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Kind Hearted Man - LITO BLUES BAND
José Fernández " Lito ", born in Malaga on May 24, 1953, began his career as guitarist in the 60s with a number of Malaga formations: The Owl, Big Wide-brimmed straw hat, Conditional Freedom, Jamaica, Malaka, Tabletom, The…
Continue Reading »Shake Your Moneymaker - Riverhead Slide
Steve Wigglesworth (Wigz) Founder member of Riverhead Slide, Steve is lead singer and a guitarist with a penchant for slide (bottleneck) styles. Greatly influenced by British blues artists of the late 60s (Peter Green, Jeremy Spencer, John Mayall…
Continue Reading »Tech Talk - Collings Guitars, C-10 Deluxe Custom - Nick Lucas L00
Based on guitars first introduced around the same time as the OM, the Collings C10 is a leaner alternative, with the narrow waist and small upper bout resulting in a precise, focused response. Of all our acoustic models,…
Continue Reading »Capitol Blues Night rocks D.C. March 27th!
Ironing Board Sam gets warm welcome in North Dakota! Ironing Board Sam played the North Dakota Museum of Art this past weekend, and he was greeted with a sign hand-made by children who attended the museum's Family Day…
Continue Reading »EUROPE unveil new album "Bag of Bones" with guest appearance from Joe Bonamassa
earMUSIC, rock leg of the Hamburg, Germany, based full entertainment company edel, is thrilled to announce the new album of THE Swedish rock supergroup, EUROPE. The long player, set for UK release on Monday 30th April 2012, is…
Continue Reading »WILD CHERRY - Leroy Washington
Excello was formed by Ernie Young as a subsidiary of Nashboro Records in 1952 to record blues. Jay Miller was the primary studio producer for Excello. Excello was the first blues label established in Nashville, Tennessee. The label…
Continue Reading »Elliot Sharp's Terraplane
Elliott Sharp (b. Cleveland, Ohio, March 1, 1951) is an American multi-instrumentalist, composer, and performer. A central figure in the avant-garde and experimental music scene in New York City since the late 1970s, Sharp has released over eighty-five…
Continue Reading »Baby Scratch My Back - Johnny Perry and his Blues Band
There is no information that I can find on Johnny Perry. He made his debut recordings as a "jump blues" pianist bandleader in Chicago in 1949 for Rondo. In 1953 and '54 he recorded more singles in New…
Continue Reading »Why Should I Be Blue - Walter Davis
Walter Davis (March 1, 1912 – October 22, 1963) was an African American blues singer and pianist. Davis had a rich singing voice that was as expressive as the best of the Delta blues vocalists. His best-known recording…
Continue Reading »Tab Benoit compilation from Telarc/Concord on its way
TELARC ASSEMBLES LOUISIANA BLUESMAN TAB BENOIT’S FINEST TRACKS OVER A SPAN OF MORE THAN A DECADE Legacy: The Best of Tab Benoit, includes guest appearances by Jimmy Thackery, Cyril Neville, Billy Joe Shaver and others Album set for…
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