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Blues
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blues • harmonica • need to rate • under 2000 listeners • canadian • guitarist • singer • totec radio
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1970s
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1990s
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Biography
Richard Newell, 9 March 1944, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada, d. 5 January 2003, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. Blues harpist and vocalist Newell aka King Biscuit Boy will be remembered as one of his country’s finest unsung musicians. Newell began playing harp at the age of 12, and made his recording debut in 1961 with the rock ‘n’ roll group the Barons on the ‘Bottleneck’ single. Various name changes ensued, with the band performing their increasingly blues-orientated material as Son Richard And The Chessmen and Son Richard And The Gooduns, but despite a popular live following a series of failed record deals led to them calling it a day in 1965. Newell joined Richie Knight And The Mid-Knights, recording a cover version of Sam And Dave’s ‘Soul Man’ before being poached by Canadian rock ‘n’ roll legend Ronnie Hawkins. The Hawk gave Newell his popular sobriquet (from the KFFA Arkansas radio programme King Biscuit Boy Flower...
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