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Before you cast your votes for the Blues Music Awards, be sure to check out Best Emerging Artist nominee Ben Levin’s Before Me
Just before Christmas, we told you about young blues pianist Ben Levin‘s holiday song “Forgot Mrs. Claus“. Between that single and the recent unveiling of this year’s Blues Music Awards nominees, which included Ben among its Best Emerging Album candidates, we figured … Continue reading
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Tagged Ben Levin, Bob Corritore, Bob Margolin, Philip Paul
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Georgia bluesman Eddie 9V hits the ground running on debut album Left My Soul in Memphis
Among the most pleasant of surprises to cross our desk in 2019 was the debut release from a young Georgia bluesman who goes by the name of Eddie 9V. Don’t let his mere 23 years of age fool you: this guy has a sound much deeper than his … Continue reading
Tune into the Weekend, Christmas edition: Ben Levin reveals the one person Saint Nick forgot (don’t be that Santa!)
Well, this might just be the real story behind “The Year Without a Santa Claus”: it looks like jolly ol’ Saint Nick may have left someone very important off his lists — someone very close to home (and we ain’t talking Rudolph, … Continue reading
Heartaches and Pain
We couldn’t let the year come to a close without sneaking in another talk-free edition of our BluesPowR Radio Hour, this time featuring music from John Mayall with Larry McCray, Lurrie Bell & the Bell Dynasty, The Nick Moss Band featuring Dennis … Continue reading
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Tagged Dennis Gruenling, Elizabeth King & the Gospel Souls, GA-20, John Mayall, Larry McCray, Lurrie Bell, Nick Moss Band, Rev. Jimmie Bratcher, The Commonheart, Victor Wainwright
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Tune into the Weekend: All I Got for Christmas was the Blues and a Broken Heart
We admit that we haven’t gotten much into the Christmas spirit so far this season (still seems a bit early for that to us!), but this swaying new blues-rock single from longtime Johnny Winter guitarist, band leader and Grammy Award-winning producer Paul Nelson sure does help, entitled “All I … Continue reading
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Mojo Risin’: Belfast singer and guitarist Dom Martin delivers blues without borders on debut album Spain to Italy
You may remember us posting recently about the latest album from the Kenny Wayne Shepherd Band, in which we praised the band for its ability to strike just the right balance of gritty and smooth on its albums. Another great example … Continue reading
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The Blues Came Falling Down
While it may “Seem Like a Million Years” since our last episode of the BluesPowR Radio Hour, we’ve at least been able to stack up some great music to share with you during that time, with this latest talk-free edition … Continue reading
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Tagged Big Joe & the Dynaflows, Bobby Rush, Grady Champion, Johnny Shines, Left Lane Cruiser, Mud Bay Blues Band, The 40 Acre Mule, Willie Buck
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Johnny Burgin reconnects with West Coast friends on Johnny Burgin – Live
We’ve mentioned the name Johnny Burgin here a few times before, with Burgin having appeared as a guest guitarist on recent projects such as Tony Holiday’s Porch Sessions and the Howlin’ Wolf tribute album Howlin’ at Greaseland. While it’s been great to get a … Continue reading
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Tagged Aki Kumar, Charlie Musselwhite, Johnny Burgin, Kid Andersen, Nancy Wright, Rae Gordon
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