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Crossword Blues - Rob Tognoni
From Tasmania, Australia & introduced to Europe by blues master Dave Hole in 1994, Rob Tognoni delivers a 100% powerfully charged experience with every performance. There is simply no compromise, which is strongly evident in his music. After…
Continue Reading »If I Lose Let Me Loose - John Lee Ziegler
b. June 18 (or April 12), 1929 d. May 3, 2008 Part of John Lee Ziegler's unorthodox style comes from the fact that he was a left-handed guitarist who played a right-handed guitar upside-down, with the bass strings…
Continue Reading »15 Minutes of HDT- Hound Dog Taylor
Theodore Roosevelt "Hound Dog" Taylor (April 12, 1915 - December 17, 1975) was an American Chicago blues guitarist and singer. Taylor was born in Natchez, Mississippi in 1915 (although some sources say 1917). He originally played piano, but…
Continue Reading »South Town Boogie - J.D. Nicholson
James David Nicholson (Born April 12, 1917 in Monroe, LA - Died July 27, 1991 in Los Angeles, CA)Blues piano player with Jimmy McCracklin, Big Joe Turner and Buddy Reed among others. If you like what I’m doing,…
Continue Reading »Worked Hard All My Life - Andrew "Blueblood" McMahon
Andrew McMahon, (Apr 12, 1926 in Delhi, LA - Feb 17, 1984) Chicago bassist who worked extensively with Howlin' Wolf's band before stepping out front as a vocalist with an album for the local Dharma label, Blueblood. If…
Continue Reading »Magic Carpet Ride - John Kay & Steppenwolf
John Kay (born Joachim Fritz Krauledat, 12 April 1944, Tilsit then Germany, today Russia) is a German-Canadian singer, songwriter and guitarist known as the frontman of Steppenwolf. Kay has lived since 1990 in Franklin, Tennessee. In the Evacuation…
Continue Reading »Clarksdale, Mississippi's 9th annual Juke Joint Festival is "half blues festival, half small-town fair and all about the Delta"
JUKE JOINT FESTIVAL CELEBRATES MISSISSIPPI LIVING DELTA'S BLUES HERITAGE April 12, 2012 (Clarksdale, Mississippi) – Clarksdale, Mississippi’s Juke Joint Festival & Related Events may only be on its 9th edition, but it is already the stuff of blues…
Continue Reading »Big Red - Soul Stack- New Release Review
This debut recording, Big Red by Soulstack is really interesting. It mixes rock soul, gospel and blues to come up with what is a very good release. Soulstack is formed from what is left of a popular Toronto…
Continue Reading »Mayne Stage/ Act One Pub Newsletter 4.11.12
April 11, 2012 Just Announced IMPROV EVERY TUESDAY WITH ONE GROUP MIND 7:30, 8:30, 9:30 The largest stage to see improv in Chicago! UPCOMING SHOWS JUDAH FRIEDLANDER 4/11 @ 8PM STEVE GIBONS' GYPSY RHYTHM PROJECT & BULBUL ENSEMBLE…
Continue Reading »Sundown Blues - Daddy Stovepipe
Johnny Watson (April 12, 1867 - November 1, 1963) was an African American blues singer, guitarist and harmonica player, best known for his recordings under the name Daddy Stovepipe. Watson also recorded as Jimmy Watson, Sunny Jim and…
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