You can't talk about Jazz without talking about the Blues. Today we are celebrating Houston's amazing history with this foundational American music artform. Did you know that Peacock Records in Fifth Ward was a major force in the world of urban blues recording artist like Big Mama Thornton, Bobby Blue Bland and Floyd Dixon to list a few. Peacock Record's Buffalo Booking Agency was the primary booking managers for B.B. King. If you want to know more about this amazing history you should get a copy of the book, 'Down in Houston are checkout the documentary, 'Our Great Day:A Bond with Houston Blues' both by Houston Blues scholar, Roger Wood.
The Houston Jazz Spotlight is a labor of love by Visual Artist, Jazz Historian, and DJ, Tierney L. Malone.