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Taj Mahal

Henry Saint Clair Fredericks (born May 17, 1942), who uses the stage name Taj Mahal, is an American Grammy Award winning blues musician. He often incorporates elements of world music into his works. A self-taught singer-songwriter and film composer who plays the guitar, banjo and harmonica (among many other instruments), Mahal has done much to reshape the definition and scope of blues music over the course of his almost 50 year career by fusing i ... t with nontraditional forms, including sounds from the Caribbean, Africa and the South Pacific. Born Henry Saint Clair Fredericks, Jr. on May 17, 1942 in Harlem, New York, Mahal grew up in Springfield, Massachusetts. Raised in a musical environment, his mother was the member of a local gospel choir and his father was a West Indian jazz arranger and piano player. His family owned a shortwave radio which received music broadcasts from around the world, exposing him at an early age to world music. Early in childhood he recognized the stark differences between the popular music of his day and the music that was played in his home. He also became interested in jazz, enjoying the works of musicians such as Charles Mingus, Thelonious Monk and Milt Jackson. His parents came of age during the Harlem Renaissance, instilling in their son a sense of pride in his West Indian and African ancestry through their stories See more [+]

Lovin In My Babys |||||

played with a CAPO on the 3rd Fret. All chords and fingering...

She Caught the Katy |||||

She caught the Katy, she left me on a mule to ride. She caug...

You're Gonna Need Somebody On Your Bond |||||

You're gonna need somebody on your bond child You're gonna n...

Fishin? Blues |||||

Mama goin fishin?, all a the time, I?m a-goin fishin? too. B...

21St Century Gypsy Singing Lover Man |||||

I know it's hard to love a gypsy, but please don't worry bab...

Leavin Trunk |||||

I went upstairs to pack my leavin' trunk I ain't see no blue...

Take a giant step |||||

Though you failed at love and lost And sorrow's turned your ...

Fishing Blues |||||

I betcha' goin' fishin' all o' the time, Baby goin' fishin' ...

Six Days On The Road |||||

I'm headin' out of Pitsburgh and I'm rollin' down the easter...

The New Hula Blues |||||

Mmm mmmmmm, mmmmm mmm mmm. Verse I'm going to Hualalai, sit ...

Ez Rider |||||

EZ Rider, oh, you EZ Rider Baby, don't you see what you done...

Mind Your Own Business |||||

If the wife and I are fussin brother that's our right Cause ...

Strut |||||

You should have never said you loved me As you laid across m...

Dhow Countries |||||

O hooo, haaaa, mhmmmm, haaaaa Bright sunshine, over, over th...

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