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I Remember Too - Mississippi Heat
Pierre Lacocque: Bandleader Pierre was born on October 13, 1952 in Israel of Christian-Belgian parenthood. However, shortly after his birth, Pierre's family moved to Germany and France before going back to Belgium in 1957. On a Saturday night…
Continue Reading »Let Me Change Your Mind - Hurricane Ruth
Hurricane Ruth has created their own brand of blues, they call it power blues. It can be described as raw, emotional, and dynamic. The "power" seeps into everything they do, from their original music to their live shows.…
Continue Reading »Tribute to Leo Fender
Clarence Leonidas "Leo" Fender (August 10, 1909 – March 21, 1991) was an American inventor who founded Fender Electric Instrument Manufacturing Company, or "Fender" for short. He left the company in the late 1960s, and later founded two…
Continue Reading »Mama Killed A Chicken - Big Joe Shelton
Big Joe Shelton was born in the Black Prairie region of Northeast Mississippi. As a child growing up in a small Mississippi town he was exposed to an African-American culture, which still strongly reflected that of the early…
Continue Reading »Hoochie Coochie Man - Vasti Jackson
Vasti Jackson is a soulful world renown guitarist, and vocalist whose presence captures an audience the moment he takes the stage. Vasti (pronounced Vast-Eye) Jackson is a consummate performer, songwriter, arranger, and producer. From his early beginnings playing…
Continue Reading »Robert Mugge - All Jams On Deck - Film Review
I have had the pleasure to watch Robert Mugge's All Jams On Deck, a documentation of late night jams as they take place on the Legendary Rhythm and Blues Cruise. The scene opens with an interview of guitarist…
Continue Reading »New Release: Andrew D. Gordon - Boogie-Woogie and the Blues - Review and the Blues
I recently received a cd of piano boogie and blues by Andrew D. Gordon called Boogie-Woogie and the Blues. This is a straight up piano cd with 9 original tracks. The cd opens with the title track and…
Continue Reading »Mayne Stage/ Act One Pub Newsletter 3.21.12
March 21, 2012 Just Announced BOB STROUD HOSTS ROCK & ROLL ROOTS LIVE! May 4 SIERRA LEONE'S REFUGEE ALL STARS JUNE 2 IMPROV EVERY TUESDAY WITH ONE GROUP MIND 7:30, 8:30, 9:30 The largest stage to see improv…
Continue Reading »Simi Valley Cajun & Blues Festival headliners, dates announced
CANDYE KANE, FABULOUS THUNDERBIRDS, MUDDY WATERS TRIBUTE AND ROSIE LADET HEADLINE 23rd ANNUAL SIMI VALLEY CAJUN & BLUES MUSIC FESTIVAL, SATURDAY-SUNDAY, MAY 26-27 Los Angeles area’s largest Cajun and Blues festival, held over Memorial Day weekend, features two…
Continue Reading »Dirty No Gooders' Blues' - Amina Claudine Myers
Amina Claudine Myers (born March 21, 1942) in Blackwell, Arkansas; (a small community on US 64 in western Conway County) is an American jazz pianist, organist, vocalist, composer, and musical arranger Myers started singing and playing the piano…
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