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Poor Boy - Slim Tim Slide
Slim Tim Slide (Tim Rundall) was born exactly at midnight (you could hear Big Ben chiming!) and got his first guitar in 1969 for his birthday - he has been making music ever since both as a solo…
Continue Reading »Poor Boy - Tim Aves & Wolfpack
HOWLIN' Wolf was the biggest, baddest, evilest bluesman ever to stalk a stage on planet earth... there'll never be another like him. End of ... simple as that. WOLFPACK (yes, our name IS meant always to be spelled…
Continue Reading »Poor Boy A Long Way From Home - R.L. Burnside
R. L. Burnside (November 23, 1926 – September 1, 2005), born Robert Lee Burnside, was an American blues singer, songwriter, and guitarist who lived much of his life in and around Holly Springs, Mississippi. He played music for…
Continue Reading »Poor Boy Blues - King Curtis & Champion Jack Dupree
From King Curtis & Champion Jack Dupree Live from Montreux June 17th 1971 with Cornell Dupree on guitar, Jerry Jemmott on bass and Oliver Jackson on drums. Filmed two months before King Curtis' tragic death. William Thomas Dupree,…
Continue Reading »Poor Boy, Long Ways From Home - GUS CANNON
A remarkable musician (he could play five-string banjo and jug simultaneously), Gus Cannon bridged the gap between early blues and the minstrel and folk styles that preceded it. His band of the '20s and '30s, Cannon's Jug Stompers,…
Continue Reading »Pop Ferguson Blues Heritage Festival in Lenoir, N.C.
Nitro and Slim Beverly Guitar Watkins Bill Perry Wanda Johnson Pop Ferguson Blues Heritage Festival is a living documentary that makes every attempt to promote, preserve and advance the culture of Blues music as an art form in…
Continue Reading »Pop star Prince has passed. My prayers are with his family
Pop superstar Prince, widely acclaimed as one of the most inventive and influential musicians of his era with hits including "Little Red Corvette," ''Let's Go Crazy" and "When Doves Cry," was found dead at his home on Thursday…
Continue Reading »Popa Chubby - It's A Mighty Hard Road - New Release Review
I just had the opportunity to review the most recent release, It's A Mighty Hard Road, from Popa Chubby and I hear a real maturing off styles with Chubby that I haven't heard before. Opening with, The Flavor…
Continue Reading »Popa Chubby - Two Dogs - New Release Review
I just had the opportunity to review the most recent release, Two Dogs, from Popa Chubby and it's a straight up rocker. Opening with arena style track, It's Alright, Chubby shows powerful vocals backed by Sam "Freightrain" Bryant…
Continue Reading »POPA CHUBBY PLANS EXTENSIVE U.S. TOUR UPON HIS RETURN FROM EUROPE IN SUPPORT OF UNIVERSAL BREAKDOWN BLUES
New York, NY --- Popa Chubby has announced plans to continue touring North America following a July European run. Ted Horowitz, aka Popa Chubby, released Universal Breakdown Blues on May 28th via Provogue / Mascot Label Group. The…
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