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Under the Influence (of the blues!)
Let the blues take over with this intoxicating edition of our BluesPowR Radio Hour, featuring music from Gregg Allman, Kenny Wayne Shepherd, Guy Davis & Fabrizio Poggi, Bette Smith, Hurricane Ruth, a doubleshot from Colin James, and more! Playlist Under … Continue reading
Posted in BluesPowR Radio Hour
Tagged Al Basile, Bette Smith, Colin James, Fabrizio Poggi, Gregg Allman, Guy Davis, Hurricane Ruth, Kenny Wayne Shepherd, Micki Free, Mojo Stars, Too Slim & the Taildraggers
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Savoy Brown still wickedly good on Witchy Feelin’
Five decades after its beginnings as part of the British blues explosion, Savoy Brown continues to cast a familiar blues-rocking spell on the band’s latest album Witchy Feelin’ (Ruf Records). Now down to a trio made up of founding member … Continue reading
Posted in Albums
Tagged Kim Simmonds and Savoy Brown
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Tune into the Weekend: Big Bad Coraline
Today, we launch another new feature here, an occasional post to help get your weekend off to a good start with a track that’s caught our ear. Sometimes, the song might be a standalone single; other times, a tune we … Continue reading
Posted in Songs, Tune into the Weekend
Tagged Screamin' John & TD Lind
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Rocking new EP brings Black (Stone Cherry) to Blues
It’s been several decades now since the great Muddy Waters was booed by blues purists for introducing an electric guitar to his live blues performance. During that time, plenty of acts have of course tried to take the blues to … Continue reading
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Tagged Black Stone Cherry
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Mojo Risin’: Time-trippin’ with Bette Smith’s Jetlagger
On the opening track of her debut album Jetlagger (Big Legal Mess Records), Brooklyn-born soulstress Bette Smith promises “I Will Feed You” and that’s exactly what she proceeds to do musically, moving from the haunting, Macy Gray-ish sound of that … Continue reading
Posted in Albums, Mojo Risin'
Tagged Bette Smith, Jimbo Mathus
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You’ve got to hear it: soulman Chris Pierce’s latest release You’ve Got to Feel It!
We don’t know that we’d really heard of Chris Pierce before either, but it turns out that we did enjoy — along with a few million other fans of the show — the song he co-wrote that was prominently featured … Continue reading
Posted in Albums
Tagged Chris Pierce, Muscle Shoals Horns, Muscle Shoals Rhythm Section, Shoals Sisters, Spooner Oldham
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Walter Trout & friends are All in This Together on blues-rocker’s latest
“After the heaviness and emotional intensity of creating my last studio album, Battle Scars, I just wanted to go in the studio and have some fun and jam with some friends.” — Walter Trout After a couple of albums announcing … Continue reading
Posted in Albums
Tagged Charlie Musselwhite, Edgar Winter, Eric Gales, Joe Bonamassa, Joe Louis Walker, John Mayall, John Nemeth, Jon Trout, Kenny Wayne Shepherd, Mike Zito, Randy Bachman, Robben Ford, Sonny Landreth, Walter Trout, Warren Haynes
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Gregg Allman bids fond farewell to friends, fans with posthumous release Southern Blood
Southern rocker Gregg Allman‘s final album Southern Blood (Rounder Records) may not be the bluesiest he’s done (which would have been a difficult undertaking following his 2011 solo studio offering Low Country Blues), but will certainly be remembered as his … Continue reading
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Tagged Devon Allman, Gregg Allman
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Leave Here Running
Here’s another talk-free edition of our world-famous BluesPowR Radio Hour, featuring doubleshots of music from the North Mississippi All-Stars, Grady Champion, and Mitch Kasmar, as well as tracks from Taj Mahal & Keb’ Mo’, Angel Forrest with Steve Strongman, The … Continue reading
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Tagged Angel Forrest, Cash Box Kings, Grady Champion, Keb Mo, Mitch Kasmar, North Mississippi Allstars, Scott Ramminger, Steve Strongman, Taj Mahal
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Listen up! Krystle Warren’s Nae-Nae and Ruthie
There’s a whole lot to like about Krystle Warren‘s latest album Three the Hard Way (Parlour Door Music) and blues is just a small part of it, with the album also including sounds of neosoul, R&B, hip hop, folk, jazz, … Continue reading
Posted in Songs
Tagged Krystle Warren
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