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Justin Townes Earle wins Song of the Year at 2011 Americana Music Awards
(photo: Erika Goldring) Last night at the 2011 Americana Music Association Awards at the Ryman Auditorium in Nashville, TN, Justin Townes Earle won the award for Song of the Year for “Harlem River Blues” from the album of…
Continue Reading »JW Jones Blues Band
JW-Jones (born July 15, 1980) is a Canadian blues guitarist, singer and band leader. Jones is signed to the NorthernBlues Music label in Toronto, Canada, CrossCut Records in Europe, and Ruf Records in USA. In the last decade,…
Continue Reading »JW Jones Interview
I recently had the opportunity to catch up with JW Jones and he was kind enough to give us a little insight to his world. Bman: Tell us how you got started. How long have you been playing?…
Continue Reading »JW-JONES - BREAKING BOUNDARIES WITH THE NEW CD 'SEVENTH HOUR' - March 2012
Canada's Top Touring Bluesman, JW-Jones is moving up with a boundary breaking CD. On his 7th release, aptly titled 'Seventh Hour', Jones has teamed up with multi-Juno award winning artist/producer, Steve Dawson, to mix the album. Previous releases…
Continue Reading »JW-Jones CD hits Billboard chart!
JW-JONES RELEASE MAKES BILLBOARD CHART! Belmont Boulevard debuts at #9 on sales chart Belmont Boulevard, the new Blind Pig release from Canadian guitarist and songwriter JW-Jones, debuted at #9 on the Billboard blues sales chart this week. JW…
Continue Reading »K.K. Martin Performing At Rip Cat Records Holiday Party, Harvelle's Long Beach
K.K. Martin: Blues Troubadour "A genuine bluesman who believes in keeping it real... Martin can sing it up high or sing it down low; he's full of spirit on each of the ten tracks here, and it makes…
Continue Reading »Kalo - Dear John - Release Review
I just received the most recent release, Dear John, from Kalo and it's quite interesting. Opening with title track, Dear John, Israeli born, Bat-Or Kalo leads this blues rock power band with solid driving guitar riffs and her…
Continue Reading »Kanika Kress
Kanika Kress, a Chicago blues performer since 1986, was known for both her singing and guitar playing. A 1988 Tribune review of her performance at Fitzgerald's in Berwyn said: "There's a new blues artist on the scene who…
Continue Reading »Kansas City - Guy Forsyth and Miss Lavelle White
Lavelle White (born July 3, 1929) is an American Texas blues and soul blues singer and songwriter. After performing most of her adult lifetime, White released three albums, the first of which was issued in 1994 when she…
Continue Reading »Kansas City - Little Willie Littlefield
Little Willie Littlefield (born September 16, 1931, El Campo, Texas, United States) is an American R&B pianist and singer. By 1947, at the age of sixteen, Littlefield was already a local attraction on many of Houston's Dowling Street…
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