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Cell Phone Blues - James Kinds & The All-Night Riders
James Kinds has always possessed a powerful voice, cutting his teeth on southern gospel and developing his own distinctive style as a young man. Inspired by juke-joint blues and early rock n roll, he left Mississippi for Chicago…
Continue Reading »Instrumental Blues - Deborah Coleman, Hiromasa Suzuki
Deborah Coleman (born October 3, 1956, Portsmouth, Virginia) is an American blues guitarist, songwriter and singer. Coleman won the Orville Gibson Award for "Best Blues Guitarist, Female" in 2001, and was nominated for a W.C. Handy Blues Music…
Continue Reading »I Ain't Mad At You - H Bomb Ferguson
H-Bomb Ferguson (May 9, 1929 – November 26, 2006) was an American jump blues singer from Cincinnati, Ohio, United States. He was an early pioneer of the rock and roll sound of the mid 1950s, featuring driving rhythm,…
Continue Reading »Don't Tell Me Nothing About My Baby - Little Joe Blue
Little Joe Blue (September 23, 1934 — April 22, 1990) was an American blues singer, and guitarist. Born Joseph Valery, Jr. in Vicksburg, Mississippi, his music were heavily influenced by the work of Louis Jordan, Joe Liggins, and…
Continue Reading »A Natural Fact - Steve Strongman
2011 Maple Blues Award winner for Guitar Player of the year, Steve Strongman has a new acoustic cd, A Natural Fact, and I listened to it today. A Natural Fact has 12 original tracks written by Strongman and…
Continue Reading »Lil' Cliff & the Cliffhangers - The Lovin' Kind - New Release Review
I just received and had the chance to review the new release, The Lovin' Kind, by International Blues Challenge Finalists Lil' Cliff & the Cliffhangers, and it's quite enjoyable. The Cliffhangers, a harmonica driven quartet, play primarily in…
Continue Reading »Search For Robert Johnson Part 1 (of 5)
The Search for Robert Johnson is a 1991 UK television documentary film about the legendary Delta blues musician Robert Johnson, hosted by John Hammond, and produced and directed by Chris Hunt. In it, Hammond travels through the American…
Continue Reading »Rachelle Plas & Joe Louis Walker
Rachelle Plas, a Girl, her Harmonica and its Voice. AWARDS on 2010: GRAND PRIX CAHORS BLUES FESTIVAL PRICE BLUES ON SEINE TOWER 2010: Festival Country QUATREMARE COW OF BLUES CAHORS BLUES FESTIVAL COGNAC BLUES PASSIONS NHL FESTIVAL -…
Continue Reading »Blues Singer - SIDNEY MAIDEN
Born in Mansfield, LA in 1923, singer and harmonica blower Sidney Maiden made his mark on the blues with the classic "Eclipse of the Sun." In the '40s, Maiden moved to California where he first met guitarist K.C.…
Continue Reading »Dust My Broom - Bob Riedy Blues Band
In the midst of the massive volumes of material documenting the history of blues music and its creators in Chicago, there is a small but very unique story concerning an artisan whose apprenticeship caused a revival of Chicago…
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