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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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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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Former Muddy Waters guitarists John Primer, Bob Margolin lead all-star centennial birthday tribute to the master on Muddy Waters 100
A 100th birthday tribute album to Muddy Waters that features former Waters band members and collaborators John Primer, Bob Margolin, James Cotton, and Johnny Winter as well as such other guests as Shemekia Copeland, Billy Branch, Keb’ Mo’, Gary Clark … Continue reading
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Tagged Billy Branch, Billy Flynn, Bob Margolin, Derek Trucks, Felton Crews, Gary Clark Jr., James Cotton, John Primer, Johnny Iguana, Johnny Winter, Keb Mo, Kenny Beedy Eyes Smith, Larry Skoller, Leanne Faine, Matthew Skoller, Muddy Waters, Shemekia Copeland, Vincent Bucher
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Johnny Winter box set chronicles nearly 50 years of blues rock legend keeping True to the Blues
With five decades worth of hard-driving rock and blues under his belt, it’s hard to believe that there hasn’t been a definitive box set of Texas blues-rocker Johnny Winter‘s music before now. Perhaps it was precisely the daunting nature of … Continue reading
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Tagged Bob Margolin, Derek Trucks, Dr. John, Edgar Winter, James Cotton, Johnny Winter, Michael Bloomfield, Muddy Waters, Paul Nelson, Pinetop Perkins, Vince Gill, Walter Horton, Willie Big Eyes Smith, Willie Dixon
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Coming up on the Crossroads; double DVD, CD sets capture some of world’s best guitarists at Clapton’s fourth Crossroads festival
Having been fortunate enough to attend both nights of Eric Clapton‘s Crossroads Guitar Festival this spring, we’ve been eagerly awaiting the highlights DVD that customarily follows, scheduled for release next Tuesday. For the first time, some of the music will … Continue reading
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Tagged Albert Lee, Allman Brothers Band, Andy Fairweather Low, B.B. King, Beth Hart, Blake Mills, Booker T., Buddy Guy, Cesar Rosas, Crossroads Guitar Festival, David Hidalgo, Derek Trucks, Doyle Bramhall II, Earl Klugh, Eric Clapton, Gary Clark Jr., Gregg Allman, Jeff Beck, Jimmie Vaughan, John Mayer, Keb Mo, Keith Richards, Keith Urban, Kurt Rosenwinkel, Los Lobos, Matt "Guitar" Murphy, Quinn Sullivan, Robert Cray, Robert Randolph, Sonny Landreth, Steve Cropper, Taj Mahal, Vince Gill, Warren Haynes
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With fourth guitar festival, Clapton and friends deliver plenty of blues at the Crossroads
Having attended two of the three previous Crossroads Guitar Festivals (the first in Dallas, as well as the most recent in Chicago), we weren’t all that sure what to think about last fall’s announcement of the 2013 installment of the renowned festival. … Continue reading
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Tagged Albert Lee, Allman Brothers Band, Andy Fairweather Low, B.B. King, Beth Hart, Blake Mills, Booker T., Buddy Guy, Cesar Rosas, Citizen Cope, Crossroads Guitar Festival, Dan Aykroyd, David Hidalgo, Derek Trucks, Doyle Bramhall II, Earl Klugh, Eric Clapton, Gary Clark Jr., Gregg Allman, Jeff Beck, Jimmie Vaughan, John Mayer, Keb Mo, Keith Richards, Keith Urban, Kurt Rosenwinkel, Matt "Guitar" Murphy, Philip Sayce, Quinn Sullivan, Robbie Robertson, Robert Cray, Robert Randolph, Sonny Landreth, Steve Cropper, Susan Tedeschi, Taj Mahal, Vince Gill, Warren Haynes
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Quick takes: Tedeschi Trucks Band, Royal Southern Brotherhood offer great examples of blues power in numbers
Recent events and travels have prevented us from writing about much of the great new music that has found its way to our doorstep lately, but here are a couple of the releases that have caught our ear in recent … Continue reading
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Tagged Cyril Neville, Derek Trucks, Devon Allman, Jim Gaines, Mike Zito, Royal Southern Brotherhood, Susan Tedeschi, Tedeschi Trucks Band
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Bonamassa, Trucks help celebrate crowning of a King
Blues guitar great Freddie King was among the new acts inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame last weekend. Here’s a little musical tribute from the ceremony, performed by some other pretty fine guitarists in Joe Bonamassa, Derek Trucks, and ZZ Top‘s Billy Gibbons and … Continue reading
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Tagged Derek Trucks, Freddie King, Joe Bonamassa, ZZ Top
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Red, White and Blues at the White House
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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Tagged B.B. King, Booker T., Buddy Guy, Derek Trucks, Gary Clark Jr., Jeff Beck, Keb Mo, Mick Jagger, Shemekia Copeland, Susan Tedeschi, Trombone Shorty, Warren Haynes
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Johnny Winter recalls blues roots on latest CD
There’s an old Willie Dixon adage you might have heard that “The blues is the roots, and the rest is the fruits.” One timely example of that sentiment is Texas guitar slinger Freddie King‘s inclusion among this year’s nominees for the … Continue reading
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Tagged Derek Trucks, Edgar Winter, Freddie King, Jimmy Vivino, John Medeski, John Popper, Johnny Winter, Paul Nelson, Sonny Landreth, Susan Tedeschi, Vince Gill, Warren Haynes
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