The Americana Music Triangle and The Tennessee Music Pathway
James Fron “Sonny” Throckmorton is an American country music singer songwriter who grew up in Texas. When he came to Nashville and signed with Tree Publishing (Sony ATV), he was fired after none of his songs became hits. He returned to Texas, leaving his catalog of songs and demos behind, but within 9 months, 170 […]
John Lee Curtis “Sonny Boy” Williamson grew up in Jackson, TN. He introduced the harmonica as a solo instrument for blues performers and electrified its sound with a $200 public address amplifier. Billy Boy Arnold met Sonny Boy and asked him to teach him to play the harmonica. Before Sonny Boy was killed in […]
In 1962 it was unusual to have an international hit record. It was the early stirrings of rock music, and a record named “Hey Baby” rolled out the red carpet for Bruce Channel and Delbert McClinton as the concert headliners in London. Bruce and Delbert shared a dressing room with their warm up act, a […]