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As The Years Go Passing - The Son Lewis Blues Band
Son Lewis (born Andrew Lewis, December 11, 1951, Paterson, New Jersey) is an American blues singer and guitarist. He was nicknamed "Son" or "Sonny" by his family, to differentiate him from his father, Andrew Lewis Sr. Although not…
Continue Reading »LYNWOOD SLIM and ALEX SCHULTZ
Alex was born in new york city in 1954, and at a young age became immersed in the city’s legacy of jazz. Studied with guitarist George Barnes and at Berklee College of Music in boston. Early exposure to…
Continue Reading »Slow Down - Alexis Korner and Steve Marriott
Alexis Korner (19 April 1928 — 1 January 1984) was a blues musician and radio broadcaster, who has sometimes been referred to as "a Founding Father of British Blues". A major influence on the sound of the British…
Continue Reading »There Stands the Glass - Ted Hawkins
Ted Hawkins (October 28, 1936 – January 1, 1995) was an American singer-songwriter. He was born in Biloxi, Mississippi, United States. Hawkins was an enigmatic figure through most of his career; he split his time between his adopted…
Continue Reading »So Glad You're Mine - Arthur "Big Boy" Crudup
Arthur "Big Boy" Crudup (August 24, 1905 – March 28, 1974) was an American Delta blues singer, songwriter and guitarist. He is best known outside blues circles for writing songs such as "That's All Right" (1946), "My Baby…
Continue Reading »Robert Pete Williams - Been Mistreated
Robert Pete Williams (March 14, 1914 – December 31, 1980) was an American Louisiana blues musician. His music characteristically employed unconventional blues tunings and structures, and his songs are often about the time he served in prison. His…
Continue Reading »Fernando Sor Harpolyre - John Doan
Is this blues? I don't know but I like it! John Doan, one of the few masters of the rare twenty-string harp guitar, has performed with a diverse range of artists including pop star Donovan, folk legend Burl…
Continue Reading »Markus Strasser - MSTR
I came across this guy when I was doing my New Year tribute...now I know that this isn't blues (his last entry was) but this guy is really talented and clever. I just wanted to pay a tribute…
Continue Reading »Blues for Two (E-Cavaquinho) - MSTR Trio
Markus Strasser is an instrumental teacher and lives in Neuötting (administrative district Altötting, Upper Bavaria). He has studied music educational theory and psychology at the university of Passau and published in 2004 his CD "Kiss me, I'm Frog".…
Continue Reading »Happy New Year! from Bman! Wishing you the all the best!!
The most commonly sung song for English-speakers on New Year's eve, "Auld Lang Syne" is an old Scottish song that was first published by the poet Robert Burns in the 1796 edition of the book, Scots Musical Museum.…
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