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Sweet Home Chicago - Buddy Guy
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Continue Reading »Sweet Home Chicago - Adam Gussow
As a blues harmonica player and teacher, Adam Gussow has few peers in the business. Currently an Associate Professor of English and Southern Studies at the University of Mississippi with a specialty in blues literature and culture, Gussow…
Continue Reading »Sweet Home Chicago - Bill Johnson Band
Momentum continues to build for Victoria, BC blues artist Bill Johnson's recent recording Still Blue. Described as his breakout CD, Still Blue has been getting great reviews from critics and fans as well as extensive radio airplay across…
Continue Reading »Sweet Home Chicago - Blues Cousins
In 2000 the Blues Cousins was awarded the best blues band at “Blues Sur Seine” festival in France among 57 bands from all over the globe. Few weeks later Levan Lomidze (lead guitarist and the singer ) was…
Continue Reading »Sweet Home Chicago - Foghat
Foghat is a British rock band that had its peak success in the mid- to late-1970s. Their style can be described as "blues-rock," or boogie-rock[1] dominated by electric and electric slide guitar. The band has achieved five gold…
Continue Reading »Sweet Home Chicago - Johnny Shines
Johnny Shines (April 26, 1915 – April 20, 1992) was an American blues singer and guitarist. According to the music journalist Tony Russell, "Shines was that rare being, a blues artist who overcame age and rustiness to make…
Continue Reading »Sweet Home Chicago - Lil' Joe Burton w/ Mudcat
Joe Burton, affectionately known as "Lil" Joe from Chicago, is the quintessential Blues instrumentalist in a class of his own. "Lil" Joe's career began in 1964 with the late, great Junior Wells. Joe's relationship with Junior continued for…
Continue Reading »Sweet Home Chicago - Lubos Bena and Charlie Slavik
1995 Začína v rodnej Skalici na Slovensku ako gitarista a spevák skupiny Trdelník Band 1998 Hraje na rezofonickú gitaru a venuje sa akustickému blues 2002 Zakladá projekt Hudba v Meste v Skalici, ktorý získal špeciálne ocenenie za podporu…
Continue Reading »Sweet Home Chicago - The Will Johns Band
Singer-songwriter/guitarist Will Johns has been playing his riffs across the globe for more than 15 years with a blend of fiery vocals and guitar wizardry, his compositions and performances consist of blistering authentic rock and blues. He has…
Continue Reading »Sweet Home Chicago / Bye Bye Baby - Johnny and Shuggie Otis with Roy Buchanan
Johnny Otis was born December 28, 1921 in Vallejo, California. He grew up in a predominantly black neighborhood in Berkeley, California, where his father owned and operated a neighborhood grocery store. He began his musical career in 1939…
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