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HAMILTON LOOMIS -- March 2012 Schedule
March brings Hamilton and Band to KY, IN, OH, PA, VA, NC, and GA! To our friends in Maryland who experienced Hamilton at the Western MD Blues Fest in Hagerstown last year, come right over the PA border…
Continue Reading »Dolly Says Woof/Hillgrass Hillbilly/VizzTone artist: Scissormen - Walking and Talking the Blues- New Release Review
I just received the new release by Scissormen and have listened to it a number of times. In fact, I listened to it a few times yesterday, watched the DVD which comes with the recording last night, and…
Continue Reading »Gregg Wright @ Onezia Upscale Lounge, Gonzales, This Saturday!
"KING OF THE ROCKIN' BLUES!" The Official Gregg Wright Newsletter February 29, 2012 THE ONEZIA UPSCALE LOUNGE, GONZALES, THIS SATURDAY! The Onezia Upscale Lounge, This Saturday! Greetings friends. We're proud to announce we'll be at the fantastic Onezia…
Continue Reading »MUSIC MAKER RELEASES SHELTON POWE'S CAROLINA BLUES AND GOSPEL
HILLSBOROUGH, N.C. - Music Maker Relief Foundation is excited to announce the release of Shelton Powe's first album, Carolina Blues and Gospel. The 14 tracks on Carolina Blues and Gospel are a blend of fresh and traditional, combining…
Continue Reading »Policy Dream Blues - BUMBLE BEE SLIM
Amos Easton (May 7, 1905 – June 8, 1968), better known by the stage name Bumble Bee Slim, was an American Piedmont blues musician. Easton was born in Brunswick, Georgia, United States. Around 1920 he left home to…
Continue Reading »Fat's Frenzy - Fats Domino
Antoine Dominique "Fats" Domino, Jr. (born February 26, 1928) is an American R&B and rock and roll pianist and singer-songwriter. He was born and raised in New Orleans, Louisiana, and Creole was his first language. Like my Facebook…
Continue Reading »Mean Old World - Dave Myers
The Aces was one of the earliest and most influential of the electric Chicago blues band in the 1950s. Led by the guitarist brothers Louis and Dave Myers, natives of Byhalia, Mississippi, the brothers originally performed under the…
Continue Reading »Disco Strut - Booker T Laury
Booker T. Laury (September 2, 1914 – September 23, 1995) was an American boogie-woogie, blues, gospel and jazz pianist and singer. Over his lengthy career, Laury worked with various musicians including Memphis Slim and Mose Vinson. He appeared…
Continue Reading »Phillip Walker & Gonzalo Araya
It is a matter of public record that Phillip Walker was born in Welsh, Louisiana, February 11, 1937. Phillip was the seventh of twelve children of Malvin and Viola Weber Walker, sharecroppers who were married at ages 14…
Continue Reading »Lucy Mae Blues - Frankie Lee Sims
Frankie Lee Sims (April 30, 1917, New Orleans, Louisiana – May 10, 1970, Dallas, Texas) was an American singer-songwriter and electric blues guitarist. He released nine singles during his career, one of which, "Lucy Mae Blues" (1953) was…
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