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E-M Records artist: Eliza Neals - Sweet or Mean - New Release Review
I just had the opportunity to review the most recent release, Sweet or Mean, from Eliza Neals and joined by guitar player/band leader Popa Chubby, it's a screamer. Opening with Pawn Shop Blues, a solid shuffle Neals picks…
Continue Reading »Eamonn McCormack
Eamonn was born in the center of Dublin, the capital city of Ireland and was raised on a North side Suburb. He started out on the acoustic guitar at nine years of age. Earliest influences included Slade, Cat…
Continue Reading »Earl's Boogie - Earl Hooker
Earl Hooker (January 15, 1929 – April 21, 1970) was an American Chicago blues guitarist, perhaps best known for his slide guitar playing. Considered a "musician's musician", Hooker performed with blues artists such as Sonny Boy Williamson II,…
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Earl Hooker (January 15, 1929 – April 21, 1970) was a Chicago blues guitarist. Hooker rarely sang and in a genre where the stars were vocalists or vocalists/instrumentalists, his commercial success was limited. However, he "was undeniably a…
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Unlike his contemporaries Elmore James and Muddy Waters, Earl Hooker used standard tuning on his guitar for slide playing. He also used a short steel slide. This allowed him to switch between slide and fretted playing during a…
Continue Reading »Early Every Morning - The Fabulous Thunderbirds
For over 30 years, The Fabulous Thunderbirds have been the quintessential American band. The group's distinctive and powerful sound, influenced by a diversity of musical styles, manifested itself into a unique musical hybrid via such barnburners as "Tuff…
Continue Reading »Early In The Morning - Eddie Martin Band
Born in London in the 60’s, Eddie Martin wrote his first songs aged 12 and, influenced by acoustic and rock singer-songwriters from both sides of the Atlantic, turned professional after being nominated for Best British Blues Guitarist, Band…
Continue Reading »Early in The Morning - AWEK BLUES
Bernard SELLAM : vocals, guitars Joël FERRON : bass Olivier TREBEL : drums Stéphane BERTOLINO : harmonica With 8 albums and 18 years' experience behind them, Awek have acquired a strength and maturity worthy of their peers on…
Continue Reading »Early in The Morning - JOHN HENRY BARBEE
John Henry Barbee (November 14, 1905 – November 3, 1964) was an American blues singer and guitarist. He was born William George Tucker in Henning, Tennessee, United States, and changed his name with the commencement of his recording…
Continue Reading »Early In The Morning - Kim Wilson
Kim Wilson (born 6 January 1951) is an American blues singer and harmonica player. He is best known as the lead vocalist and frontman for The Fabulous Thunderbirds on two hit songs of the 1980s; "Tuff Enuff" and…
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