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Sony Music in association with Capo Records and Legacy re-issue of Rory Gallagher- Irish Tour - Review
Third in the review of re - issue Rory Gallagher... Irish Tour. This is a recording that should be in every blues rock lovers library. It sounds as fresh as recorded yesterday and easily one of Gallagher's strongest…
Continue Reading »Delta Groove Needs Your Support!
There are only a few days left to vote for your favorite Delta Groove & Eclecto Groove artists in the 2012 Blues Music Awards. We are proud to have 10 Delta Groove artists nominated for a total of…
Continue Reading »I55 Productions artist Willie Foster - My Inspiration - New Release Review
I just received and had the opportunity to review a new release by Willie Foster called My Inspiration. This is a CD about a real bluesman's music... Willie James Foster. From the handwritten name on the old van…
Continue Reading »George Daniels rocks out some more
Eddy Pub Series continues! MMRF and The Eddy Pub, in Saxapahaw, N.C., are celebrating Black History Month by presenting four Music Maker artist performances in February! Boo Hanks and Ironing Board Sam have already graced the stage -…
Continue Reading »Steal Away - Ted Taylor
Austin Taylor, better known as Ted Taylor (February 16, 1934 – October 2, 1987) was an American soul musician. Born in Okmulgee, Oklahoma, United States, Taylor sang with The Cadets/The Jacks in the 1950s. He sang lead vocals…
Continue Reading »This Old Worlds in A Tangle - Calvin Frazier
Calvin Frazier (February 16, 1915 – September 23, 1972) was an American Detroit blues and country blues guitarist, singer and songwriter. Despite leaving a fragmented recording history, both as a singer and guitarist, Frazier was an associate of…
Continue Reading »Please Help Me Find My Way Home - Otis Blackwell
Otis Blackwell (February 16, 1931 – May 6, 2002) was an American songwriter, singer, and pianist, whose work significantly influenced rock and roll. His compositions include Little Willie John's "Fever", Jerry Lee Lewis' "Great Balls of Fire" and…
Continue Reading »Matthew & The Fury Update
Matthew Curry & The Fury are headed to Springfield IL for the Illinois Central Blues Club jam with the MoJo Cats on Feb. 25. There's a nice little buzz going about that - Matthew is starting to play…
Continue Reading »Hard Grind - Wild Jimmy Spruill
Jimmy Spruill (June 9, 1934 – February 15, 1996) also known as Wild Jimmy Spruill, was an American New York based session guitarist. Spruill was born into a sharecropping family in Fayetteville, North Carolina, United States. As a…
Continue Reading »Little Walter's Jump - Little Walter
Little Walter, born Marion Walter Jacobs (May 1, 1930 – February 15, 1968), was an American blues harmonica player, whose revolutionary approach to his instrument has earned him comparisons to Charlie Parker and Jimi Hendrix, for innovation and…
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