Teen guitarist and vocalist Matthew Davidson, of Shreveport, has won the 2011 Robert Johnson New Generation Award. Davidson, 13, said it is an honor to be chosen for the award. About 25 young...more
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2011 New Generation Award Winner
Thirteen-year-old Matthew Davidson of Shreveport, LA is the winner of the Robert Johnson Gibson Guitar New Generation Award for 2011. Matthew is "wowing audiences across the south,” according to “American Blues News.” Matthew’s long list of performances includes ...
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One hundred years ago, a boy-child was born in Mississippi – a dirt-poor, African-American who would grow up, learn to sing and play the blues, and eventually achieve worldwide renown. In the decades after his death, he has become known as the King of the Delta Blues Singers, his music expanding in influence to the point that rock stars of the greatest magnitude – the Rolling Stones, Bob Dylan, Eric Clapton, the Allman Brothers – all sing his...more »
