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Blues from Blues Kitchen - Sam Hare, Mal Barclay, Lee Sankey
Footage starts with an Otis Span inspired piano solo from Joe Glossop. Then Sam Hare and Mal Barclay lay down some sweet blues. Mal paying in the style of T-Bone Walker. Lee Sankey harmonica, Jamie Lawrence bass, Rob…
Continue Reading »Cisco Kid - Lee Oskar w/ Lowrider Band
Lee Oskar (born March 24, 1948, Copenhagen, Denmark) is a Danish harmonica player, notable for his contributions to the sound of the rock-funk fusion group War, which he formed with Eric Burdon, his solo work, and as a…
Continue Reading »Chicago Blues Photos courtesy of Bill Lupkin and Bob Corritore
Thanks to Bill Lupkin for sharing these amazing photos. Bill was the harmonica player in the Jimmy Rogers Blues Band and the Bob Riedy Blues Band in the early 70s. These images provide an insider's view of the…
Continue Reading »Tech Talk - De La Rosa Grand Concert - DT Guitars
David Taylor Guitars strum very well and the full sound is suitable for many styles from Fingerstyle to Jazz to Singer/Songwriter and everything in between. David happens to be the son of a wordclass knife maker, Gray Taylor,…
Continue Reading »When My First Wife Left Me - R.L. Burnside
R. L. Burnside (November 23, 1926 – September 1, 2005), born Robert Lee Burnside, was an American blues singer, songwriter, and guitarist who lived much of his life in and around Holly Springs, Mississippi. He played music for…
Continue Reading »Boogie Woogie Dream - Albert Ammons & Pete Johnson
Pete Johnson (March 25, 1904 – March 23, 1967) was an American boogie-woogie and jazz pianist. Journalist Tony Russell stated in his book The Blues - From Robert Johnson to Robert Cray, that "Johnson shared with the other…
Continue Reading »She's A Woman - Jeff Beck
Great footage of Mr. Beck has been pretty scarce from this period...in fact with him playing his famous 54 Les Paul for that matter (and no...it's not black..it's Oxblood purple). Well, it's a treat for me...hope you enjoy…
Continue Reading »Faultfinder Blues - Wang Dang Delta
WANG DANG DELTA are a 6-piece band from Perthshire in Scotland who specialise in blues and beyond music. The band serve up a set featuring mainly original compositions with some classic blues and boogie thrown in for good…
Continue Reading »Spoonful - Brett Marvin and the Thunderbolts
Brett Marvin and the Thunderbolts, formed in 1968, is now an occasionally performing British pub and club blues band. Band members Jona Lewie, Graham Hine, Keith Trussell, and John Randall are perhaps better known for their record Seaside…
Continue Reading »Seth Walker prepares 'Time Can Change' album
SETH WALKER BRINGS HIS BLUES-INFUSED AMERICANA TO NEW CD Time Can Change, due out June 19, embraces a stripped-down approach. NASHVILLE, Tenn. — In the three years since his last album, Seth Walker moved to Nashville from Austin,…
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