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Disaster Blues - Tomcat Courtney
The rest of world is about to discover what San Diego has known for 35 years; Tomcat Courtney is an authentic bluesman in the best of Texas country blues tradition. At the age of 78, Tomcat Courtney made…
Continue Reading »Tube Snake Boogie - ZZ Top
I needed some ZZ Top...You need ZZ Top!! Enjoy! If you like what I’m doing, Like ---Bman’s Blues Report--- Facebook Page! I’m looking for great talent and trying to grow the audience for your favorites band! - ”LIKE”…
Continue Reading »Tech Talk - Lakewood M-54
This Brazilian Rosewood and Adirondack Spruce Lakewood M-54 is a versatile OM guitar that is outfitted with a dual source B-Band pickup system. The 54 series is a top-of-the-line instrument from the Lakewood shop in Germany. The top…
Continue Reading »(If You're Going to the) Dog House - Doug MacLeod
Doug MacLeod is a singer-songwriter in the American tradition. He is a traveling artist that writes and sings original songs that are based on his own life and experiences. He learned from the old masters, lived the music,…
Continue Reading »Love Her With A Feeling - Eddie King
Eddie King (April 21, 1938 – March 14, 2012) was an American Chicago blues guitarist, singer and songwriter. Living Blues once stated "King is a potent singer and player with a raw, gospel-tinged voice and an aggressive, thick-toned…
Continue Reading »Statesboro Blues - Paul Geremia
For almost forty years, Paul Geremia has survived solely by the fruit of his musical labours. Having abandoned all other means of support in 1966, he has been travelling far and wide ever since, performing in every capacity…
Continue Reading »Johnny Shines
Johnny Shines (April 26, 1915 – April 20, 1992) was an American blues singer and guitarist. According to the music journalist Tony Russell, "Shines was that rare being, a blues artist who overcame age and rustiness to make…
Continue Reading »Hey Joe - Alex Miksch & Band
For many years the singer coming from the forest quarter and guitarist inspires his audience with wonderfully touching dialect songs and a strong slope to blues. His songs treat in frank and urgent kind of stories of the…
Continue Reading »Sweet Little Angel - B.B.King & Raimundo Amador
The son of a local traditional musician, Spanish contemporary flamenco guitarist Raimundo Amador started playing live in Sevilla's streets under the name of Sargento Platillo at the age of 13. Soon, he began participating in a project called…
Continue Reading »Feel The Heat - Jimmy Thackery and The Drivers - Review
I promised you a review on the new Jimmy Thackery cd as I hear it is a barn burner but I received his most recent studio release, Feel The Heat, so I'll give it a spin while we're…
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