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'Seventh Hour' Preview 2 - JW - Jones
You like me are probably awaiting JW - Jones new cd to be released in March. Stay tuned for our 2nd interview with JW - Jones soon! This is an opportunity to support real music. In a time…
Continue Reading »'Soul Train' host Don Cornelius dead of suicide
Don Cornelius, who with the creation of Soul Train helped break down racial barriers and broaden the reach of black culture with funky music, groovy dance steps and cutting edge style, died early Wednesday of an apparent suicide.…
Continue Reading »'Tearing Up The Rails' by Lucas Haneman Express
New release from Ottawa's Lucas Haneman Express available on CD Baby & iTunes With clever, poignant lyrics, upbeat, modern blues and haunting ballads, Lucas Haneman Express have joined the ranks in a long line of exceptional bands from…
Continue Reading »'The Real Thing' Immortalizes Boogie McCain
Jerry "Boogie" McCain Immortalized in Words photo by Gregg Roth The Real Thing The Life and Times of Jerry "Boogie" McCain: The Real Thing by Grover Brown is a tribute to Boogie, who passed last year. Boogie asked…
Continue Reading »â€˜I’M GOING TO JAIL’ Enters Charts - ‘SOUTHERN HEMISPHERE’ Out Now
8 Ball Aitken’s New Single ‘I’M GOING TO JAIL’ Enters Charts… ‘SOUTHERN HEMISPHERE’ Album Released In Time For Christmas All I want for Christmas… is for my fans, stalkers, groupies, cousins (including everyone with red-hair from Australia), pets,…
Continue Reading »"...I just started moanin' with them" - Alabama Slim's life in music
Alabama Slim, turning hardship into song Listening to Alabama Slim on the phone, one thinks of old Southern Blues and Gospel music, his voice smooth like butter and as warm as hot chocolate. Hearing him sing is even…
Continue Reading »"A Toast To The Blues" with Bobby "Blue" Bland, Willie Clayton and Gregg Wright, this Friday!!
"KING OF THE ROCKIN' BLUES!" "A TOAST TO THE BLUES" THIS FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 23rd AT HOLLYWOOD PARK CASINO! This Friday night, November 23rd, Jeph Willis Arts presents "A Toast To The Blues" featuring the legendary Bobby "Blue" Bland,…
Continue Reading »"A" Blues - Scrapper Blackwell
Francis Hillman "Scrapper" Blackwell (February 21, 1903 – October 7, 1962) was an American blues guitarist and singer; best known as half of the guitar-piano duo he formed with Leroy Carr in the late 1920s and early 1930s,…
Continue Reading »"An Intimate Evening Of The Blues" With Papa J & K.K. Martin@Encore Dinner Theater
K.K. Martin Papa J *****MEDIA ALERT***** WHAT: "An Intimate Evening Of the Blues" Featuring Papa J and Friends With Special Guest, K.K. Martin WHERE: Encore Dinner Theater & Club - 690 El Camino Real, Tustin (657) 210-3200 WHEN:…
Continue Reading »"BLAME IT ON OBAMA" NEW VIDEO & SINGLE FROM ANDRE WILLIAMS / NEW "LIFE" LP OUT OCT. 2ND!
ANDRE WILLIAMS UNVEILS HIS NEW VIDEO "BLAME IT ON OBAMA" JUST IN TIME FOR THE 2012 ELECTION "BLAME IT ON OBAMA" SINGLE OUT SEP. 11TH THE LEGENDARY MUSICIAN TO RELEASE HIS NEW STUDIO ALBUM "LIFE" ON OCT. 2ND…
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