Happy Birthday to "*Eric Bibb*":http://www.ericbibb.com, born on this day in 1951 in New York City. Bibb is often seen as a musical synthesist, concocting his own brand of blues music by layering it liberally with touches of folk, gospel, soul and country. As the son of New York folk singer Leon Bibb, the nephew of Modern Jazz Quartet pianist John Lewis and the godson of opera giant Paul Robeso...
I first saw Eric Bibb a few months ago on ABC television. His songs are great to listen to but even better if you can see him perform on video or live. Every fibre of his being goes into the singing.