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CONCORD MUSIC GROUP’S STAX REMASTERS SERIES CONTINUES ON SEPTEMBER 13 WITH REISSUES FROM RUFUS THOMAS, THE DRAMATICS, AND SHIRLEY BROWN
CONCORD MUSIC GROUP’S STAX REMASTERS SERIES CONTINUES ON SEPTEMBER 13 WITH REISSUES FROM RUFUS THOMAS, THE DRAMATICS, AND SHIRLEY BROWN Rufus Thomas’s Do the Funky Chicken, Shirley Brown’s Woman to Woman, and the Dramatics’ Whatcha See Is Whatcha…
Continue Reading »ROUNDHOUSE BLUES - BIG SHOT REUB & THE RELOADERS RELEASE
Big Shot Reub at the Whiskey Big Shot Reub (Reuben Vigil) performing at the the famed Whisky A Go-Go in West Hollywood recently. "Roundhouse Blues" was nominated in the "Best Blues Album" category for the 2011 San Diego…
Continue Reading »Information on Honeyboy Edwards Fund for the National Blues Museum - Bob Corritore correspondent
Information on Honeyboy Edwards Fund for the National Blues Museum. Yesterday we lost the great Honeyboy Edwards after a long, well lived life of 96 years. In our obit we mentioned that in lieu of flowers, it is…
Continue Reading »Gospel Blue - Brick Fields - New Release Review
I just recieved the new release from Brick Fields. The Brick Fields Band is a six piece Gospel Blues Band from Eureka Springs, AR consisting of The duo Group "Brick Fields" who are married couple Rachel Fields and…
Continue Reading »Let's Do It Over - Joe Simon
Joe Simon (born September 2, 1943, Simmesport, Louisiana) is a chart-topping, Grammy Award winning, soul and R&B artist.Like many other African-American artists from the era, Simon began singing in his father's Baptist church. He pursued his vocal abilities…
Continue Reading »JC Brooks and the Uptown Sound’s
A month ago, we announced the signing of Chicago post-punk soul outfit JC Brooks and the Uptown Sound. Now, fresh off performances opening for Robert Plant, Fitz and The Tantrums and a featured appearance at the Wilco-curated Solid…
Continue Reading »THE SEAN CHAMBERS BAND BLASTS OFF WITH POWERFUL NEW BLUES/ROCK CD,
THE SEAN CHAMBERS BAND BLASTS OFF WITH POWERFUL NEW BLUES/ROCK CD, LIVE FROM THE LONG ISLAND BLUES WAREHOUSE, ON SEPTEMBER 20 FROM BLUE HEAT RECORDS TAMPA, FL – Blue Heat Records announces a September 20 release date for…
Continue Reading »My Friend "Honeyboy Edwards" - Correspondent Mike Packer
I have to admit I am probably one of the luckiest musicians in the world to be able to say I knew and played guitar with Honeyboy Edwards. I have been playing 2nd guitar with him for the…
Continue Reading »Long Beach Blues Festival - Saturday September 3rd
We're excited to announce that the KJazz Blues Bash is back on September 3rd at the Carpenter Center on the campus of California State University, Long Beach! Join us for this festive evening to raise funds for publicly-supported…
Continue Reading »The King Hats Review
The King Hat Review (KHR) is a multi-media stage musical extravaganza that tells the amazing story of American popular music and traces it's origins and history from where and when it all started: in the blues and folk-blues…
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