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Eva Cassidy's Complete 1996 Blues Alley Concert--Arrives on December 11 from Blix Street Records
NIGHTBIRD-EVA CASSIDY'S 'COMPLETE BLUES ALLEY' 20TH ANNIVERSARY COLLECTION ARRIVES DECEMBER 11 IN THE U.S. FROM BLIX STREET RECORDS RE-MASTERED TWO-CD SET FEATURES 12 PREVIOUSLY UNRELEASED RECORDINGS, INCLUDING 8 NEVER-BEFORE-HEARD SONGS PERFORMED BY THE LATE SINGER ONE NIGHT, ONE…
Continue Reading »Delta Groove Music artist: Andy Santana & the West Coast Playboys - Watch Your Step - New Release Review
I just received the newest release, Watch Your Step, from Andy Santana & the West Coast Playboys and it's a mover! Opening with Fran and West 50's R&B track, Knock Knock,Santana delivers with a full New Orleans swing.…
Continue Reading »Eric Bibb & JJ Milteau Hit Paydirt on New "Lead Belly's Gold" CD, Coming November 6 on Stony Plain Records
Eric Bibb & JJ Milteau Hit Paydirt on New Lead Belly’s Gold CD, Coming November 6 on Stony Plain Records New Album Includes Live Tracks Recorded at Famed Parisian Jazz Club, The Sunset, Plus New Studio Recordings EDMONTON,…
Continue Reading »Landslide Records artist: Webb Wilder - Mississippi Moderne - New Release Review
I just received the newest release, Mississippi Moderne, from Webb Wilder and it's super! Opening with a short intro, Stones In My Pathway, is a super heavy, swampy, bluesy track. If this was recorded in the early times…
Continue Reading »Put Together Records artist: The Reverend Shawn Amos - The Reverend Shawn Amos Loves You - New Release Review
I just received the newest release (October 16, 2015), The Reverend Shawn Amos Loves You, from The Reverend Shawn Amos and it's funky blues time! Opening with gospel style track, Days of Depression, Amos, on lead vocal is…
Continue Reading »Chicago Blues Extravaganza This Friday at The Rhythm Room
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Continue Reading »NOTED GUITARIST "SMOKIN'" JOE KUBEK PASSES AT AGE 58
NOTED GUITARIST "SMOKIN'" JOE KUBEK PASSES AT AGE 58 Acclaimed guitarist Smokin' Joe Kubek passed away yesterday while on tour in North Carolina. He was 58. There's no question why he was given the nickname "Smokin’." He was…
Continue Reading »Jeff Fetterman - Bottle Full Of Blues - New release review
I just received the newest release, Bottle Full Of Blues, from Jeff Fetterman Band and it's quite good! Opening with Paradise, influences of Jimi Hendrix and Texas blues guitarists are readily apparent. Strong driving guitar riffs by Fetterman…
Continue Reading »Smokin Joe Kubek has passed - My thoughts and prayers are with his family
Johnny Main of the 44's has posted that Smokin Joe Kubek has suffered a heart attack in his room before his show. He is reportedly passed. I will provide more information as I have it. It is a…
Continue Reading »Don't miss the FREE Bukka White Blues Festival next weekend, October 16th & 17th!
Don't miss the FREE Bukka White Blues Festival next weekend, October 16th & 17th! Held in Aberdeen, Mississippi at the beautiful Blue Bluff Recreation Area on Lock & Dam Road along the banks of the Tennessee-Tombigbee Waterway Enjoy…
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