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Buddy Guy, Mavis Staples, Jon Cleary snag blues, roots Grammys; Gary Clark Jr., Bonnie Raitt help pay tribute to B.B. King
It was a good night for the blues at Monday’s Grammy Awards, with Buddy Guy, Mavis Staples, and Jon Cleary taking home awards for best blues album (Born to Play Guitar), best American roots performance (“See That My Grave is … Continue reading
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Tagged B.B. King, Bonnie Raitt, Buddy Guy, Gary Clark Jr., Jon Cleary, Mavis Staples
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Blues Lyrics of the Week (Valentine’s edition): Talkin’ ’bout love with Magic Sam
We couldn’t think of a better bluesman to revisit on this holiday than the recently discussed Magic Sam, who was not only born on Valentine’s Day in 1937 but also performed his share of tunes involving love and romance (often … Continue reading
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Plenty more Magic to be heard on expanded edition of blues/soul great’s Black Magic
We probably don’t need to spend much ink trying to convince you that Magic Sam‘s Black Magic – the follow-up to his 1967 debut West Side Soul – is worth owning; even many casual blues fans will already have a … Continue reading
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Tagged Eddie Shaw, Lafayette Leake, Magic Sam, Mighty Joe Young, Odie Payne
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Good Morning Blues
This latest edition of our BluesPowR Radio Hour is sure to help wake you up on these post-Super Bowl/Fat Tuesday mornings, with strong nods to both Lead Belly – including the opening cover of the blues/folk great’s “Good Morning Blues” … Continue reading
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Tagged Amanda Fish, Bob Margolin, Colin Linden, Eric Bibb, Jimmy Rogers, JJ Milteau, John Mayall, Laurence Jones, Lead Belly, Little Mike & the Tornadoes, Muddy Waters, Pinetop Perkins, Steve Howell & the Mighty Men, Thorbjorn Risager
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Blues pianist Anthony Geraci displays Fifty Shades of Blue on latest masterpiece
Those who may not recognize New England pianist Anthony Geraci simply by name will no doubt be familiar with him through his longtime “day job” – or perhaps more accurately in this instance, being that he’s a musician, “night job” … Continue reading
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Tagged Anthony Geraci, Darrell Nulisch, Michael Mudcat Ward, Michelle Evil Gal Willson, Monster Mike Welch, Neil Gouvin, Sugar Ray & the Bluetones, Sugar Ray Norcia, Toni Lynn Washington
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Historic recording offers essential listen to Genuine Blues Legends Pinetop Perkins, Jimmy Rogers
It’s hard to believe that this coming March will already mark five long years since the death of blues piano great Joe Willie “Pinetop” Perkins. And it’s been nearly four times that long since we lost Chicago blues guitarist Jimmy … Continue reading
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Tagged Jimmy Rogers, Little Mike & the Tornadoes, Pinetop Perkins
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Tommy Castro reveals Method to Madness on latest release
Following a powerful 2014 debut (The Devil You Know) that featured guest appearances from the likes of Tab Benoit, Marcia Ball, Joe Bonamassa, Samantha Fish, the Holmes Brothers, and Magic Dick, among others, hard-working bluesman Tommy Castro and his trimmed-down … Continue reading
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Blues Lyrics of the Week: Another Year Come and Gone
Here’s a final nod to the year behind us with a song we first mentioned as part of our review of the Blue Élan Christmas CD a few weeks back, courtesy of guitarist and producer Dave Darling‘s musical collective the Soul … Continue reading
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Tagged Dave Darling, Soul Sparrows
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Eric Bibb & JJ Milteau help rediscover Lead Belly’s Gold
Earlier this year, we told you about a terrific new five-disc set featuring the music of blues-folk singer and player Lead Belly, a project that has since received a nomination in the Best Liner Notes category of the 58th annual Grammy … Continue reading
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Tagged Big Daddy Wilson, Eric Bibb, JJ Milteau, Lead Belly, Lead Belly Fest
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