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When The Sun Goes Down - Leroy Carr
Leroy Carr (March 27, 1905 – April 29, 1935) was an American blues singer, songwriter and pianist, who developed a laid-back, crooning technique and whose popularity and style influenced such artists as Nat King Cole and Ray Charles.…
Continue Reading »Two Sides of Eddie Lang - BLIND WILLIE DUNN
Eddie Lang (October 25, 1902 – March 26, 1933) was an American jazz guitarist, regarded as the Father of Jazz Guitar. He played a Gibson L-4 and L-5 guitar, providing great influence for many guitarists, including Django Reinhardt…
Continue Reading »You Better Believe It - Paul Gayten
Paul Gayten (January 29, 1920 – March 26, 1991) was an American R&B bandleader, pianist, songwriter, producer and record company executive. Gayten was born in Kentwood, Louisiana, the nephew of blues pianist Little Brother Montgomery. In his teens…
Continue Reading »Alien Blues - Honey Bee & the T-Bones
No run-of-the-mill grind, but a heady cocktail, where best psychedelic elements from 1960’s San Francisco meet Mississippi blues in a garage with serious intentions. The phat bass lines of Honey B. and the funky drumming of Jaska Lukkarinen…
Continue Reading »Kyoji Yamamoto playing slow blues with J.W. Wiliams and Chi-Town Hustler
Kyoji Yamamoto (山本 恭司 Yamamoto Kyōji, born March 23, 1956 in Matsue, Shimane, Japan) is a Japanese musician, singer-songwriter and record producer who is the leader of the hard rock/metal bands Bow Wow (known as Vow Wow for…
Continue Reading »Lil' Damsel Records artist Chelle Rose - Ghost of Browder Holler - New Release Review
I have been listening to the new recording, Ghost of Browder Holler, a new recording by Chelle Rose. I'm gonna tell you right up front. It's not blues. I've heard a lot of music in my lifetime and…
Continue Reading »The Blue Wednesday Jam w/ Gregg Wright @ Maverick's Flat!
"KING OF THE ROCKIN' BLUES!" The Blue Wednesday Jam @ Maverick's Flat Tomorrow Night! The hippest open mic jam and the very best in Blues is at the Blue Wednesday Jam at Maverick's Flat. We've had some top…
Continue Reading »New Release: They Call Me The Professor - Professor Harp
I just received the new release from Professor Harp, They Call Me The Professor, and I really like it. The title track, They Call Me The Professor has that unmistakable Texas lope and has really great harp tones…
Continue Reading »SEVERN RECORDS SIGNS BLUES GUITARIST BRYAN LEE AND SOUL/BLUES SINGER URSULA RICKS
NEW CDS ON BOTH IN PRODUCTION AT SEVERN STUDIOS FOR RELEASE LATER THIS YEAR ANNAPOLIS, MD – David Earl, president of Severn Records, has announced the signing of New Orleans-based blues guitarist/singer Bryan Lee and Baltimore-based soul and…
Continue Reading »Walking the Dog - RUFUS THOMAS
Rufus Thomas, Jr. (March 27, 1917 – December 15, 2001) was an American rhythm and blues, funk and soul singer and comedian from Memphis, Tennessee, who recorded on Sun Records in the 1950s and on Stax Records in…
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