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Big Eyes & Pinetop, Buddy Guy pick up blues Grammy awards
The Grammy Awards were announced tonight, with Pinetop Perkins and Willie “Big Eyes” Smith taking home the award in the Best Traditional Blues Album category for Joined at the Hip, while Buddy Guy won for Best Contemporary Blues Album (Living … Continue reading
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Gregg Allman flies high with Low Country Blues
It’s been quite some time – 14 years in fact – since we’ve heard a new solo album from legendary southern rocker Gregg Allman. But 2011 finds Allman back in a big, bluesy way with his Low Country Blues, out … Continue reading
Blues Lyrics of the Week: Ain’t No Fun When the Rabbit Got the Gun
For some reason, this swinging tune from the Cash Box Kings always seems to remind me of a Looney Tunes cartoon (but then again, what doesn’t?). Written by the Kings’ Joe Nosek and Oscar Wilson, the track can be heard on 2010’s I-94 … Continue reading
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Blues Lyrics of the Week: Blues on my birthday
It’s been one full year since the launch of our BluesPowR Blog (Blues had a baby), and we couldn’t imagine a better way to commemorate the occasion than with these lyrics, written by Bob “Rattlesnake” Greenlee and performed by Sonny Rhodes: … Continue reading
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We wish you a bluesy Christmas
With the stockings now hung by the chimney with care, here’s hoping you’ll soon be finding lots of great blues music in there! Merry Christmas from The BluesPowR Blog and our best wishes for a happy, healthy and prosperous 2011!
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With Diamonds, another fine gem from Joanne Shaw Taylor
If it’s true what many say (and we’re certainly not arguing it) about British blues-rock guitarist Joanne Shaw Taylor having taken the music world by storm with her 2009 debut album White Sugar – an effort that earned her both a British Blues Award … Continue reading
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Blues Lyrics of the Week: Every Dog’s Got His Day
Few could ever deliver the blues with as much feeling as Texas great Johnny “Clyde” Copeland, whose growling vocals and trademark guitar, accentuated by some nice horns, help give this soulful classic a rather nice bite. “Woman, you hurt me … Continue reading
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Joe Louis Walker goes cruisin’ for some bluesin’
We at the BluesPowR Blog have never had the good fortune of being aboard the floating stage they call a blues cruise, but would imagine it’s difficult to get much closer to the musical part of the experience than Joe Louis … Continue reading
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Tagged Curtis Salgado, Duke Robillard, Jason Ricci, Joe Louis Walker, Johnny Winter, Kenny Neal, Mike Finnigan, Nick Moss, Tommy Castro
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Louisiana’s Pittsburgh roots
In addition to a cover story on Joe Louis Walker (who you might be interested to learn has been nominated for more Blues Music/W.C. Handy awards than any other artist, save Buddy Guy), the current edition of Blues Revue magazine includes a nice write-up … Continue reading
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Tagged Dusty Scott, Joseph Rosen, Louisiana Red, Pittsburgh Blues Festival
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Get out the blues vote
Last month, we told you about this year’s nominees for the British Blues Awards, for which you can still cast a ballot through the end of this month. Here are a few nominees in a couple of other major blues awards … Continue reading
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