Thursday, May 07, 1998

Lucille Hegamin

Lucille Hegamin
Macon, Georgia, United States
Classic female blues

Lucille Nelson Hegamin (November 29, 1894 – March 1, 1970) was an American singer and entertainer and an early African-American blues recording artist.


Songs We Taught Your Mother (1961) with Alberta Hunter and Victoria Spivey
Complete Recorded Works, Vol. 1 (1996) 1920-1922
Complete Recorded Works, Vol. 2 (1996) 1922-1923
Complete Recorded Works, Vol. 3 (1996) 1923-1932
Complete Recorded Works, Vol. 4: Alternate Takes, Remaining Titles (1998) 1920-1926

Tuesday, May 05, 1998

Josh White

Josh White
Greenville, South Carolina, US
Piedmont blues, country blues

Joshua Daniel "Josh" White (February 11, 1914 – September 5, 1969) was an American singer, guitarist, songwriter, actor and civil rights activist. He also recorded under the names Pinewood Tom and Tippy Barton in the 1930s.


Complete Recorded Works, Vol. 1 (1993) 1929-1933
Complete Recorded Works, Vol. 2 (1993) 1933-1935
Complete Recorded Works, Vol. 3 (1993) 1935-1940
Complete Recorded Works, Vol. 4 (1995) 1940-1941
Complete Recorded Works, Vol. 5 (1997) 1944
Complete Recorded Works, Vol. 6 (1998) 1944-1945
The Remaining Titles (1998) 1941-1947

Friday, May 01, 1998

Nitro

Nitro
Hollywood, California, USA
Heavy metal, glam metal

Nitro is an American heavy metal band from Hollywood, California. The group was formed in 1987 by vocalist Jim Gillette, guitarist Michael Angelo Batio, bassist T. J. Racer and drummer Bobby Rock. This lineup recorded the band's debut album O.F.R., which was released by Rampage Records, a sub-division of Rhino Entertainment, in 1989. Rock was later replaced by K. C. Comet (and subsequently Johnny Thunder), while Racer was replaced by Ralph Carter. Nitro released a second album, Nitro II: H.W.D.W.S., in 1991, before breaking up two years later.


O.F.R. (1989)
II: H.W.D.W.S. (1991) Jap.Ed.
Gunnin' for Glory (1998) Comp.

Robert Shaw

Robert Shaw
Stafford, Texas, United States
Blues, boogie-woogie

Robert Shaw (August 9, 1908 – May 18, 1985) was an American blues and boogie-woogie pianist.


The Ma Grinder (1992) rec.'63
The 1971 Party Tape (1998)