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I'm A Stranger - Steve Guyger with Filthy Rich
Steve Guyger is one of the finest blues harmonica players and singers in the world today. Born and raised in Philadelphia, PA, Steve still makes his home in Philly and can be seen on a regular basis at…
Continue Reading »Delta Groove Artists: The Blues Broads - New Release Review
Delta Groove has a mega release, The Blues Broads, hitting the streets on September 18, 2012. The package includes both a CD and DVD of Dorothy Morrison, Tracy Nelson, Angela Strehli, and Annie Sampson live together in concert.…
Continue Reading »Troy Turner
An emerging Louisiana blues guitarist and vocalist, Troy Turner's sound symbolizes the "contemporary" '90s artist. He includes soul, funk and rock elements in his playing, but can also sang powerhouse straight blues tunes, and his solos range from…
Continue Reading »Pigs Foot and Bottle of Beer - Carrie Smith
Carrie Louise Smith (August 25, 1925 – May 20, 2012) was an American blues and jazz singer. Smith was born in Fort Gaines, Georgia. She was a member of a church choir that performed at the 1957 Newport…
Continue Reading »Yes Lawd - Roosevelt Sykes with Leonard Gaskin
Leonard Gaskin (August 25, 1920 – January 24, 2009) was an American jazz bassist born in New York City. Gaskin played on the early bebop scene at Minton's and Monroe's in New York in the early 1940s. In…
Continue Reading »If You Wanna Be Happy - Jimmy Soul
Jimmy Soul (August 24, 1942 – June 25, 1988) was an American vocalist. He is best remembered for his 1963 million selling recording, "If You Wanna Be Happy." Born James McCleese in Weldon, North Carolina, he performed gospel…
Continue Reading »Crazy Fingers - CLAUDE HOPKINS
A talented stride pianist, Claude Hopkins never became as famous as he deserved. He was a bandleader early on, and toured Europe in the mid-'20s as the musical director for Josephine Baker. Hopkins returned to the U.S. in…
Continue Reading »Nighttime Into Day - Lew Jetton & 61 South
Lew Jetton (born 1959, Humboldt, Tennessee) is an American blues guitarist and singer, who also spent many years as a meteorologist and local television personality. He was born in Humboldt and raised near Trenton, Tennessee. After graduation from…
Continue Reading »Woulda' Shoulda' Coulda' - TC and the Trouble Makers
TC & The Troublemakers is a rockin' Southern Blues band formed by three veteran musicians. Led by the "Original Georgia Outlaw," Tim Chandler, on vocals and guitar, the band is rockin' the blues across the South East. ....…
Continue Reading »Blind Pig Records artist: Magic Slim and the Teardrops - Bad Boy - New Release Review
Magic Slim has a new recording, Bad Boy, being released on August 28th and it just hit my desk. Slim, turning 75 this summer hasn't lost a step and sounds as good as ever. Opening with Eddie Taylor's…
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