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Gettin' There - Mose Allison

Mose Allison was born in the Mississippi Delta on his grandfather’s farm near the village of Tippo. At five he discovered he could play the piano by ear and began “picking out” blues and boogie tunes he heard…

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Tomorrow Night - LaVern Baker

LaVern Baker (November 11, 1929 – March 10, 1997) was an American rhythm and blues singer, who had several hit records on the pop chart in the 1950s and early 1960s. Her most successful records were "Tweedlee Dee"…

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Spoonful - Willie King & The Liberators

Willie King (March 18, 1943 – March 8, 2009) was an award-winning blues guitarist and singer, known for shunning fame and playing at a local bar in Mississippi. King was born in Prairie Point, a community in Noxubee…

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Slow My Roll - Bart Walker Band

John Lee Hooker once said 'the blues tells a story. Every line of the blues has a meaning.' Lucky for us, talented musicians still feel the need to tell that story. And it’s even luckier for us that…

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Tech Talk - Fender Bandmaster (1965)

Model/Circuit Number: AB763 Era: Blackface Configuration: Piggyback (reviewed with alternate speaker cabinet) Controls: Black forward facing w/ white labels Knobs: Black skirted w/ chrome center, numbered 1 - 10 Faceplate Front: Normal: In, In, Bright Sw, Vol, Treb,…

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SEVERN RECORDS SIGNS THE FABULOUS THUNDERBIRDS;

SEVERN RECORDS SIGNS THE FABULOUS THUNDERBIRDS;LEGENDARY AMERICAN ROOTS MUSIC BAND WILL BEGIN RECORDING LABEL DEBUT SHORTLY FOR RELEASE IN EARLY 2012ANNAPOLIS, MD – Severn Records has announced the signing of legendary American roots music band The Fabulous Thunderbirds,…

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