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Done Somebody Wrong - ELMORE JAMES
I found Elmore James like most of you probably did, from listening to the Allman Brothers Band live at the Fillmore. The Fillmore album has to be one of the most significant contemporary blues albums ever cut having…
Continue Reading »Bluesman Sonny Landreth to Teach and Perform At 3rd Annual Crown of the Continent Guitar Workshop & Festival August 26 – September 2, 2012
Bluesman Sonny Landreth to Teach and Perform At 3rd Annual Crown of the Continent Guitar Workshop & Festival Held at the Flathead Lake Lodge in Bigfork, MT August 26 – September 2, 2012 Sonny’s gearing up for the…
Continue Reading »Straight Line - Tickled Pink Electric Trio
Tickled Pink is a trio of long-time friends and respected Cincinnati musicians, playing both original and cover material. All are former members of the Raisins - one of Cincinnati's most influential and prolific original music bands of the…
Continue Reading »He Knows How Much We Can Bear - Smokey Hogg
Andrew 'Smokey' Hogg (January 27, 1914 - May 1, 1960) was an American post-war Texas and country blues musician. Hogg was born near Westconnie, Texas, United States and grew up on the farm and was taught to play…
Continue Reading »Crippled & Crazy - Latvian Blues Band
The roots of the Latvian Blues Band (LBB) go back to year 1997, when three young Latvian guys decided to form a band. They started out by listening to different blues masters, such as Elmore James, Robert Johnson,…
Continue Reading »Hard Times - Heritage Blues Orchestra
The grit of low-down country and urban blues to the bold brass of New Orleans; the hand-clapping, hustle and bustle of gospel to fiery postmodern, jazz-infused horn arrangements; the haunting cries of work songs to pulsating drums that…
Continue Reading »Jimbo Mathus' 'Blue Light' EP due on Big Legal Mess Records July 20
JIMBO MATHUS TO RELEASE BLUE LIGHT, A SIX-SONG EP ON BIG LEGAL MESS RECORDS JULY 20 Mississippi musician, veteran of Squrrel Nut Zippers and South Memphis String Band, will tour in May OXFORD, Miss. — The late Memphis…
Continue Reading »J & R Adventures artist: Joe Bonamassa - Driving Towards The Daylight - New Release Review and Free Download
Well, Joe's done it again! Joe Bonamassa has a new release, Driving Toward The Daylight, coming out on May 22 and it is really consistently good. Although I have enjoyed Bonamassa's work since I first heard it, many…
Continue Reading »Blues Singer Johnny Rawls is A Soul Survivor On New CD Coming June 19
BLUES SINGER JOHNNY RAWLS IS A SOUL SURVIVOR ON NEW CD COMING FROM CATFOOD RECORDS ON JUNE 19 EL PASO, TX – Catfood Records announces a June 19 release date for Soul Survivor, the new CD from Blues…
Continue Reading »Little Walter
Little Walter, born Marion Walter Jacobs (May 1, 1930 – February 15, 1968), was an American blues harmonica player, whose revolutionary approach to his instrument has earned him comparisons to Charlie Parker and Jimi Hendrix, for innovation and…
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