken Shack, Cora Mae Bryant, The Delta 88's, Frank Edwards, Ian Harper, Jon Payne, The Meslers, Mudcat, Neal "Big Daddy" Pattman, Pigiron, Ray Chesna, Ross Pead & Rick Cheney, Sheffield/Web, Shelton Powe, Slim fatz., Stoney Brooks & Snookie Roy Vegas were Masters of Ceremonies

Eugene "Buddy" Moss
Born: 1914 Died: 1984
Buddy played both harmonica and guitar. He came to Atlanta in 1928 and first recorded in 1933. He was a long time partner of Curley Weaver along with "Blind" Blake and "Blind Boy" Fuller, as well as performing with the Georgia Cotton Pickers and the Georgia Browns. He is credited with perfecting the East Coast "Piedmont" blues style.

Piano Red (Dr. Feelgood / Willie Perryman)
Born: 1911 Died: 1985
Piano Red was born in Hampton, Georgia, the brother of Rufus "Speckled Red" Perryman. He first recorded in 1936 on Vocalion with Blind Willie McTell, however the songs were never issued. In 1952, Red’s signature tune Wrong Yo Yo entered Billboard’s R&B charts. In 1962, Red formed Dr. Feelgood and the Interns, recording Mr. Moonlight, which would later be covered by the Beatles. Piano Red played regularly at the original Underground Atlanta at Muhlenbrink’s after a short tour of Europe. In 1983, red was inducted into the Georgia Music Hall of Fame. He succumbed to cancer at DeKalb General Hospital in Atlanta.

Beverly "Guitar" Watkins, Bo Weevil, Code Blue, Cora Mae Bryant, Delta 88's, the Excello's, Flavor Kings, Frank Edwards, the Healers, Jon Payne, the Jumpkings, Little Brother, the Meslers, Mike Veal & Blues DeVille, Mudcat, Mystery Train, Neal "Big Daddy" Pattman, Pigiron & the Back Bayou Band, Ray Chesna, Reddog, Ross Pead, Sammy Blue, Sheffield/Webb, Shelton Powe & Carlos "Mr Breeze" Capote, Slim fatz, Snooky R. Vegas, the Soulchamps, Stoney Brooks & Ju Ju Root...

Neal "Big Daddy" Pattman
Born:
Neal was born in Madison County near Athens, Georgia. He is a second generation bluesman. He is second only to Mr. Frank Edwards in longevity. Prison Blues is his most recent recording.

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Bo Weevil, Beverly Watkins, Blue Heaven, Cora Mae Bryant, Delta 88's, Frank Edwards, Evan Lee & the Piedmont Playboys, Slim fatz, Gary Strickland, Sheffield/Webb, Ross Pead, Neal "Big Daddy" Pattman, Snookie Roy Vegas, The Jimmie Robinson Band, Ray Chesna, Pigiron, Mudcat, Shelton Powe, Stella Blue, Hal Beaver/Blackgrass, Stoney Brooks & Ju Ju Root...

"Blind" Willie McTell
Born: 1901 Died: 1959
Blind Willie is regarded as Georgia’s most prolific and famous blues artist. He first recorded in Atlanta in 1927 with recordings spanning four decades, as well as performing with Curley Weaver and Buddy Moss. His most famous recording was Statesboro Blues, and he also recorded under the name "Blind Sammy." He was born in the community of Happy Valley, outside of Thomson, GA, but claimed Statesboro as his home. He married in 1934 and resided in Atlanta, although he traveled extensively.

Cootie Stark
Born: 1927
Cootie was born in Abbeville, SC and spent most of his years playing the streets of both his hometown and Spartanburg, SC. At 14, he received his father gave him his first guitar, and a neighbor, Tobe Hudson, taught him how to play. In his mid-teens, he met Baby Tate in Greenville, SC, from whom he learned Little Lean Woman. Performances with Pink Anderson also influenced much of Stark’s style. He was rediscovered by Music Make Relief Foundation in 1997, and within the same year headlined the Newport R&B Festival with Aretha Franklin. He now tours nationally as well as internationally, and recorded his debut CD Sugar Man in 1997 [Cello 91002-2].

Cootie Stark, Cora Mae Bryant, Captain Luke, Mudcat, Macavine Hayes, Ross Pead, Frank Edwards, Tim Duffy, Beverly "Guitar" Watkins, Stoney Brooks & Ju Ju Root, Ray Chesna, Carlos "Mr. Breeze" Capote, Delta 88's, Bo Weevil, Shelton Powe, Trio Nocturna, Pigiron, Little Brother, Neal Pattman, Hair of the Dog... The festivities began with a Gospel Brunch!

Born: 1924 Died: 1996
Gabriel was born in rural Georgia as the son of a bluesman. He first record in 1970 and his most recent recording was Deep in the South. He once stated "I have played so much guitar, it could make your ass hurt".

Robert "Barbeque Bob" Hicks
Born: 1902 Died: 1931
Bob came to Atlanta in 1923 and first recorded in 1927. After learning to play 12-string guitar from his brother "Laughing" Charlie Hicks (who, rumor has it, learned from Curley Weaver’s mother, Savannah Weaver), he recorded 50 sides prior to his early death of pneumonia and tuberculosis.

