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Sad Hours - Dennis Gruenling
Dennis Gruenling has been laying down some of the best blues harmonica in the East Coast region for over 15 years now. Along the way, Gruenling has shared the stage with many top names in the blues world,…
Continue Reading »Voodoo Doll - Hamilton Loomis Band (Tour Schedule)
Haven't played any Hamilton Loomis in a while and tonight's the night. R> THU 1st FAMOUS DAVE'S CALHOUN SQUARE KEN VALDEZ BAND opens @ 7pm 3001 Hennepin Ave, Minneapolis MN 8pm 612-822-9900 FRI 2nd OLDE BOSTON'S 809 Central…
Continue Reading »Gene Gene and the BLUES MACHINE
We are excited to announce the addition of Ricky Vacca ā bass/vocals (BEATLEMANIA), Jeff Jones ā guitar/vocals (SUPERGLIDE), AND Rick Hodges on percussion Due to marketing we will also be performing as Gene Gene and the MACHINENo longer…
Continue Reading »British Blues Guitarist Trevor Sewell Wins Holloywood Music In Media Award at the HMMA in Los Angeles
British musician Trevor Sewell won the Best Blues Award in the prestigious Awards ceremony in the U.S.A. Other nominated acts included Linkin Park and the lifetime Achievement Award was presented to Smokey Robinson at the āRed Carpetā ceremony,…
Continue Reading »It's Duane Allman's Birthday
It's hard for me not to do a special post for "Skyman", one of the most influential guitar players in my lifetime on the day of his birth. Duane, Lke Jimi wasn't with us very long, but he…
Continue Reading »Walking The Floor Over You/Off The Hook - Earl Hooker
Earl Hooker (January 15, 1929 ā April 21, 1970) was an American Chicago blues guitarist, perhaps best known for his slide guitar playing. Considered a "musician's musician", Hooker performed with blues artists such as Sonny Boy Williamson II,…
Continue Reading »Down in New Orleans - Motel Kingz and Marc Tee
Motel Kingz is the youngest addition within the Dutch blues-scene. The band with itās home base in Leerdam belongs to the new generation blues bands with a strong growing live-reputation. The band with 4 members headed by the…
Continue Reading »10 SIMPLE TASKS TO GIVE YOUR BAND THE ULTIMATE EXPOSURE
Obviously a lot of people have bands just for fun to entertain themselves and their friends and never hope or expect to ever pay their beer tab with the money they make. If this is you, you need…
Continue Reading »The Sky Is Crying - The Pam Taylor Band
Singer /Songwriter/Guitar player from South Carolina that's keeping the blues alive. āLikeā Bmanās Facebook page (available in over 50 languages). I use Facebook to spread the word about my blog. I will not hit you with 50 posts…
Continue Reading »Harmonica Whomp! - Abe Reid
Abe Reid was born in Statesville, North Carolina in 1972. His first foray into music started at a mere 8 years old when his mom's then current boyfriend, Tim bought him a guitar, introduced him to blues music…
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