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Ramblin' On My Mind - Boyd Gilmore
Boyd Gilmore b. 12 June 1910, Belzoni, Mississippi, USA, d. 23 December 1976, Fresno, California, USA. A guitarist, although seemingly not recorded as such, and an exuberant singer, Gilmore recorded for Modern in 1952 with Ike Turner on…
Continue Reading »Rambling On My Mind - Blues Boy Dan
Dan was born on the 11th of May 1992 in the market town of Shrewsbury, Shropshire. As a young boy Dan grew up overlooking fields, making fires, building dens and enjoying life in the country. Dan did not…
Continue Reading »Ramon Tuto' - New artist review - Ellisjames - Guest contributer
In spite of an apparent lack of commercially released CDs, LPs or downloadable collections he seems to have picked up a fair number of loyal followers of his videos. Of the songs reviewed, one of my favorites is…
Continue Reading »Ramsgate Kent Music artist: Nigel Egg - The Blues Is Personal - New Release review
I just received the newest release (July 1, 2014), The Blues Is Personal, from Nigel Egg. This is going to be a fairly different review that you are typically used to sweeing from me because it is quite…
Continue Reading »Random Chance Records artist: Martin Lang - Bad Man - New Release Review
I just had the opportunity to review the most recent release, Bad Man, from Martin Lang and it's pure blues. Opening with Reefer Head Man, a real nice Chicago blues, featuring Martin Lang on lead vocal and harp,…
Continue Reading »Random Clips - Shuggie Otis
Shuggie Otis (born Johnny Alexander Veliotes; November 30, 1953) is an American R&B, soul, rock, blues, and funk singer-songwriter, record producer, and multi-instrumentalist. His composition "Strawberry Letter 23", recorded by The Brothers Johnson, topped the Billboard R&B chart…
Continue Reading »Randy Casey - I Got Lucky - New release Review
I just had the opportunity to review the most recent release, I Got Lucky, from Randy Casey and it's a cool blues rocker. Opening with Bed Bug Blues, a really cool track, Randy Casey on lead guitar and…
Continue Reading »Randy Chortkoff has passed. My thoughts are with his family.
Randy Chortkoff, founder, president and CEO of Delta Groove Productions, passed away today at 8:40am in Los Angeles at the age of 65. A highly successful entrepreneur outside of the music business, Chortkoff simultaneously followed his true passion…
Continue Reading »Randy Volin and The Hard Ones - Detroit Thang - New Release Review
I just received the newest release, Detroit Thang, from Randy Volin and The Hard Ones and it's a super blues rocker. Opening with When She Says Jump, Volin is out the door with a loping blues number with…
Continue Reading »Rank Outsider Records artist: the Black Tongued Bells - Every Tongue Has A Tale To Tell - New Release Review
I just received the newest release, Every Tongue Has A Tale To Tell, by the Black Tongued Bells and it's a swampy, bluesy blast! Opening with Comin' Back For More, BTB establish a solid swampy beat with slide…
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