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A year after his death, Willie Big Eyes Smith still helping to keep the blues alive; new CD captures performance by blues legend accompanied by friend Roger Hurricane Wilson
A while back, we told you about a Kickstarter project aimed at helping with the costs of a live recording from Muddy Waters band alumnus Willie “Big Eyes” Smith and Georgia bluesman Roger “Hurricane” Wilson. Though the Kickstarter campaign didn’t … Continue reading
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Help kickstart the blues! Willie “Big Eyes” Smith, Roger “Hurricane” Wilson CD project
More and more independent blues artists, it seems, are looking to fund some of the costs of their next (or first) albums through Kickstarter, a crowd funding website for all types of creative projects. One example of a successful blues … Continue reading
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Tagged Gary Hoey, Roger Hurricane Wilson, Willie Big Eyes Smith
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Heavenly new blues from Pinetop Perkins, Lurrie Bell
It’s been just over a year since the blues world bid farewell to one of its true masters in pianist Pinetop Perkins, who died at age 97 only weeks after receiving a Grammy Award for his Joined at the Hip project with former Muddy Waters … Continue reading
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Tagged Billy Branch, Joe Louis Walker, Kenny Beedy Eyes Smith, Lurrie Bell, Matthew Skoller, Otis Clay, Pinetop Perkins, Roger Hurricane Wilson, Willie Big Eyes Smith
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