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The Sad Sam Blues Jam
Girls. Guitars. Blues. THE SAD SAM BLUES JAM is all that and more! These ladies are oozing with talent and have created quite a stir in Indiana and beyond. Fronted by sisters Sadie Johnson, 16, on lead guitar…
Continue Reading »Big Joe Shelton - I'd Never let Her Down - New Release Review
I just received the newest release from Big Joe Shelton and it's quite entertaining. Opening with Frog's Hair, a shuffle tune, Shelton rally's the troops with his ruckus vocals, Ben Ferrell responds with hot riffs on the guitar…
Continue Reading »Slide Guitar Maestro Brian Cober Releases "Austin Wired"
Slide Guitar Maestro Brian Cober Releases "Austin Wired" February 11, 2014 Brian Cober is the best friend that the slide guitar ever had. He has given the slide guitar a voice and range of capabilities and harnessed them…
Continue Reading »Robert Cray, legendary blues guitarist to release new LP "In My Soul"
Legendary guitar musician and singer-songwriter Robert Cray releases "In My Soul" in the UK on March 31, 2014 on the Provogue label. This will be the seventeenth studio album for the 5x Grammy winner, 15x Grammy nominee and…
Continue Reading »Midnight Owl Records artist: Adrianna Marie and her Groovecutters - Double Crossing Blues - New Release Review
I just received a copy of the debut release, Double Crossing Blues, from Adrianna Marie and her Groovecutters. Opening with I Want a Tall Skinny Papa, Adrianna Marie lets you know right up front that she means business…
Continue Reading »Dixie Peach - Blues With Friends - New Release Review
I just received the newest release (February 4, 2014), Blues With Friends, from Dixie Peach and it's actually quite smooth! I didn't realize it when I first received this release, but I had this band's first LP in…
Continue Reading »Sandra Rhodes—Al Green's backing vocalist—gets reissued on Omnivore
Twenty feet from stardom . . . SANDRA RHODES SANG BACKUP ON AL GREEN’S CLASSIC HITS; HER 1972 SOLO ALBUM, RECORDED AT SAM PHILLIPS’ STUDIO, REISSUED ON OMNIVORE RECORDINGS ON MARCH 18 On CD for the first time,…
Continue Reading »Provogue Records- Your Guide to the Blues
WE HOPE YOU'RE AS EXCITED AS WE ARE! Boy do we have a great year of music for you. For those of you who ARE familiar with Provogue, you already know that we are an international favorite in…
Continue Reading »Eddie Ate Dynamite - Jason Vivone and the Billy Bats - New Release review
I just received the newest release, Eddie Ate Dynamite (January 28, 2014) from Jason Vivone and the Billy Bats and it's a modern Louis Jordan with a twist. Opening with Cut Those Apron Strings, Vivone lets off a…
Continue Reading »Driving Wheel - Foghat
Foghat is a British rock band that had their peak success in the 1970s. Their style can be described as "blues-rock" or boogie-rock, dominated by electric and electric slide guitar. The band has achieved 8 gold records, one…
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