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The Guy With A "45" - Allen Bunn
Talk about a versatile musician: Alden Bunn (aka Tarheel Slim) recorded in virtually every postwar musical genre imaginable. Lowdown blues, gospel, vocal group R&B, poppish duets, even rockabilly weren't outside the sphere of his musicianship. However, spirituals were…
Continue Reading »Take a Swig - The Pumpers
The Pumpers are a blues band based out of Eastern Iowa and includes multiple members of the Iowa Rock N Roll Hall of Fame and the Iowa Blues Hall of Fame. Collectively the Pumpers have over 170 years…
Continue Reading »Since I've Been Lovin' You - Bare Bones Boogie Band
The Bare Bones Boogie Band are a stripped-down, no nonsense blues band, closest in sound and attitude to the classic British blues boom of the 60s and 70s, when bands like Free, Fleetwood Mac and the Stones were…
Continue Reading »Baby Please Don't Go - Bernie Pearl
The blues is life itself to Bernie Pearl. A guitarist with an upbeat, finger-poppin' picking style he learned at the elbows of bluesmasters Sam 'Lightnin' Hopkins, Mance Lipscomb, Mississippi Fred MacDowell, and others. Yet, Bernie Pearl is no…
Continue Reading »Hey Joe - Tony Campanella Band
Heavy Electric Blues from the Lou! Since the age of eleven, Tony has been infatuated with the sound and feel of the guitar and the positive vibe that resonates from its strings. He was fed the music of…
Continue Reading »Exclusive With Interview - JW - Jones - VizzTone Artist
Bman: Hi JW. I appreciate you taking the time out from what little time you must have right now to talk with me. You just released your new cd, 'SEVENTH HOUR', on March 27, 2012. I had a…
Continue Reading »How Guitars - Ladder Braced Grand Concert 00/Parlor
John How builds superb vintage style instrument inspired by the old Oscar Schmidt guitars. This one is a ladder braced Grand Concert that is the size of an L-00 Gibson. It has the wonderful woody sound that ladder…
Continue Reading »Bluesboxx - Douglas Cates
Bman, thanks for the invite to post. to those who don't know me, i'm Douglas Cates, creator and founder of bluesboxx, high quality, hand made guitars; inspired by cigarbox guitars, but with all the playability of a Gibson,…
Continue Reading »Nobody Knows You When You're Down and Out - Bessie Smith
Bessie Smith (April 15, 1894 – September 26, 1937) was an American blues singer. Nicknamed The Empress of the Blues, Smith was the most popular female blues singer of the 1920s and 1930s. She is often regarded as…
Continue Reading »Ride With Me - Little Sonny Jones
Little Sonny Jones (April 15, 1931 – December 17, 1989) was an American New Orleans blues singer and songwriter. Over his lengthy career, Jones worked with various blues musicians, most notably Fats Domino. He is not to be…
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