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44 Pistol Tour Update
.44 Pistol are a young, high energy electric blues band. Slide guitar driven, stripped back & dirty, they bring together the laid back country blues of artists such as Mississippi Fred McDowell with the raw electric sound of…
Continue Reading »Michael Bloomfield's Guitars - A Brief History Part I • By David Dann
In the spring of 1967, Mike Bloomfield acquired a 1959 Les Paul Standard, a model produced by Gibson between 1958 and 1960 with distinctive "sunburst" orange-and-brown coloring. Discontinued by Gibson after 1960, the guitar became hugely popular once…
Continue Reading »BooBoo Davis - Tour Schedule
LIVE We performed at Harvest Blues Festival in Monaghan (Ireland) last weekend and will be back on the road in Europe from October 18 - November 13. Here is a list of the confirmed dates: Oct 18, Gauchy…
Continue Reading »David Philips - Update
NEW RECORDThe new record made it to #11 on the July / August airplay chart of the Collectif des Radio Blues; a society representing all blues radio shows in the French speaking countries.Here is some of the feedback…
Continue Reading »Moonshine Society Live
In 2011, Washington, DC based blues rock band Moonshine Society was given the amazing opportunity to bring American roots music overseas. From January 2011-April 2011, the band performed six nights a week at the House of Blues and…
Continue Reading »Music Maker Artist Ironing Board Sam Releases New Album
HILLSBOROUGH, NC (Sept 26, 2011)– Music Maker Relief Foundation is pleased to announce the release of bluesman Ironing Board Sam’s new record, Going Up. A product of more than 55 years of blues experience, this 13-track album features…
Continue Reading »Washinhgton Festival in the Borough - Oct 1&2 - Washington, NJ
Sunday Music NJ American Water Blues Stage (Downtown Stage) 12:00 noon Duane Chez Blues Band 12:50 SLACKJAW 1:40 - 2:30 Low Society 2:45 - 4:00 Plainfield Slim & The Groundhawgs 4:10 - 5:00 Kim Brewer Band Mr. Music…
Continue Reading »Simple But True - Maurio Marcus - New Release review
I just received a copy of Maurio Marcus' new release "Simple But True". Maurio has put together a very respectable release with a number of outstanding tunes. The release is professionally done (not all over the map like…
Continue Reading »West Michigan Blues Society - Oct. 15th
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Continue Reading »Rain Check - Fenton Robinson
Fenton Robinson (September 23, 1935 — November 25, 1997) was an American blues singer and exponent of the Chicago blues guitar.Born in Greenwood, Mississippi, United States, Robinson left his home at the age of 18 to move to…
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