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Lookin' For A Home - Olive Brown
If the blues seems to be the only musical genre named after a color, the performer named Olive Brown represents a small part of the music's unique color wheel. Brown changed her name from Olive Jefferson and apparently…
Continue Reading »Looking For Somebody - Ivan Marcio
Ivan Marcio fell in love with the harmonica when he was 13 and a year later, in 1991, while listening to Elmore James, he fell in love with the blues, which became the unseparable companion of this harmonica…
Continue Reading »Looking For Something - The Paul Garner Band
The Paul Garner Band is an original, progressive, guitar/organ blues trio. They put out a gritty, funky sound to back Paul's intelligent and cliché-free original blues songs. Individually and collectively the band exhibit the highest standards of musicianship,…
Continue Reading »Looking Out the Window - Jimmy Don Smith and the Cold Cuts
Guitarist from Ft. Worth a member of the "Sundown Collection" and later on backed up Lloyd Price and then started his own band called the Cold Cuts. We had a couple of benenfits for him - one in…
Continue Reading »Loomis Concert Is A Blast!! Rhythm Room Phoenix January 5, 2013
What gets a true pro football fanatic away from his big screen TV when the NFL Playoffs are on... almost nothing! Well, tonight Hamilton Loomis Band made their debut in Phoenix and I chose his concert set and…
Continue Reading »Loose Walk - Dexter Gordon
Dexter Gordon is considered to be the first musician to translate the language of Bebop to the tenor saxophone. Dexter Keith Gordon was born on February 27, 1923 in Los Angeles, California. His father, Dr. Frank Gordon, was…
Continue Reading »Lord Have Mercy On Me - Sean Costello
Sean Costello (April 16, 1979 – April 15, 2008) was an American blues musician, renowned for his fiery guitar playing and soulful singing. He released five critically acclaimed albums before his career was cut short by his sudden…
Continue Reading »Lord, Look Down On Me - Bessie Griffin
Bessie Griffin (July 6, 1922 – April 10, 1989) was an African American gospel singer. Born Arlette B. Broil in New Orleans, Louisiana, she was steeped in church music as a child. She sang for a while with…
Continue Reading »Lord, Look Down On Me - Bessie Griffin
Bessie Griffin (July 6, 1922 – April 10, 1989) was an African American gospel singer. Born Arlette B. Broil in New Orleans, Louisiana, she was steeped in church music as a child. She sang for a while with…
Continue Reading »Lost Bayou Ramblers releasing new album of perversely progressive Cajun traditional music
Lost Bayou Ramblers' evolution as a perversely progressive band rooted in Cajun traditions continues to excite, challenge, and redefine both genre expectations as well as cultural preconceptions. Produced by Korey Richey (LCD Soundsystem, Arcade Fire) their latest studio…
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