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- Reprise Records takes us back out Riding with the King with expanded, remastered 20th anniversary edition of King/Clapton collaboration
- 11 Guys Quartet delivers big sound on Small Blues and Grooves
- Blues supergroup the Phantom Blues Band is Still Cookin’ with hot new album
- Tune into the Weekend: no need to wait ’til the Midnight Hour for Handsome Jack’s rocking cover of Wilson Pickett classic
- Forrest McDonald Band puts some of its best Blues in a Bucket on latest release
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Blues supergroup the Phantom Blues Band is Still Cookin’ with hot new album
There aren’t many blues bands today that can compare with the Phantom Blues Band in terms of either talent or longevity. They may be best known for their role backing the legendary Taj Mahal on several projects — earning two Grammy Awards along … Continue reading
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Tagged Joe Sublett, Johnny Lee Schell, Larry Fulcher, Lenny Castro, Les Lovitt, Mike Finnigan, Phantom Blues Band, Tony Braunagel
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Award-winning bassist-singer Danielle Nicole gives much to smile about with Cry No More
We can’t recall why exactly we never got around to telling you about Danielle Nicole‘s 2015 debut solo album Wolf Den, but it’s certainly one worth checking out if you haven’t done so. Whether you like what you heard there … Continue reading
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Tagged Danielle Nicole, Johnny Lee Schell, Kelly Finnigan, Kenny Wayne Shepherd, Luther Dickinson, Mike Finnigan, Monster Mike Welch, Nick Schnebelen, Sonny Landreth, Tony Braunagel, Trampled Under Foot, Walter Trout
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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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With The Devil You Know, Tommy Castro & the Painkillers deliver one hell of a treat
Having spent the past few decades toiling in the blues, San Francisco singer and guitarist Tommy Castro is something of what you might call a “devil you know” in the genre. Whether seeing him live or listening to one of … Continue reading
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Tagged Holmes Brothers, Jim Pugh, Joe Bonamassa, Magic Dick, Marcia Ball, Mike Finnigan, Samantha Fish, Tab Benoit, Tasha Taylor, Tommy Castro
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The Mannish Boys pack double the dynamite on latest release
There’s perhaps no better way of describing blues supergroup The Mannish Boys than as written in the liner notes to their latest offering, where they’re portrayed as “a virtual blues festival in a single band.” As applicable as that statement could be … Continue reading
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Tagged Bob Corritore, Elvin Bishop, Finis Tasby, Franck Goldwasser, Jackie Payne, James Harman, Jason Ricci, Jimi Bott, Junior Watson, Kid Ramos, Kirk Fletcher, Mike Finnigan, Mud Morganfield, Randy Chortkoff, Rod Piazza, Sugaray Rayford, The Mannish Boys, Willie Campbell
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Joe Louis Walker goes cruisin’ for some bluesin’
We at the BluesPowR Blog have never had the good fortune of being aboard the floating stage they call a blues cruise, but would imagine it’s difficult to get much closer to the musical part of the experience than Joe Louis … Continue reading
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Tagged Curtis Salgado, Duke Robillard, Jason Ricci, Joe Louis Walker, Johnny Winter, Kenny Neal, Mike Finnigan, Nick Moss, Tommy Castro
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