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Heritage Music BluesFest 2014 in photos
We’ve posted more than 250 photos from last weekend’s Heritage Music BluesFest to our BluesPowR Gallery, including new folders spotlighting Ana Popovic, Lurrie Bell & Billy Branch, Jarekus Singleton, Matt “Guitar” Murphy and the Nouveaux Honkies, and Damon Fowler, as … Continue reading
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Tagged Ana Popovic, Billy Branch, Billy the Kid & the Regulators, Gracie Curran & the High Falutin' Band, Hadden Sayers, Heritage Music BluesFest, Indigenous, Jarekus Singleton, Lurrie Bell, Matt "Guitar" Murphy, Nouveaux Honkies, Robert Randolph, Spin Doctors, Tab Benoit, Tim Williams
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Heritage Music BluesFest 2014 recap
If you follow us on Twitter or Facebook, you know that we spent much of the past weekend at the annual Heritage Music BluesFest in Wheeling, WV, now in its 14th year, the line-up for which included Tab Benoit, Robert … Continue reading
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Tagged Ana Popovic, Billy Branch, Billy the Kid & the Regulators, Damon Fowler, Gracie Curran & the High Falutin' Band, Hadden Sayers, Heritage Music BluesFest, Indigenous, Jarekus Singleton, Lurrie Bell, Mato Nanji, Matt "Guitar" Murphy, Nouveaux Honkies, Robert Randolph, Spin Doctors, Tab Benoit, Tim Williams
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Ladies sing the blues: hot new releases from Janiva Magness, Kelley Hunt
Among the new releases that have showed up in our mailbox recently have been the latest recordings from two pretty terrific female vocalists, the much-acclaimed Janiva Magness and a somewhat lesser-known – but arguably no less talented – Kelley Hunt. … Continue reading
Posted in Albums
Tagged Dave Darling, Janiva Magness, Kelley Hunt, Zach Zunis
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Summertime Blues edition
“Monday again, I can’t face another day…”: Janiva Magness captures the start of the workweek perfectly with this opening line from the song “I Need a Man” off her new album Original, but hopefully we can help you through the … Continue reading
Posted in BluesPowR Radio Hour, Lyrics
Tagged Andy T - Nick Nixon Band, Bob Corritore, Curtis Salgado, Deanna Bogart, Forrest McDonald, Ilana Katz Katz, Janiva Magness, Joe Louis Walker, John Mayall, Keb Mo, Kelley Hunt, Kenny Wayne Shepherd, Matt Andersen, Mike Finnigan, Ronnie Earl, Royal Southern Brotherhood, The Mannish Boys, The Rhythm Aces, Tinsley Ellis, Tweed Funk, Walter Trout
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International Blues Music Day is coming!
Last summer, we told you about the inaugural International Blues Music Day (IBMD) established by New York musician and blues society leader Johnny Childs and friends to help promote and celebrate the genre around the world. With the first Saturday … Continue reading
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Tagged International Blues Music Day, Johnny Childs
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Celebration of Pittsburgh blues artists continues on Blues from the Burgh 4
We don’t get the chance to write about local blues acts as much as we’d like these days, so we’re always glad when the Blues Society of Western Pennsylvania (BSWPA) gives us a good reason to do so with another … Continue reading
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Tagged Albert Cummings, Bernard Allison, Billy the Kid & the Regulators, Blues Devils, Blues Orphans, Blues Society of Western Pa., Bottom Shelf Blues Band, Bubs McKeg, Dan Bubien, Dr. John, Gregg Krupa, Jill West & Blues Attack, Jimmy Adler, JJ Grey & Mofro, Leigh-Anne Yost, Mahajibee, Melinda, Pittsburgh Blues Festival, Rich Harper, Ruby Red & the Dirty Devils, Spin Doctors, Stevie Pete, The Rhythm Aces, Trampled Under Foot, Vince Agwada
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True to the Blues until the very end, guitarist Johnny Winter dead at age 70
A spokesperson for Johnny Winter has confirmed the death of the Texas guitar legend yesterday in Zurich, Switzerland. Earlier this year, Columbia/Legacy Records released the box set True to the Blues: the Johnny Winter Story in conjunction with the guitarist’s 70th … Continue reading
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Tagged Johnny Winter
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Old time rock & roller Forrest McDonald back with some Turnaround Blues
It’s hard to believe that the guy who played lead guitar on Bob Seger’s late-’70s hit “Old Time Rock & Roll” wouldn’t have become a household name at some point, but unless the name of Forrest McDonald is one that’s … Continue reading
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Tagged Forrest McDonald
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Wrapped Up and Ready for your listening pleasure, The Mannish Boys’ latest CD is another winner
The blues supergroup known as The Mannish Boys has done some pretty terrific stuff over the years, so to say that their newest CD Wrapped Up and Ready (Delta Groove Music) may just be their best yet is no small … Continue reading
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Tagged Bob Corritore, Candye Kane, Finis Tasby, Franck Goldwasser, Fred Kaplan, Jimi Bott, Kid Ramos, Kim Wilson, Kirk Fletcher, Laura Chavez, Monster Mike Welch, Randy Chortkoff, Ron Dziubla, Steve Freund, Sugaray Rayford, The Mannish Boys, Trenda Fox, Willie Campbell
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