Tag Archives: Buddy Guy

The original rollin’ stone, Muddy Waters jams with the Stones on Checkerboard Lounge DVD

Posted on August 22, 2012 by Mike

Muddy Waters and the Rolling Stones – Live at the Checkerboard Lounge Chicago 1981 (Eagle Rock Entertainment) You know that question you’re sometimes asked during job interviews about “If you could go back in history and meet anyone, who would it be?” … Continue reading →

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Red, White and Blues at the White House

Posted on February 23, 2012 by Mike

The House was a’rockin Tuesday night when the President and First Lady hosted a Black History Month salute to the blues featuring a host of artists ranging from longtime performers such as B.B. King, Buddy Guy, and Mick Jagger to “the future of the … Continue reading →

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Chicago Blues: A Living History returns with another blues (R)evolution

Posted on June 7, 2011 by Mike

You may recall 2009’s much-acclaimed two-disc collection Chicago Blues: A Living History, which featured Billy Branch, Lurrie Bell, John Primer, and Billy Boy Arnold performing their interpretations of songs representing the evolution of the Chicago blues, from early 1940s tunes like Sonny Boy Williamson’s “My Little … Continue reading →

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A chompin’ good time: 40 years on, Alligator still rockin’ the house

Posted on March 14, 2011 by Mike

Just as the Queen of the Blues Koko Taylor belts out in the opening lines of her “I’m a Woman” that starts the album, you know “everything gonna’ be alright” about the 40th Anniversary Collection from Alligator Records. From the indie label’s … Continue reading →

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Big Eyes & Pinetop, Buddy Guy pick up blues Grammy awards

Posted on February 3, 2011 by Mike

The Grammy Awards were announced tonight, with Pinetop Perkins and Willie “Big Eyes” Smith taking home the award in the Best Traditional Blues Album category for Joined at the Hip, while Buddy Guy won for Best Contemporary Blues Album (Living … Continue reading →

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2010 Crossroads Guitar Festival Recap

Posted on July 1, 2010 by Mike

To see more photos from the 2010 Crossroads Festival, please visit our BluesPowR Gallery. Eric Clapton and his friends sure are getting good at putting on a show, as they proved once again Saturday during the third installment of Clapton’s Crossroads Guitar Festival at Chicago’s … Continue reading →

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Chesapeake Bay Blues Festival 2010 – Day One Recap

Posted on May 26, 2010 by Mike

As promised, here’s a closer look at the first day of the 2010 edition of the Chesapeake Bay Blues Festival that took place this past weekend in Annapolis, Maryland. We’ll cover day two of the festival in a separate post later this week, in addition to … Continue reading →

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Buddy’s the guy at Chesapeake Bay Festival

Posted on May 22, 2010 by Mike

We tried to post this update from the Chesapeake Bay Blues Festival last night, but unlike the weather, the Internet from our hotel room wasn’t cooperating. Here’s hoping the computer gremlins decided to sleep in this morning. Buddy Guy, Shemekia … Continue reading →

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On the way to the Bay

Posted on May 20, 2010 by Mike

There’ll be no holding the blues at bay this weekend when the ninth Chesapeake Bay Blues Festival takes place on the sandy shores of Annapolis’ Sandy Point State Park. As we noted in our earlier post, this festival consistently offers a solid lineup, … Continue reading →

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Blues on the Bay

Posted on January 13, 2010 by Mike

Effectively landlocked in the City of Champions for most of the year (and snowed under for what often seems half of it), we at the BluesPowR Blog occasionally find a way to sneak off to slightly more coastal climates. Often … Continue reading →

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