Bio
Eddie Tigner was born in 1926 in Macon, Georgia. When his mother remarried after his father's death, the family moved to a mining camp in Kentucky. Eddie grew up listening to bluegrass and country and western music as well as his mother¹s piano playing. Eddie¹s mother was a high demand piano player when he was a teenager back in Georgia. But he didn¹t take up the piano till he went into the army. Eddie returned to Atlanta after his discharge and put his first music group together. He and his group traveled up and down the East Coast performing. Since then Eddie has kept playing his music, when he isn¹t feeding the children at an elementary school in his hometown.
Performance Highlights
National Black Arts Festival 2000
Chicago Blues Festival 2000
16th Annual Mississippi Valley Blues Festival Live 2000
Lucerne Blues Festival 2001
Recordings
Eddie Tigner- Route 66 ET100 2001
Georgia Music Hall of Fame presents Blues Come to Georgia 2001
Reviews
"Eddie Tigner's Spotless Debut" ~ Bryan Powell, Creative Loafing Awards
Inducted as honorary member into Atlanta Blues Society 2003
Check out the artist's website:
http://www.musicmaker.org
Track List:
1. Route 66
2. Shake Rattle and Roll
3. A Train
4. Help Me Make it Through the Night
5. Rag Mop
6. Straighten Up and Fly Right
7. Stomy Monday
8. After Hours
9. Stompin' with Eddie
10. Going Down Slow
11. C.C. Rider
12. Chicken Shack
Suggested CDs:
Eddie Tigner was born in 1926 in Macon, Georgia. When his mother remarried after his father's death, the family moved to a mining camp in Kentucky. Eddie grew up listening to bluegrass and country and western music as well as his mother¹s piano playing. Eddie¹s mother was a high demand piano player when he was a teenager back in Georgia. But he didn¹t take up the piano till he went into the army. Eddie returned to Atlanta after his discharge and put his first music group together. He and his group traveled up and down the East Coast performing. Since then Eddie has kept playing his music, when he isn¹t feeding the children at an elementary school in his hometown.
Performance Highlights
National Black Arts Festival 2000
Chicago Blues Festival 2000
16th Annual Mississippi Valley Blues Festival Live 2000
Lucerne Blues Festival 2001
Recordings
Eddie Tigner- Route 66 ET100 2001
Georgia Music Hall of Fame presents Blues Come to Georgia 2001
Reviews
"Eddie Tigner's Spotless Debut" ~ Bryan Powell, Creative Loafing Awards
Inducted as honorary member into Atlanta Blues Society 2003
Check out the artist's website:
http://www.musicmaker.org
Track List:
1. Route 66
2. Shake Rattle and Roll
3. A Train
4. Help Me Make it Through the Night
5. Rag Mop
6. Straighten Up and Fly Right
7. Stomy Monday
8. After Hours
9. Stompin' with Eddie
10. Going Down Slow
11. C.C. Rider
12. Chicken Shack
Suggested CDs:
- Various Artists
- Algia Mae Hinton
- Big Boy Henry
- Various Artists
- Jerry \"Boogie\" McCain
- Beverly \"Guitar\" Watkins
- BLUES: Rhythm & Blues
- BLUES: Piano Blues
- FEATURING PIANO