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No Boundaries Blues Fest Features Chicago's Head Honchos,' Others This Weekend
Hey Minnesota! Head Honchos' Bring their Rockin' Chicago Blues To The... No Boundaries Blues Fest (PROCTOR, MN) - Get ready for the No Boundaries Blues Festival on Friday, July 20 and Saturday, July 21 at the Proctor Fairgrounds,…
Continue Reading »Spider In My Stew - Buster Benton
Buster Benton (July 19, 1932 – January 20, 1996) was an American blues guitarist and singer, who played guitar in Willie Dixon's Blues All-Stars, and is best known for his solo rendition of the Dixon-penned song "Spider in…
Continue Reading »Slipping Into Darkness - Low Rider Band
The Lowrider Band consists of four of the five surviving original core group members of the multi-platinum selling band War: Howard E. Scott, B.B. Dickerson, Lee Oskar, and Harold Brown. These members lost the right in federal court…
Continue Reading »That's What's Knockin' Me Out - Jimmy Liggins
Jimmy Liggins (October 14, 1922 – July 18, 1983) was an American R&B guitarist and bandleader. Liggins was born in Newby, Oklahoma, United States. He started out as a professional boxer at age 18 under the name of…
Continue Reading »I Love You More Than You'll Ever Know - Steve Gannon Band with Mz. Dee
Steve Gannon - gutar/ vocals Willie Riser - bass Kelvin Dixon - drums Herman Eberitsch- keyboards London, England-born guitarist Steve Gannon came to Oakland, California in 1982 and soon became active on the local blues scene. For six…
Continue Reading »Talkin to my Baby - Mississippi Shakedown
Mississippi Shakedown is a Band with a minimum of FUSS and a maximum of EFFECT. A 4-piece unit led by Blues charged SLIDE GUITAR, with a "Don't Bore Us, Get to the Chorus" attitude! With influence from the…
Continue Reading »Waiting For The World To End - Dave Widow And The Line Up - New Release Review
I just received a copy of the new release Waiting For The World To End by Dave Widow And The Line Up and it pretty interesting. Widow has assembled a great band including Reggie McBride, Gary Mallaber, Mike…
Continue Reading »Ooo Wee Baby, It's A "Johnny Cash Cruise" With Mighty Cash Cats On The Ocean!
It's "Johnny Cash Cruise Time" With The Mighty Cash Cats! Save The Date: Saturday, July 28 Ooh Wee Baby, Let's Go On A "Johnny Cash Cruise" With Live(ly!) Music By The Renowned Mighty Cash Cats Tribute To Johnny…
Continue Reading »Newport - Paul Butterfield Blues Band
Paul Butterfield (17 December 1942 – 4 May 1987) was an American blues vocalist and harmonica player, who founded the Paul Butterfield Blues Band in the early 1960s and performed at the original Woodstock Festival. He died of…
Continue Reading »Naima - John Coltrane
Merely mention the name John Coltrane and you’re likely to evoke a deeply emotional, often spiritual response from even the most casual jazz fan. Born September 23, 1926 in Hamlet, North Carolina, John Coltrane was always surrounded by…
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