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Howard Johnson Biography, Photos, Pictures

The career of soul singer Howard Johnson has involved at least one extended period of taking a break to catch a breath, so to speak It is one of many differences he has with the famous tuba player and multi-instrumentalist of the same name, whose lungs have yet to falter through what seems like an endless series of recording sessions

Howard Smith Biography, Photos, Pictures

Gospel vocalist and songwriter Howard Smith has recorded on his own as well as with vocal group the Winans ~ Eugene Chadbourne, All Music Guide

”Love Lifted Me” was the mega-hit in this performer’s songwriting portfolio Howard Smith also shows up on myriad other recordings as a hired background singer

Howard Tate
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Genre: R & B

Highly regarded by soul music cultists, and virtually unknown by anybody else, Howard Tate had some minor success with the Verve label in the late ’60s The singer brought a lot of blues and gospel to his phrasing, but what made him palatable to the modern R&B (and, to a lesser degree, pop) audience was the Northeast soul production of Jerry Ragovoy, who also wrote much of Tate’s material

Howlin' Wolf Biography, Photos, Pictures

In the history of the blues, there has never been anyone quite like the Howlin’ Wolf Six foot three and close to 300 pounds in his salad days, the Wolf was the primal force of the music spun out to its ultimate conclusion

Hammie Nixon Biography, Photos, Pictures

Harmonica player Hammie Nixon was born on January 22, 1908, in Brownsville, TN An orphan at a young age, he was raised by foster parents He began his career as a professional harmonical player in the 1920s, but also played the kazoo, guitar, and jug

Hammond Gamble Biography, Photos, Pictures

England-born guitarist and vocalist Hammond Gamble took up his instrument as a teenager, shortly after moving to his father’s native New Zealand His first passion was the blues, and he formed the band Street Talk in 1974, which recorded a pair of albums prior to folding

Hubert Anderson Biography, Photos, Pictures

Hubert Anderson is a California percussionist who came out of a background of gospel music His great-grandfather, RH Davis, co-wrote “Heaven’s My Home” in 1869

Hubert Sumlin Biography, Photos, Pictures

Quiet and extremely unassuming off the bandstand, Hubert Sumlin played a style of guitar incendiary enough to stand tall beside the immortal Howlin’ Wolf The Wolf was Sumlin’s imposing mentor for more than two decades, and it proved a mutually beneficial relationship; Sumlin’s twisting, darting, unpredictable lead guitar constantly energized the Wolf’s 1960s Chess sides, even when the songs themselves (check out “Do the Do” or “Mama’s Baby” for conclusive proof) were less than stellar

Hudson Shower Biography, Photos, Pictures

With a name that sounds like something that might be installed in a bathroom, Little Hudson Shower recorded for several of Chicago’s lesser-known indie blues labels in the ’50s