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Me & Mrs. Jones - Billy Paul
Billy Paul (born Paul Williams; December 1, 1934) is a Grammy Award winning American soul singer, most known for his 1972 number-one single, "Me and Mrs. Jones" as well as the 1973 album and single "War of the…
Continue Reading »Dazed And Confused - The Yardbirds (Jimmy Page)
The Beck-Page era Yardbirds recorded "Stroll On", a rendering of "Train Kept A-Rollin'" recorded for the Michelangelo Antonioni film Blowup, though Relf changed the lyrics and title to avoid seeking permission from the copyright holder. "Stroll On" features…
Continue Reading »All Your Love - Bobby Messano
If you’ve never heard of Bobby Messano, he was born in New Jersey very close to New York City.He grew up in a time when a young guitarist could work hard, learn his craft and maybe become a…
Continue Reading »Scorch Sisters Honored As A "Hot 100 Live Artist Of The Year For 2011" By Music Connection Magazine
Scorch Sisters Honored As A "Hot 100 Live Artist Of The Year For 2011" By Music Connection Magazine Scorch Sisters (l to r) are lead vocalist Francesca Capasso; guitarist Kimberly Allison; and keyboardist-vocalist Alicia McCracken Morgan. The band…
Continue Reading »New Recording Release; Electric Shepherd - Review
I have just had the opportunity to listen to and am now attempting to review the new Electric Shepherd recording. I've seen descriptions of the cd that didn't make it seem very attractive but I've got to tell…
Continue Reading »New Release ; Baddest Band In The Land - The Weber Brothers - Review
I just received and had the opportunity to review the newest release, "Baddest Band In The Land" by The Weber Brothers. The Weber Brothers are Ryan Weber: Upright Bass, Electric Bass, Vocals; Sam Weber: Guitar, Vocals; Shai Cookie…
Continue Reading »Howard Jones announces 2012 UK Tour and radio series
TICKETS ON SALE 10:00 GMT FRIDAY 2ND DECEMBER 2011 National Credit Card Hotline: 0844 477 2000 Book Online: www.ticketweb.co.uk Wednesday April 11th O2 Academy Bristol Thursday April 12th O2 Academy Sheffield Friday April 13th O2 Academy Liverpool Saturday…
Continue Reading »The Yardbirds Story Pt 3: The Jeff Beck Years
The Yardbirds, one of the early British purveyors of American blues music done in a contemporary fashion has a distinction of being the band that fostered the careers of three of the modern blues greatest guitar players, Eric…
Continue Reading »Clothesline Revival - Orange Clown Train (featuring Charlie Musselwhite)
Conrad Praetzel and.... GUEST MUSICIANS including Robert Powell, Charlie Musselwhite, Chris Rovetti, Kimi "Bass" Sato, Brantley Kearns, Mark Fuller, Bruce "Creeper" Kurnow, Scoop McGuire and John Patrick Murphy III. "GUEST" VOCALISTS including Leadbelly, Tom Armstrong, E. M. Martin…
Continue Reading »Caldonia - Frank "Sugar Chile" Robinson
Frank Isaac Robinson (born 28 December 1938), known in his early career as a musician as Sugar Chile Robinson, is an American blues and boogie-woogie pianist, singer, and later psychologist, whose career began as a child prodigy. Robinson…
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