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On My Knees - Son Seals
Frank "Son" Seals (August 13, 1942 – December 20, 2004) was an American blues guitarist and singer.He was born in Osceola, Arkansas where his father, Jim "Son" Seals, owned a small juke joint. He began performing professionally by…
Continue Reading »Confessions of a Blues Nut - Bman's Story
I was first really introduced to the guitar as something other than background blur when I was in jr. high school. Growing up in a small town in the middle of nowhere, I didn't even know anyone who…
Continue Reading »Bye Bye Bird - Sonny Boy Williamson II
Aleck "Rice" Miller (December 5, 1899? – May 25, 1965) was an African-American blues harmonica player, singer and songwriter. He was also known as Sonny Boy Williamson II, Sonny Boy Williams, Willie Williamson, Willie Miller, Little Boy Blue,…
Continue Reading »National Folk Festival caps Nashville reputation as ‘Music City USA’ with Sept. 2-4 event
National Folk Festival caps Nashville reputation as ‘Music City USA’ with Sept. 2-4 eventNASHVILLE, Tenn. (Associated Press ) — Nashville has no theme park, no beach and no casinos. But it has music. Lots of it. The National…
Continue Reading »Can't Stand the Rain - Regina Bonelli
Regina is putting it down out there. I found this short clip of her singing a Lowell George tune and thought you may enjoy it.Regina is a singer/songwriter out of NYC. In addition to composing these songs, she…
Continue Reading »Let Down - Clyde Ramsey & Pepper Drive
These guys have filled clubs and rattled the rafters in their previous shows. They shook the moss from the trees at April’s Earth Day Jam and in closing Pat Ramsey’s benefit for the Hospice of the Big Bend…
Continue Reading »Casey Jones - George Jackson
Retired track-liner George Jackson singing "Casey Jones" on the railroad outside Greenville, Mississippi. Shot by Alan Lomax, John Bishop, and Worth Long, August 31, 1978.“Like” Bman’s Facebook page (available in over 50 languages). I will not relay senseless…
Continue Reading »A HUNDRED WHITE LIES - SHANE DWIGHT
COMING SEPTEMBER 27 FROM R-TIST RECORDS NASHVILLE-BASED ARTIST EXPLORES NEW EXPANDED BLUES/ROOTS SOUND ON HIS MOST-AMBITIOUS ALBUM TO-DATE NASHVILLE, TN – R-Tist Records has announced a September 27 release date for A Hundred White Lies, the newest and…
Continue Reading »You Got to Take Sick and Die - Boyd Rivers
Not a lot is known about the Mississippi-based country-blues and gospel singer Boyd Rivers who died in '93, but his growling voice seems to belong to a much older time.He was born near the town of Pickens in…
Continue Reading »Cruisin da Blues - Roy Gaines & Joe Louis Walker
Roy Gaines was born August 12, 1937 in Waskom, Texas. His family moved to Houston when he was six. He is the brother of Grady Gaines, once saxophone player in Little Richard's backup band The Upsetters. At an…
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