Stompin' 'em Down - Alex Hill

Alex Hill (April 22, 1906 – February 1937) was an American jazz pianist. Hill was a child prodigy on piano, which he learned from his mother. While studying at Shorter College he met Alphonse Trent, and began arranging…

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Fingerbuster - Willie The Lion Smith

Photo: William P. Gottlieb William Henry Joseph Bonaparte Bertholoff Smith (23 November 1893 – 18 April 1973), a.k.a. "The Lion", was an American jazz pianist and one of the masters of the stride style, usually grouped with James…

"The Future of Blues Music?" - Austin Young - free download

BRAND NEW FROM THE VIZZTONE LABEL GROUP Austin Young free track download & listening party! CLICK ON THE CD COVER TO DOWNLOAD A FREE SONG & HEAR THE ALBUM The VizzTone label group is so proud of the…

Beth Hart and Joe Bonamassa release new album "Seesaw"

The 2nd album from Beth Hart & Joe Bonamassa Released on Deluxe CD+DVD and Double Vinyl UK Release: Monday 20th May US Release: Tuesday 21st May Los Angeles-based singer-songwriter Beth Hart, known for her raw and powerful blues-rock…

Smooch the Blues

Blues Revue Heads to Shakori Hills - Staffs Kissing Booth MMRF At Shakori in 2011 Blues Revue is Ready to Rock - and Smooch (and Hug) The Blues Revue, and so much more, is set to entertain this…

SWAMP DOGG'S "GAG A MAGGOTT" & IRMA THOMAS' "IN BETWEEN TEARS" OUT MAY 14TH ON ALIVE RECORDS!

SOUL LEGEND SWAMP DOGG TO RE-RELEASE NEWLY REMASTERED VERSIONS OF HIS 1973 GAG A MAGGOTT LP & IRMA THOMAS' SWAMP-PRODUCED SOUL CLASSIC IN BETWEEN TEARS ON MAY 14TH! AVAILABLE FOR THE FIRST TIME ON VINYL SINCE THEIR ORIGINAL…

The Saints + Basin Street Blues - Red Allen

Henry James "Red" Allen (January 7, 1906 – April 17, 1967) was a jazz trumpeter and vocalist whose style has been claimed to be the first to fully incorporate the innovations of Louis Armstrong. Henry James "Red" Allen…

Sam Carr Interview Uncut

Widely acclaimed as one of the best drummers in the blues, Sam Carr was born Samuel Lee McCollum in 1926 outside of Marvell, Arkansas. His father was the influential blues guitarist and vocalist Robert Lee McCollum, who recorded…

Rock Me In The Morning - Little Hatch

Little Hatch (October 25, 1921 – January 14, 2003) was an American electric blues singer, musician, and harmonica player. He variously worked with George Jackson and John Paul Drum Born Provine Hatch, Jr. in Sledge, Mississippi, he learned…