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Paul Rishell and Annie Raines
When 22-year-old harmonica ace Annie Raines first sat in with 42-year-old country blues guitarist Paul Rishell in a Boston bar in 1992, few in the crowd suspected that they were witnessing the beginning of a musical partnership that…
Continue Reading »Don't Give My Lard Away - James "Stump" Johnson
James "Stump" Johnson (January 17, 1902 – December 5, 1969) was an American blues pianist and singer from St. Louis. James "Stump" Johnson was the brother of Jesse Johnson, "a prominent black business man," who around 1909 had…
Continue Reading »Last chance! Get your Blues Cruise Raffle Tickets!
Last chance! Get your Blues Cruise Raffle Tickets! Denise will be off on the Blues Cruise next week, where she will draw the winning raffle ticket for a cruise for two on Blues Cruise #19! You can still…
Continue Reading »COAST TO COAST BLUES ARTISTS HONOURED WITH MAPLE BLUES AWARDS
COAST TO COAST BLUES ARTISTS HONOURED WITH MAPLE BLUES AWARDS Ottawa’s MonkeyJunk, Toronto’s Suzie Vinnick and New Brunswick’s Matt Andersen Win Multiple Awards (January 17, 2012) – Canadian Blues Artist from Coast-to-Coast were honoured by their peers at…
Continue Reading »Red House - Gary Cox Band
A very diverse Band. Inspired by anything and everything from blues and classical to rock and pop, expect the unexpected. Most of all though, expect GUITAR ! Members Gary Cox - Guitar,Keys & Vocals Malcolm Skinner- Bass &…
Continue Reading »Part Time Love - 'Jumpin' Jack Benny
Entertainer extraordinaire -Jumpin Jack Benny is one of the most entertaining acts in the music industry today. Audiences are amazed by their Las Vegas style performances. Benny Cortez brings his M/C-animated-Hi Energy Blues to the stage reminiscent of…
Continue Reading »Breaking Up Someone's Home - Kara Grainger
Australian songstress and guitarist Kara Grainger’s take on the Americana sound is a sensual one combining a soulful voice and technically masterful and emotive slide, electric and acoustic guitar work in passionate and insightful originals and co-written songs.…
Continue Reading »Megaforce Records artist: Johnny Winter - Roots - New Release review
I just received the new Johnny Winter recording, "Roots". Johnny comes out of the gate swinging with "T-Bone Shuffle" where he trades solos with Sonny Landreth, broadly known as one of the blues most popular slide guitar players,…
Continue Reading »Jimmy Hall and the Prisoners of Love with Jack Pearson
Former guitarist with The Allman Brothers Band, Jack Pearson has been playing professionally since the age of 15. Although he may be best known as an A-list blues/rock lead and slide guitarist, Jack is also a soulful, creative…
Continue Reading »New Release: Warm Up My Bones - Liam Tarpey - Review
I just received a copy of Liam Tarpey's new recording "Warm Up My Bones". This recording is really strong. It is a 10 track all original (self penned) recording. The first track, "On My Neck" is a Texas…
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