Posted on January 9, 2022 by Rico Ferrara – Blues For A Big Town Blog, 2022 During the peak of his career in the mid 50’s Prima summed up his appeal in a Downbeat interview: Like many families of my generation, we always gravitated towards the Ed Sullivan Show on Sunday evenings in the...
Month: August 2022
Media articles about the old Colonial Tavern in Toronto often fail to convey the kind of ambience and excitement of the place. “Recalling my six months’ employment there in 1976 reminds me of quite a different world that has faded away.” Cindy Allingham – Author My dad sometimes took...
Posted on June 19, 2022 by Rico Ferrara – Blues For A Big Town Blog “He’s my favourite Blues singer.” BB King “Bobby Bland was just the man…He had exceptional delivery and understanding. He made you understand what the song means to him” Dan Penn, celebrated Southern Soul songwriter and singer “He...