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Rounder Records: From The Vaults of Ric & Ron Records: Rare and Unreleased Recordings 1958 - 1962 - Review
I've been listening to the new Rounder Records Box Set, From the Vaults of Ric & Ron Records: Rare and Unreleased Recordings 1958 - 1962. This set includes demo recordings of Eddie Bo's Every Dog Has His Day,…
Continue Reading »Sandi Thom gets the Black Crowes treatment on new album
Sandi Thom releases new album "Flesh and Blood" on August 27th Produced by Rich Robinson of The Black Crowes Featuring duet with the iconic Buffy Sainte-Marie Scottish singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist, Sandi Thom, best known for her 2006 No.1…
Continue Reading »New Bern -- Big Boy Henry
Richard Big Boy Henry b. May 26, 1921 in Beaufort, North Carolina d. December 5, 2004 in Beaufort, North Carolina Although Richard “Big Boy” Henry was an imposing figure at first glance, he was one of the sweetest,…
Continue Reading »Caldonia - Vernon Harrington
Vernon Ray Harrington’s life is one of the great lost storybooks of the blues. The story begins in 1953 in a place where church basements double as recording studios, schoolyards threaten those without guitars, and backyards fuse blues,…
Continue Reading »Come Here Mama - Little Willie Anderson
Some folks called Chicago harpist Little Willie Anderson "Little Walter Jr.," so faithfully did Anderson's style follow that of the legendary harp wizard. But Anderson was already quite familiar with the rudiments of the harmonica before he ever…
Continue Reading »Black Mountain Moan
Black Mountain Moan is a Hill Country Blues band based in Missoula, Montana. Guitarist and Vocalist Zach has honed his guitar work and singing while playing with R.L. Boyce on a trip to Mississippi, who has been a…
Continue Reading »The Thing - Lafayette Thomas
Lafayette Thomas (June 13, 1928 – May 20, 1977) was an American blues singer, and guitarist. Born in Shreveport, Louisiana, Thomas first heard blues guitar from his uncle Jesse Thomas, but Lafayette Thomas did not play professionally until…
Continue Reading »Lonesome Bedroom Blues - Clarence Edwards
Clarence Edwards (March 25, 1933 – May 20, 1993) was an American blues musician from Louisiana, best known for his recordings of "Lonesome Bedroom Blues" and "I Want Somebody". It was not until the late 1980s that Edwards…
Continue Reading »Lonely Man - Guitar Mikey and The Real Thing
Guitar Mikey and the Real Thing are definite proof that blues is fresh and alive. With the funk of James Brown and the intensity of Buddy Guy combined with the heaviness of Led Zeppelin the band has earned…
Continue Reading »In The Mood - Errol Linton's Blues Vibe
Errol Linton and band, play eclectic British blues, but with a nod to his Caribbean heritage. Singer, songwriter, harp player and bandleader, Errol carries the legacy of Little Walter, Junior Wells and Sonny Boy Williamson into the twenty…
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