I wrote on March 4: In Memory of a very fine Person and a great - TopicsExpress

Ziggy Christmann

I wrote on March 4: In Memory of a very fine Person and a great artist: John Cephas! Cephas & Wiggins was an American acoustic blues duo, composed of guitarist John Cephas (September 4, 1930 – March 4, 2009) and harmonica player Phil Wiggins (born May 8, 1954). They were known for playing Piedmont blues. Both musicians were born in Washington D.C., although Cephas was older by some 25 years. They first met at a jam session at the Smithsonians Festival of American Folklife in 1975 or 1976, and played together in Wilbert Big Chief Elliss band. When Ellis died, they decided to continue as a duo. In 1980, Cephas & Wiggins were recorded by German archivists Siegfried Christmann and Axel Kustner. These recordings were their first as a duo and they were released the following year on as a part of Living Country Blues USA series on German label L+R. They also appeared around Washington, D.C. with the Travelling Blues Workshop, which included John Jackson, Archie Edwards, Flora Molton, and Mother Scott. (Wiki) John Cephas - Sick Bed Blues youtube/watch?v=lqX5sF0uh6g John Cephas - Devil Got my Woman youtube/watch?v=JOp9KCt2HCY Heres one of the recordings I made: John Cephas & Phil Wiggings - Black Rat Swing youtube/watch?v=6OtwQ51xvLg

Posted on: Thu, 04 Sep 2014 18:50:10 +0000

I wrote on March 4: In Memory of a very fine Person and a great - TopicsExpress

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