The Highway Is My Home – PERCY STROTHER
For a sense of the blues at its most tangible, one needs to look no further than singer/guitarist Percy Strother, who triumphed over incredible tragedy to create music of genuine pain and sorrow. Born July 23, 1946 in Vicksburg, Mississippi, he was still a child when...
Every Day I have the blues & Outskirts of Town – Curly “Barefoot” Miller
Curly 'Barefoot" Miller, piano player born July 23, 1902 in New Orleans, Louisiana. I am able to find only small details about Curly.If you like what I’m doing, Like ---Bman’s Blues Report--- Facebook Page! I’m looking for great talent and trying to grow the audience...
Brian Batchley On Harmonica
Hi I'm Brian Batchley. I am a musician.I have been fronting the Preachers Blues band since 1987.I play harmonica,guitar,piano and bass. I'm working on drums and digital sax.I also sing. david Reo is our guitar player aka: "Rhode Island Red" We have been playing...
Pick Up The Pieces – Wentus Blues Band w/ Eddie Kirkland
While most people associate the blues with the steamy bayous of Louisiana and the cotton fields of Mississippi, lovers of the devil´s music may be surprised to hear that there is also a thriving scene in Scandinavia.At the heart of this Nordic blues explosion are the...
Any Day Now – Chuck Jackson
Possessing one of the most elegant baritone voices in the annals of recorded music, Grammy Award-nominated Chuck Jackson has set a benchmark for aspiring vocalists of all genres. In turn, he's engendered deep respect from contemporaries and aficionados around the...
Saint Louis Blues – Joe “Stride” Turner
Joe Turner (November 3, 1907 – July 21, 1990) was an American jazz pianist.Joseph H. Turner was born in Baltimore, Maryland, United States. One of the masters of the stride piano style associated with Harlem, New York City, Turner got his first big musical break in...
Women Be Wise – Sippie Wallace
Sippie Wallace (born as Beulah Thomas, November 1, 1898 – November 1, 1986) was an American singer-songwriter. Her early career in local tent shows gained her the billing "The Texas Nightingale". Between 1923 and 1927, she recorded over 40 songs for Okeh Records, many...
MC Records artist: Debbie Davies – After The Fall – New Release Review
I just received the new recording, After The Fall by Debbie Davies. Debbie is a stellar blues guitarist and I been anxious to hear this. The recording opens with Don't Put The Blame, a song that to my ear has a country rock swagger. Davies has a great voice and it is...
What The Press Is Saying About Tricia Freeman’s New CD, “Everyone Can See”
(Tricia Freeman performs at the Real Blues Festival Of Orange County 3, presented by the Orange County Blues Society, Sunday, August 26 at Malone's in Santa Ana). What The Media Is Saying About Tricia Freeman & Her New CD Everyone Can See " What a strong, wailing,...
Live at the Temecula Theater DVD – Dennis Jones Band – New Recording Review
I just received Live at the Temecula Theater featuring the Dennis Jones Band. Dennis is a young axe slinger with a tight backing made up of Michael Turner on Drums and Sam Correa on Bass (both on vocals). The band opens with Kill The Pain, a blues rock track with the...