Texas Jams 60 hails from Orange, TX, Clarence Gatemouth Brown playing his tune, Okie Dokie Stomp. Hope some enjoy this. Take care, be cool and peace out...   5

capnhollis 7 Sep 2015

More Texas #blues history  Born in Vinton, Louisiana, Brown was raised in Orange, Texas. His professional musical career began in 1945, playing drums in San Antonio, Texas. He was given the nickname "Gatemouth" by a high school teacher who said he had "voice like a gate". His career was boosted while attending a 1947 concert by T-Bone Walker in Don Robey's Bronze Peacock Houston nightclub. When Walker became ill, Brown took up his guitar and quickly wrote and played "Gatemouth Boogie," to the delight of the audience right on the spot. Clarence "Gatemouth" Brown (April 18, 1924 - September 10, 2005) was an American musician from Louisiana and Texas. He is best known for his work as a blues musician, but embraced other styles of music, having "spent his career fighting purism by synthesizing old blues, country, jazz, Cajun music and R&B; styles". His work also encompasses rock and roll, rock music, folk, electric blues, and Texas blues.   10

Shaka 8 Feb 2015