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You've Got To Play The Blues With Feeling or Don't Play The Blues At All - The Eddie Martin Band
With 12 rave-reviewed cd releases and constant globe-trotting since turning professional in 1995, London-born Martin has been called "The Ambassador of British Blues". As adept on acoustic instruments as electric, and as a soloist or band leader, he…
Continue Reading »Take You Downtown - The Blues Doctors
Adam Gussow and Alan Gross, a.k.a. The Blues Doctors, are Mississippi-based blues veterans who play a mix of down-home Delta standards and urban grooves from the Texas-to-Chicago axis with some New Orleans funk thrown in. They're a two-man…
Continue Reading »JJ Cale has passed
John Weldon Cale (December 5, 1938 – July 26, 2013), known as JJ Cale or J.J. Cale, was a Grammy Award-winning American singer-songwriter and musician. Cale was one of the originators of the Tulsa Sound, a loose genre…
Continue Reading »Charlie Sayles
Harmonica player Charlie Sayles is starting to carve out a hard-fought niche for himself in U.S. blues circles, thanks to some help from the London-based JSP Records. Sayles has three excellent albums out on JSP, Night Ain't Right…
Continue Reading »Good Rockin´ - Good Rockin´ Charles
Good Rockin' Charles (March 4, 1933 – May 17, 1989) was an American Chicago blues and electric blues harmonicist, singer and songwriter. He released one album in his lifetime, and is best known for his work with Johnny…
Continue Reading »Old Pal Records Set to Release New CD from Hank Mowery, "Account to Me," on August 6
Old Pal Records Set to Release New CD from Hank Mowery, Account to Me, on August 6 Album Offers an Appreciation of the Late Blues Singer/Harmonica Player Gary Primich and Features Five of His Songs, Including Two Previously…
Continue Reading »$10 Fat Possum Sale - Fat Possum Newsletter
$10 Fat Possum Sale Sale Ends August 31 WE HAVE NEW T-SHIRTS, LOOK BELOW T-Shirts, CDs & LPs are $10. Double LPs & Picture Discs are $15. Visit the Fat Possum Store to begin shopping. NEW T-SHIRTS “Like”…
Continue Reading »VizzTone Label Group artist: Little G Weevil - Moving - New Release Review
I just received the newest release, Moving, from Little G Weevil and it's quite good! G grew up in Hungary, seaming an odd place to learn the "real" blues but after moving to Alabama, Memphis and London now…
Continue Reading »Playlist-links for July 25 'Rock-it Science' feat Arthur Neilson
ROCK-IT SCIENCE July 25 2013 with Greg Lewis 91.9 WNTI Hackettstown NJ Thursdays 8-10pm wnti.org hr 1 http://www.sendspace.com/file/5zjnj3 hr 2 http://www.sendspace.com/file/b5zpha PLAYLIST SONGS - -------------------SONG----------ARTIST--------------ALBUM------------ The Guitar Don't Lie, Tony Joe White, Lake Placid Blues Start: 20:01:48 End:…
Continue Reading »Fool For Your Stockings - Blues Experience
Blues Experience is a Dutch power blues trio formed by two members of the legendary bluesband John the Revelator (Cor Dijkhuizen-drums; Tom Huissen- vocals, bass).They joined forces with guitarist extraordinaire Henk Schippers. The band has played at numerous…
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