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Stripper - Mr Nick & the Dirty Tricks

BLUES KINGPINS MR. NICK & the DIRTY TRICKS ARE READY TO BUST OUT BAD AND NATIONWIDE by Ted Drozdowski Nick David's harmonica playing has a swagger - developed over thousands of one-nighters from Massachusetts to Memphis and from…

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Stronger - Alice Avenue

Alice Avenue are a blues fusion trio from Southampton. Their sound is a creative mix of Hendrix-esque guitar solos, soulful vocals and funky, bluesy backing rhythms. Although heavily influenced by blues legends, each band member brings their own…

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Strut - Shades of Blue (Stevey Hay Band)

Good time blues expertly delivered with soulful vocals, a swinging rhythm section and a fistful of emotion drenched guitar pyrotechnics. Great time guaranteed! Stevey has been burning up venues since his early days in Edinburgh. Fluent in a…

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Strut - 3 Buck Shirt

Jason Manners has been on the local and national blues scene for years incorporating an impressive level of humility in his frankly astonishingly skillful playing. Jason's mastery of the instrument spans upbeat electric rock-blues and boogie-woogie to soulful,…

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Strut Yo' Puddy - Rosa Henderson

Rosa Henderson (November 24, 1896 – April 6, 1968) was an American jazz and classic female blues singer, and vaudeville entertainer. Born Rosa Deschamps in Henderson, Henderson County, Kentucky, she is remembered as one of the greats of…

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Struttin' With Some Barbecue - Arvell Shaw

Arvell Shaw (September 15, 1923, St. Louis, Missouri - December 5, 2002, Roosevelt, New York) was an American jazz double-bassist, best known for his work with Louis Armstrong. (Third from right) Shaw learned to play tuba in high…

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