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Pops Carter and the
Funkmonsters north texas | born
shreveport, louisiana
He's 80 plus years young, he's still actively performing and he's hot! Vocalist
Carter has paid his dues in decades on and off the road, and he has sung with other blues
luminaries including B.B. King and Stevie Ray. Pops and his wife, Minnie Lee, a cousin of
Lightnin' Hopkins, have made their home for over 30 years in the Denton, Texas area, where
Pops has become a fixture and a legend in local blues clubs.
Tommy Castro san francisco, california
A hard driving, rock-propelled blues nouveau sound has made lead guitarist and
vocalist Castro into a '90s blues phenom.
W.C. Clark Blues Review austin, texas
Legendary Texas blues guitarist W.C. Clark has been the recipient of the coveted
W.C. Handy Award.
Albert Collins blues heaven | born in leona, texas
Collins, an eclectic Texas bluesman and a wonderful human being, left this earth in
November 1993. What a shame there are so few sites dedicated to this giant of the
blues, and that the individual who bought the albertcollins.com domain has never done
anything with it.
Johnny Clyde Copeland blues heaven | lived in houston, texas |
born in louisiana
Known as the "Texas Twister," Copeland was buried with his famous
guitar strap, which was emblazoned with the word, "Texas," after he died in June
1998 from complications after heart surgery. In his lifetime, Copeland was the recipient
of four W.C. Handy Awards, and a Grammy for "Showdown" with Albert Collins and
Robert Cray. Click here for the
transcript of an August 1996 interview with Mai Cramer of Real Blues.
Lamont Cranston
Blues Band minnesota
These folks recently celebrated their 30th year as a band and have performed with
just about everybody of note in the blues. Check 'em out.
Curbside Jug Band san antonio, texas
One-legged, retired alligator wrestler Ron Ramey plays the jug in a band that
also features banjo, acoustic guitar, W.W. Schnipp on harmonica, and some mighty decent
vocals. Reserve judgment until you hear their sound clips in Real Audio -- you'll
swear you've been transported back to the old radio days of the '20s and '30s.
