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Admirers and friends such as Bob Margolin, Victor Wainwright, North Mississippi Allstars, and Amy Helm gather in tribute to late Sean Costello on Don’t Pass Me By

One of the biggest tragedies to hit the blues world over the last few decades — right up with the helicopter crash that killed Stevie Ray Vaughan, in our opinion — was the passing of another extremely talented young guitarist and singer named Sean Costello, who died of … Continue reading

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Previously unreleased studio album captures magic of late blues guitarist/singer Sean Costello

As you might imagine, there are plenty of blues guitarists we’d love to go back and see live if we had the time machine to do so, including the likes of Muddy Waters, Howlin’ Wolf, Stevie Ray Vaughan, Otis Rush, … Continue reading

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New CD, star-studded Chicago benefit to honor memory of late bluesman Sean Costello

It’s been just over six years now since the blues world lost singer, guitarist, and rising star Sean Costello. In that time, we’ve seen several new CDs of Costello material – including a good number of previously unreleased tracks on … Continue reading

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Sean Costello Lives On with At His Best – Live

Sadly, we’ve written quite a bit about death lately, with the passing of both Texas bluesman Doyle Bramhall and the great Hubert Sumlin in recent weeks. It’s been three years now since the blues world lost the guitar and vocal talents of Philadelphia-born, Atlanta-bred … Continue reading

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Georgia bluesman Eddie 9V hits the ground running on debut album Left My Soul in Memphis

Among the most pleasant of surprises to cross our desk in 2019 was the debut release from a young Georgia bluesman who goes by the name of Eddie 9V. Don’t let his mere 23 years of age fool you: this guy has a sound much deeper than his … Continue reading

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Heartaches and Pain

We couldn’t let the year come to a close without sneaking in another talk-free edition of our BluesPowR Radio Hour, this time featuring music from John Mayall with Larry McCray, Lurrie Bell & the Bell Dynasty, The Nick Moss Band featuring Dennis … Continue reading

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Old Man Winter Blues (Blues Lyrics radio hour edition)

With Old Man Winter biting and blowing here in the northeast U.S., we thought you might enjoy this double dose of blues to help keep you warm, featuring a talk-free edition of our BluesPowR Radio Hour as well as a … Continue reading

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Get out the blues vote

Last month, we told you about this year’s nominees for the British Blues Awards, for which you can still cast a ballot through the end of this month. Here are a few nominees in a couple of other major blues awards … Continue reading

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Blues Lyrics of the Week: Double Trouble

Combined with some fiery guitar, these lyrics – which have been performed by the likes of Eric Clapton, John Mayall, The Paul Butterfield Blues Band, James Blood Ulmer, and Sean Costello over the years, in addition to composer Otis Rush – make … Continue reading

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