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Can't Be Satisfied - Albert Macon
Albert Macon, born in 1920 in Society Hill, played a type of music he called "boogie and blues," which he learned from his father, Buster Macon, at house parties and frolics in the rural Macon County community. They…
Continue Reading »I Woke Up This Morning - Eugene Bridges
Eugene is a nomadic musician living his life on the road. His home is wherever the next performance takes him, and every year this is from America through Europe, to Australia with many other stops in between. Born…
Continue Reading »Bullfrog Blues - Gerry McAvoy's Band of Friends
GERRY McAVOY’S BAND OF FRIENDS - A CELEBRATION OF RORY GALLAGHER’S MUSIC There are many tribute bands playing the music of Rory Gallagher; some good some not so good but what they are doing is keeping the music…
Continue Reading »New Release by : Terry Lewsader - The Beanfield Blues - Review
Been listening to The Beanfield Blues, the new Terry Lewsader release. Lewsader wrote all 10 tracks and they are primarily on the gritty side of pop country. What I mean by that is that Lewsander's music has the…
Continue Reading »New Release - The Bill Miller Band - Review
I got the chance to listen to the Bill Miller Band self titled release today. TBMB features Bill Miller III on Guitar and vocal, Bill Miller Jr, on vocal and harp, Randall Cowles on bass and Stuart Sullivan…
Continue Reading »Midland Maniac - Steve Winwood with Eric Clapton
Winwood was just a teenager when he rocketed into the international spotlight as the prodigious singer of the Spencer Davis Group (which also featured his brother Muff on bass). The blues and R&B-influenced rock of “Gimme Some Lovin’”…
Continue Reading »One Too Many Women - The Donald Kinsey Band
Donald Kinsey is a true living legend in the music world. The list of artists he has worked with in his career is staggering. Names like Albert King, Bob Marley & The Wailers, Peter Tosh, Burning Spear, The…
Continue Reading »Mostest Girl - Homer Henderson
For ages, those songs have been available only as hard-to-find singles, or as favors from Homer himself or one of his pals. Now, they're finally available in CD form on Henderson's Live From the City of Hate, a…
Continue Reading »Late One Saturday Evening - Alec Seward
Alec Seward (March 16, 1902 - May 11, 1972) was an American Piedmont and country blues singer, guitarist and songwriter. Some of his records were released under pseudonyms, such as Guitar Slim, Blues Servant Boy, King Blues and…
Continue Reading »Exodus - Bob Marley
Robert Nesta "Bob" Marley, OM (6 February 1945 – 11 May 1981) was a Jamaican singer-songwriter and musician. He was the rhythm guitarist and lead singer for the ska, rocksteady and reggae band Bob Marley & The Wailers…
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