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Can't Stand The Rain - Jo Harman and Company
From initial attention grabbing performances at The Great Escape (music industry) Festival and headlining prestigious London clubs like the acclaimed 606 and award winning Hideaway (where she, and they, cut their first ever live album), Jo and her…
Continue Reading »The Blue Wednesday Jam with Gregg Wright, Tomorrow Night!
"KING OF THE ROCKIN' BLUES!" The Official Gregg Wright Newsletter February 21, 2012 THE BLUE WEDNESDAY JAM TOMORROW NIGHT! The Blue Wednesday Jam At Maverick's Flat, Tomorrow Night! After a scheduling mix up last week, we continue this…
Continue Reading »Juke - George Harmonica Smith
George "Harmonica" Smith (April 22, 1924 – October 2, 1983) (born Allen George Smith) was an American electric blues harmonica player Born in West Helena, Arkansas, United States, but brought up in Cairo, Illinois, he began playing professionally…
Continue Reading »Al vaiven de mi caretta - AfroCubism
ELIADES OCHOA guitar and vocals (born Songo la Maya, Cuba, 1946) With his trademark cowboy hat and penchant for wearing black, Eliades Ochoa has been dubbed "Cuba's Johnny Cash." There's more than a fashion statement in the comparison…
Continue Reading »Cryin All The Time - 3TonSoul
Back in "the day"...Andy (guitar), and Mike (bass & vocals) performed together in a Detroit area Rock band called FREEDOM. At that time, Mike was a keyboard player. Bands usually have a limited lifespan, and when the members…
Continue Reading »I Wish My Mother Was On That Train - "Blind" Joe Taggart
Blind Joe Taggart was an American blind country blues musician, from the 1920s and 1930s. He was a great influence on folk singer, Josh White, whom he traveled with. According to White, Taggart was a mean-tempered man. He…
Continue Reading »Bending Like A Willow Tree - Black Dog Blues Band
Playing good blues for every one who like's it. Since 1989 in São Paulo Brazil, playing the blues. Black Dog Daniel, returns to is birth land Madeira Island in 2006, and restart the band with local and foreign…
Continue Reading »As the Years Go Passing By - Marshall Lawrence
Marshall Lawrence (born 1956) is a Canadian acid blues musician. Lawrence is often referred to as the "Doctor of the Blues. Lawrence became interested in rock and roll at age 10 and asked his father for a guitar.…
Continue Reading »Put Me Back - Amy Hart
Born and raised in the Chicago Area, Amy Hart got her start playing blues in festivals opening for such artists as Koko Taylor, Junior Welles and James Cotton. Putting her own stamp on the groove she migrated to…
Continue Reading »Slow Blues Instrumental - Gary Smith, David Barrett, Aki Kumar
Front man and harp player for the San Francisco Bay Area band Tip of the Top, Akarsha Aki Kumar is an ardent student of the blues and a master of the amplified Chicago blues sound. Kumar derives his…
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