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Things That I Used To Do - Bennie Smith
Bennie Smith (October 5, 1933, St. Louis, Missouri - September 10, 2006, St. Louis, Missouri) was a St. Louis blues guitarist, considered to be one of the city's patriarchs of electric blues. His sound was emblematic of a…
Continue Reading »Things That I Used to Do - Earl King
King was born Earl Silas Johnson IV in New Orleans, Louisiana. His father, a local piano player, died when King was still a baby, and he was brought up by his mother. With his mother, he started going…
Continue Reading »Things That I Used To Do - Eddie C. Campbell
Biography by Bill Dahl Happily, Eddie C. Campbell returned to Chicago after spending a decade entrenched in Europe. His shimmering West Side-styled guitar playing and unusually introspective songwriting have been a breath of fresh air on the Windy…
Continue Reading »Things That I Used To Do - Paul Oscher
Paul Oscher (born April 5, 1950) is an American blues singer, songwriter, and instrumentalist. Oscher was born in Brooklyn, New York. He is married to Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright Suzan-Lori Parks His career as a musician began at the…
Continue Reading »Think Like A Key Music artist: The Burrito Brothers - The Magic Time Machine Of Love - New Release Review
I just had the opportunity to review the most recent release, The Magic Time Machine of Love, by The Burrito Brothers, and it's full of solid of good music. Opening with Procol Harem's Whiter Shade Of Pale, Chris…
Continue Reading »Think Twice Before You Go - Dusty Roads Band
Led by singer,guitarist,composer Dustin Harder . The Dusty Roads Band is a splendid blend of great musicians and great music in which Blues, Folk, Funk, Rock, Jazz and Reggae all fuse into a unique blend of Rocking Prairie…
Continue Reading »Third Man Records artist: Danny Kroha - Detroit Blues - New Release Review
I just had the opportunity to review the newest release, Detroit Blues, from Danny Kroha and it's pretty exciting. Kroha, who takes a pure, primitive approach to the blues hits it square on the screws. Opening with Poor…
Continue Reading »Third Man Records: Ann Arbor Blues Festival 1969 - Various Artists - New Release Review
I just had the opportunity to review the most recent 2 cd release, Ann Arbor Blues Festival 1969 from Third Man Records and it's terrific! Opening with Dirty Mother For You, a classic by Roosevelt Sykes, this classic…
Continue Reading »Third Stone from the Sun - Jaco Pastorius
John Francis Anthony Pastorius III (December 1, 1951 – September 21, 1987), known as Jaco Pastorius, was an American jazz musician and composer widely acknowledged as a virtuoso electric bass player. His playing style was noteworthy for containing…
Continue Reading »Third Street Cigar Records artist: Chris Shutters with special guest Jimmy Burns - Good Gone Bad - New Release Review
I just had the opportunity to review the most recent release, Good Gone Bad, by Chris Shutters with special guest Jimmy Burns and it's a fun packed blues rocker. Opening with driving rocker and title track, Good Gone…
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