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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…
Continue Reading »You Better Be Sure - Lacy Gibson
Lacy Gibson (May 1, 1936 – April 11, 2011) was an American Chicago blues guitarist, singer and songwriter. He most notably recorded the songs, "My Love Is Real" and "Switchy Titchy", and in a long and varied career…
Continue Reading »I Ain't Mad at You - Big Maybelle
Mabel Louise Smith (May 1, 1924 – January 23, 1972), known professionally as Big Maybelle, was an American R&B singer and pianist. Her 1956 hit single "Candy" received the Grammy Hall of Fame Award in 1999. Born in…
Continue Reading »Muddy Waters - Blow Wind Blow
McKinley Morganfield (April 4, 1913 – April 30, 1983), known as Muddy Waters, was an American blues musician, generally considered the "father of modern Chicago blues". He was a major inspiration for the British blues explosion in the…
Continue Reading »Free To Love Again - Robbie King
With his superb guitar work, blending both the retro and the contemporary, (think Otis Redding plays Robert Cray playing Stevie Ray Vaughan!), Robbie King is considered by many in the music world to be the very essence of…
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