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Boyd Gilmore
12+ albums
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Boyd Gilmore (Belzoni, MS, c. June 12, 1910 - Fresno, CA, December 23, 1976) was an American blues singer. Boyd Gilmore was a cousin of Elmore James. Boyd was recorded in two sessions in Greenville and Clarksdale, MS in 1952 with Ike Turner on piano. Two 78 RPM records were issued from the Greenville sessions. The remaining titles were shelved until being released by Kent Records in the 1960's. His complete discography exists of only six songs. Introducing our major series on the Modern Records downhome blues sessions, these vibrant and historic juke joint recordings were made by Joe Bihari and Ike Turner in deep South locations between late 1951 and early 1952. by John Broven If the Coen brothers are looking for a follow-up to their phenomenally successful film, O Brother, Where Art Thou? then they need look no further than the story behind Modern Downhome blues field sessions of the early 1950s. The location would still be the Deep South, and so would the allusion to Homer's epic, 'The Odyssey'. A vivid opening snapshot to our new series is given by notewriter Jim O'Neal, the founding editor of Living Blues magazine: "The tale of their [the Bihari brothers] exploits in the land of cotton has all the elements of a Dixie docu-drama, complete with an indignant Southern heroine [Lillian McMurry of Trumpet Records], a double-dealing native talent scout [Ike Turner], small town sheriffs and police, subterfuge, disguise, raiders, traitors, spies, and clandestine operations
top songs
albums
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Sun Records - The Rhythm and The Blues
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Blues Masters (Vol 18 More Slide Guitar Classics)
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Memphis Blues: Important Postwar Blues, CD D
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Juke Joint Blues
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Memphis Blues (Important Postwar Recordings) - Disc 4
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Blues Masters, Vol. 18: More Slide Guitar Classics
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Blues Masters - Disc 18 - More Slide Guitar Classics
Mississippi Blues
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The Darkest Blues
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The Modern Downhome Blues Sessions Vol 2: Mississippi & Arkansas 1952
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She Moves a Dream with Blues
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A Proper Introduction to Ike Turner With Jackie Brenston