I bought a James Cotton CD awhile ago and just played it . I had not listened to him since the 70's and forgot how much I liked Luther Tuckers playing and the...
I played with Tucker several times. He was absolutely fantastic. Very precise in his attack, as he learned from Robert Lockwood. He never hit a bad note....
Reading the post on Rusty and Luther just now...I had to post this.Thanks. Cheers, Mindy FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE-June, 2005 RUSTY ZINN BRINGS IT WITH NEW...
Luther was a neighbor of mine when I used to live on the Avenues in The City back in the early eighties and he used to drop by and hang out pretty regularly...
Top 15 Jaz-Funk-World played at KYNR May 2005 1-Sharon Jones and the Dap-Kings/Naturalley/Daptone 2-Mali/Various/Putumayo 3-Soweto Gospel Choir/Voices from...
I was also fortunate enough to play with Luther on several occasions, mostly at Keystone Berkeley with John Lee Hooker. His guitar work was superb, and...
Luther was a great person. Kind and humble in every way. You never would have known he had such a famous backround because he never bragged on it. He would...
Pleasanton Hotel Restaurant http://www.pleasantonhotel.com/ Thursday evening for great Blues , R & B dance music, full bar and our popular BBQ menu! Bands play...
... Hey Ron, He's got a lot of photos on that website. You can easily spend hours on there. He's got some great shots from some recording sessions of two of...
Hey Joe That's what I was doing, spending hours looking at his photos. When I look at some of the shots I have of Muddy, Lightnin' and such I get chills....
Hey Frank, You said "it's discussions like these about Luther tucker that make this club a pleasure...." I too was thinking that our little blues club/message...
We Backed Up Luther In Fresno a bunch of times..We were buddys too..we used to talk on the phone every couple weeks. I learned alot about alot of things from...
I had the opportunity in the late 70's to meet and play with Luther. Being young I didn't fully grasp how valuable the situation was. I knew he was a 'blues...
I would see Luther Tucker a few times in Mark Naftalin's aggregations, but for me it was one Luther Tucker gig in the that that stands out. It was some time in...
Hi, just sitting here thinking back to Grant Street in the 70's, what other clubs do you remember on Grant besides the Saloon, Coffee Gallery and the Savoy? ...
Gullivers, where the Steps of Rome is now. That would be right across the street from the Saloon. On Friday and Saturday nights there would be a steady stream...
... across the street from the ... stream back and forth ... afternoon, Marin Red, (Red ... with a three piece band ... Richard Millem came in ... stage...
I knew all the Oakland Blues guys, they were the real deal. Almost all of them are gone. I didn't get along with The guy that owned Eli's and he had a bigger...
... all of them are gone. I ... gun then mine so I ... We've probable met. thanks Ron. I am now a homebody, that only plays a couple times a week, right in my...
well i know this post is a little late, but i just wanted to tell everyone i went to the fest with on sunday (and everyone else) what a great time i had......
Well, it's that time of the month again - time for the "Phantoms Of The Barrelhouse Blues Jam!" this Sunday from 4-7 P.M. at the Bistro, Main and 'B' Streets, ...
It was great to meet you, poodle girl # 1. It was a fun day. I just got back from seeing Chick at Biscuits. I wasn't gonna go--seen him so many times, and...
First, I found the following on several message boards earlier to day: CHICAGO BLUES REUNION: "Buried Alive In The Blues", a CD/HD-DVD set from the Chicago...
The Funk Brothers will be appearing at Stern Grove for a free concert on July 24 at 2:00 PM in Stern Grove. I just wanted to alert folks - you might want to...
There is a cover photo of Steve Freund , by SN Jacobsin in the June 1- 7 edition of Listen and Be Heard the north Bay Art and entertainment news paper, from...
