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Jumpin' At Shadows - Gary Moore
Robert William Gary Moore (4 April 1952 – 6 February 2011), better known simply as Gary Moore, was a musician from Belfast, Northern Ireland, best recognised as a blues rock guitarist and singer. In a career dating back…
Continue Reading »Interview with Rev. John Wilkins (Part 1)
Though born in Memphis, Tennessee, in 1943, Reverend John Wilkins is a child of the North Mississippi Hill Country. His mother was born in Holly Springs, MS and his father was from Hernando, MS. While John grew up…
Continue Reading »Cold Cold Feelin' - Sam Myers with the Hi-Tones
Sam Myers (February 19, 1936 – July 17, 2006[1]) was an American blues musician and songwriter. He appeared as an accompanist on dozens of recordings for blues artists over the past five decades, and fronted one of the…
Continue Reading »Love Gone Crazy - John Nemeth
John Németh is a rising blues star; a singer steeped in the tradition and reminiscent of B.B. King, Ray Charles and Junior Parker, and a harmonica player of riveting intensity and virtuosity. His decade long career has found…
Continue Reading »Boarder Town Blues - Mannish Boys feat. Finis Tasby
The Mannish Boys are a blues band based in Los Angeles, California. They play classic blues in West Coast, Texas and Chicago styles. Led by vocalist Finis Tasby, the band consists of all-star veteran members of the West…
Continue Reading »I Wonder - Humble Pie
Sorry... don't know of a worthwhile version of this with real video but you can see what a change has been made in the interpretation of this song... terrific! Humble Pie!! This band was so under rated!! The…
Continue Reading »I Wonder...by Tharp (part 1 of 2 evolution of blues)
If someone knows the link that ties the second interpretation of this song to this...the original please let me know. It's one of my all time favorites by Humble Pie... see following video. “Like” Bman’s Facebook page (available…
Continue Reading »You Shook Me - Jimmy Page - Black Crowes
Of course a Willie Dixon song and first played by Muddy Waters band and a released few months prior to "Led Zep I" by the the Jeff beck Group on "Truth" showing the huge influence on contemporary rock…
Continue Reading »Tech Talk - Fender Champion "600" (2007)
Model Name: Champion™ 600 Series: Vintage Modified Amps Amplifier Type: Tube Color / MSRP* / Part # : Two Tone $239.99 233-0100-000 Electronics Inputs: Two (1/4" Instrument and 1/4" Instrument / XLR Microphone) Extension Speaker Jack: External Speaker…
Continue Reading »Dyin' Crapshooter's Blues - Chris Cotton
February of 2010 Chris Cotton got an interesting idea while talking to a long-time friend and artistic collaborator who had been living in a van in Brooklyn, NY over that previous winter that intrigued both Chris, a San…
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