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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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2010 Crossroads Guitar Festival Recap
To see more photos from the 2010 Crossroads Festival, please visit our BluesPowR Gallery. Eric Clapton and his friends sure are getting good at putting on a show, as they proved once again Saturday during the third installment of Clapton’s Crossroads Guitar Festival at Chicago’s … Continue reading
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Tagged Albert Lee, Allman Brothers Band, B.B. King, Bill Murray, Buddy Guy, Cesar Rosas, Crossroads Guitar Festival, David Hidalgo, Derek Trucks, Doyle Bramhall II, Earl Klugh, Eric Clapton, Gary Clark Jr., Honeyboy Edwards, Hubert Sumlin, James Burton, Jeff Beck, Jimmie Vaughan, Joe Bonamassa, John Mayer, Johnny Winter, Jonny Lang, Keb Mo, Michael Frank, Pino Daniele, Robert Cray, Robert Randolph, Ronnie Wood, Sheryl Crow, Sonny Landreth, Stefan Grossman, Steve Winwood, Susan Tedeschi, Vince Gill, Warren Haynes, ZZ Top
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Chesapeake Bay Blues Festival 2010 – Day One Recap
As promised, here’s a closer look at the first day of the 2010 edition of the Chesapeake Bay Blues Festival that took place this past weekend in Annapolis, Maryland. We’ll cover day two of the festival in a separate post later this week, in addition to … Continue reading
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Tagged Buddy Guy, Cedric Burnside, Chesapeake Bay Blues Festival, LIghtnin Malcolm, Moreland & Arbuckle, Nadine Rae, Patty Reese, Shemekia Copeland, Tinsley Ellis, Yardbirds
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Buddy’s the guy at Chesapeake Bay Festival
We tried to post this update from the Chesapeake Bay Blues Festival last night, but unlike the weather, the Internet from our hotel room wasn’t cooperating. Here’s hoping the computer gremlins decided to sleep in this morning. Buddy Guy, Shemekia … Continue reading
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Tagged Buddy Guy, Chesapeake Bay Blues Festival, Moreland & Arbuckle, Shemekia Copeland
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On the way to the Bay
There’ll be no holding the blues at bay this weekend when the ninth Chesapeake Bay Blues Festival takes place on the sandy shores of Annapolis’ Sandy Point State Park. As we noted in our earlier post, this festival consistently offers a solid lineup, … Continue reading
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Tagged Big Bill Morganfield, Buddy Guy, Chesapeake Bay Blues Festival, Chuck Berry, Joe Louis Walker
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Blues Lyrics of the Week: Looking Back
Sure, there’s always a lot to look forward to – like this weekend’s Chesapeake Bay Blues Festival in Annapolis, for instance. (We’ll have more on the festival in the coming days, but in the meantime, see our previous post regarding Blues on the Bay). But … Continue reading
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Tagged Johnny "Guitar" Watson
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2010 Pittsburgh Blues Festival Line-up
The Pittsburgh Blues Festival today announced the line-up for its 16th annual offering, taking place July 23rd through July 25th at Hartwood Acres. Looks like the place will be rockin’ on Sunday, with Kenny Wayne Shepherd, Tinsley Ellis, and Larry McCray all … Continue reading
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Tagged Eric Burdon, Kenny Wayne Shepherd, Larry McCray, Peter Karp, Pittsburgh Blues Festival, Sue Foley, Tinsley Ellis
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Blues Lyrics of the Week, Mother’s Day Edition: Nobody Loves Me But My Mother
There are of course plenty of blues tunes directed at or about moms on which we could focus this special day, from the more traditional sounds of “Mama Don’t Allow” and Bessie Smith’s “Mama’s Got the Blues” to the likes of “Motherless … Continue reading