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Last Night - Parchman Farm Blues Band
Five piece classic Chicago / Texas style blues band , with a large helping of original material. Tommy Grime's ... Vocals Pete Mc Gowan ... Guitar Tony Poland ... Harp Ciaron Brougham ... Bass Fran Dowling ... Drums…
Continue Reading »Shakedown Records artist: Lightnin Malcolm - Rough Out There - New Release Review
I just received the newest release (September 10, 2013), Rough Out There, by Lightning Malcolm and its really quite interesting. Opening with Workin, Malcolm sticks close to his North Mississippi roots and the sounds of the hill country…
Continue Reading »Playlist-links for Aug 8 2013 'Rock-it Science'
ROCK-IT SCIENCE Aug 8 2013 with Greg Lewis 91.9 WNTI Hackettstown NJ Thursdays 8-10pm wnti.org hr 1 http://www.sendspace.com/file/ss9wyv hr 2 http://www.sendspace.com/file/gzfe91 PLAYLIST SONGS - -------------------SONG----------ARTIST--------------ALBUM------------ Pourin' Down, Crow Black Chicken, Electric Soup Start: 20:01:00 End: 20:06:00 Duration :…
Continue Reading »Six O'clock Shuffle - Gregg Giarelis
Gregg Giarelis is a singer / songwriter and guitarplayer born in Athens, Greece. Early recordings of Chicago bluesmen heard around the house and a deep fascination towards the guitars hanging in the living room was what triggered Gregg's…
Continue Reading »Them Shoes - Patrick Sweany
On a given night (or on a given album) he'll swing through blues, folk, soul, bluegrass, maybe some classic 50s rock, or a punk speedball. He's a musical omnivore, devouring every popular music sound of the last 70…
Continue Reading »American Showplace artist: John Ginty - Bad News Travels - New Release Review
I just received the new release, Bad News Travels, from John Ginty and it's really quite good. It's unusual that I find a release that is actually built around an organ player (James Brown and Lucky Peterson) but…
Continue Reading »Born Under A Bad Sign - Preston Shannon
Hailed as the reigning "King of Beale Street", Memphis' own Preston Shannon is a powerful guitarist with a compelling and soulful voice that sounds like a cross between Otis Redding and Bobby Womack. Shannon toured for a couple…
Continue Reading »Lotta Blues-za Indeed!: Howard and the White Boys to Perform at Lotta Blues-za Festival
"Chicago's Hardest-Working Blues Band...For Over Two Decades!" Lotta Blues-za, Indeed!: Howard & The White Boys Performing At Lotta Blues-za Festival Friday, August 16 - at LaPorte County Fairgrounds (LaPorte, IN ) - The Dog Days of Summer are…
Continue Reading »When It Comes To The Blues - J C Crossfire - New Release Review
I just received the newest release, When It Comes To The Blues by J C Crossfire. Opening with the title track, When It Comes To The Blues, a slinky blues track with JC leading the way on vocal…
Continue Reading »New Billy Boy Arnold video!
NEW BILLY BOY ARNOLD VIDEO FROM LIVE LITTLE WALTER TRIBUTE On December 6th, five of the finest harmonica players on the current blues scene - Billy Boy Arnold, Charlie Musselwhite, Mark Hummel, Sugar Ray Norcia, and James Harman…
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