Corkey Siegel and Randy Sabien coming to the Sandwich Opera House stage Nov 6, 2009
He was introduced to the blues through his very first steady engagement at Peppers, the internationally renowned blues club where his job included performances with the masters themselves, such as Willie Dixon, Little Walter, Muddy Waters, and Howlin; Wolf. Corky Siegel has written and performed works for Arthur Fiedler and the San Francisco Symphony, the Grant Park Symphony, the National Symphony Orchestra - for a Kennedy Center performance where the Washington Post proclaimed the ;Siegel is a... (Princeton Bureau County Republican, IL)
Local calendar Oct. 29 edition Oct 30, 2009
Rock n' Roll with Little Walter. Dance to the Oldies. (Wilmington Advocate, MA)
Brew hosts blues artists Oct 30, 2009
The pairing's styling is influenced by artists like Django Reinhardt, Blonde Boy Fuller and Little Walter, Raines said. Colbert said the two of them bring a nice mix of contemporary and traditional material. (Daily Collegian, PA)
Legendary Bluesman Dies At 70 Oct 11, 2009
(October 10, 2009)--Bluesman Abu Talib, who recorded and toured with Ray Charles and Little Walter under his given name, Freddy Robinson, has died at 70. His daughter, Linda Chaplin, says Talib died of cancer Thursday at a hospital in Lancaster, about 70 miles north of Los Angeles. (KWTX.com, TX)
Abu Talib, 70, bluesman who recorded as Freddy Robinson Oct 11, 2009
- Bluesman Abu Talib, who recorded and toured with Ray Charles and Little Walter under his given name, Freddy Robinson, has died. He was 70. (Boston Globe)
DVD Review: Cadillac Records Apr 13, 2009
Founded by Polish brothers Leonard and Phil Chess, Chess Records famously launched the careers of , Howlin Wolf, Chuck Berry, Little Walter, Etta James, and others ... Theater actor Jeffrey Wright gracefully plays bluesman Muddy Waters, beside Adrien Brody s thrifty Leonard Chess, Columbus Short s loose and wild Little Walter, strong, guarded Etta James, and Mos Def s jovial, light-footed Chuck Berry ... In the beginning of the story, the records he cuts with Muddy Waters, Little Walter, and... (Suite101.com)
New on DVD: 'Milk,' 'Rachel,' 'Pinocchio' Mar 13, 2009
Knowles (as Etta James) and Columbus Short (Little Walter) notably outshine Adrien Brody. But what a mess: Here's disc jockey Alan Freed (Eric Bogosian) spinning the Beach Boys years after his career was basically ended by a payola scandal in 1959. (USA Today -- Life)
Cadillac Records: Rhythm and plenty of blues Feb 21, 2009
Chances are you'll feel the same way about this film, which vividly recounts the history of Chicago's influential Chess Records in all but name, although the people portrayed Muddy Waters, Howlin' Wolf, Chuck Berry, Etta James, Little Walter, Willie Dixon and label chief Leonard Chess all go by their real names ... But Muddy's story, at least as presented here, is far less interesting than that of Chuck Berry (Mos Def), Etta James (Beyonc Knowles), Little Walter (Columbus Short),... (Toronto Star)
Period films: Cruise,Mortensengo backto WWII Feb 7, 2009
Knowles plays soul singer Etta James, Wright appears as bluesman Muddy Waters, Short is harmonica player Little Walter, Mos Def appears as Chuck Berry, and Cedric The Entertainer plays Willie Dixon ... Its following Muddy Waters, Little Walter its a love story. (MSNBC -- Movies)
