Blind Pig Records Artists: Peter Karp and Sue Foley – Beyond The Crossroads – New Release Review
I just got a copy of the new recording, Beyond The Crossroads, by Peter Karp and Sue Foley. This is a happy go lucky blues cd with 12 self penned tracks that will likely see very broad interest. We're Gonna Make It is a blues themed song with Foley and Karp trading...
Terrance Simien in Warner Bros. The Lucky One
(Austin, Texas) “Me and the boyz have an original song, “Dance Everyday,” in one of those monster budget Warner Bros. Pictures movies,” says Terrance Simien. The Lucky One, starring Zac Efron, will be in theaters across America on April 20, 2012. Based on a Nicolas...
Joe Bonamassa releases new album “Driving Towards The Daylight”
Joe Bonamassa: "Driving Towards The Daylight"Robert Cray: Album Release & June 2012 UK Tour Joe Bonamassa: 2012 UK Arena Tour | Joe Bonamassa: "Beacon Theatre" DVD Walter Trout: "Blues For The Modern Daze" | Flying Colors: Debut Album Tracer: "April 2012 UK Tour"...
Um Um Um” / “Monkey Time – Major Lance
Major Lance (April 4, 1939 – September 3, 1994) was an American R&B singer. After a number of US hits in the 1960s, including "The Monkey Time" and "Um, Um, Um, Um, Um, Um", he became an iconic figure in Britain in the 1970s among followers of Northern soul.Major...
Share You With Someone Else – Ernie Johnson
Ernie Johnson has come a great distance since his job as a cotton hauler. One day, one of Ernie's relatives, Ivory Joe Hunter came to Ernie with a suitcase full of money that he had made while playing the piano. "That right there was my clue to start pursuing a...
Drink On Little Girl – Forrest City Joe
Blues harpist Forest City Joe was heavily influenced by John Lee "Sonny Boy" Williamson. He not only played like him, but sang like him as well. Unlike his idol, however, who was murdered on June 1, 1948, Joe lived long enough to record for the Chess brothers in the...
King Edward – I’ll Play The Blues For You
King Edward, Edward Antoine, was born in Rayne, Louisiana. Teaching himself to play the guitar, King learned Zydeco from his cousin Clifton Chenier.King Edward later moved to Chicago where he lived for 15 years and played with the Chicago greats. He performed at the...
Street Walking Blues – Tramp
Tramp were a British blues band active during the late 1960s and early 1970s on an intermittent basis. This on/off activity and the loose, transient nature of the band’s line-up were reflected in the group’s name.The line-up centered around the brother-sister pairing...
Dead Drunk Blues – Margaret Johnson
Margaret Johnson was an American blues and early jazz vocalist and pianist.Johnson's primary era of recording activity as a vocalist was 1925-1927. Prior to this, she had worked in vaudeville. She recorded with harmonica player Bobby Leecan and guitarist Robert...
Little Wing – Jim Duff & the Necessities
Jim Duff & the Necessities are a fresh take on the very kind of music you want and long for. It's a true musical melting pot of the blues, soul, jazz, classic rock and traditional country. Merging strong rhythms, meaty lyrics, and classic testosterone-filled sounds...