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Superstition - Andreas Kisser & Vasco Faé
Vasco Fae bought his first harmonica in 1987, when he was 16, all by sudden. He started to dedicate himself to the instrument and with the diatonic harmonica and a velvet voice, has been achieving respect and attention…
Continue Reading »Samma lea snea blues - Peps Persson
Peps Persson (born 20 December 1946 in Helsingborg) is a Swedish blues and reggae musician from Tjörnarp, Scania. Throughout his career he has mostly made music in Swedish and is well known for his Scanian dialect. At an…
Continue Reading »Steam Roller Blues - Marc Broussard
Marc Broussard (born January 14, 1982) is an American singer-songwriter. His style is best described as "Bayou Soul," a mix of funk, blues, R&B, rock, and pop, matched with distinct Southern roots. In his career, he has released…
Continue Reading »Urban Eagle artist: Zac Harmon - Music Is Medicine - New Release Review
I just got a copy of the new Zac Harmon release, Music Is Medicine. Harmon is joined by Cedric Goodman on Drums, Corey Lacy on Keys and Buthel on Bass. The recording opens with Miss American Girl, a…
Continue Reading »TROTLINE: Geronimo!
THE TRI-STATE TROTLINE From the Desk of...Captain Catfish July 9, 2012 Boy, oh boy, we've got a lot of exciting news here for you Trotline Runners! Buckle up, 'cuz here goes.... Work on the "White Buffalo" is now…
Continue Reading »The Honeydripper - Joe Liggins & The Honeydrippers
Joe Liggins (July 9, 1915 – July 26, 1987) was an American R&B, jazz and blues pianist, who was the frontman in the 1940s and 1950s with the band, Joe Liggins and his Honeydrippers. Liggins was born in…
Continue Reading »Baker Shop Boogie - Willie Nix
Willie Nix (August 6, 1922 — July 8, 1991) was an American Chicago blues singer and drummer, active in Memphis, Tennessee, United States, in the 1940s and 1950s. Born in Memphis, as a child he learnt to tap…
Continue Reading »Horton's Shuffle - Flávio Guimarães
Flávio Guimarães (born November 10, 1963) is a Brazilian composer, harmonica player and singer. Considered a blues pioneer in Brazil, he founded the band Blues Etílicos in 1986, which is considered the most successful Brazilian blues group. He…
Continue Reading »Bulldog Boogie - Blues Wire
In the words of blues prodigy Katie Webster, "Blues Wire are the best blues band in Europe and deserve to be heard by a wider audience". According to many who has ever witnessed a Blues Wire gig this…
Continue Reading »Blues From Elmo - Henry Qualls
Born July 8, 1934, Cedar Grove, Elmo, Texas, USA, d. 7 December 2003. Probably the last elder statesmen of Texas blues, it fell to individuals such as Qualls to carry the mantle, in a less than competent way,…
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