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Sweet Shiny Brown Eyes - Dave Weld and the Imperial Flames
Since 1988, "Dave Weld and the Imperial Flames" have continuously toured and performed in Europe, Canada, Japan and the Caribbean, and throughout the United States, North, South, East and West. Their last CD, "Keep on Walkin'", on Earwig…
Continue Reading »Ron Hacker
"The first time I got the blues, I mean really got the blues, was in 1956. A friend and I got caught breaking into parking meters. I was eleven - he was twelve. Off we went to the…
Continue Reading »My Babe - Chris James - Patrick Rynn - Rob Stone
Stone got started early on his harmonica-blowing odyssey. At age 18, he slipped into a blues joint in his native Boston to check out harp legend Charlie Musselwhite and was instantly transfixed. He bought his first harp the…
Continue Reading »Tech Talk - Harley Benton GA5 (2008)
Harley Benton GA5 guitar combo - 5W Class A, 8" speaker, 1 channel, 1 volume & 1 tone control, thomann 1x 12AX7 & 1x EL84 tubes, 4 Ohm external speaker output. Weight: 10.5kg, size WDH mm 364 x…
Continue Reading »Ain't It a Shame - Elder Roma Wilson
Elder Roma Wilson was born December 22, 1910, in Tupelo, Mississippi, one of 10 children raised on his parents' cotton farm. When Wilson was 15, he taught himself to play the harmonica, using an instrument that his older…
Continue Reading »Search For Robert Johnson (Part 2 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…
Continue Reading »Memphis Jewel - Jackie Johnson new release review
This is a real solid vocal recording of original and cover tunes rooted in the blues but with heavy soul influence. There are are a few tunes that bridge the jazz arena and others like Love You Still…
Continue Reading »Welfare Problem - Smilin Bobby Smith
Smilinβ Bobby is Bobby G. Smith, originally from Helena Arkansas. His stage name is based on his sunny disposition as evidenced by the numerous photos of him smiling on the liner notes. Bobby is the vocalist and lead…
Continue Reading »Bassology - Willie Dixon
William James "Willie" Dixon (July 1, 1915 β January 29, 1992) was an American blues musician, vocalist, songwriter, arranger and record producer.[1] A Grammy Award winner who was proficient on both the Upright bass and the guitar, as…
Continue Reading »The Mike Bloomfield Story - part 9
Michael Bernard "Mike" Bloomfield (July 28, 1943 β February 15, 1981) was an American musician, guitarist, and composer, born in Chicago, Illinois, who became one of the first popular music superstars of the 1960s to earn his reputation…
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