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Downhearted Blues - Son House
Eddie James "Son" House, Jr. (March 21, 1902 â October 19, 1988) was an American blues singer and guitarist. House pioneered an innovative style featuring strong, repetitive rhythms, often played with the aid of slide guitar, and his…
Continue Reading »Downhearted Blues - Son House
DELTA BLUES MUSEUM TO HOST RECEPTION FOR DICK WATERMAN, PHOTOGRAPHER Thursday, June 23, 5 - 7 pm. Free, open to the public New museum exhibit to focus on Son House, the renowned bluesman who taught Robert Johnson to…
Continue Reading »Download Walk That Fine Line - Greg Nagy - Free!!
For a very limited time only Greg Nagy is giving away his 2010 BMA Nominated Disc "Walk That Fine Thin Line" for absolutely FREE! The entire record may be downloaded via a link at his website and takes…
Continue Reading »Downsville Blues - Tomcat Courtney
The rest of world is about to discover what San Diego has known for 35 years; Tomcat Courtney is an authentic bluesman in the best of Texas country blues tradition. At the age of 78, Tomcat Courtney made…
Continue Reading »Downtown Blues - Frank Stokes
Frank Stokes (January 1, 1888 â September 12, 1955) was an American blues musician, songster, and blackface minstrel, who is considered by many musicologists to be the father of the Memphis blues guitar style Stokes was born in…
Continue Reading »DPU Records artist: Steve Synder Trio - Prime Vintage - New Release Review
I just had the opportunity to review the debut release, Prime Vintage, from Steve Synder Trio and it's quite enjoyable. Opening with Legacy, a solid shuffle with a great walking bass line by Synder on organ. Joel Tucker…
Continue Reading »Dr John announces Louis Armstrong tribute album ft. Bonnie Raitt, Blind Boys of Alabama and more
ROCK N ROLL HALL OF FAMER, AND SIX-TIME GRAMMY WINNER, DR JOHN GOES BACK TO THE SOURCE WITH SKE-DAT-DE-DAT...SPIRIT OF SATCH New Orleans musical giant pays tribute to fellow Crescent City legend Louis Armstrong with star-studded, divinely-inspired new…
Continue Reading »Dr John has passed - Our prayers are with his family and friends
DR John, the flamboyant New Orleans singer-pianist whose hoodoo-drenched music made him the summarizing figure of the grand Crescent City R&B/rock ânâ roll tradition, died Thursday of a heart attack at age 77. âTowards the break of day…
Continue Reading »Dr Truth
formed by Chris Roach and Mike Bowden, Dr Truth have fast becoming one of the most respected original bands on the blues circuit...Following successful gigs at Beauvais, Maryport and Colne Festivals, and a headlining slot at the Blueswater…
Continue Reading »Dr. Feelgood - Linah Rocio with Earnest "Guitar" Roy
The Man and the music speaks for itself. Earnest âGuitarâ Roy is truly fulfilling his dream. Earnest Roy, Jr. was born on September 25th, 1958 in Clarksdale, Mississippi under the watchful eye of his late, great father and…
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