Tag Archives: Billy Price

Deva Mahal, Jerron “Blind Boy” Paxton join Bettye LaVette and others at inaugural Highmark Blues & Heritage Festival

Posted on October 2, 2018 by Mike

We weren’t able to catch much of the inaugural edition of the Highmark Blues & Heritage Festival that took place at the August Wilson Center in downtown Pittsburgh this past weekend, but the few acts we did manage to see … Continue reading →

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Bad Day

Posted on August 29, 2018 by Mike

It doesn’t matter what kind of day it’s been so far, it will only get better once you’re listening to this latest edition of our BluesPowR Radio Hour, which, we think you’ll agree, has lots of soul with music from … Continue reading →

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Heritage BluesFest, Project Blues photos now posted to our gallery

Posted on August 24, 2017 by Mike

We’ve just posted the full set of photos from our recent weekend roadtrip through West Virginia and Ohio, featuring pics from both the opening night of the Heritage Music BluesFest in Wheeling and the Project Blues Review in Columbus. With … Continue reading →

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TajMo, Rory Block, Jontavious Willis, and others shine at opening night of Heritage Music BluesFest

Posted on August 16, 2017 by Mike

There were plenty of stars to see across the West Virginia-Ohio region this past weekend, and we aren’t talking about the ones you may have spotted while watching for the Perseid meteor shower. There’s really no telling what all we … Continue reading →

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If I Ever Get Lucky

Posted on July 27, 2017 by Mike

If summer’s all about freedom, then this episode of our (have we mentioned talk-“free”?) BluesPowR Radio Hour fits right in, featuring doubleshots from both the Tucci Band and blues-rocking “Mama” Ana Popovic; “Something Strange” from the Billy Price Band; some … Continue reading →

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Posthumous single from dual Blues Music Award winner Otis Clay: Mississippi Poor Boy

Posted on May 12, 2016 by Mike

You may have seen in our last post that among the multiple award recipients at last week’s annual Blues Music Awards was the late soul-blues crooner Otis Clay, whose wins in the soul male artist and soul blues album (for his … Continue reading →

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Buddy Guy, Walter Trout, Otis Clay among big winners at last night’s Blues Music Awards

Posted on May 6, 2016 by Mike

The winners of the 37th Blues Music Awards were announced last night in Memphis, with Buddy Guy, Walter Trout, Otis Clay, Cedric Burnside, and Victor Wainwright each taking home a pair of awards in a five-way tie for the event’s big … Continue reading →

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James Harman, Anthony Geraci, and Sugaray Rayford top nominees for 37th annual Blues Music Awards

Posted on December 17, 2015 by Mike

The Blues Foundation has announced the nominations for the next edition of its Blues Music Awards, set to again take place in Memphis in early May. Harmonica player and singer James Harman leads this year’s nominations with five, for instrumentalist-harmonica, … Continue reading →

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Blues Blues Lovin’

Posted on November 6, 2015 by Mike

We haven’t done quite as good a job of keeping up with our BluesPowR Radio Hour as we would have liked in recent months, but the upside is that we’ve got a slew of great music to send your way! … Continue reading →

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After years of collaborating, soul/R&B crooners Billy Price & Otis Clay come together This Time for Real

Posted on July 15, 2015 by Mike

When it comes to soul vocals, there may be no one more well-regarded than Mr. Otis Clay, while Pittsburgh rhythm & blues/soul singer Billy Price still at times seems like one of the region’s best-kept musical secrets, despite having served … Continue reading →

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