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Friends from near and far show their love for UK blues-rocker Matt Long on new tribute album
Today, we move from talking about a tribute album to a universally known bluesman who was around for a long time to a tribute album to a bluesman who wasn’t nearly as well known as he should have been during … Continue reading
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Tagged Alice Armstrong, Ben Poole, Blue Nation, Brave Rival, Catfish, Chantel McGregor, Dom Martin, Elles Bailey, Joe Bonamassa, Matt Long, Paul Jones, Sean Webster, The Cinelli Brothers, Walter Trout, When Rivers Meet, Will Wilde, Zac Schulze Gang
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The thrill lives on with star-studded Joe Bonamassa/Josh Smith-produced centennial tribute to the King of the Blues
With much of the set having been released across five monthly EPs starting last fall, we’ve already told you, well, raved, about a good number of the tracks off the Joe Bonamassa/Josh Smith-produced B.B. King’s Blues Summit 100, including some … Continue reading
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Tagged B.B. King, Bobby Rush, Buddy Guy, Chris Cain, Christone "Kingfish" Ingram, D.K. Harrell, Derek Trucks, Eric Clapton, Eric Gales, Gary Clark Jr., George Benson, Ivan Neville, Jimmie Vaughan, Jimmy Hall, Joanne Shaw Taylor, Joe Bonamassa, John Nemeth, Josh Smith, Keb Mo, Kenny Wayne Shepherd, Kim Wilson, Kirk Fletcher, Larkin Poe, Larry McCray, Marc Broussard, Marcus King, Noah Hunt, Reese Wynans, Robben Ford, Shemekia Copeland, Susan Tedeschi, Trombone Shorty, Warren Haynes
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Box set chronicling Jimmie Vaughan’s years with The Fabulous Thunderbirds includes previously unreleased album of material recorded by Doc Pomus prior to band’s debut
Like many, our first real exposure to The Fabulous Thunderbirds came through such tough mid- to late-80s hits like “Tuff Enuff”, “Wrap It Up”, “Powerful Stuff” and “Stand Back”. And anyone who gave the band more of a listen at … Continue reading
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Tagged Fabulous Thunderbirds, Jimmie Vaughan, Kim Wilson
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Remastered classic lets Piedmont bluesman Pink Anderson shine on well beyond footnote in “Crazy Diamond” rock lore
Speaking of old-time bluesmen (as we were in this post regarding the Record Store Day Black Friday releases from T-Bone Walker and Charley Patton)… By now, you’ve probably heard the story of how Pink Floyd co-founder Syd Barrett came up … Continue reading
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Tagged Pink Anderson
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Music from T-Bone Walker and Charley Patton among Record Store Day Black Friday blues releases
Regardless of what shopping you may or may not have planned for this Black Friday, you might want to work in a visit to a local vinyl store or four to bag some bluesy Record Store Day (RSD) Black Friday … Continue reading
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Tagged Charley Patton, Record Store Day, T-Bone Walker
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Nine Below Zero revisits last two decades of blues with Blues Power Volume 1
A collection of Nine Below Zero‘s best blues tracks recorded over the last two decades, you say? Entitled Blues Power Volume 1? Ok, that’s probably something we here at The BluesPowR Blog are going to need to tell you about… … Continue reading
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Tagged Nine Below Zero, Wayne Proctor
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Make some space on your music shelf for this delightful live recording from Dave Specter
We don’t get to Chicago as much as we’d like, so we’re always glad when we can get Chicago to come to us, be it in the form of a touring Chicago act coming to our area, a weekend livestream … Continue reading
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Tagged Brother John Kattke, Dave Specter
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Joe Bonamassa/Josh Smith-produced B.B. King’s Blues Summit 100 shows the thrill is not gone from King of the Blues’ legacy
We mentioned this project on our social media channels earlier this week, but couldn’t resist coming back for a bit deeper of a dive. As terrific as this centennial birthday tribute collection to the late B.B. King looks on screen … Continue reading
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Tagged B.B. King, Bobby Rush, D.K. Harrell, Derek Trucks, George Benson, Joe Bonamassa, Josh Smith, Kenny Wayne Shepherd, Noah Hunt, Susan Tedeschi
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New Englander Ryan Lee Crosby visits Bentonia with At the Blue Front
We don’t know that the Bentonia style of blues would ever have been considered exactly popular, although folks were probably at least a bit more familiar with it back in the days of Skip James. Only a few others have … Continue reading
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Tagged Jimmy "Duck" Holmes, Ryan Lee Crosby, Skip James
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