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Get well soon, George!
George Higgs recovering in the hospital Photo by Jimmy Williams We've just gotten word that Tarboro, NC Bluesman George Higgs has been moved out of the ICU after an issue with his lungs, and is on the mend. Unfortunately George has had to cancel his gigs for...
Eli Cook – Ace, Jack & King
I just received the new release, Ace, Jack & King by Eli Cook and it's really smokey. The recording opens with Death Rattle, one of 9 original tracks on this release. I really like this track which conjures up the feeling of the back country south and ancient...
Wait On It – EDDIE VAAN SHAW
Guitarist and singer Eddie "Vaan" Shaw, Jr., is the son of blues saxophonist EDDIE SHAW. Because his father was a fixture on the Chicago blues scene during the '70s - he was a member of HOWLIN' WOLF'S band and a blues club owner - Shaw met many of the city's greatest...
Pride And Joy – Bonnie Raitt
Bonnie Raitt, (born November 8, 1949) is an American blues and R&B singer, songwriter, and guitarist who was born in Burbank, California, the daughter of Broadway musical star John Raitt. Raitt began playing guitar at an early age, something not a lot of her high...
Somebody’s Got to Go – Gatemouth Moore
Arnold "Gatemouth" Moore (November 8, 1913, Topeka, Kansas - May 19, 2004, Yazoo City, Mississippi) was an American blues and gospel singer, songwriter and pastor. A graduate of Booker T. Washington High School in Memphis, he claimed to have earned his nickname as a...
Delaney and Bonnie with Eric Clapton
Bonnie Bramlett is at full throttle and the vocal engine that propelled her into musical history books is as fine-tuned as ever. Bonnie was born in Alton, Illinois, and grew up in East St. Louis. At 14, she was allowed to sing on Gaslight Square, a St. Louis nightclub...
Twist and Shout – Top Notes
This is the very first rare recording of Twist and Shout done by a new rising Philadelphia R & B band in 1961, the Top Notes on Atlantic Records. This was produced at the time by up-coming staff producer Phil Spector. Spector was previously known before that as a...
Diggin A Hole – Big Sugar
-Gordie Johnson – guitar/vocals -Garry Lowe – bass -Kelly “Mr Chill” Hoppe – harmonica/sax/melodica -Friendlyness – keyboards/toasting -Stephane “Bodean” Beaudin – drums With its successful 2011 release of “Revolution Per Minute”, BIG SUGAR announced that they were...
Up To You – Jason King Band
They say that blues will make you feel. If this is true, then anyone sensitive to touch should steer clear of the Jason King Band. Led by Jason King Roxas on lead guitar and vocals, the Jason King Band deals only in the heartiest of blues. Backed by the talents of...