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Slippin' Into Darkness - War
Charles Miller (July 2, 1939 - 14 June 1980) was an American musician best known as the saxophonist and flutist for multicultural Californian funk band War. Miller was born in Olathe, Kansas, moved with his family to Los…
Continue Reading »I'm Gonna Walk Your Log - Leonard "Baby Doo" Caston
Leonard "Baby Doo" Caston (June 2, 1917 – August 22, 1987) was an American blues pianist and guitarist. He is best noted for the tracks "Blues At Midnight" and "I'm Gonna Walk Your Log". Leonard Caston Sr., was…
Continue Reading »Decoration Blues - Sonny Boy Williamson I
Sonny Boy Williamson (John Lee Curtis Williamson, March 30, 1914 – June 1, 1948) was an American blues harmonica player and singer, and the first to use the name Sonny Boy Williamson. Williamson was born near Jackson, Tennessee…
Continue Reading »Friendless Blues - California Honeydrops
Digging deep into the roots of American music, The California Honeydrops embrace the traditions of Blues, Gospel, Second Line New Orleans Jazz, and early R&B. With stellar performances of traditional material as well as their own innovative music,…
Continue Reading »Whoopee Blues - King Solomon Hill
King Solomon Hill (1897, McComb, Mississippi – 1949, Sibley, Louisiana)[1] was an American blues musician, who recorded a small handful of songs in 1932. His unique guitar and voice make them among the most haunting blues recorded. Hill…
Continue Reading »Americana/Blues Troubadour Jeffrey Halford Brings All-American Sounds To Armandos
"Hemingway With A Blues-y Guitar" - Dirty Linen "Jeffrey Halford specializes in "swamp rock with soul," which means that Poor House Bistro, the valley's center for New Orleans food and music, is the perfect venue for the San…
Continue Reading »Catfood Records Signs Soul/Blues Sensation Barbara Carr & Will Release Her New CD on August 21
CATFOOD RECORDS SIGNS SOUL/BLUES SINGING SENSATION BARBARA CARR AND WILL RELEASE HER LABEL DEBUT CD, KEEP THE FIRE BURNING, AUGUST 21 EL PASO, TX – Catfood Records announces the signing of soul/blues singing sensation Barbara Carr, and will…
Continue Reading »Secret Records artist: Paul Lamb & The King Snakes - The Games People Play - New Release Review
I have been listening to the just released (May 28) new CD, The Games People Play by Paul Lamb & The King Snakes. The recording opens with a lively medley of Ray Charles' I Got A Woman and…
Continue Reading »Stay with Me - Ronnie Wood
Ronald David "Ronnie" Wood (born 1 June 1947) is an English rock guitarist and bassist best known as a former member of The Jeff Beck Group, Faces, and a member of The Rolling Stones since 1975. He also…
Continue Reading »At His Home - Lafayette Leake
Lafayette Leake (June 1, 1919 - August 14, 1990) was a blues and jazz pianist, organist, vocalist and composer who played for Chess Records as a session musician, and as a member of the Big Three Trio, during…
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