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Charles Wright Biography, Photos, Pictures

Charles Wright headed one of the great funk groups of the late ’60s and early ’70s, the Watts 103rd Street Rhythm Band Wright, who was born in Clarksdale, MS, was a singer, pianist, guitarist, and leader of the eight-member band, which had been recruited from Watts in Los Angeles

Charley Jordan Biography, Photos, Pictures

A fine St Louis guitarist and vocalist, Charley Jordan teamed with many blues luminaries for some fine recordings in the ’20s,’30s and ’40s After traveling throughout the Southeast as a hobo in the ’30s, Jordan settled in St

Charley Lincoln Biography, Photos, Pictures

Aliases and psudeoynms aside, Charlie Hicks AKA Charley or Charlie Lincoln was an above-average country blues vocalist He teamed often with either his brother Robert Hicks AKA Barbecue Bob or with Peg-Leg Howell

Charley Patton Biography, Photos, Pictures

If the Delta country blues has a convenient source point, it would probably be Charley Patton, its first great star His hoarse, impassioned singing style, fluid guitar playing, and unrelenting beat made him the original king of the Delta blues

Charlie & Ray Biography, Photos, Pictures

Charlie & Ray (they were always known only by their first names) are best known for one thing — they were unabashedly gay, this at a time when it wasn’t widely publicized what one’s sexual orientation was

Charlie Allen Biography, Photos, Pictures

This gospel artist, who has had a long term relationship with the Brooklyn Tabernacle Choir, is no relation to vocalist of the same name who was part of the progressive rock group Pacific Gas & Electric Company

Charlie Burse Biography, Photos, Pictures

When a musician is described by biographers as “obnoxious and abusive at times,” it naturally makes the individual in question seem all the more fascinating, especially if the person was armed with a ukulele

Charlie Davis Biography, Photos, Pictures

Amidst a noisy crowd of musicians with this name, some preferring Charles or Chuck as a first name, comes this piano-pounding Charlie Davis He can be regarded as an early rocker or a late-period bluesmen, depending on one’s point of view

Charlie Grimes Biography, Photos, Pictures

If the many diverse fans of blues messiah John Lee Hooker felt any emotion in common during the ’70s, it might have been disappointment “The Hook” had taken to showing up at gigs with more than one extra lead guitarist, a sign of an aging artist’s insecurity as well as an honest reaction to the thundering, multiple lead guitar rock & roll scene of the day

Charlie Hicks Biography, Photos, Pictures

Chicago blues drummer Charlie Hicks should not be confused with the earlier performer in the country blues genre, brother of Barbecue Bob, who was also known as Laughing Charlie Lincoln

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