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Shake That Boogie - Chris O'Leary Band
Chris’s musical background includes duties as lead singer and front man for rock and roll hall of famer and Grammy award winner Levon Helm’s band The Barnburners. During the 6 years that Chris and Levon played together they…
Continue Reading »Connie Hawkins and the Blues Wreckers - Wired Up and Fired Up - New Release Review
I just received the new release, Wired Up and Fired Up by Connie Hawkins and the Blues Wreckers. Opening with Narrow Road a driving rock track Evin Moore lays down a heavy bass track and Steve "Little Butterfield"…
Continue Reading »Big Legged Woman - Joe Nadeau Band
Texas blues guitarist Joe Nadeau didn't begin his career as a solo artist, but instead built his reputation on his work with Kenny Wayne Sheppard. Sheppard hooked up with Nadeau when he was quite young and just figuring…
Continue Reading »Little Red Rooster - Mickey Rogers
MICKEY ROGERS WITH HIS SOUL BLUES BAND His mentor and guitar teacher was Hubert Sumlin. Mickey's first trip out of the country was with Howlin’ Wolf and Hubert Sumlin to the UK in 1964 where Mickey met the…
Continue Reading »Make Room At The Table - JP Blues - New Release Review
I just received the newest release, Make Room At The Table, from JP Blues and I really like it! Opening with Keep On Walking, a blues rocker with a Jim Dewer/Robin Trower feel. I really like the guitar…
Continue Reading »Blind Pig Records: Roosevelt Sykes - The Original Honeydripper - New Release Review
I have just received the new reissue of The Original Honeydripper, a live recording of Roosevelt Sykes made in 1977 in the small basement blues club of the Blind Pig Cafe. This is a great spontaneous recording capturing…
Continue Reading »Jonny Lang returns to London for 2014 concert
It’s been seven years since Jonny Lang released a new studio album, but the wait is almost finally over. Lang has signed a new recording deal with the Mascot Label Group and will release “Fight For My Soul”…
Continue Reading »Severn Records Set to Release Lou Pride's Final Album, "Ain't No More Love In This House," on October 15
Severn Records Set to Release Lou Pride’s Final Album, Ain’t No More Love In This House, on October 15 Late Soul/Blues Singer Leaves a Lasting Legacy on Powerful CD ANNAPOLIS, MD – Severn Records announces an October 15…
Continue Reading »New "Remembering Little Walter" video!
NEW JAMES HARMAN VIDEO FROM LIVE LITTLE WALTER TRIBUTE Last December five of the finest harmonica players on the current blues scene - Billy Boy Arnold, Charlie Musselwhite, Mark Hummel, Sugar Ray Norcia, and James Harman - gathered…
Continue Reading »Ric Lee's Natural Born Swingers
Lee was born in Mansfield, Nottinghamshire, and was a founding member of his first band, The Falcons. He was also a drummer for Ricky Storm and The Mansfields, which he was persuaded to leave in August 1965. Soon…
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