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Multiple Songs (Great!) - B B King
Riley B. King (born September 16, 1925), known by the stage name B.B. King, is an American blues guitarist and singer-songwriter acclaimed for his expressive singing and fluid, complex guitar playing. Rolling Stone magazine ranked him at #3…
Continue Reading »Multiple-Award Winning Canadian Blues Vocalist Angel Forrest Releases Ambitious Double Live CD
Multiple-Award Winning Canadian Blues Vocalist Angel Forrest Releases Ambitious Double Live CD With a career spanning 30 years and 10 albums, the recipient of the Maple Blues Awards for Female Vocalist of the Year for the past five…
Continue Reading »Mumbles Blues - Paul Bascomb
Paul Bascomb (February 12, 1912, Birmingham, Alabama – December 2, 1986 (aged 74), Chicago) was an American jazz tenor saxophonist, noted for his extended tenure with Erskine Hawkins. He is a 1979 inductee of the Alabama Jazz Hall…
Continue Reading »Murali Coryell - Soul Of A Nation - New Release Review
I just had the opportunity to review the most recent release, Soul Of A Nation, from Murali Coryell and it's a driving blues rocker. Murali Coryell, son of famed fusion guitar wizard, Larry Coryell is ready with his…
Continue Reading »Murder By Death Debuts New Song "Strange Eyes"
(download artwork for usage) *Exclusive stream via Entertainment Weekly of lead single from forthcoming album Big Dark Love *iTunes album pre-order / New tour dates + Murder By Death will release their seventh full-length album Big Dark Love…
Continue Reading »Murphy Boogie - Matt Guitar Murphy
Here's Matt "Guitar" Murphy with the Willie Dixon Band.Matt "Guitar" Murphy (born December 29, 1929) is an American blues guitarist Matt Murphy was born in Sunflower, Mississippi, United States, and was educated in Memphis, where his father worked…
Continue Reading »Murray Kinsley & Wicked Grin - Eye Of The Storm - New Release Review
I just had the opportunity to review the mot recent release, Eye Of The Storm, from Murray Kinsley & Wicked Grin and it's strong. Opening with gritty Ray Wylie Hubbard's blues rocker, Snake Farm, Murray Kinsley on lead…
Continue Reading »Murray Kinsley & Wicked Grin - Stormy Water - New Release review
I just received the newest release, Stormy Water, from Murray Kinsley & Wicked Grin and it's a great stripped down blues rocker. Opening with Dance Pretty Mama, Kinsley on lead guitar and vocal, joined by Rod Williams on…
Continue Reading »Mush Mouth - GEEZIL MINERVE, Buddy Johnson and His Orchestra
Harold "Geezil" Minerve (January 3, 1922 - June 4, 1992) was a Cuban-born jazz alto saxophonist and flautist. Minerve was raised in Florida and began playing music at age 12. He played with Ida Cox early in his…
Continue Reading »Music collaboration giant Bob Brozman dies at age 59
SANTA CRUZ -- Guitarist and ethnomusicologist Bob Brozman, one of the most internationally prominent musicians to come out of Santa Cruz County, died Wednesday at his home in Ben Lomond. He was 59. The cause of death is…
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