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73rd National Folk Festival
Is everyone getting excited? We hope so! Don’t forget – Friday at 6:40pm is kickoff of the 73rd National Folk Festival with a stellar lineup featuring Irish, bluegrass, salsa, blues, mariachi and Cajun traditions. Be sure and pick…
Continue Reading »Peter Gunn Theme - Roy Buchanan
Roy Buchanan (September 23, 1939 – August 14, 1988) was an American guitarist and blues musician. A pioneer of the Telecaster sound, Buchanan was a sideman and solo artist, with two gold albums early in his career, and…
Continue Reading »Louise - Wesley Jefferson
Bassist, vocalist, and bandleader Wesley Jefferson has been a stalwart of the Clarksdale blues scene since the mid-1960s. He was born in Roundaway in Coahoma County on March 23, 1944, the oldest boy of thirteen children. As a…
Continue Reading »Don't Explain - Beth Hart - Joe Bonamassa - New Release Review
I just received the long awaited release by Joe Bonamassa and Beth Hart. Every release that Joe is doing now seems to be reaching in a different direction. He appears to be exploring the musical universe. Where earlier…
Continue Reading »Chickenfoot - new release - September 27th
Chickenfoot, featuring guitar hero Joe Satriani, frontman Sammy Hagar, former Van Halen bassist Michael Anthony and world renowned drummer Chad Smith, have confirmed multiple UK release dates and formats for their highly anticipated second album Chickenfoot III, the…
Continue Reading »Howard and the White Boys
"Chicago's Hardest-Working Blues Band...For Over Two Decades!" "Give them their due: You can't see this high-energy, good-time band at a club without leaving with a smile on your face...have always provided a point of entry for Chicago rock…
Continue Reading »Delmark Records Presents: Bad Girl - Demetria Taylor
First I have to comment on the cover of this release. I am so used to all of the fancy covers on all cd's that this one kinda caught me off guard. It is very reminiscent of the…
Continue Reading »I'll Play the Blues for You - Terry "Big T" Williams
Terry “Big T” Williams has dedicated his life to his music. Born in Clarksdale in 1960, he spent his early years on a plantation in Farrell, Mississippi, hearing stories about Muddy Waters attending Sunday picnics in his grandmother’s…
Continue Reading »A Hundred White Lies - Shane Dwight - New recording release review
I have been listening to this cd for the past 4 or so days because I wanted to pin it down and write an appropriate review for it. No I'm not one of those guys who puts on…
Continue Reading »Chicago bluesman 'Honeyboy' Edwards dead at 96 - Chicago Tribune
David "Honeyboy" Edwards, a bluesman who was a living, breathing link to blues legend Robert Johnson, died early Monday morning of congestive heart failure while resting at home, according to the performer's official website. He was 96.Born in…
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