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Tweed Funk
Tweed Funk brings an edge to the music of their forefathers by wrapping together blues, soul, funk, and elements of hip-hop on their debut release ‘Bringin It’. Fronted by Smokey's sweet, soulful vocals, audiences can quickly hear why…
Continue Reading »Tweed Funk - First Name Lucky - New Release Review
I just received the newest release (March 31, 2014), First Name Lucky, from Tweed Funk and it's a funky blues party! Opening with Blues In My Soul, a funky blues track that's kind of a mix of Booker…
Continue Reading »Tweed Tone Records artists: Tweed Funk - Come Together - New release Review
I just received the newest release, Come Together, from Tweed Funk and it's super. I've reviewed a number of Tweed Funk releases and they just keep getting better! Opening with Light Up The Night, a track with a…
Continue Reading »Twelve Bars Blues Band in Spanje
The TWELVE BAR BLUES BAND winner of the Dutch Blues Foundation Awards: Best Dutch Bluesband 2010!! 12BBB was the surprise of the Dutch blues scene in 2006. Within this first year of existence, the band already was precent…
Continue Reading »Twice As Easy / Need My Baby - Big Walter Horton & Jimmy DeBerry
b. 17 November 1911, Gumwood, Arkansas, USA, d. 17 January 1985, Sikeston, Missouri, USA. De Berry was an active if peripheral member of the Memphis blues community from its heyday during the 20s until the early 50s. He…
Continue Reading »Twine Time - Alvin Cash & The Crawlers
Alvin Cash (February 15, 1939 – November 21, 1999) was an American pop singer and actor. Born Alvin Welch in St. Louis, Missouri, and a graduate of St. Louis's Sumner High School (also attended by Luther Ingram, Billy…
Continue Reading »Twist and Shout - Top Notes
This is the very first rare recording of Twist and Shout done by a new rising Philadelphia R & B band in 1961, the Top Notes on Atlantic Records. This was produced at the time by up-coming staff…
Continue Reading »Twisted Blues Vol. 1 - Oz Noy - Special Review
Been waiting a while for the opportunity to review this utterly spectacular release. Yes, I know it's been out for some time, but it's terrific and under appreciated. Opening with Twisted Blues, Noy is joined by a who's…
Continue Reading »Twistin The Night Away - Sam Cooke
Samuel Cook (January 22, 1931 – December 11, 1964), better known under the stage name Sam Cooke, was an American gospel, R&B, soul, and pop singer, songwriter, and entrepreneur. He is considered to be one of the pioneers…
Continue Reading »Two Big Area Shows For Bakersfield's Rockin' Blues Babe, Deedra Patrick
Bakersfield's Rockin' Blues Babe, Deedra Patrick (pictured here performing at the recent Kern River Rock N Blues Festival where she did a show-stopping, festival-opening version of our National Anthem as well as a full set of her own…
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