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Spoonful - Swamp Train
Swamp Train’s voyage started in the spring of 2010 when Blaze teamed up with Nikworks and Rattlebrained to form a cigar box guitar / washboard blues band. Thus, they played a couple of gigs as a trio before…
Continue Reading »Spoonful - Ten Years After
As you all know I love Alvin Lee and in my defense I don't think I have done a video of him in a while. Hope you enjoy it. Alvin Lee (born Graham Barnes, 19 December 1944, Nottingham,…
Continue Reading »Spoonful - Willie King & The Liberators
Willie King (March 18, 1943 – March 8, 2009) was an award-winning blues guitarist and singer, known for shunning fame and playing at a local bar in Mississippi. King was born in Prairie Point, a community in Noxubee…
Continue Reading »Spotlight: Russia Got the Blues
Sergey Voronov, Blues musician and Leader of the CROSSROADZ blues band 1961 - Born in Moscow 1983 - Graduates, Maurice Thorez Foreign Languages Institute 1986 - Joins the "Stas Namin group" Soviet band 1987 - Forms the Blues…
Continue Reading »Sputnik Music - Harmonica George Robinson
George W. Robinson was born in Aberdeen, MS. on June 12, 1934. He learned how to play harmonica from his older brother Jesse, who was a local musician. Robinson moved to Chicago in 1952, and it was there…
Continue Reading »Squeeze Play/Vizztone artist: Cathy Lemons - Black Crow - New Release review
I just received the most recent release (3.25.14), Black Crow,from Cathy Lemons and it covers a lot of bases. Opening with upbeat R&B style track, I'm A Good Woman, written by Kim Wilson, Lemons flexes her laid back…
Continue Reading »Squirrel Nut Zippers Announce Fall Tour / Hot 20th Anniversary Edition Out This Friday
SQUIRREL NUT ZIPPERS ANNOUNCE FALL TOUR 20TH ANNVERSARY REISSUE OF HOT To Be Released On Vinyl and Digitally This Friday July 29th Album Release Show In New Orleans At Tipitina’s On July 30th July 25, 2016 – It…
Continue Reading »SRI Music artist: L. Shankar - Answers - New Release Review
I just had the opportunity to review the most recent release, Answers, from L. Shankar and it's a cool fusion of jazz, rock, pop and prog. Opening with title track, Answers, L. Shankar on vocal and double violin…
Continue Reading »SSR Free Roll Records artist: Jack Mack & The Heart Attack - Live from Centennial Park, Atlanta 1996 - New Release Review
I just had the opportunity to review the most recent release, Live From Centennial Park, Atlanta 1996 by Jack Mack & the Heart Attack and it's a great party. Opening with More Soul, a cool funky, organ infused…
Continue Reading »SSR Freeroll Records artist: Jack Mack & The Heart Attack Horns - Back To The Shack - New Release Review
I just had the opportunity to review the most recent release, Back To The Shack, from Jack Mack & The Heart Attack Horns and it's solid fun! Opening with Standin' Before The King, Mark Campbell on lead vocal…
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