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Let Us Get Together - Marie Knight
Marie Knight (June 1, 1925 – August 30, 2009) was an American gospel and R&B singer. She was born Marie Roach in Sanford, Florida but grew up in Newark, New Jersey. Her father was a construction worker and…
Continue Reading »Get Your Nose Outta My Bizness - Rich DelGrosso
Rich DelGrosso’s performances at clubs and festivals and the airplay of his recordings have garnered him five Blues Music Award nominations. His most recent is "Best Instrumentalist-Other" for his mandolin. Last year he was nominated for "Instrumentalist" and…
Continue Reading »Blues da Solidão - Bêbados Habilidosos
Bêbados Habilidosos (lit. Skillful Drunk People) is an important Brazilian blues rock band. The Bêbados Habilidosos was formed in Mato Grosso do Sul by ex-members of the band Blues Band- which was considered the first blues band of…
Continue Reading »Your Enemy Can't Carm You - Flora Molton
Born 1908, Virginia, USA, d. 31 May 1990, Washington DC, USA. Molton began preaching at the age of 17, not taking up guitar until 1943, when she moved to Washington DC. Virtually blind, she supported herself by playing…
Continue Reading »Spoonful - Swamp Train
Swamp Train’s voyage started in the spring of 2010 when Blaze teamed up with Nikworks and Rattlebrained to form a cigar box guitar / washboard blues band. Thus, they played a couple of gigs as a trio before…
Continue Reading »Blues Leaf Records artist:Albert Castiglia - Living The Dream - New Release Review
Got a copy of Living The Dream, the new release from Albert Castiglia and it appears that come Jume 12th, Albert may be! His new CD is really strong. It opens with the title track, Living The Dream,…
Continue Reading »Robert Lee Coleman's new album available now!
Robert Lee Coleman's One More Mile available now! One More Mile is the culmination of Robert Lee Coleman's lifetime of blues that has included touring with James brown and Percy Sledge. "Robert Lee Coleman is among the guitarists…
Continue Reading »Moby Dick - John Bonham
John Henry Bonham (31 May 1948 – 25 September 1980) was an English musician and songwriter, best known as the drummer of Led Zeppelin. Bonham was esteemed for his speed, power, fast right foot, distinctive sound, and "feel"…
Continue Reading »Little Sadie - Jerry Garcia/ John Kahn
John Kahn (June 13, 1947 - May 30, 1996) was an American rock bass player. For a period of about twenty five years Kahn was Jerry Garcia's principal collaborator outside of the Grateful Dead. John Kahn was born…
Continue Reading »Ticket Agent - Lil' Son Jackson
Melvin "Lil' Son" Jackson (August 16, 1915, Tyler, Texas - May 30, 1976, Dallas) was an American blues guitarist. He was a contemporary of Lightnin' Hopkins Jackson's mother played gospel guitar, and he played early on in a…
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