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Blues For Barnaby - Scorch Sisters
Scorch Sisters Resume Popular Pro Jam Residency At Pig N' Whistle In Hollywood - Thursday, June 16, June 23, and June 30 - (HOLLYWOOD) - You never know who will show up and take the stage at Hollywood's…
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Upcoming tour dates.07/09/11: Hondarribia, Basque County, Spain - Hondarribia Blues Festival08/21/11: Heritage Amplitheater, Edmonton Alberta Canada - Edmonton Labatt Blues Festival (Delta Groove Harp Blast)11/09/11: Lucerne, Switzerland - Grand Casino Lucerne - show at the Casineum bar11/10/11: Lucerne,…
Continue Reading »Howard and the White Boys
(ST. CHARLES, IL) - "Chicago's Hardest-Working Blues Band - For Over Two Deacdes!," HOWARD AND THE WHITE BOYS, continue to perform through out the U.S. while getting ready to record the follow up to their critically-acclaimed CD, MADE…
Continue Reading »A WEEKEND IN SERBIA - Gregg Wright
I first heard of the In Wires Blues & Rock Festival from my good friend Vasja Ivanovski, promoter of the Blues & Soul Festival in Skopje, Macedonia. “There’s a guy who’d like to put you on at his…
Continue Reading »Frank Frost Blues/ Hound Dog Taylor - Tommy Cougar & The JunkyardKings
Tommy has gone back to the rootsy hard driving Texas style 60s-70s rock blues, some new material, lots of fat driving humbucking fuzzy guitar tone mixed up with some mean Junk yard dog slide guitar, mean as it…
Continue Reading »Angel Blues - Omar & The Howlers
Omar & the Howlers is a Texas based blues band, formed in Hattiesburg, Mississippi in 1973 by the blues guitarist and singer Omar Kent Dykes. Three years later they moved to Austin, Texas. The band has regularly toured…
Continue Reading »John Henry - Moreland and Arbuckle
Moreland & Arbuckle is a blues duo founded in Kansas, in 2002. The group, consisting of guitarist Aaron "Chainsaw" Moreland, and vocalist/blues harp player Dustin Arbuckle. They are signed to Toronto's NorthernBlues Music and known for their combination…
Continue Reading »Tech Talk - Silvertone 1481 (1966)
The 1471 & 1481 amps were the 'Champs' of the Silvertone line for a number of years. 5 watts of power into an 8" speaker. The 1471/81 was a sweet little amp, with simple volume and tone controls…
Continue Reading »Man With Considerable Taste - Billy Boy Arnold
Billy Boy Arnold (born William Arnold, September 16, 1935, Chicago, Illinois) is a leading American blues harmonica player, singer and songwriter.Born in Chicago, he began playing harmonica as a child, and in 1948 received informal lessons from his…
Continue Reading »Tonight I'll be Staying Here With You - Jeff Beck Group
Late in 1970 Jeff Beck reformed The Jeff Beck Group with vocalist Alex Ligertwood, keyboardist Max Middleton, drummer Cozy Powell and bassist Clive Chaman. During June 1971 Beck signed a record deal with CBS and was looking for…
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