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11-433: Tasby is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: Finis Tasby (1939–2014), American blues singer Willie Tasby (1933–2022), American baseball player [REDACTED] Surname list This page lists people with the surname Tasby . If an internal link intending to refer to a specific person led you to this page, you may wish to change that link by adding

22-584: Is an American electric blues and blues rock guitarist, singer and songwriter. Ramos has released four solo albums since 1995 on Black Top and Evidence Records . He has worked with James Harman , Roomful of Blues , the Big Rhythm Combo, The Fabulous Thunderbirds , The Mannish Boys , Bobby Jones and Los Fabulocos. David Ramos was born in Fullerton, California , United States, with both of his parents being professional opera singers. After playing at

33-664: Is referenced. One year quoted is 1939, and that he was born on February 1, in Dallas Texas United States. Another states that he was born in 1940 in Dallas , Texas. While in his teens, he played drums for a local band called The Blues Blasters. In the early 1960s he had moved over to bass guitar. He became a member of a local group called The Thunderbirds, playing bass as well as contributing backup vocals. Later he would work with Z.Z. Hill , Clarence Carter and Lowell Fulson . He also worked with Freddie King when he toured in

44-590: The 2005 Edmonton's Labatt Blues Festival , playing along with the Mannish Boys . He also formed the roots quartet, Los Fabulocos , who released their debut album in 2008. In 2009, Ramos backed Bobby Jones at the Notodden Blues Festival . In August 2012, Ramos was diagnosed with Ewing's sarcoma , a rare form of cancer, and underwent chemotherapy treatment the following month. He was expected to require radiotherapy, surgery and further chemotherapy during

55-404: The Big Rhythm Combo. Ramos' debut solo album, Two Hands One Heart , was released the following year. Ramos had joined The Fabulous Thunderbirds in 1993, following an invitation from their singer, Kim Wilson . As well as regularly recording and appearing with them up to 2002, Ramos also continued to release his own albums, with Greasy Kid Stuff (2001) being his most recent. Ramos appeared at

66-792: The front man for The Mannish Boys which was creation of Chortkoff. The Mannish Boys were nominated numerous times for blues awards. The group's album Double Dynamite received the Traditional blues album of the year award. In 2005, he appeared at the Topanga Canyon Blues Festival in Topanga, California . In 2006, he came to Australia and appeared with guitarist Enrico Crivellaro at the Australian Blues Music Festival. During his career he worked as an automobile mechanic at various stages. He suffered an injury to his hand in

77-467: The late 1970s which caused him to give up playing bass, for a time. He did return to playing bass on occasion in the early & mid 2000's at several Southern California clubs such as Martini Blues. In December 2012, he suffered a stroke. Tasby died in November 2014 as a result, aged 75. Among the singles he recorded in were "Get Drunk and Be Somebody" which was released in 1978, and "Blues Mechanic" which

88-417: The parties of friends and at local nightclubs in his teenage years, he turned fully professional when joining James Harman 's band in 1980. He stayed playing his guitar for Harman until 1988, when he briefly helped out with Roomful of Blues . However, at this point, Ramos took a break from music to raise a family, and worked as a water delivery man. In 1994, Ramos joined forces with Lynwood Slim to form

99-434: The person's given name (s) to the link. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Tasby&oldid=1133504843 " Category : Surnames Hidden categories: Articles with short description Short description is different from Wikidata All set index articles Monitored short pages Finis Tasby There is some confusion over his birth details, depending on which source

110-666: The region. In 1971, he was in Beaumont, Texas , working with Joe Simon and Z.Z. Hill. In 1973, he moved to Los Angeles and worked the blues clubs there. He started a group in LA and opened for artists including B.B. King and Percy Mayfield . In 1981, he appeared in the Burt Reynolds film Sharkeys Machine , where he performed the song "After Hours". In the late 1990s, Tasby began an association with Rand Chortkoff who produced his album, Jump Children . That association would lead to Tasby being

121-864: Was released on Ace Records . In 1995 he released his debut album, People Don't Care , which was not a commercial success. The album had legs, and potential with the movie "The Babysitter" using 4 songs off the album in that movie starring Alicia Silverstone. And a CD release party at the Hollywood House of Blues as well as a featured night at Universal City Walk's BB Kings Club. The album had guest artists including Lowell Fulson, Mick Taylor, Elvin Bishop and Vernon Reed. In 1998 he released Jump Children . This album did better and had guitarists Kid Ramos and Rick Holmstrom , bassist Larry Taylor and drummer Richard Innes . In 2005 he released What My Blues are All About . Kid Ramos Kid Ramos (born January 13, 1959)

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