This Day In Blues (January 18)

18.01.1933. Slim Gordon recorded "Leg Iron Blues" for Vocalion 1743 accompanied by Curley Weaver and Fred McMullen or Buddy Moss on guitars.

18.01.1933. Gospel influenced southern soul singer, Vernon Garrett was born in Omaha, NE.

18.01.1935. Kokomo Arnold cut two songs for Decca in Chicago, Illinois.

18.01.1951. Ralph Willis featuring Brownie McGhee recorded "Income Tax Blues", "Bed Tick Blues", "Too Late To Scream And Shout" and "Hoodoo Man" for Jubilee in New York, NY. Dumas Ransom was in charge of bass and drums.

18.01.1960. Flamboyant pianist and singer of Blues, Gladys Bentley died in Los Angeles, CA at the age of 52.

18.01.1965. The Rolling Stones recorded "The Last Time" and "Play With Fire" at the RCA studio in Hollywood, California. Phil Spector played acoustic guitar on "Play With Fire".

18.01.1986. Blues and soul singer active from 1950s to 1980s, McKinley Mitchell died in Chicago Heights, IL, aged 51.

18.01.1995. Jerry Garcia crashed his rented BMW into a guard rail near Mill Valley, California, USA, but was not injured in the accident.

18.01.2000. Guitarist and singer of Country Blues who first recorded at his 80s, Alfred "Snuff" Johnson died at the age of 86.

18.01.2007. Mississippi Blues Trail marker was established in Clarksdale, Mississippi to commemorate Riverside Hotel.

18.01.2010. Time Slips On By, an album by Rich Del Grosso and Jonn Del Toro Richardson was released. An album was nominated for 2011 Blues Blast Awards in Traditional Blues CD category.

18.01.2011. Universal Music released Low Country Blues, an album by Gregg Allman, Billboard Blues chart leader for eight consecutive weeks. Album was nominated for 2012 Grammy awards in Best Blues Album category.

18.01.2011. Delaney Bramlett was inducted into the Mississippi Musicians Hall of Fame.

18.01.2011. Blind Pig released Devil Got His Way, an album by Damon Fowler, nominated for 2011 Blues Blast Awards in Contemporary Blues CD category.