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Cedar County Cobras - Homesick Blues - New Release Review
I just had the opportunity to review the most recent release, Homesick Blues, from Cedar County Cobras, and it's a cool, laid back rural folk style album. Opening with Utah, Tom Spielbauer on vocal and guitar is joined…
Continue Reading »Cedar County Cobras - Sinners & Saints
Cedar County Cobras are an Americana duo from Eastern Iowa known for mixing Delta blues, early country, folk, and rural Americana into a lively, distinctive sound. The band has been performing for over a decade, building a reputation…
Continue Reading »Celebrate Artist Shelton Powe
Shelton Powe Celebrates Another Year of Sharing His Music With the World Happy Birthday Shelton! Shelton Powe is celebrating his birthday on October 27th! Shelton joined Music Maker in 2011, and since then he's released an album on…
Continue Reading »Celebrating The Blues With Heartfelt Gospel Feeling
Celebrating The Blues With Heartfelt Gospel Feeling Seven veterans of the blues unite and share the feeling with the world About six months ago Neil Barnes, a west coast bluesman here in the United States, contacted me about…
Continue Reading »Celebrity - Charlie "Bird" Parker
Charles "Charlie" Parker, Jr. (August 29, 1920 – March 12, 1955), also known as "Yardbird" and "Bird", was an American jazz saxophonist and composer. Miles Davis once said, "You can tell the history of jazz in four words:…
Continue Reading »Cell Phone Blues - James Kinds & The All-Night Riders
James Kinds has always possessed a powerful voice, cutting his teeth on southern gospel and developing his own distinctive style as a young man. Inspired by juke-joint blues and early rock n roll, he left Mississippi for Chicago…
Continue Reading »Cellar Music artist: Geoffrey Dean Quartet - Conceptions - New Release Review
I just had the opportunity to review the most recent release, Conceptions, from Geoffrey Dean Quartet, and it breathes. Opening with Came And Went, Justin Copeland on trumpet has the melody, with strong support from Geoffrey Dean on…
Continue Reading »Celso Blues Boy
Celso Blues Boy (born Celso Ricardo Furtado of Oak, Rio of January, 5 of January of 1956) is a singer, composer and Brazilian guitarist. He began to work professionally in the 70's, accompanying Raul Seixas and Sá and…
Continue Reading »Celso Salim Band - Mama's Hometown - New Release Review
I just had the opportunity to review the most recent release, Mama's Hometown, by Celso Salim Band and it's cool, soulful blues. Opening with Mad Dog, a super track with a cool New Orleans style rhythm and nice…
Continue Reading »Cement Mixer - Slim Gaillard
Bulee "Slim" Gaillard (January 4, 1916 – February 26, 1991) was an American jazz singer, songwriter, pianist, and guitarist, noted for his vocalese singing and word play in a language he called "Vout". (In addition to speaking 8…
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