Born on this day: the king of country-swing-blues-jazz. See The Guardian obit and AllMusic entry. It was good to see his longtime pianist Joe Krown on WWOZ yesterday. bluesClarence “Gatemouth” BrowncountryfiddleguitarJazzJoe KrownLouisianamusicSwing
The genius born on this day. bluegrassbluesClarence “Gatemouth” Browncountry and westernfunkJazzLouisianamusicrhythm and bluesSwingtexaszydeco
Born on this day. “a steadfastly unclassifiable American original” bluesClarence “Gatemouth” Browncountry and westernmusic
I’ve been working my way through my last haul from the Louisiana Music Factory. This compilation with sleeve notes by non other than Scott Billington showcases a musician at the height of his game aged around 60, something he sustained right to the end hitting 81. Zappa was a big fan of Gatemouth as guitarist.…
Essential for Gatemouth fans and others. Succinctly and very well put by Steve Leggett. big bandbluesClarence “Gatemouth” Browncountry and westernfiddleguitarLouisianamusicSteve Leggetttexas
