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Remastered classic lets Piedmont bluesman Pink Anderson shine on well beyond footnote in “Crazy Diamond” rock lore

Posted on December 3, 2025 by Mike

Speaking of old-time bluesmen (as we were in this post regarding the Record Store Day Black Friday releases from T-Bone Walker and Charley Patton)… By now, you’ve probably heard the story of how Pink Floyd co-founder Syd Barrett came up … Continue reading →

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Music from T-Bone Walker and Charley Patton among Record Store Day Black Friday blues releases

Posted on November 25, 2025 by Mike

Regardless of what shopping you may or may not have planned for this Black Friday, you might want to work in a visit to a local vinyl store or four to bag some bluesy Record Store Day (RSD) Black Friday … Continue reading →

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Featuring guests such as Buddy Guy and Jimmie Vaughan, third installment of tracks from B.B. King’s Blues Summit project is another dynamite one

Posted on November 19, 2025 by Mike

It’s hard not to like the latest volume of tracks from the Joe Bonamassa/Josh Smith-produced B.B. King’s Blues Summit 100, with guests that include such greats as Buddy Guy, Jimmie Vaughan, and Larry McCray. Released last week, Volume 3 kicks … Continue reading →

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First single from soulful singer/keyboardist Mike Finnigan’s posthumous album is bursting with blues

Posted on November 17, 2025 by Mike

We’ll be telling you more about the latest volume of tracks from the Joe Bonamassa and Josh Smith-produced tribute to B.B. King here sometime soon but, in the meantime, here’s one that could easily have been a part of the … Continue reading →

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Nine Below Zero revisits last two decades of blues with Blues Power Volume 1

Posted on October 30, 2025 by Mike

A collection of Nine Below Zero‘s best blues tracks recorded over the last two decades, you say? Entitled Blues Power Volume 1? Ok, that’s probably something we here at The BluesPowR Blog are going to need to tell you about… … Continue reading →

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Caitlin Krisko & The Broadcast “Let It Ride” on driving new single

Posted on September 29, 2025 by Mike

We weren’t familiar with the name Caitlin Krisko before an email about her new single hit our inbox recently, but we have to say that we like what we heard, and think you will too. With soulful, powerhouse vocals from … Continue reading →

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Make some space on your music shelf for this delightful live recording from Dave Specter

Posted on September 23, 2025 by Mike

We don’t get to Chicago as much as we’d like, so we’re always glad when we can get Chicago to come to us, be it in the form of a touring Chicago act coming to our area, a weekend livestream … Continue reading →

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Joe Bonamassa/Josh Smith-produced B.B. King’s Blues Summit 100 shows the thrill is not gone from King of the Blues’ legacy

Posted on September 19, 2025 by Mike

We mentioned this project on our social media channels earlier this week, but couldn’t resist coming back for a bit deeper of a dive. As terrific as this centennial birthday tribute collection to the late B.B. King looks on screen … Continue reading →

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Some cookies your browser will gladly accept: live from Louisville, a Lonnie Mack snack attack

Posted on September 11, 2025 by Mike

What sweeter way to head into the weekend than this snack-inspired track from late singer/guitarist Lonnie Mack?  The first single from a rare live recording set for release in October (Lonnie Mack: Live in Louisville 1992, Last Music Co.), “Oreo … Continue reading →

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New Englander Ryan Lee Crosby visits Bentonia with At the Blue Front

Posted on September 9, 2025 by Mike

We don’t know that the Bentonia style of blues would ever have been considered exactly popular, although folks were probably at least a bit more familiar with it back in the days of Skip James. Only a few others have … Continue reading →

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