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Happy Independence Day from Music Maker!
Roots and Leaves Series wraps up, thank you for all who came out! Our Roots and Leaves Concert Series in Chapel Hill has concluded, and, despite one performance canceled by a sudden thunderstorm, it was a wonderful month…
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Roots and Leaves Series wraps up, thank you for all who came out! Our Roots and Leaves Concert Series in Chapel Hill has concluded, and, despite one performance canceled by a sudden thunderstorm, it was a wonderful month…
Continue Reading »Happy New Year Blues - Blind Lemon Jefferson
"Blind" Lemon Jefferson (September 24, 1893 – December 19, 1929) was an American blues singer and guitarist from Texas. He was one of the most popular blues singers of the 1920s, and has been titled "Father of the…
Continue Reading »Happy New Year! from Bman! Wishing you the all the best!!
The most commonly sung song for English-speakers on New Year's eve, "Auld Lang Syne" is an old Scottish song that was first published by the poet Robert Burns in the 1796 edition of the book, Scots Musical Museum.…
Continue Reading »Hard Dollar - Hadden Sayers New cd review
Hadden is a new artist to me so I'm reviewing this cd cold. My first impression is it would be a good cd to put on and party to. It has a pretty good rhythm section throughout and…
Continue Reading »Hard Garden Music artist: Hard Garden - Blue Yonder - New Release Review
I just received the new release (January 7, 2014), Blue Yonder, from Hard Garden and they are putting their own contemporary spin on the blues. Opening with I Feel Evil, a shuffle track with cool harp by Michael…
Continue Reading »Hard Grind - Wild Jimmy Spruill
Jimmy Spruill (June 9, 1934 – February 15, 1996) also known as Wild Jimmy Spruill, was an American New York based session guitarist. Spruill was born into a sharecropping family in Fayetteville, North Carolina, United States. As a…
Continue Reading »HARD LUCK BLUES - JOHNNY TURNER
Los Angeles musician Johnny Turner and his band, Blues With a Feeling. Texas born singer-guitarist Johnny Turner (1934) fronts the band along with his friend and playing partner Zaven Jambazian (1941-2004), a talented and idiomatic harmonica player. The…
Continue Reading »Hard Rain Records artist: Terminal Station - Brotherhood - New Release Review
I just had the opportunity to review the most recent release, Brotherhood, from Terminal Station and it's a super blues rocker. Opening with instrumental, Barrelhouse, Terminal Station is off and running with Scott Smith on guitar, Jeremy Holmes…
Continue Reading »Hard Swimmin' Fish - True Believer - New Release Review
I just had the opportunity to review the newest release, True Believer, from Hard Swimmin' Fish and it's really cool. Opening with title track, True Believer, Demian Lewis is on guitar creating a real dirty sound that has…
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