Dynatones biography for kids
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Johnny Nitro (musician)
American blues musician
Johnny Nitro (born John Lawrence Newton; September 2, 1951 – February 19, 2011)[1] was a blues vocalist, guitarist, and band leader in the San Francisco Bay Area.[2] He served as a longtime underhållare and community figure in the North Beach district.[3] He regularly played at local venues, such as The Saloon and Lou's Pier 47,[4] with his band, Johnny Nitro & the Doorslammers.[3] He also served as a mentor to musicians, such as Tommy Castro. In his lifetime, Nitro played with a range of blues artists, including Albert Collins, Albert King, and Sunny Rhodes.[4]
Early history
[edit]Nitro was born in 1951, and he grew up in Sacramento, California.[1] As a child, he liked to draw illustrations and cartoons.[3] At 13 years old, he bought his first Fender electric gitarr at a pawn shop with middag money that he had saved. He taught han själv to play b
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Hanna and Barbera make records with more than just Cartoons.
The Dynatones – The Fife Piper from the Hannah Barbera Records 45
If there is one thing that always amazes me, it’s that every time I think I get a handle on some record knowledge, well, along comes a thousand other records that I had no idea that existed, and I have to add to my ever growing wants list. Maybe it’s a Midwest record, or maybe it’s some New Orleans thing, or maybe, just maybe it’s a record put out by a company that primarily made children’s cartoons. Really good cartoons that even as an adult I can still dig. Maybe it’s because they make me feel nostalgic. Maybe because the music was cutting edge (although today the Cartoon Network has taken music to the next level by using everyone from Calexico to Danger Doom in their shows), and it was something that was new to me when I was younger. Whatever the case may be, this is where we are tod
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Charlie Musselwhite facts for kids
Quick facts for kids Charlie Musselwhite | |
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Musselwhite performing on the New York City Blues Cruise, 2003 | |
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| Birth name | Charles Douglas Musselwhite |
| Also known as | Memphis Charlie |
| Born | (1944-01-31) January 31, 1944 (age 81) Kosciusko, Mississippi, U.S. |
| Origin | Memphis, Tennessee, U.S. |
| Genres | Blues |
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| Years active | 1966–present |
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Charles Douglas Musselwhite (born January 31, 1944) is an American blues harmonica player and bandleader who came to prominence, along with Mike Bloomfield, Paul Butterfield, and Elvin Bishop, as a pivotal figure in helping to revive the Chicago Blues movement of the 1960s. He has often been identified as a "white bluesman".
Musselwhite was reportedly the inspiration for Elwood Blues, the character played