Whammy in the Gizmo – Piano Slim
Born Robert T. Smith, a resident of St. Louis where he is known as Piano Slim. He paid his dues way back in the '40s and '50s in Houston, Texas working among such first rate bluesman as Gatemouth Brown, Little Willie Littlefield, and Henry Hayes. It was there that he...
I’m Feeling Good – Deitra Farr
Deitra Farr is considered one of Chicago ’s top vocalists, according to Living Blues Magazine (May 1997). Fiery, energetic, and soul-stirring describes this woman, who has over the years been nominated for Traditional Female Blues artist of the year by the W.C. Handy...
Anytime – The Robert Cray Band
The five-time Grammy Award winner summarized 35 years of mastery on the debut Nozzle release Live From Across the Pond (2006), an electrifying two-CD concert set drawn from a series of shows (opening for Eric Clapton) at London’s Royal Albert Hall. When the time came...
Mailman Blues – Sleepy John Estes
John Adam Estes (January 25, 1899 – June 5, 1977), best known as Sleepy John Estes or Sleepy John, was a American blues guitarist, songwriter and vocalist, born in Ripley, Lauderdale County, TennesseeIn 1915, Estes' father, a sharecropper who also played some guitar,...
Love of Mine – Luther Trammell
Whether rockin out with the band or as a solo act, Luther Trammell brings the blues home. Luther has played with The Blues Imperials, Shirley King (Daughter of BB King). Luther and his band performed as House Band for the House of Blues in 2007. Placed third in the...
Red House – Pass Over Blues and Peter Schmidt
Aktuelle Meldung: +++ Wir sind nominiert für die Blues Challenge 2o12 (baltic blues e.V.) +++Der Endausscheid für die "German Blues Challenge 2012" findet am 29.o9.2o12 in Eutin statt.Wie genau wir nun in diese "Lage" gekommen sind, wissen wir auch nicht. Es verhält...
Terry Quiett Band – A Night At The Orpheum – New Release Review
I remember a while back on one of my late night new blues band searches and coming across this cool band - Terry Quiett and thinking, wow... these guys are hot. I just received a copy of A Night At The Orpheum, a new release from the Terry Quiett Band. The release...
New Sena Ehrhardt music video
NEW SENA EHRHARDT MUSIC VIDEO Singer Sena Ehrhardt has just finished a new music video with her band. To watch "On The Clock," one of the ten original songs from her Blind Pig debut album, Leave The Light On, please click HERE. You can also see the video on Blind...
Bright Eyes – Big Bill Broonzy and Washboard Sam with Big Crawford
Standing 6'5" and weighing 300-plus, Ernest "Big" Crawford loomed large in Chicago's explosive postwar blues scene. Crawford's slapped upright lines pushed recordings by the likes of Little Walter, Big Bill Broonzy, and Memphis Slim, but his work with former...
Big Dave & the Backbones with Alex Schultz
Big Dave Reniers (born 1969) began playing harmonica at the age of 14. A few years later he got in touch with blues music listening to harmonica-players such as William Clarke, Kim Wilson, James Harman, etc..He formed “the Dizzy Dave Band” when he was seventeen and...