EDDIE SHAW "MY BAG IS THE BLUES"

August 1985 Eddie Shaw and his Wolfgang visited the Mesa College Campus for a concert sponsored by the college radio station KMSA. During that visit Eddie Shaw was a guest host on a KMSA radio show. When he "came-up-for-air" Eddie's comments enlightened and educated KMSA's listeners with his knowledge and experience in Bluesology. Blues saxophonist extraordinaire Eddie Shaw was born on a Stringtown plantation on March 20, 1937. He learned music at school in Greenville and performed in various local bands before moving to Chicago to join the Muddy Waters band. Shaw served as bandleader for Howlin' Wolf for several years and launched his own busy touring career after Wolf's death in 1976. His hard-hitting horn work won him instrumentalist of the Year honors in the 2006 and 2007 Blues Music Awards. March 1937, Benoit, Mississippi, USA. Shaw grew up in neighboring Greenville and learned to play clarinet and trombone before choosing the saxophone. He played with local jump-blues bands (including one led by Ike Turner) and sat in with Muddy Waters in 1957. Waters hired him immediately and he moved to Chicago. Once there he associated with Howlin’ Wolf and Magic Sam, and recorded with both. He also fronted his own band on vocals and saxophone. Eddie also ran the 1815 Club in Chicago, wrote and arranged songs for other artists, learned to play blues harmonica, and has recorded as band leader for Mac Simmons’ label, for Alligator Records Living Chicago Blues project, and for the Isabel and Rooster companies. His son Eddie ‘Vaan’ Shaw is a member of his band, the Wolf Gang. Other Eddie Shaw related links: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JCdJgzQNjAk https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tK0q0yPHeQI https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Aq_Uv0SD3u4 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eddie_Shaw Listen to Mark S originals: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F9uMDvYCbJ8&list=PLFlnIur1YauC-p0J7s0K9XVaM3qUHfGa_ LIKE, SHARE, COMMENT!! SUBSCRIBE!! email: shortess520@cs.com. TOO OLD HIPPIES: https://www.facebook.com/toooldhippies?skip_nax_wizard=true&ref_type=logout_gear TUCK & ROLL: https://www.facebook.com/tuckanroll?ref=hl Copyrights: - This video is exclusively for public information and entertainment only. - I don't derive any profit from this video. - The copyrights of the audio content, belong exclusively to the artist creator and to those who represent him.

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