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Blues Medley - SNUFF JOHNSON
Texas country bluesman Alfred "Snuff" Johnson has played guitar since the 1920s, but didn't perform "professionally" for another 60 years, and wasn't recorded until 1994. Johnson was born in Cedar Creek, TX to parents Frank and Pearl Lee…
Continue Reading »Yes I Know - Annisteen Allen
Annisteen Allen, born Ernestine Letitia Allen (November 11, 1920, Champaign, Illinois - August 10, 1992, Harlem, New York City) was an American blues singer. Allen's first recordings were made in 1945, and included "Miss Annie's Blues" and "Love…
Continue Reading »Get out of My Life, Woman - Kevin Scott's 5 Spot Jam
Kevin Scott - Bass Derek Trucks - Slide guitar Duane Trucks - Drums Jacob Deaton - Guitar, Backing Vocals Eric Fontaine - Saxophone Spencer Pope - Keyboard Gregory "Wolf" Hodges - Guitar, Lead Vocals Ben Williams - Drums…
Continue Reading »Telephone Blues - Mikey Jr
When blues forums toss your name around with the likes of harmonica masters like Little Walter and Sonny Boy...that has to mean something. Of course, there will always be skeptics; but to the blues fans of the northeast…
Continue Reading »Journey's Neal Schon to release new album 'The Calling'
NEW SOLO ALBUM RELEASED BY FRONTIERS RECORDS 22nd OCTOBER 2012 Taking a detour from his main job as lead guitarist for Journey, the multi-talented Neal Schon has put the finishing touches on his latest solo album, The Calling…
Continue Reading »Deep Ellum Blues - Jerry Garcia & Bob Weir
Jerome John "Jerry" Garcia (August 1, 1942 – August 9, 1995) was an American musician who was best known for his lead guitar work, singing and songwriting with the band the Grateful Dead. Though he disavowed the role,…
Continue Reading »Madrugada Blues - Baseado em Blues
Banda de blues surgida no Rio de Janeiro em 1992 formada pelo gaitista Jefferson Gonçalves e o vocalista André Casquilho, começou tocando em pequenas casas noturnas no Rio, chegando a se apresentar no Circo Voador. Em seguida obtiveram…
Continue Reading »Bus Blues - Steve Johnson
Steven Bryan Johnson, born January 12, 1956, started playing guitar in 1963 after his Uncle Mickey Johnson played his electric guitar for him. Played in rock blues bands in California until moving to Ann Arbor, Michigan in 1982.…
Continue Reading »Joe & Odell Thompson
It is not widely known in this day that the fiddle and banjo were commonly played by African Americans from slavery times to well into this century. The two instruments in combination once provided much of the dance…
Continue Reading »Living Blues Comeback Artist of the Year is....
Ironing Board Sam named Living Blues Comeback Artist of the Year! Living Blues has given Ironing Board Sam the honor of "Comeback Artist of the Year" in their Critic's Poll. We are so proud that the magazine has…
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