Pinkney "Pink" Anderson
Born: 1900 Died: 1974
Although Pink lived in Spartanburg, NC, he spent most of his life traveling and playing in medicine and minstrel shows. He performed with Piedmont bluesman Simmie Dooley in the early part of his career, before separating and recording solo in 1928. He was rediscovered in the early 60’s, and in 1963 appeared in a documentary called The Blues. His name (along with bluesman Floyd Council’s) was borrowed by the British band Pink Floyd. His musical tradition is carried on today by his son Alvin "Little Pink" Anderson.

"Stoney" Brooks
(Charles K. Brooks)
Born:
Stoney is a local harp guru, blues singer and band leader. He was the editor, writer and promoter of Blues Ink, a local blues rag of the 80’s and 90’s. he is a blues raconteur extraordinaire.

Eddie Tigner, Stoney Brooks, Frank Edwards, Cootie Stark, Cora Mae Bryant, Beverly "Guitar" Watkins, Essie Mae Brooks, James Davis, Rufus McKenzie, Mudcat, Fatt Bottom Blues Band, Little Brother, Chicago Bob Nelson, Slim Fats, Bo-Weevil, Little Cat & the Bonedaddies, Delta 88's, Jump Kings, King Johnson, Heaven Davis, Ray Chesna, Johnny Knox, Hair of the Dog, Breeze Kings, Lee Griffin, Little Joey, Sandra Littell, Tim Duffy, John Ferguson...

Born: 1926
Eddie was born in Macon, Georgia and moved to Atlanta in 1932. After serving in the military, he joined the Inkspots in 1947. He also played with Grady "Fats" Jackson at the Royal Peacock and the Lithonia Country Club. He later played with Felix Rayes in Felix and the Cats. He currently plays blues scenes in Atlanta with many local musicians such including mudcat and little Brother.

"Blind Boy" Fuller (Fulton Allen)
Born: 1907 Died: 1941
Blind Boy lived in Durham, N. C. He recorded over 130 songs including his most famous blues standard Step It Up and Go. Some of his recordings feature accompaniment by Reverend Gary Davis, as well as Sonny Terry. He is known as one of the most versatile performers of the 1930’s, and is noted for defining the Piedmont blues style.

Frank Edwards, Cora Mae Bryant, Essie Mae Brooks, Luther 'Houserocker' Johnson, Eddie Tigner, Cootie Stark, Albert White, Beverly 'Guitar' Watkins, James Davis, Alvin 'Little Pink' Anderson, Pete Willis, Reddog, Rufus McKenzie, Curtis Smith, Stoney Brooks & JuJu Root, Slim Fatz, Mudcat, Piedmont Playboys, Ross Pead, Ray Chesna, Fat Bottom Blues Band, Snookie Roy Vegas, Tinsley Ellis, Joe's Jambalaya, Code Blue, Bo Weevil, Bones, Sons of the Blues, Hoodoo Blue, Heaven Davis, The Breeze, Sammy Blue, Sean Costello, Sandra Littel, Little Brother, Little Joey.

Luther "Houserocker" Johnson
Born: 1939
Luther was born in Atlanta, the son of a guitar player, and was influenced by the works of Jimmy Reed and Lightnin’ Slim. Over the years, he has played many house parties and fish fries, as well as regular performances at the infamous Royal Peacock on Auburn Avenue in Atlanta. He currently plays regular weekends at Blind Willie’s. He has been chosen by Creative Loafing in their annual "Best of Atlanta" Awards for several years in a row. He has three successful recordings as an Ichiban recording artist.

Precious Bryant
Born: 1942
Precious taught herself to play guitar when she was 9 years old, and became proficient after listening to recordings of Jimmy Reed, Muddy Waters, and Elmore James. She first recorded two songs in 1967 after being discovered by blues historian George Mitchell (Rounder LP 2008), and is included on the National Downhome Blues Festival series (Volume One, Southland SLP-21). More recently, she has performed at the Port Townsend [Wash.] Country Blues Festival and the Blues to Bop Festival in Lugano Switzerland. She currently lives in Waverly Hall, GA.

Precious Bryant, Frank Edwards, Cora Mae Bryant, Essie Mae Brooks, Eddie Tigner, Cootie Stark, Beverly 'Guitar' Watkins, James Davis, Rufus McKenzie, Stoney Brooks & JuJu Root, Slim Fatz, Mudcat, Breeze Kings, Jungle Jim & the Swing Sets, Ross Pead, Ray Chesna, Hoodoo Blue, Sammy Blue, Four Souls, Captain Luke, Kim Seay, Albert White, Ton-O-Honey, Curtis Smith, John Ferguson Jr., Macavine Hayes, Brothers in the Kitchen, Sandra Littell, Neal Pattman, Alvin 'Little Pink' Anderson, Jerry 'Boogie' McCain, Chicago Bob Nelson....

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Chicago Bob was born in new orleans and raised in Bogalusa, louisiana. His father, Saw Slim Harpo, also known as Guitar Slim, was also a musician. During his teenage years he traveled to Chicago each summer to visit relatives. It was in Chicago that Muddy Waters gave him the nickname Chicago Bob. He then traveled to Boston with Luther "Georgia Boy" Johnson before moving to Atlanta. He performed and recorded with Tinsly Ellis and the Heartfixers in the 80’s. His most recent recording is Back to Bogalusa.