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Red House - Gyan Dookie & The Dookie Knights
Gyan Dookie is a multitalented singer, songwriter, musician and martial artist. He was born in London, but moved to Finland at the age of five. In Gyan's music you can hear his main influences: blues, funk, rock, jazz,…
Continue Reading »Sugar Man - Doug Finnell
Douglas Finnell was born in Dallas, TX. in 1903. In the late 1920's he worked with T-Bone Walker as his pianist. Finnell recorded two sides in November of 1929 in Dallas with his group The Royal Stompers, featuring…
Continue Reading »MARTY STOKES & THE CAPTIVA BAND
Marty Stokes was originally raised on Sanibel & Captiva Islands, Florida and has been playing different variations of Blues Music since he was a kid. Raw and melodic, original, and reaching to the emotional core, Stokes will not…
Continue Reading »Billie's Blues - the Bel-Airs
Laura-May Gibson - Vocal Lovat Fraser - Slide Richard Young - Piano Rod Philip - Guitar Pete Rabjohns - Drums Ian Holmes-Lewis - Percussion If you like what I’m doing, Like ---Bman’s Blues Report--- Facebook Page! I’m looking…
Continue Reading »Cali Bee Music artist: Brad Wilson - Blues Magic - New Release Review
I just received the new recording, Blues Magic, by Brad Wilson. Wilson has assembled 11 original tracks with strong airplay appeal. Blues Magic is a smooth rocker with light latin Rhythms not unlike contemporary Santana. Raining In My…
Continue Reading »Whammy in the Gizmo - Piano Slim
Born Robert T. Smith, a resident of St. Louis where he is known as Piano Slim. He paid his dues way back in the '40s and '50s in Houston, Texas working among such first rate bluesman as Gatemouth…
Continue Reading »I'm Feeling Good - Deitra Farr
Deitra Farr is considered one of Chicago ’s top vocalists, according to Living Blues Magazine (May 1997). Fiery, energetic, and soul-stirring describes this woman, who has over the years been nominated for Traditional Female Blues artist of the…
Continue Reading »Anytime - The Robert Cray Band
The five-time Grammy Award winner summarized 35 years of mastery on the debut Nozzle release Live From Across the Pond (2006), an electrifying two-CD concert set drawn from a series of shows (opening for Eric Clapton) at London’s…
Continue Reading »Mailman Blues - Sleepy John Estes
John Adam Estes (January 25, 1899 – June 5, 1977), best known as Sleepy John Estes or Sleepy John, was a American blues guitarist, songwriter and vocalist, born in Ripley, Lauderdale County, Tennessee In 1915, Estes' father, a…
Continue Reading »Love of Mine - Luther Trammell
Whether rockin out with the band or as a solo act, Luther Trammell brings the blues home. Luther has played with The Blues Imperials, Shirley King (Daughter of BB King). Luther and his band performed as House Band…
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