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Flood Plane Records artists: Holly Hyatt and Jon Burden - Shufflin' The Blues - New Release Review
I just had the opportunity to review the most recent release, Shufflin' The Blues, by Holly Hyatt and John Burden and it's polished and precise. Opening with a shiny cover of Muddy Waters' Blow Wind Blow, Holly and…
Continue Reading »Flora Molton
Born 1908, Virginia, USA, d. 31 May 1990, Washington DC, USA. Molton began preaching at the age of 17, not taking up guitar until 1943, when she moved to Washington DC. Virtually blind, she supported herself by playing…
Continue Reading »Flower Records artist: John Clifton - Too Much To Pay - New Release Review
I just had the opportunity to review the most recent release, Too Much To Pay, from John Clifton, and it's a cool mix of rock and blues. Opening with title track, Too Much To Pay, with a straight…
Continue Reading »Floyd Jones - Stockyard Blues
Jones was born in Earle, Arkansas, United States, on 8 April 1908. Raised in the church, he developed an interest in music at an early age and learned to play guitar after his brother bought an old broken…
Continue Reading »Floyd Jones, Big Walter, Big John Wrencher, James Smith & Playboy Venson
Floyd Jones (July 21, 1917 – December 19, 1989) was an American blues singer, guitarist and songwriter, who is significant as one of the first of the new generation of electric blues artists to record in Chicago after…
Continue Reading »Floyd's Guitar Blues - Floyd Smith Combo
Floyd Smith (January 25, 1917 – March 29, 1982) was an American jazz guitarist. Born in St. Louis, Missouri, Smith studied music theory as a teenager and learned ukelele as a child before taking up guitar. He spent…
Continue Reading »Floyd's Guitar Blues - Floyd Smith Combo
This guitarist covered much stylistic territory in his long and active career, starting out in wandering '30s territory bands such as Eddie Johnson's Crackerjacks and winding up smack in the middle of the disco era, playing an important…
Continue Reading »Flying Colors play only UK concert in London this Friday
FLYING COLORS SEPTEMBER 2012 EUROPEAN TOUR PLUS SPECIAL GUESTS: BEARDFISH Sunday, September 9th Hamburg, Germany – Markthalle Tickets: €32 - www.ticketmaster.de Monday, September 10th Berlin, Germany – C-Club Tickets: €32 - www.ticketmaster.de Tuesday, September 11th Munich, Germany –…
Continue Reading »Flying Colors to release "Live in Europe" Blu-ray, DVD, CD, Vinyl & Download
Mascot Label Group has revealed the cover artwork and the Monday 14th October release date of Flying Colors: "Live In Europe" on the Music Theories Recordings Label on Blu-ray, DVD, 2CD, Limited Edition 3LP Vinyl and Digital download…
Continue Reading »Flying Crow - Julian Fauth
Julian Fauth (vocals, piano, guitar) blues, roots and 'barrelhouse jazz' "When I was six, my father, a radio journalist, brought home some discarded LPs from the radio station. (They played them a certain number of times and then…
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