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Tech Talk - Maingard Guitars, GC, Brazilian, Italian Spruce
Here is a Maingard GC featuring a premium set of Brazilian Rosewood and a Master Grade Italian Spruce Top. The quality of these woods really creates an amazing voice, and while all Maingard are strong and lively, this…
Continue Reading »Blind Racoon/Earwig Music artist: Tommy McCoy - Late In The Lonely Night - New Release Review
I just got a copy of the new Tommy McCoy release, Late In The Lonely Night. McCoy has worked in the past with such names as Levon Helm, Garth Hudson, Commander Cody, Lucky Peterson and the Double Trouble…
Continue Reading »HAMILTON LOOMIS -- June 2012 Schedule
This June, come out and welcome back Hamilton and the Band from their UK/Europe tour! New music is available: Hamilton and the Band have 2 new songs available for download -- "A Woman Like You" and "Partner In…
Continue Reading »Former James Brown-guitarist Robert Lee Coleman releases One More Mile
HILLSBOROUGH, N.C. - Music Maker is excited to say that Robert Lee Coleman's new album One More Mile will be released on May 29th of this year. This album is filled with the driving blues that Coleman has…
Continue Reading »Steve Strongman's New CD Is Garnering Great Reviews and Airplay Throughout North America
A Natural Fact: Steve Strongman's New CD Is Garnering Great Reviews and Airplay Throughout North America Since it's release in early May, the new acoustic CD A Natural Fact from bluesman Steve Strongman has been getting regular airplay…
Continue Reading »You've Gotta Move - Butch Cage and Willie B. Thomas
The Old Time Black Southern String Band tradition had rarely been recorded and by the 1960's had almost died out. When, in 1959, folklorist Harry Oster "discovered" Butch Cage (fiddle and vocals) and Willie B. Thomas (vocals and…
Continue Reading »Goodbye , Good Luck To You - Creole George Guesnon
Creole George Guesnon (May 25, 1907, New Orleans - May 6, 1968, New Orleans) was an American jazz banjoist, guitarist, composer, and singer. Guesnon worked for his father, a plasterer, as a teenager, and learned to play ukulele…
Continue Reading »Alabama Train - Louisiana Red/ Bill Dicey
Born in Annapolis, Maryland, BILL DICEY began playing harmonica at age 8 when his father handed down his first Hohner Band Harp. Harmonicas were scarce at that time, so Bill learned to play his one harp in five…
Continue Reading »Boogaloo City Blues - James Crutchfield
James Crutchfield (May 25, 1912 – December 7, 2001) was an American St. Louis, Missouri based, barrelhouse blues singer, pianist, and songwriter, whose career spanned seven decades. His repertoire consisted of original and classic blues and boogie-woogie and…
Continue Reading »I'm Gonna Be a Lovin' Old Soul - Sara Martin & her Jug Band
Sara Martin (June 18, 1884 – May 24, 1955) was an American blues singer, in her time one of the most popular of the classic blues singers. She was billed as "The Famous Moanin' Mama" and "The Colored…
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