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Buddy Guy, Walter Trout, Otis Clay among big winners at last night’s Blues Music Awards
The winners of the 37th Blues Music Awards were announced last night in Memphis, with Buddy Guy, Walter Trout, Otis Clay, Cedric Burnside, and Victor Wainwright each taking home a pair of awards in a five-way tie for the event’s big … Continue reading
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Tagged Allen Toussaint, Billy Price, Blues Music Awards, Buddy Guy, Cedric Burnside, Doug MacLeod, Joe Louis Walker, John Primer, Kim Wilson, Otis Clay, Ruthie Foster, Shemekia Copeland, Sonny Landreth, Victor Wainwright, Walter Trout
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Bluesman Without the Blues
With the clock set to “spring ahead” this coming weekend, why not take advantage of the extra hour you have until then by checking out the latest edition of our BluesPowR Radio Hour, featuring music from Joe Louis Walker, Joe … Continue reading
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Tagged Chris Yakopcic, Dave Weld, Heather Crosse, Joe Bonamassa, Joe Louis Walker, Julia & The Basement Tapes, Kevin Selfe, Leslie West, Tommy Castro
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James Harman, Anthony Geraci, and Sugaray Rayford top nominees for 37th annual Blues Music Awards
The Blues Foundation has announced the nominations for the next edition of its Blues Music Awards, set to again take place in Memphis in early May. Harmonica player and singer James Harman leads this year’s nominations with five, for instrumentalist-harmonica, … Continue reading
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Tagged Andy T - Nick Nixon Band, Anthony Geraci, Billy Price, Blues Foundation, Blues Music Awards, Brandon Santini, Buddy Guy, Cash Box Kings, Cedric Burnside, Charlie Wooton, Doug MacLeod, Eric Bibb, Eugene Hideaway Bridges, Frank Bey, Guy Davis, Jackie Payne, James Harman, Joe Louis Walker, Michael Mudcat Ward, Monster Mike Welch, Otis Clay, Rick Estrin, Royal Southern Brotherhood, Shemekia Copeland, Sonny Landreth, Sugaray Rayford, Victor Wainwright, Walter Trout, Wee Willie Walker
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Quick takes: latest from blues masters John Mayall, Joe Louis Walker
Here are a few more recent releases we just couldn’t let go unmentioned before the new year, from two of the biggest names in the blues! John Mayall, Find a Way to Care (Forty Below Records) Even after all these … Continue reading
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Tagged Eric Corne, Joe Louis Walker, John Mayall, Paul Nelson, Rocky Athas
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Second annual Lancaster Roots & Blues Festival offers more blues than any one fan can hear
You know it’s probably a pretty blues-packed program when you’re only able to catch short segments of such talented acts as Albert Castiglia, Nikki Hill, Mac Arnold & Plate Full o’ Blues, Peter Karp and Sue Foley, and Dana Fuchs … Continue reading
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Tagged Albert Castiglia, Corey Harris, Dana Fuchs, Jerron "Blind Boy" Paxton, Jim Weider, Joe Louis Walker, Johnny Long, Kelly Bell Band, Kim Simmonds and Savoy Brown, Lancaster Roots & Blues Festival, Mac Arnold and Plate Full o' Blues, Mark May Band, Nikki Hill, Peter Karp, Popa Chubby, Sue Foley, Tom Principato
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Lancaster Roots & Blues Festival 2015 in photos
We’re still compiling our written recap of this year’s Lancaster Roots & Blues Festival, but, in the meantime, you can now view the photos we captured during those two days in our BluesPowR Gallery, including dedicated albums for Joe Louis Walker, … Continue reading
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Tagged Albert Castiglia, Corey Harris, Dana Fuchs, Jerron "Blind Boy" Paxton, Jim Weider, Joe Louis Walker, Johnny Long, Kelly Bell Band, Kim Simmonds and Savoy Brown, Lancaster Roots & Blues Festival, Mac Arnold and Plate Full o' Blues, Mark May Band, Nikki Hill, Peter Karp, Popa Chubby, Sue Foley, Tom Principato
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Johnny Winter wins blues Grammy plus a few Lancaster Roots & Blues Fest pics
Aside from Johnny Winter‘s posthumous award for Best Blues Album for his Step Back – the late guitarslinger’s first Grammy win for his own music, despite three of the albums he produced for Muddy Waters having won Grammys a few … Continue reading
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Tagged Buddy Guy, Corey Harris, Grammy Awards, Jerron "Blind Boy" Paxton, Joe Louis Walker, Johnny Winter, Keb Mo, Kim Simmonds and Savoy Brown, Lancaster Roots & Blues Festival, Mac Arnold and Plate Full o' Blues, Popa Chubby
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Plenty of blues at the roots of second annual Lancaster music festival
If you’re looking for a modern-day example of the famous Willie Dixon adage “The blues are the roots and the other musics are the fruits” in action, then think of the Lancaster Roots & Blues Festival as the equivalent of … Continue reading
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Tagged Albert Castiglia, Big Sam's Funky Nation, Chubby Carrier and the Bayou Swamp Band, Corey Harris, Dana Fuchs, Jason Ricci, Jerron "Blind Boy" Paxton, Joanne Shaw Taylor, Joe Louis Walker, Johnny Long, Kelly Bell Band, Kim Simmonds and Savoy Brown, Lancaster Roots & Blues Festival, Mac Arnold and Plate Full o' Blues, Nikki Hill, Peter Karp, Popa Chubby, Sue Foley, Trudy Lynn Blues Review
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Sugar Ray Norcia, Elvin Bishop and John Nemeth lead latest Blues Music Awards nominations
Last week, we told you about this year’s nominees for the annual Grammy Awards, where the type of music on which this blog focuses is often confined to a handful of categories at best, with now just one dedicated blues … Continue reading
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Tagged Blues Foundation, Blues Music Awards, Bobby Rush, Eden Brent, Elvin Bishop, Eric Bibb, Gary Clark Jr., Janiva Magness, Jarekus Singleton, Joe Bonamassa, Joe Louis Walker, John Hammond, John Mooney, John Nemeth, Johnny Rawls, Johnny Winter, Keb Mo, Marcia Ball, Michael Mudcat Ward, Otis Clay, Rick Estrin, Rory Block, Sugar Ray Norcia, Sugaray Rayford, The Mannish Boys, Vaneese Thomas
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Summertime Blues edition
“Monday again, I can’t face another day…”: Janiva Magness captures the start of the workweek perfectly with this opening line from the song “I Need a Man” off her new album Original, but hopefully we can help you through the … Continue reading
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Tagged Andy T - Nick Nixon Band, Bob Corritore, Curtis Salgado, Deanna Bogart, Forrest McDonald, Ilana Katz Katz, Janiva Magness, Joe Louis Walker, John Mayall, Keb Mo, Kelley Hunt, Kenny Wayne Shepherd, Matt Andersen, Mike Finnigan, Ronnie Earl, Royal Southern Brotherhood, The Mannish Boys, The Rhythm Aces, Tinsley Ellis, Tweed Funk, Walter Trout
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