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First single from soulful singer/keyboardist Mike Finnigan’s posthumous album is bursting with blues
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
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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Tagged Nine Below Zero, Wayne Proctor
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Caitlin Krisko & The Broadcast “Let It Ride” on driving new single
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
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
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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Tagged B.B. King, Bobby Rush, D.K. Harrell, Derek Trucks, George Benson, Joe Bonamassa, Josh Smith, Kenny Wayne Shepherd, Noah Hunt, Susan Tedeschi
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Some cookies your browser will gladly accept: live from Louisville, a Lonnie Mack snack attack
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
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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Tagged Jimmy "Duck" Holmes, Ryan Lee Crosby, Skip James
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Trio GA-20 releases first single from new album, a slide-filled instrumental take on soul classic “Hold On, I’m Coming”
If you’re already looking ahead to the long weekend, here’s a little something to help hold you over until then, a searing, surf-rock style instrumental take on the Sam & Dave classic “Hold On, I’m Coming” from Boston-based blues trio … Continue reading
“People Gonna Talk” about this smashing single from Chambers DesLauriers
Soulstress Annika Chambers and guitarist/singer Paul DesLauriers were already each a force of their own before meeting and deciding to team up in 2019, but the now husband-and-wife team has evolved into a real force-to-be-reckoned when they’re dishing out fiery … Continue reading
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