Formed Uncle Walt's Band. Both gone way too early. Uncle Walt's Band was there at the beginning of the Austin music scene, and they were in the thick of things early on said noted Austin music historian Townsend Miller. Read more here: www.larrymonroe.com/writings/writings02.html
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1934-1999 As said, the best way to understand the impact of Jimmy Day is to look at his résumé, so here it is (no, we're not making this up): Webb Pierce, Red Sovine, Hank Williams, Jim Reeves, Lefty Frizzell, Elvis Presley, Ray Price, Ernest Tubb, Willie Nelson, Johnny Bush, Ferlin Husky, George Jones, Tracy Nelson & Mother Earth, Sammi Smith, Leon Russell, Commander Cody, Clay Blaker, Alvin Crow, Don Walser, Skeeter Davis. Read the whole story here by Lee Nichols: elvispelvis.com/jimmyday.htm
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I cannot find info on John. I can tell you this; the moment I heard his music I fell in love with his music. Great voice and picker and a superb entertainer. Taken from us way too early. RIP.
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October 27, 1949, Port Arthur, Texas – died May 23, 2006 Clifford was the founder of a well-known Austin blues club, record label, and a mentor to Stevie Ray Vaughan, Jimmie Vaughan and numerous other musicians. Austin Mayor Will Wynn was quoted as saying, "One of the primary reasons Austin is known as the Live Music Capital of the World is because of Clifford Antone.
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Died September 23, 2007 A dedicated musician who not only revered tradition but forged his own innovative sound, Primich honed his meaty, fat-toned harmonica chops and energetic R&B vocal style at Chicago's storied and legendary Maxwell Street Market. Performing there in the late '70s and early '80s along greats like Big Walter Horton, Johnny Littlejohn, Sunnyland Slim, and John Henry Davis, Gary received a first-hand blues education that could never be taught in a classroom. Although a resident of Austin, Texas for over 20 years, Primich still embodied the characteristic blue collar work ethic of his Midwest stomping grounds, recording eight albums, and relentlessly playing over 200 nights per year nationally and internationally. Read more here: www.garyprimich.com/home.html
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