1. Billy Branch was born on William Earl Branch, October 3,1951 and is an American blues harmonica player of Chicago blues.
11 Facts About Billy Branch
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Billy Branch is a three-time Grammy nominee, a retired two-term governor of the Chicago Grammy Chapter, an Emmy Award winner, and a winner of the Addy Award.
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Billy Branch's family moved from Chicago to Los Angeles when he was five years old.
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Billy Branch soon took the place of Carey Bell, Dixon's long time Harp player, when Bell left the All-Stars to form his own band.
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Since then, Billy Branch has played on over 250 different recordings, including 12 under his own name.
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Billy Branch has recorded with Willie Dixon, Keb Mo, Johnny Winter, Lou Rawls, Koko Taylor, Eddy Clearwater, Honeyboy Edwards, Syl Johnson, Lurrie Bell, Ronnie Baker Brooks, and Taj Mahal.
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Billy Branch served two consecutive terms on the Grammy Board of Governors and currently is chairman of the Grammy Blues Committee.
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Billy Branch has won multiple Blues Music Awards, an Emmy Award, an Addy Award, two Chicago Music Awards, and numerous humanitarian and achievement awards.
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Billy Branch annually appears at major festivals around the world, including the Montreux Blues Festival, the North Sea Blues Festival, the Cognac Blues Festivals and Long Beach Blues Festival, the Chicago Blues Festival, the San Francisco Blues Festival and the North Sea Jazz Festival.
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Billy Branch's 2019 recording, Roots and Branches: The Songs of Little Walter, was chosen as a 'Favorite Blues Album' by AllMusic.
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Billy Branch can be seen in several Playing for Change music clips.