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Antone’s wraps up 50th anniversary celebration with golden collection of tracks on Chicago Bound
If you didn’t get enough of that Antone’s sound with the expansive 50th anniversary box set about which we told you earlier this year, you’ll be happy to hear about another great compilation just released to commemorate the club’s golden … Continue reading
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Tagged Anson Funderburgh, Antone's, Billy Flynn, Billy Gibbons, Chris Layton, Derek O'Brien, Doyle Bramhall II, Fabulous Thunderbirds, Ivan Neville, Jay Moeller, Jimmie Vaughan, John Primer, Johnny Moeller, Kam Franklin, Keith Richards, Kenny Beedy Eyes Smith, Kim Wilson, Lavelle White, Lil' Ed Williams, Lurrie Bell, Marcia Ball, Mark "Kaz" Kazanoff, Mike Flanigan, Rodd Bland, Ronnie Wood, Sarah Brown, Steve Bell
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If you can’t make it down to Clapton’s Crossroads Guitar Festival, bring the festival to you, via pay-per-view online or TV!
We’ve had the pleasure of attending and reporting back on three of Eric Clapton‘s four previous Crossroads Guitar Festivals: the inaugural festival in Dallas in 2004, its 2010 run in Chicago, and the most recent festival in 2013 at Madison Square Garden in … Continue reading
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Tagged Andy Fairweather Low, Billy Gibbons, Bonnie Raitt, Buddy Guy, Crossroads Guitar Festival, Doyle Bramhall II, Eric Clapton, Gary Clark Jr., Jeff Beck, Jimmie Vaughan, Joe Walsh, John Mayer, Keb Mo, Marcus King Band, Peter Frampton, Robert Cray, Robert Randolph, Sonny Landreth, Tedeschi Trucks Band
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Keb’ Mo’, Bettye LaVette, Warren Haynes and others pay tribute to King of the Slide Guitar on Strange Angels: In Flight with Elmore James
Recently, we told you about a 100th birthday set celebrating blues singer and guitarist John Lee Hooker. While that extensive collection consisted of Hooker’s own recordings from throughout his career, this centennial tribute to blues slide guitarist extraordinaire Elmore James … Continue reading
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Tagged Bettye LaVette, Billy Gibbons, Elmore James, Keb Mo, Mollie Marriott, Peter Parcek, Rick Holmstrom, Tom Jones, Warren Haynes
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Latest releases from daughters of the blues Shemekia Copeland, Zakiya Hooker help keep blues, fathers’ legacies alive
Anyone with even the slightest knowledge of blues history will be familiar with the names – and probably at least a few of the songs – of blues masters John Lee Hooker and Johnny Clyde Copeland. But with both bluesmen … Continue reading
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Tagged Alvin Youngblood Hart, Billy Gibbons, John Lee Hooker, Johnny Copeland, Robert Randolph, Shemekia Copeland, Zakiya Hooker
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You’ll swear Buddy Guy has blues running through his veins on Born to Play Guitar
We didn’t get the chance to see Buddy Guy when he was in town recently for the latest offering of the Pittsburgh Blues Festival, but we did read about the controversy that ensued, with the festival organizer ending up offering … Continue reading
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Tagged Billy Cox, Billy Gibbons, Buddy Guy, Doyle Bramhall II, Joss Stone, Kim Wilson, Muscle Shoals Horns, Reese Wynans, the McCrary Sisters, Tom Hambridge, Van Morrison
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