Over five decades, George Howard played everything from blues to zydeco, but one of his biggest legacies was shining a light on Tucson musicians.
"He was always smiling. You could never tell what else was going on because he never brought his baggage to the stage," said blues pianist Arthur Migliazza, one of the many young blues musicians Howard mentored in a music career that stretched five decades.
People are also reading… Howard's death sent shockwaves through Tucson's music community, with dozens sending condolences on Facebook. Howard's death comes almost three months to the day after Tucson lost blues powerhouse vocalist Anna Warr, who occasionally sang with Howard. Listen now and subscribe: Apple Podcasts | Google Podcasts | Spotify | RSS Feed | Omny Studio He also began forming bands, starting with the Statesboro Blues Band in the early 1980s that played at the old Chicago Bar, Terry & Zeke's and a handful of funky Tucson holes in the wall — many of them long gone — playing everything from Cajun and zydeco to blues and funk.
“I learned everything from him," said Migliazza, who was part of Howard's Roadhouse Hounds band while he was in college and collaborated with him including as a piano-drum duo."I learned the importance of being a good person and somebody people liked to be around. I learned the importance of charisma."
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