(white researcher; songster; multi-instrumentalist; singer; songwriter; folklorist) was born Ethan John Victor Iova at St. Catharines, Ontario, Canada on 27 September 2000, a son of Dan Iova and Cindy Lalonde, and therefore half-Romanian and half-Canadian. He began playing piano at age 4; guitar and bass at 9; harmonica at 15; banjo at 18; and other instruments in his 20s. As a researcher and folklorist interested in many varieties of Southern Traditional Music of the USA, he has been inspired by the works of collaborators Kip Lornell, Peter Lowry, Ed Huey and Michael Hortig, and associated with Ferrum College and UNC Chapel Hill. A 2018 project related to Henry Rufe Johnson, assisted by Peter Lowry. As of 2021, he stood 6 feet 1 inch tall and weighed 220 pounds. Another special interest is Boyd Rivers, together with Ed Huey.

(blues musician) may have been born Eugene H. Isom at Tyronza, Cross County, Arkansas in 1930, a son of Eugene Isom, Sr., and his wife Elzora. He recorded two of William French’s compositions under the credit EUGENE ISOM AND HIS VAN-GLORIANS Featuring William French (sic: VAN #45-101). Eugene died at Elizabethtown, Hardin County, Kentucky, on 25 September 1988, reportedly aged 58.

(female gospel vocal) was a member of THE INGRAM SINGERS OF TRENTON, N. J., when they recorded for Choice label in 1959 or 1960.

(guitar) was presumably based at Chicago, Illinois in 1960, when Memphis Slim recruited him for PRESTIGE BLUESVILLE LP # , backing Roosevelt Sykes, alongside Floyd Ball (guitar), Clarence Perry, Jr. (tenor saxophone), and Armand ‘Jump’ Jackson (drums). Apart from Jackson, these sidemen are otherwise unknown.

(white musician; label owner; producer; songwriter) was born in Pennsylvania, presumably at Snowden, Alleghany County, on 8 November 1916, a son of Italian-born parents, Virgilio Innocenti and Ida Caporali. In 1920, the family resided at Snowden, Alleghany County, but by 1930 they resided at Saginaw, Michigan. By 1940, Frank was working as a “musician, orchestra” and was residing at East Elm Street, El Dorado, Union County, Arkansas, but had resided at Saginaw in 1935. He enlisted in the Air Corps in Michigan on 23 December 1941. He may be Frank L. Innocenti who served with the Marines at Quantico, Virginia between October 1953 and July 1954. By 1958 he was a post office carrier, residing at 1619 Riverside Drive, Nashville, Tennessee, with no wife shown. He was mainly involved in hillbilly production at Nashville, Tennessee, including numerous issues by the Speed label, which he owned with John Dunn and James Gann. Speed was sold to Bordeaux, Tennessee-based hotelier, A. C. Reed. Frank produced R & B pianist Charles Ruckles for Speed #300 at Nashville, Tennessee in about 1952, reissued by (British) Krazy Kat LP #KK 7431 by 1986. Innocenti was also involved with the Odessa and Saginaw labels, both based at Nashville. He received composer credit for MAD NERVOUS WOMAN (Hi – Po RECORDS #1002), performed at Nashville in 1956 by JEWELL GILBERT With Mac McCray’s Band. He was the producer of Excello #2312 by Willie Baker in 1970. He shares composer credit with J. Atkins for DON’T LET NOBODY KNOW, recorded by Baker, which was published by Saginaw Music, BMI, which Frank operated in 1974 at Hermitage Hills, near Nashville, Tennessee. Frank’s wife was Lucy M. Innocenti. Frank’s SSN was number 381-16-3522. He resided at 3902 Plantation Drive, Hermitage, Tennessee 37076. Frank died on 30 March 2001.

(bass; blues vocal) was a cousin of Will Roy Sanders. Fred recorded at Memphis, Tennessee for X – L #901/ East – Side #1004/ Ford (issue number?) in about 1964, as a member of the Binghampton Blues Boys, alongside Slim Mose or Moss (piano), Will Roy (“Willie”) Sanders and George Walker (drums: possibly “Big Six”, reportedly related to Albert King). Muggy Thomas also played bass, reported Will Roy Sanders in 1998. Composer credits for X L are to: (Ford – Sanders – Moss – Ingram – Walker – Person). The name “Person” may be an error for Buddy Wilson, while “Ford” probably refers to the late lawyer Riley G. Ford. Ingram later went to Chicago, Illinois. His correct name is Fred Angum, says Nate Armstrong.
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(composer) composed YUMP DA DA DA (DECCA #7870 B), sung by Nora Lee King.

(organ) accompanied Marion Williams.

(trombone) is credited in the VICTOR files as being a sideman at sessions held at Memphis, Tennessee in 1930, in which he and pianist James Brown accompanied Josephine Jones; and Alice Melvin. It is suggested that this is a session of St. Louis, Missouri-based performers, and that Isador is in fact Ike Rodgers.

(blues vocal) was presumably based at Detroit, Michigan, considering her association with Sax Kari. Gloria recorded MAMA’S GONE (DEBBIE’S ANSWER) for States #S-115 as featured singer with SWINGING SAX KARI & ORCHESTRA at Chicago, Illinois on 23 February 1953. Again at Chicago on 31 March 1953, she recorded HENRY and LOVE GROW COLD (both States #S-117) as featured singer under the credit SWINGING SAX KARI & ORCHESTRA. In her own right, she recorded I NEED A MAN for Cobra #5008 in about early 1957, at Chicago.