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Albert Collins Biography, Photos, Pictures

Albert Collins, “The Master of the Telecaster,” “The Iceman,” and “The Razor Blade” was robbed of his best years as a blues performer by a bout with liver cancer that ended with his premature death on November 24, 1993

Albert Cummings Biography, Photos, Pictures

Albert Cummings was born in Williamston, MA, and has made his home in the New England region all his life, where he runs a successful home construction business He started playing the five-string banjo when he was 12 and appeared headed for a regional career in bluegrass when he encountered the music of Stevie Ray Vaughan in his late teens, and soon made the transition to electric guitar

Albert King is truly a “King of the Blues,” although he doesn’t hold that title (BB does) Along with BB and Freddie King, Albert King is one of the major influences on blues and rock guitar players

Albert Washington Biography, Photos, Pictures

Singer and songwriter Albert Washington spent most of his career singing in the blues clubs around Cincinnati, Ohio and his home in Long Island, NY Washington, who is blind, released two recordings for Iris Records in the 1990s, Step It Up and Go in 1993 and A Brighter Day in 1994

Alberta Adams Biography, Photos, Pictures

Sometimes referred to as “the Grand Dame of Detroit Blues,” singer Alberta Adams is convincing and forceful on her Cannonball Records releases, 1999’s Born With the Blues and 2000’s Say Baby Say: Life’s Trials and Tribulations According to Miss Alberta Adams

Alberta Hunter Biography, Photos, Pictures

Alberta Hunter was a pioneering African-American popular singer whose path crosses the streams of jazz, blues and pop music While she made important contributions to all of these stylistic genres, she is claimed exclusively by no single mode of endeavor

Albertina Walker Biography, Photos, Pictures

Born the youngest of nine children on August 29, 1929 in Chicago, IL, Albertina Walker grew up on the south side and started singing as a child at Westpoint Baptist Church A lot of great gospel artists used to come to her church: the Roberta Martin Singers, Sadie Durham, and Professor Fyre

Alec Johnson Biography, Photos, Pictures

Alec Johnson’s place in blues history has been assured by his participation in a series of 1928 recording sessions held in Atlanta, the surefire talent noses of A&R bloodhounds Polk Brockman and Dan Hornsby much in evidence

Alec R. Costandinos Biography, Photos, Pictures

Alec R Costandinos’ recording career may have been short-lived, but the Euro-disco producer dominated the disco world during his late-’70s reign After having made a name for himself after co-writing Cerrone’s “Love in C Minor” in 1977, Costandinos signed to the French label Barclay where he released his first record as Love and Kisses

There are at least three different blues musicians who utilized the moniker “Guitar Slim” In this case, the “Slim” in question was the first Born Alec Seward on March 16, 1902, in Charles City, VA, as a child (he had 14 siblings), he picked up the guitar and began playing regularly at local dances