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Medley - Ivory Joe Hunter
Bespectacled and velvet-smooth in the vocal department, pianist Ivory Joe Hunter appeared too much mild-mannered to be a rock & roller. But when the rebellious music first crashed the American consciousness in the mid-'50s, there was Ivory Joe,…
Continue Reading »The Twelves - KOKOMO ARNOLD
Kokomo Arnold (February 15, 1901 – November 8, 1968) was an American blues musician. Born as James Arnold in Lovejoy's Station, Georgia, he got his nickname in 1934 after releasing "Old Original Kokomo Blues" for the Decca label;…
Continue Reading »CC Rider - Terry Big T Williams
Just a quarter mile from the legendary “crossroads,” a blues guitarist crawls across the floor on his knees as sweat streaks down his face. He's well into his first set of the night as he takes “Catfish Blues”…
Continue Reading »Attention Guitar Publications Editors, Suggestion For Feature: Guitarist Alastair Greene
Southern California Guitarist Alastair Greene has been perfecting his craft for over two decades, both as a solo act and also as touring guitarist with the Alan Parsons Project for the last several years. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- "Alastair should be…
Continue Reading »Get well soon, George!
George Higgs recovering in the hospital Photo by Jimmy Williams We've just gotten word that Tarboro, NC Bluesman George Higgs has been moved out of the ICU after an issue with his lungs, and is on the mend.…
Continue Reading »Eli Cook - Ace, Jack & King
I just received the new release, Ace, Jack & King by Eli Cook and it's really smokey. The recording opens with Death Rattle, one of 9 original tracks on this release. I really like this track which conjures…
Continue Reading »Wait On It - EDDIE VAAN SHAW
Guitarist and singer Eddie "Vaan" Shaw, Jr., is the son of blues saxophonist EDDIE SHAW. Because his father was a fixture on the Chicago blues scene during the '70s - he was a member of HOWLIN' WOLF'S band…
Continue Reading »Pride And Joy - Bonnie Raitt
Bonnie Raitt, (born November 8, 1949) is an American blues and R&B singer, songwriter, and guitarist who was born in Burbank, California, the daughter of Broadway musical star John Raitt. Raitt began playing guitar at an early age,…
Continue Reading »Somebody's Got to Go - Gatemouth Moore
Arnold "Gatemouth" Moore (November 8, 1913, Topeka, Kansas - May 19, 2004, Yazoo City, Mississippi) was an American blues and gospel singer, songwriter and pastor. A graduate of Booker T. Washington High School in Memphis, he claimed to…
Continue Reading »Delaney and Bonnie with Eric Clapton
Bonnie Bramlett is at full throttle and the vocal engine that propelled her into musical history books is as fine-tuned as ever. Bonnie was born in Alton, Illinois, and grew up in East St. Louis. At 14, she…
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