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JCP Records artist: Jeff Chaz - This Silence Is Killing Me - New Release review
I just had the opportunity to review the most recent release, This Silence Is Killing Me, from Jeff Chaz and it's an adventure. Opening with shuffle, Saving Everything For You, Chaz leads the way on lead vocal and…
Continue Reading »Five Alligator Artists Receive 11 Blues Music Award Nominations
FIVE ALLIGATOR ARTISTS RECEIVE ELEVEN BLUES MUSIC AWARD NOMINATIONS Toronzo Cannon Leads With Four, Followed By Curtis Salgado With Three Lil' Ed Williams Receives Two Award Nominations Shemekia Copeland and Moreland & Arbuckle Receive One Nomination Each On…
Continue Reading »Songwriters Hall of Fame Inductee Chip Tayler Set to Release New CD, "A Song I Can Live With," February 17 on Train Wreck Records
Songwriters Hall of Fame Inductee Chip Tayler Set to Release New CD, A Song I Can Live With, February 17 on Train Wreck Records NEW YORK, NY - Legendary songwriter Chip Taylor, who was inducted into the hallowed…
Continue Reading »Blues Music Award nominees announced by the Blues Foundation; ceremony is May 11
THE BLUES FOUNDATION ANNOUNCES 38TH BLUES MUSIC AWARD NOMINEES Awards ceremony to be held May 11, 2017 in Memphis MEMPHIS, Tenn. — The Blues Foundation is pleased to announce the nominations for its annual Blues Music Awards, which…
Continue Reading »Slim Cuts artist: Slim Butler - Bad Intention - New Release review
I just had the opportunity to review the most recent release, Bad Intention, from Slim Butler and it's terrific! Slim has great style and it's been too long since I reviewed his last release Inner Blues back in…
Continue Reading »Bman's Picks 2016
This will be a long process, certainly taking until the end of the year as new releases are received, but I am posting them as I reconsider my recommendations and select the best of the best! Enjoy!! Bman's…
Continue Reading »Plowboy Records artists: The Kentucky Headhunters - On Safari - New release review
I just had the opportunity to review the most recent release, On Safari, from The Kentucky Headhunters and it's a real ass kicker. The release opens with Beaver Creek Mansion, a contemporary country rocker with fat slide work…
Continue Reading »FWG Records artist: Cee Cee James - Stripped Down & Surrendered - New Release review
I just had the opportunity to review the most recent release, Stripped Down & Surrendered from Cee Cee James and it's a funky, bluesy pop mix. Opening with title track, Stripped Down & Surrendered, Cee Cee James takes…
Continue Reading »Chris Duarte starts 2017 in Florida!
The Chris Duarte Group, Austin, Texas The Chris Duarte Group heads to South Central Florida to kick off 2017 with a five-show run including the opening night headliner for the Suncoast Blues Festival at the Sarasota Fairgrounds! Other…
Continue Reading »STILL more media praise for bluesman Mike Zito's new album
Released on Ruf Records distributed by the In Tune Music Group this passed November, Make Blues Not War, is currently #1 on the Roots Music Report's Blues chart, #7 on XM Sirius' Rack of Blues 5 weeks in.…
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