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James Booker (James Carroll Booker III) était un pianiste chanteur de blues, né à New Orleans, Louisiane, le 17 décembre 1939, décèdé à New Orleans, Louisiane, le 8 novembre 1983 .
See Booker T. Jones and Booker T. & The MG's .
Booker Little est un trompettiste de jazz américain né le 2 avril 1938 à Memphis (Tennessee) et mort le 5 octobre 1961 à New York. Booker Little naît le 2 avril 1938 à Memphis dans le Tennessee. Son père est tromboniste, sa mère est pianiste dans une église et sa sœur, Vera, est une « diva » qui exerce dans le milieu de l'opéra. A partir de cinq ans Booker s'initie, sans grand succès, au trombone. Son père, qui joue d'oreille, ne peut pas lui apprendre grand chose sur la théorie musicale. A douze ans, il essaie la clarinette. Au...
Biography by Ed Hogan Singer/keyboardist Booker Newberry III was a member of mid-'70s soul groups Sweet Thunder ("Baby I Need Your Love Today") and Impact. Born January 19, 1956, in Youngstown, OH, Newberry began his professional singing career in the group Mystic Nights around 1971. Moving to Philadelphia, PA, he became the lead singer of the band Sweet Thunder, which also included drummer John Aaron, bassist Rudell Alexander, and guitarist Charles Buie. Signing with Philly-based label WMOT Records, the group's single, "Baby I Need Your Love Today" b/w "I Don't Care What You Say," stirred interest and was picked up...
Booker Telleferro Ervin II (Denison, Texas, October 31, 1930 – New York City, July 31, 1970) was an American tenor saxophone player. Ervin is best known for his association with bassist Charles Mingus. He worked with Mingus from 1956 to 1963, appearing on "Goodbye Pork Pie Hat" on the album Mingus Ah Um and "Wednesday Night Prayer Meeting" on Blues and Roots, as well as Mingus Mingus Mingus Mingus Mingus. After teaching himself tenor saxophone while in the United States Air Force Booker Ervin moved to the Boston area and studied at Berklee College of Music. His tenor playing was...