Category Archives: Albums

More Blues from the ‘Burgh

If you’re looking for some good live blues around the ‘Burgh this weekend, you might consider checking out the Blues Society of Western Pennsylvania‘s Sunday party at the Palisades in McKeesport, where the organization and some of its closest musician friends … Continue reading

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Blues Music Award acoustic spotlight: Samuel James

As I was casting my votes for this spring’s Blues Music Awards, I noted Samuel James among the nominees in both the acoustic artist and acoustic album categories. Life can be a bit tough for a man with two first names, so … Continue reading

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Soul Fixin’ Fan: Luther’s Songs from the Road

Listening to and watching Luther Allison‘s Songs from the Road (Ruf Records), it’s pretty difficult to believe that the bluesman had only a month to live at the time of its taping. Less than a week after this July 1997 appearance at the … Continue reading

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Luther Allison: live again

I’ve long been a fan of the live Luther Allison albums. Whether recorded in Chicago, Paris, or Montreux (Where Have You Been?, which chronicles his performances there over nearly a 20-year period), these albums to me capture the essence of the blues, as well as a true … Continue reading

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I Got Blues for You

I still don’t know quite how it happened, but somehow I managed to miss ever hearing the 2008 debut album from the Homemade Jamz Blues Band, a much-acclaimed trio of siblings ages 11 to 17 who burst onto the national blues … Continue reading

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Blues had a baby…

And they named it the BluesPowR Blog, where we’ll be confessin’ the blues and bringing you the latest and greatest from the blues music world. So without further ado – and in keeping with the theme of this inaugural post around … Continue reading

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