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ROLLING STONE PREMIERES THE FLAMIN' GROOVIES' NEW SONG "END OF THE WORLD" / TOUR DATES START TOMORROW!
THE FLAMIN' GROOVIES PREMIERE THEIR NEW TRACK "END OF THE WORLD" VIA ROLLING STONE! FIRST NEW CYRIL JORDAN/CHRIS WILSON-PENNED GROOVIES SONG IN 32 YEARS! THE FLAMIN' GROOVIES' NORTH AMERICAN TOUR KICKS OFF TOMORROW IN TORONTO! LEGENDARY BAND WILL…
Continue Reading »Rolling Stones, ZZ Top, Bob Seger Highlight Ghost Hounds' Breakout Year
Ghost Hounds Announces ‘Roses Are Black’ New Album Features Slash, Kenny Aronoff, Reese Wynans, and Michael Rhodes, Out Nov 5th The band is on tour with ZZ Top this month and will play Bob Seger’s final-ever performance on…
Continue Reading »Rolling The Stone - Jimmy Yancey
James Edwards "Jimmy" Yancey (February 20, 1894 – September 17, 1951) was an African American boogie-woogie pianist, composer, and lyricist. One reviewer noted him as "one of the pioneers of this raucous, rapid-fire, eight-to-the-bar piano style" Yancey was…
Continue Reading »Roly Platt - Inside Out - New Release Review
I just received the newest release, Inside Out from Roly Platt and I really like it. A mixture of classic ballads, jazz, R&B and deep seeded blues this release has a lot of breadth. Opening with Joe Sample's,…
Continue Reading »Romp And Stomp Blues - Mercy Dee
Mercy Dee Walton (August 3, 1915 – December 2, 1962) was an American jump blues pianist, singer and songwriter, whose compositions ran the gamut from lowdown blues to jumping R&B numbers. According to journalist Tony Russell in his…
Continue Reading »Ron Addison - Ride On - New Release Review
I just had the opportunity to review the most recent release, Ride On, by Ron Addison and it's a cool blues fused rocker. Opening with title track, Ride On, Ron Addison on lead vocal and guitar is joined…
Continue Reading »Ron Addison - Testify - New Release Review
I just had the opportunity to review the most recent release, Testify, from Ron Addison and it's a super debut effort. Opening with title track, Testify, a rumbling blues rocker, vocalist Ron Addison shows real attitude, backed by…
Continue Reading »Ron Hacker
"The first time I got the blues, I mean really got the blues, was in 1956. A friend and I got caught breaking into parking meters. I was eleven - he was twelve. Off we went to the…
Continue Reading »Ron Thompson & The Resistors with Hubert Blues
Not many living blues musicians can say they have performed with and recorded for legends like Big Mama Thornton, Sonny Rhodes, Luther Tucker, Jimmy McCracklin, Pee Wee Crayton, Carla Thomas, School Boy Cleve, Percy Mayfield, Etta James, B.B.…
Continue Reading »Ron Vincent - Ray's Hat Trick
Ron Vincent is a seasoned veteran of the New York jazz scene, widely respected for his smooth feel and tasteful control behind the kit. A Rhode Island native, he started carving out his musical path at the Berklee…
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