The Alton Blues were a minor league baseball team based in Alton, Illinois. In 1917, the Blues played as members of the Class B level Illinois-Indiana-Iowa League, hosting home games at Sportsman's Park. The league folded during the 1917 season with the Blues in last place.
The AltonBlues were a minor league baseball team based in Alton, Illinois. In 1917, the Blues played as members of the Class B level Illinois-Indiana-Iowa...
pseudonyms such as Alton's most famous persona, "Jim Scott". Alton wrote many songs that were never released. Got The Kansas City Blues (Columbia, 1931)...
that Alton, Illinois had been granted a franchise for the upcoming season. Alton previously hosted a minor league team when the 1917 AltonBlues played...
Harry Elbert "Deerfoot" Bay (January 17, 1878 – March 19, 1952) was an American professional baseball player who played outfield in the major leagues from...
"barrelhouse". AltonBlues, which was re-released on CD in 2007, contained pieces such as "AltonBlues", "Mercy Blues", and "I Got to Go Blues", which one...
1939) was a Major League Baseball pitcher who played with the Cleveland Blues in 1901. Cristall batted and threw left-handed. His playing height and weight...
Alton Nehemiah Ellis OD (1 September 1938 – 10 October 2008) was a Jamaican singer-songwriter. One of the innovators of rocksteady, he was given the informal...
Alton Glen "Glenn" Miller (March 1, 1904;[citation needed] disappeared December 15, 1944; declared dead December 16, 1945) was an American big band conductor...
New Orleans rhythm and blues is a style of rhythm and blues that originated in New Orleans. It was a direct precursor to rock and roll and strongly influenced...
Techniques, the Paragons, the Heptones and the Gaylads; soulful singers such as Alton Ellis, Delroy Wilson, Bob Andy, Ken Boothe and Phyllis Dillon; musicians...
Alton "Big Al" Carson (October 2, 1953 – April 26, 2020) was an American blues and jazz singer from New Orleans. He performed with his band, the Blues...
The Alton Museum of History and Art, sometimes known as the Robert Wadlow Museum, in Alton, Illinois was founded in 1971 as a not for profit organization...
Alton Kelley (June 17, 1940 – June 1, 2008) was an American artist known for his psychedelic art, in particular his designs for 1960s rock concert posters...
1937. His family moved to Alton, Illinois in 1947. Ingram's early interest in music led to formation of a gospel group, the Alton Crusaders, which included...
and Modern Records. He was instrumental in the early careers of various blues musicians such as B.B. King, Howlin' Wolf, and Bobby "Blue" Bland. In 1954...
Hurls Blues to 17th Win of Season" Alton Evening Telegraph, Alton, IL, Monday, September 20, 1926, Page 6, Column 1 and 2 "Colored Team to Play Blues at...
Delmark Records is an American jazz and blues independent record label. It was founded in 1958 as Delmar Records and is based in Chicago, Illinois. The...
Blues for Allah is the eighth studio album (twelfth album overall) by the Grateful Dead. It was released on September 1, 1975, and was the band's third...