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Music Maker's interns keep us moving this summer! Intern Mike with Captain Luke and Corn Lewis Summer 2012, Music Maker had four great interns helping with the daily operations in the office. Jeremy Johnston, a rising Junior at…
Continue Reading »Five Long Years - Mick Jagger/Jeff Beck / Buddy Guy
Sir Michael Philip "Mick" Jagger (born 26 July 1943) is an English musician, singer, songwriter and actor, best known as the lead vocalist and a founder member of The Rolling Stones. Jagger's career has spanned over fifty years.…
Continue Reading »Dirty Old Man - The Dirty Dozen Brass Band
To describe how the Dirty Dozen Brass Band has arrived at its 35th Anniversary, trumpet player Gregory Davis employs a tried-and true New Orleans-centric analogy: “It ends up being like a pot of gumbo – you drop in…
Continue Reading »The Holmes Brothers
Over the course of their 30-plus year career, The Holmes Brothers (bassist/vocalist Sherman Holmes, guitarist/pianist/vocalist Wendell Holmes, drummer/vocalist and brother-in-spirit Popsy Dixon) have been feeding the souls of their devoted and ever-growing fanbase with a joyous and moving…
Continue Reading »The Right String, Baby, But the Wrong Yo-Yo - Piano Red
William "Willie" Lee Perryman (October 19, 1911 – July 25, 1985), usually known professionally as Piano Red and later in life as Dr. Feelgood, was an American blues musician, the first to hit the pop music charts. He…
Continue Reading »Muck Blues Roots Festival Benefits Better Vision For Children - (Corrected Time)
Announcing The.... "Muck Blues Roots Festival" First-Ever Orange County Blues Society Concert Event Under The Stars At The Scenic Muckenthaler Cultural Center - Thursday, August 16 ***Please Note Corrected Time: 5pm-9 pm*** >> (Fullerton, Calif.) - The recently-formed…
Continue Reading »Rainman Records artist: Alvin Lee - Still On The Road To Freedom - New Recording Review
Alvin Lee... yes the real Alvin Lee, has just come out of the studio and is ready to release a new cd, Still On The Road To Freedom, on August 27, 2012. To say that I am a…
Continue Reading »Big Legs - Gene Phillips & his Rhythm Aces
Gene Phillips (born Eugene Floyd Phillips, July 25, 1915, St. Louis, Missouri) was an American jump blues guitarist and singer. He was influenced by, and a fan of, Louis Jordan, Wynonie Harris, Duke Ellington and Count Basie, Big…
Continue Reading »Good-Bye Baby - Robert Lucas
West Coast vocalist, guitarist, and songwriter Robert Lucas forged a path for himself in the blues world after the release of his much-hailed 1990 self-produced debut cassette, Across the River. Based in Long Beach, CA, as a solo…
Continue Reading »Shake 'em Up - Guitar Slim Green
This artist should not be confused with Eddie "Guitar Slim" Jones, the New Orleans artist, or Alec "Guitar Slim" Seward the country blues guitarist from Virginia. Norman G. Green was born in Bryant, TX. on July 25, 1920.…
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