Diggin’: Pat Sky – Many A Mile
inDiggin'on July 6, 2016
Blues Sweet Blues by Pat Sky Last week we introduced new Music Maker Recipient artist, Pat Sky. So this week we are Diggin’ on his classic “traveling” song, Many A Mile. Many A Mile was covered in many of the most prominent folk clubs during the 60s and 70s, and if you listen to the […]
Artist Spotlight: Albert White
inArtist Storyon July 6, 2016
Albert White began playing guitar in the late ‘50s with his legendary uncle, Piano Red, and his group “Dr. Feelgood & the Interns. Since then, Albert has performed with Joe Tex, The Tams, Ray Charles and many such artists during his 50 year tenure as a Blues and R&B musician. Albert still devotes himself to […]
UPDATE: Ironing Board Sam Is On the Mend!
inArtist Storyon June 30, 2016
In October 2015, just as Big Legal Mess was set to release Ironing Board Sam’s “Super Spirit,” Sam suffered a stroke that left him hospitalized for the better part of the following two months. He began rehab and moved to Montgomery, AL to be closer to his daughter who has been managing his care. The […]
Diggin’: Harvey Arnold – Love Her With a Feeling
inDiggin'on June 30, 2016
Outlaw by Harvey Dalton Arnold Harvey Dalton Arnold is one of the musicians that we are lucky to have local to the Music Maker office, so we see him often! Harvey is a part of the Music Maker Blues Revue, often playing electric bass alongside drummer Bubba Norwood to form an indomitable rhythm section. […]
Introducing Pat Sky: A Folk Music Legend
inArtist Storyon June 30, 2016
While I was attending the Folklore graduate program at UNC in 1989, I was introduced to folk musician, Pat Sky. Born in Georgia and raised in Louisiana, Pat and his guitar headed north in the 60s, where he was held in high regard as one of the great songwriters that emerged from Greenwich Village folk boom. […]