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Street Walking Blues - Tramp
Tramp were a British blues band active during the late 1960s and early 1970s on an intermittent basis. This on/off activity and the loose, transient nature of the band’s line-up were reflected in the group’s name. The line-up…
Continue Reading »Dead Drunk Blues - Margaret Johnson
Margaret Johnson was an American blues and early jazz vocalist and pianist. Johnson's primary era of recording activity as a vocalist was 1925-1927. Prior to this, she had worked in vaudeville. She recorded with harmonica player Bobby Leecan…
Continue Reading »Little Wing - Jim Duff & the Necessities
Jim Duff & the Necessities are a fresh take on the very kind of music you want and long for. It's a true musical melting pot of the blues, soul, jazz, classic rock and traditional country. Merging strong…
Continue Reading »Burning Disk artist: - Sause Boss - Live At The Green Parrot - New Release Review
I just got the new release called Live At The Green Parrot by the Sauce Boss.This cd is a 4 wheel drive party. Killer Tone opens the recording with a song that sounds like a cross between the…
Continue Reading »I Got A New Car For You - Mitch Woods
Mitch Woods and His Rocket 88s have been the torchbearers of a great American blues musical heritage, not for two years but two decades. Taking their inspiration from the great jump n' boogie outfits of the late 40s…
Continue Reading »Jimmy Nolen
Jimmy Nolen (April 3, 1934 – December 18, 1983) was an American guitarist, known for his distinctive "chicken scratch" lead guitar playing in James Brown's bands. Born in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, United States, Nolen took up the guitar…
Continue Reading »Dirty Rat - John Mooney
John Mooney (born April 3, 1955) is an American blues guitarist and singer based in New Orleans, Louisiana. He has developed a unique music style by combining Delta blues, with the funky second line beat of New Orleans.…
Continue Reading »Frame For The Blues - Jimmy McGriff & Hank Crawford Quartet
James Harrell McGriff (April 3, 1936—May 24, 2008) was an American hard bop and soul-jazz organist and organ trio bandleader who developed a distinctive style of playing the Hammond B-3 organ. Born in Germantown, Pennsylvania, McGriff started playing…
Continue Reading »Sweet Home Chicago - Adam Gussow
As a blues harmonica player and teacher, Adam Gussow has few peers in the business. Currently an Associate Professor of English and Southern Studies at the University of Mississippi with a specialty in blues literature and culture, Gussow…
Continue Reading »What's on Your Mind - Blues Etílicos
Completing 20 years on the road (since 1987), Blues Etilicos is a brazilian blues band that presents a “nacional version” of one of the most popular north-amercian genre. The group has played numerous festivals, performed with many visiting…
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