Instrumental Blues – Deborah Coleman, Hiromasa Suzuki
Deborah Coleman (born October 3, 1956, Portsmouth, Virginia) is an American blues guitarist, songwriter and singer. Coleman won the Orville Gibson Award for "Best Blues Guitarist, Female" in 2001, and was nominated for a W.C. Handy Blues Music Award nine times.Coleman...
I Ain’t Mad At You – H Bomb Ferguson
H-Bomb Ferguson (May 9, 1929 – November 26, 2006) was an American jump blues singer from Cincinnati, Ohio, United States. He was an early pioneer of the rock and roll sound of the mid 1950s, featuring driving rhythm, intensely shouted vocals, honking tenor saxophone...
Don’t Tell Me Nothing About My Baby – Little Joe Blue
Little Joe Blue (September 23, 1934 — April 22, 1990) was an American blues singer, and guitarist.Born Joseph Valery, Jr. in Vicksburg, Mississippi, his music were heavily influenced by the work of Louis Jordan, Joe Liggins, and B. B. King. He played at the San...
A Natural Fact – Steve Strongman
2011 Maple Blues Award winner for Guitar Player of the year, Steve Strongman has a new acoustic cd, A Natural Fact, and I listened to it today. A Natural Fact has 12 original tracks written by Strongman and performed by Strongman on vocal, guitar and harmonica, Alec...
Lil’ Cliff & the Cliffhangers – The Lovin’ Kind – New Release Review
I just received and had the chance to review the new release, The Lovin' Kind, by International Blues Challenge Finalists Lil' Cliff & the Cliffhangers, and it's quite enjoyable. The Cliffhangers, a harmonica driven quartet, play primarily in a jump style but mix...
Search For Robert Johnson Part 1 (of 5)
The Search for Robert Johnson is a 1991 UK television documentary film about the legendary Delta blues musician Robert Johnson, hosted by John Hammond, and produced and directed by Chris Hunt. In it, Hammond travels through the American Deep South to pursue topics...
Rachelle Plas & Joe Louis Walker
Rachelle Plas, a Girl, her Harmonica and its Voice.AWARDS on 2010: GRAND PRIX CAHORS BLUES FESTIVALPRICE BLUES ON SEINETOWER 2010: Festival Country QUATREMARECOW OF BLUESCAHORS BLUES FESTIVALCOGNAC BLUES PASSIONSNHL FESTIVAL - BRISTOL BOARD (UK)BLUES ON SEINEIf you...
Blues Singer – SIDNEY MAIDEN
Born in Mansfield, LA in 1923, singer and harmonica blower Sidney Maiden made his mark on the blues with the classic "Eclipse of the Sun." In the '40s, Maiden moved to California where he first met guitarist K.C. Douglas. They bonded immediately since they both had a...
Dust My Broom – Bob Riedy Blues Band
In the midst of the massive volumes of material documenting the history of blues music and its creators in Chicago, there is a small but very unique story concerning an artisan whose apprenticeship caused a revival of Chicago blues that boosted the careers of nearly...
Who’s The Fool – Little Joe Blue
Little Joe Blue (September 23, 1934 — April 22, 1990) was an American blues singer, and guitarist.Born Joseph Valery, Jr. in Vicksburg, Mississippi, his music were heavily influenced by the work of Louis Jordan, Joe Liggins, and B. B. King. He played at the San...