by Bman | May 2, 2012 | Uncategorized
Hailed as the reigning "King of Beale Street", Memphis' own Preston Shannon is a powerful guitarist with a compelling and soulful voice that sounds like a cross between Otis Redding and Bobby Womack. Shannon toured for a couple of years as a member of soul singer...
by Bman | May 2, 2012 | Uncategorized
I found Elmore James like most of you probably did, from listening to the Allman Brothers Band live at the Fillmore. The Fillmore album has to be one of the most significant contemporary blues albums ever cut having introduced an entire generation of listeners to the...
by Bman | May 1, 2012 | Uncategorized
JIMBO MATHUS TO RELEASE BLUE LIGHT,A SIX-SONG EP ON BIG LEGAL MESS RECORDS JULY 20Mississippi musician, veteran of Squrrel Nut Zippersand South Memphis String Band, will tour in May OXFORD, Miss. — The late Memphis producer Jim Dickinson once called Jimbo Mathus “the...
by Bman | May 1, 2012 | Uncategorized
BLUES SINGER JOHNNY RAWLS IS A SOUL SURVIVOR ON NEW CD COMING FROM CATFOOD RECORDS ON JUNE 19 EL PASO, TX – Catfood Records announces a June 19 release date for Soul Survivor, the new CD from Blues Music Award–winning singer Johnny Rawls, with national distribution by...
by Bman | Apr 30, 2012 | Uncategorized
McKinley Morganfield (April 4, 1913 – April 30, 1983), known as Muddy Waters, was an American blues musician, generally considered the "father of modern Chicago blues". He was a major inspiration for the British blues explosion in the 1960s, and was ranked No. 17 in...
