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Wiggle Wobble - Les Cooper & The Soul Rockers
Les Cooper (b. Mar. 15, 1931, Norfolk, Virginia) was an American doo wop musician, best known for his hit rock instrumental “Wiggle Wobble”. Cooper sang in several New York doo wop groups, including The Empires and The Whirlers,…
Continue Reading »Like It Or Not - Volker Strifler Band
The Volker Strifler Band (VSB), a popular Northern California based tour-de-force of musical talent, has become a rising musical phenomenon garnering local, regional and national recognition. VSB is fronted by their namesake and founder, Volker Strifler, whose remarkable…
Continue Reading »For Your Precious Love - Linda Jones
Have patience...she will sing! Jones was born in Newark, New Jersey. She started singing in her family's gospel group the Jones Singers at the age of six. Her first recording was "Lonely Teardrops" under the name Linda Lane,…
Continue Reading »St. Louis Blues - Mound City Blue Blowers
The Mound City Blue Blowers were an American novelty jazz ensemble, formed in St. Louis, Missouri and given its nickname. It was co-founded by Red McKenzie and Jack Bland and performed during in the 1920s and 1930s. First…
Continue Reading »300 Pounds of Heavenly Joy - BigTwist andThe Mellow Fellows
Larry "Big Twist" Nolan was the titular leader of the horn-dominated band, Big Twist and the Mellow Fellows. He got his name from his 6' 4" stature, his weight (often in excess of 300 pounds), and his booming…
Continue Reading »Darkest of Days - Funke and the Two Tone Baby
'His material was great, quite bluesy and dirty and performed with real gusto, manically stamping on the box to start and stop loops, frantically picking up different microphones and instruments like a magician pulling props out of a…
Continue Reading »Stick Around Town - Blind Lemon
"Blind Lemon takes to the stage and a charismatic harmonica immediately ignites uniform foot-stomping. Their raucous blend of boogie and burning blues licks is exhilarating; the harmonica mesmerizes at every unpredictable turn. The wailing guitar and howling harmonica…
Continue Reading »They're Back!! "Hot 100" Band Scorch Sisters Blaze The Blues@Silly's This Friday
Music Connection Magazine "Hot 100" Artist Scorch Sisters Are Back...!! *Band Featured In February "Blues Issue" Of The Music Initiative Magazine* (Photo by Suze Lanier-Bramlett) Scorch Sisters (l to r) are keyboardist-vocalist Alicia McCracken Morgan; lead vocalist Francesca…
Continue Reading »I55 Productions artist: Willie Foster - Live At Airport Grocery - Review
This is a review of the release by Willie Foster called Live at Airport Grocery. Eight of the nine tracks on the recording are original Foster tunes starting off with a cool instrumental, Just Messin' Round, a swinging…
Continue Reading »Eddie King Milton has passed
I'm sad to report the death today of Eddie King, longtime guitar player with Koko Taylor's Blues Machine and Chicago blues veteran. Eddie died in Peoria; he had been in declining health for a long time. Sweet, nice…
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