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Dust My Broom - David Gogo
I think that every slide player who ever played the blues learned how from studying Elmore James. Here's one of Elmore's classics. David Gogo is doing a great job of burning up the wire out there. If you…
Continue Reading »I Want You - Elvis Costello
Ok. Never thought of Elvis Costello as a blues artist I'll bet. Looks like a new waver...or just an old waver. Plays that funky Jazzmaster. I mean...that guitar doesn't even make the blues list. But he is from…
Continue Reading »Here's a guy with an open mind
Jeff Beck has played every gamut from blues to opera on his guitar. He is likely the best guitar innovator in our lifetime. Who knows what Jimi would have done if he had lived, but Jeff continues to…
Continue Reading »England Brings the Blues back to America
John Mayall almost single handedly brought the American Delta blues to the forefront in England starting the British Invasion with the Stones, Eric Clapton, Jimmy Page, Fleetwood Mac.... An early John Mayall and the Blues Breakers band of…
Continue Reading »I'm Worried - Peter Green's Fleetwood Mac
Fleetwood Mac wasn't always a pretty face. Fleetwood used to have some of the best guitar players on the planet. Peter Green and Jeremy Spencer. Peter with his blistering fingering and Jeremy with his Elmore James like slide…
Continue Reading »It's a Mans World
Although still relatively young in "blues years", David Gogo has accomplished much in his career. So far he has three Juno nominations, was named Musician of the Year at the Western Canadian Music Awards, was twice named Guitarist…
Continue Reading »Tales of Travel Woe
In the seventies Super Stars like Leon Russell drove a van... Leon...a super Star? Oh Yeah. Man had an entourage that included Leon Russell – vocals, guitar, piano, organ, Jesse Ed Davis – guitar, Claudia Lennear – vocals,…
Continue Reading »Definitely Maybe - Jeff Beck
The blues doesn't always come in a nice little package where you'd think to look. Here's another instrumental number from someone who is not customarily though of as a blues artist. Get Facebook support for your favorite band…
Continue Reading »Sue Foley - the lady Blues Review notes is among the young blues women that can fill Bonnie Raitts shoes!
And just like Canada won the Olympic Gold Hockey - this Lady and others are rockin' the blues in Canada - "heads up" America! And full review of Sue on Friday! http://www.SueFoley.com And folks, April is "Blues Women"…
Continue Reading »Czy sprawdził Pan Bman's Blues raport?
Pomożecie mi podzielić się! Bman's Blues raport, jestem na dążeniu do znalezienia każdy Super blues band można znaleźć. Podzielam moje znaleziska z każdego, kto chce słuchać. Mam ponad 20000 miesięcznych czytniki ale chciałbym dać artystów, które znaleźć jak…
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