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What In The World You Goin' To Do - John Littlejohn
John Wesley Funchess (April 16, 1931 – February 1, 1994) known professionally as John (or Johnny) Littlejohn, was an American electric blues slide guitarist. He was active on the Chicago blues circuit from the 1950s to the 1980s…
Continue Reading »What is it with all this keeping the Blues alive BS!!! - Bman's Rant
First off I have to ask what is this all about? Why does this question even exist? It is my understanding that Blues Music started in America around 1900 and that it was a derivative of native African…
Continue Reading »What Is Love & Guess Who - Jesse Belvin
Jesse Lorenzo Belvin (December 15, 1932 – February 6, 1960) was an American R&B singer, pianist and songwriter popular in the 1950s, whose success was cut short by his death in a car crash aged 27. Belvin was…
Continue Reading »What It Is
One of my best friends in college used to say that to me every time that he saw me in college. He was a 6'5" black guard on Pitt's football team who had never seen a white face…
Continue Reading »What Kind Of Fool - The Mojo Roots - New Release Review
I just received the newest release (January 18, 2013), What Kind Of Fool, from the Mojo Roots and it's a barn burner. First I'm going to say that I will of course draw parallels to other bands and…
Continue Reading »What Kind of Fool/Medley - The Pitbull of Blues Band
The Pitbull of Blues Band is more than just a generic blues band. As a Florida based band of family and friends, "The Pitbull of Blues Band" enjoys sharing their own breed of Blues with others. Josh "The…
Continue Reading »What Man ?? Oh That Man
Sunday Wilde’s newest CD is a soulful mix of tormented love, no good men and strong women that survive. A heady concoction of new meets old, Wildes own unique voice mixes sweet innocence with a dusky raspy edge…
Continue Reading »What People Are Saying About Markus James' New CD, "Head for the Hills"
Markus James - Head for the Hills "…primitive, raw, powerful and as real as it gets." - -Reflections in Blue full review “Creative ideas, boldness, and conviction…” - -Downbeat Magazine Full review -http://www.downbeat.com/digitaledition/2015/DB1501/single_page_view/66.html “…one of those infectious infusions…
Continue Reading »What The Press Is Saying About Tricia Freeman's New CD, "Everyone Can See"
(Tricia Freeman performs at the Real Blues Festival Of Orange County 3, presented by the Orange County Blues Society, Sunday, August 26 at Malone's in Santa Ana). What The Media Is Saying About Tricia Freeman & Her New…
Continue Reading »What You Gonna Do - Washboard Willie Hensley
Lena Hall:Vocals Washboard Willie and his Super Suds of Rhythm: Washboard Willie Hensley:Washboard Calvin Frazier:Guitar Recorded in Detroit, MI. 1956 Washboard Willie (July 24, 1909 – August 24, 1991) was an American Detroit blues musician, who specialised in…
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