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Bluesman Tommy Marsh Hosts New Ventura County Blues Society Jams Starting May 2
Bluesman Tommy Marsh To Host, Perform @ Ventura County Blues Society "Blues Jam" Series (VENTURA) - One of the newest-formed Blues societies in Southern California, the Ventura County Blues Society, has tapped bluesman Tommy Marsh and Bad Dog…
Continue Reading »Gary Primich with Nick Curran on Guitar
Blues harmonica player, vocalist, and songwriter, the late Gary Primich was among a rare breed of musicians on the blues scene today — those who learned directly at the feet of the masters and proved themselves on the…
Continue Reading »Don't Slam That Door - Johnny Fuller
Johnny Fuller was a West Coast bluesman who left behind a spate of 1950s recordings that jumped all kinds of genre fences with seemingly no trace of his Mississippi born roots. He was equally at home with low…
Continue Reading »Last Fair Deal Gone Down - Kent Duchaine
Kent DuChaine, (born 25 April 1951), is an American blues singer and guitarist. He currently lives in Fort Gaines, Georgia. DuChaine started in music when his father taught him to play the ukulele at six years old. At…
Continue Reading »Craig Chaquico signs with Blind Pig!
CRAIG CHAQUICO SIGNS WITH BLIND PIG RECORDS! Craig Chaquico, a chart-topping guitarist in both the rock and jazz fields, has signed with noted roots label Blind Pig Records to record a blues-based album. Chaquico was a central figure…
Continue Reading »Ezee Rider - Mama Yancey
Estelle "Mama" Yancey (January 1, 1896 – April 19, 1986) was an American blues singer. She was nominated four times for the Blues Music Awards as "Traditional Blues Female Artist." Yancey, born Estella Harris in Cairo, Illinois, grew…
Continue Reading »I'M MAD - WILLIE MABON
With HUBERT SUMLIN, EDDIE TAYLOR, BOB STROGER AND ODIE PAYNEWillie Mabon (October 24, 1925 – April 19, 1985) was an American R&B singer, songwriter and pianist.Born Willie James Mabon, and brought up in Hollywood, Memphis, Tennessee, he had…
Continue Reading »Born Under A Bad Sign - Sarasota Slim
HOWDY Y'ALL ! My name is Gene Hardage and I'm also known as Sarasota Slim. I'm a true Florida cracker - born in the panhandle and raised in Sarasota - and yes I am slim. I've been at…
Continue Reading »Better Treat Me Better Baby - Riyen Roots
Original Blues/Soul/Roots Music From The Mountains Of Asheville, North Carolina Giving us raw uncut truth through his blues influenced songs, time and time again. Inviting us to take a look at ourselves and the everchanging world around us…
Continue Reading »Train - Mud Dog
Steve "Mud Dog" Sainas has been a guitarist/singer/songwriter in Vancouver's cabarets and pubs for the past twenty years. During this time, he has developed a powerful blues guitar and singing style that is instantly recognized by his steadily…
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