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Time Has Made A Change - Jimmy DeBerry
Jimmy DeBerry, 17 November 1911, Gumwood, Arkansas, USA - 17 January 1985, Sikeston, Missouri, USA. De Berry was an active if peripheral member of the Memphis blues community from its heyday during the 20s until the early 50s.…
Continue Reading »Next Time You See Me - Robert Covington
Robert Covington, born in Yazoo City, MS, on December 13, 1941, grew up taking music and voice lessons. Active as a teenager in drum and bugle corps, Covington played in a number of bands, including Little Melvin and…
Continue Reading »Dayna Kurtz Signs With M.C.
Dayna Kurtz Inks Deal With M.C. Records Secret Canon, Vol. 2 To Be Released This Spring Northport N.Y. - M.C. Records is thrilled to announce the signing of eclectic artist, Dayna Kurtz. Her recording Secret Canon, Vol. 2…
Continue Reading »Alligator Records artist: Anders Osborne - Three Free Amigos - New Release Review
I just received a copy of the new Anders Osborne EP release, Three Free Amigos. This will be available on Alligator records on February 12. The release opens with Marmalade, a reggae island pop track. This has strong…
Continue Reading »Remembering Precious
Legendary Blueswoman Precious Bryant Passes Away at Age 71 It is with heavy hearts that we share the news that Precious Bryant passed away this weekend. We thank you for your thoughts, prayers, and well-wishes you sent to…
Continue Reading »Otis Redding "LP" coming on Stax
LONELY & BLUE: THE DEEPEST SOUL OF OTIS REDDING, DUE OUT MARCH 5 ON STAX RECORDS, COLLECTS SOUL LEGEND’S POIGNANT BALLADS Available on CD and blue vinyl, packaging evokes the look and feel of a late ’60s Stax/Volt…
Continue Reading »Canned Heat Blues - Paul Rishell and Annie Raines
When 22-year-old harmonica ace Annie Raines first sat in with 42-year-old country blues guitarist Paul Rishell in a Boston bar in 1992, few in the crowd suspected that they were witnessing the beginning of a musical partnership that…
Continue Reading »Don't Give My Lard Away - James "Stump" Johnson
James "Stump" Johnson (January 17, 1902 – December 5, 1969) was an American blues pianist and singer from St. Louis.James "Stump" Johnson was the brother of Jesse Johnson, "a prominent black business man," who around 1909 had moved…
Continue Reading »"Meeting Tonight/This Little Light"- Clara Ward Singers
Clara Ward (April 21, 1924 – January 16, 1973) was an American gospel artist who achieved great success, both artistic and commercial, in the 1940s and 1950s as leader of The Famous Ward Singers. A gifted singer and…
Continue Reading »LINA BLUES - JABBO SMITH & the HOT ANTIC JAZZ BAND
Jabbo Smith, born as Cladys Smith (December 24, 1908 – January 16, 1991) was a United States jazz musician, known for his hot virtuoso playing on the trumpet. Smith was born in Pembroke, Georgia. At the age of…
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