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Nighthawks Leader Mark Wenner Undergoes Successful Heart Bypass Operation
THE NIGHTHAWKS LEADER, MARK WENNER, UNDERGOES SUCCESSFUL HEART BYPASS SURGERY & EXPECTED TO MAKE A COMPLETE RECOVERY BAND POSTPONES A SERIES OF DATES FOR NEXT SIX WEEKS, BUT NIGHTHAWKS EXPECTED BACK OUT ON THE ROAD END OF MAY…
Continue Reading »Rip Cat Records artist: The 44's - Americana - New Release Review
The new 44's cd, Americana, is gonna hit the air on April 17 and it's a winner. The opening track, Hanging Tree, is a raw boogie that will be hard to top. Overdriven tube amps, harp, grinding voice...…
Continue Reading »New Pinetop Perkins & Karp/Foley titles from Blind Pig!
NEW RELEASES FROM BLIND PIG RECORDS! Noted roots music label Blind Pig Records will release new titles on April 17th by beloved blues piano icon Pinetop Perkins and the dynamic performing and songwriting duo of Peter Karp and…
Continue Reading »Luther "Guitar Junior" Johnson
Luther Johnson (born April 11, 1939, Itta Bena, Mississippi, United States) is an American Chicago blues singer and guitarist, who performs under the name Luther "Guitar Junior" Johnson.Johnson moved to Chicago with his family in 1955. During the…
Continue Reading »"Mr. Johnnie" Billington
Johnnie "Mr. Johnnie" Billington is the primary teacher and artistic director of the DBEP. A master guitar player & singer, he returned to his Delta roots twenty years ago after playing with Chicago Blues greats Muddy Waters, Elmore…
Continue Reading »Hugh Cornwell unveils 'Totem and Taboo' album & 'No More Heroes' UK tour
AUTUMN 2012 UK TOUR Hugh will perform his new album ‘TOTEM AND TABOO’ followed by ‘NO MORE HEROES’ 24 Hour Box Office: 0844 478 0898Book Online: www.hughcornwell.com www.thegigcartel.com Hugh Cornwell is pleased to confirm a nationwide UK tour…
Continue Reading »Lord, Look Down On Me - Bessie Griffin
Bessie Griffin (July 6, 1922 – April 10, 1989) was an African American gospel singer.Born Arlette B. Broil in New Orleans, Louisiana, she was steeped in church music as a child. She sang for a while with the…
Continue Reading »See See Baby - Sean Costello and the Soul Shakers
Sean Costello (April 16, 1979 – April 15, 2008) was an American blues musician, renowned for his fiery guitar playing and soulful singing. He released five critically acclaimed albums before his career was cut short by his sudden…
Continue Reading »Jimmie Lee Robinson
Unlike many of his Chicago blues contemporaries, Jimmie Lee Robinson (Apr 30, 1931 in Chicago, IL - Jul 6, 2002 in Chicago, IL) wasn't a Mississippi Delta emigre. The guitarist was born and raised right in the Windy…
Continue Reading »New Tweed Funk CD
Upcoming Shows and News Tweed Funk has some great shows starting out this Saturday night at the Horny Goat Hideaway in the BFT. BFT stands for the Big Fun Tent and if you have not seen it, you…
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