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Red House - Saturday Night Blues Band
India's got the Blues. This ws submitted by a viewer. Really cool set! We are a blues band based in Calcutta, India. We go by the name, The Saturday Night Blues Band and have been playing together for…
Continue Reading »Red Light Dreamin - Dixie Fried
Craig Lamie - Guitar/Vocals Craigs weapons of choice are a Gibson SG and a Fender Telecaster guitar ran through a Fender Blues Junior amp. His music loves range from Junior Kimburgh, The Allman Brothers, Led Zeppelin, Peter Green,…
Continue Reading »Red Shoe Shuffle - The Chicago Thieves
This line from The Chicago Thieves' "Don't Leave Me" sums up the band's core philosophy and electrifying live performances. The five piece Sussex band has enough energy to power a small fleet of motor vehicles. It's a fuel…
Continue Reading »Reefer Smokin' Blues - Blackburn
BLACKBURN is a band of three brothers whose music is rich in the tradition of the blues, while inflected with an electric urban vibe. Blackburn brings it all together with conscious lyrics to create hard infectious groove. Blackburn's…
Continue Reading »Reference Recordings artist: Fiona Boyes - Box & Dice - New release Review
I just received the newest release, Box & Dice, from Fiona Boyes and it's a gritty, bluesy guitar fest. Opening with Juke Joint on Moses Lane, Boyes gets a thick, rudimentary sound from a resonator guitar with superior…
Continue Reading »Reference Recordings artist: Fiona Boyes - Professin' The Blues - New Release review
I just had the opportunity to review the most recent release, Professin' The Blues, by Fiona Boyes and it's pure. This release is stripped down with only Boyes on vocal and guitar/resonator, joined by Jimi Bott on drums…
Continue Reading »Rene' Huard Project - Blues Calling - New Release Review
I just had the opportunity to review the most recent release, Blues Calling, from Rene' Huard and it's a contemporary blues rocker. Opening with Hard Times, an up tempo rocker, Rene' Huard on lead vocal and harmonica sets…
Continue Reading »Ric Lee Blues Project Live
Ric began playing drums and percussion at school and joined two other school mates to form a three piece called The Falcons. After only a short time with The Falcons, Ric was asked to join a well-known local…
Continue Reading »Ric Lee's Natural Born Swingers
Lee was born in Mansfield, Nottinghamshire, and was a founding member of his first band, The Falcons. He was also a drummer for Ricky Storm and The Mansfields, which he was persuaded to leave in August 1965. Soon…
Continue Reading »Richard Koechli
Richard Koechli is a professional and popular roots-musician from Switzerland. He has played with many well known artists such as Larry Garner ("…maybe I'll forget your face, but I’ll never forget your slide-guitar!"), Philipp Fankhauser, Hank Shizzoe, Jens…
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