Sat 3/29 @ 2PM
Blues singer/harmonica player “Crazy Marvin” Braxton isn’t literally crazy, of course. But he’s known for his wild stage antics which often find him in the audience or performing on top of the bar in the many small clubs he’s played in his 50-year career, all the way back to Cleveland’s legendary Leo’s Casino where all the blues and soul greats, including the top Motown stars, stopped in the ’60s.
After being on the circuit with his band the Blues Express for decades, the 70-year-old musician been slowed down somewhat recently by health problems. But he will be part of Collinwood Crossroads Week, happening from Sat 3/22-Sun 3/30 in the North Collinwood/Waterloo neighborhood.
One of the things he’ll be doing is sitting down to talk about his life and times in music as part of the Cleveland music oral history series sponsored by the nonprofit Cleveland Rocks: Past, Present & Future. It’s free and open to the public; there will be an opportunity to ask questions. The interview will be videotaped for preservation at the Rock Hall Library and Archives.