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Lee Palmer to release third CD "Like Elway" on May 12
Lee Palmer to release third CD "Like Elway" on May 12 Talented singer-songwriter Lee Palmer is set to release his third album Like Elway on May 12, 2015. Although a musician and writer for most of his life,…
Continue Reading »Larry "Fuzzy" Knight's Blowin Smoke Rhythm & Blues Revue 'Spring' into Harvelle's
Larry "Fuzzy" Knight's Blowin' Smoke Rhythm & Blues Revue Featuring The Fabulous Smokettes 'Spring' Into Harvelle's Saturday, April 25, 2015 from 9:30 p.m.-1:30 a.m. (Santa Monica, CA) - Larry "Fuzzy" Knight's Blowin' Smoke Rhythm & Blues Revue featuring…
Continue Reading »Ghetto Surf Music artist: Billy Hector - Old School Thang - New release review
I just received the newest release (June 27, 2015), Old School Thang, and it's smokin! Opening with blues rocker, She's Gone, Billy Hector on vocal and guitar is backed by Tommy Labella on sax, Steve Jankowski on trumpet…
Continue Reading »Giddy Minion artists: Ben Rice & Lucy Hammond - Destination Clarksdale - New Release review
I just received the newest release, Destination Clarksdale, by Ben Rice & Lucy Hammond and they make a fine acoustic blues duo. Opening with Ida Mae a cool shuffle track, Rice lays down a fine guitar base and…
Continue Reading »Blue Dot Records artist: Jackie Payne - I Saw The Blues - New Release Review
I just received the newest release, I Saw The Blues, from Jackie Payne and it's a funky blues party! Opening with Back To Normal, a soulful ballad with a nice walking bass line from Endre Tarczy and with…
Continue Reading »Chicago-Based Blues/Roots Guitarist Voo Davis Creates a "Midnight Mist" on His New CD, Coming April 28 on Butter & Bacon Records, with Bonus Video Included
Chicago-Based Blues/Roots Guitarist Voo Davis Creates a Midnight Mist on His New CD, Coming April 28 on Butter & Bacon Records, with Bonus Video Included CHICAGO, IL – Guitarist/singer Voo Davis announces an April 28 release date for…
Continue Reading »Blind Pig Records artists: The Cash Box Kings - Holding Court - New Release review
I just received the newest release (April 28, 2015), Holding Court, by The Cash Box Kings and it's hot! Opening with Jump Jackson and Sonny Thompson's I Ain't Gonna Be No Monkey Man, Oscar Wilson leads the way…
Continue Reading »Percy Sledge has passed - My thoughts are with his family
Percy Sledge, who soared from part-time singer and hospital orderly to lasting fame with his aching, forlorn performance on the classic "When a Man Loves a Woman," died Tuesday in Louisiana. He was 74. Dr. William "Beau" Clark,…
Continue Reading »Bad Taste Records aertist: Danko Jones - Fire Music - New release review
I just received the newest release, Fire Music, from Danko Jones and it rips! Opening with red hot rocker, Wild Woman, Jones and his band, Rich Knox (drums) and John Calabrese (bass) crank it out. I've been waiting…
Continue Reading »Forty Below Records artist: John Mayall's Bluesbreakers - Live In 1967 - New Release review
I just received the newest release (April 21, 2015) from Forty Below Records, Live in 1967 by John Mayall's Bluesbreakers and it's over the top! Secretly recorded on a one channel reel - to - reel recorder the…
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