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Two decades after release on CD, Smithsonian Folkways Recordings’ Classic Blues compilation available on vinyl for first time
As much as we enjoy listening to the new blues music being released, occasionally we just have to go back and remind ourselves of some of the classic blues that helped to get the genre to where it is today. … Continue reading
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Tagged Big Bill Broonzy, Big Joe Williams, Brownie McGhee, Champion Jack Dupree, David Honeyboy Edwards, Elizabeth Cotten, Etta Baker, Henry Townsend, Josh White, Lead Belly, Lightnin' Hopkins, Little Brother Montgomery, Lonnie Johnson, Memphis Slim, Pink Anderson, Rev. Gary Davis, Roosevelt Sykes, Sonny Terry
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Featuring both solo and collaborative tracks, latest record from blues master Taj Mahal is true Labor of Love
Last week, we gave you an early listen off blues legend Taj Mahal‘s newest album Labor of Love (Acoustic Sounds) in the form of a delightful “Shortnin’ Bread” that paired Mahal with the late one-armed harmonica player Neal Pattman, a … Continue reading
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Tagged Algia Mae Hinton, Cool John Ferguson, Cootie Stark, Etta Baker, John Dee Holeman, Music Maker Relief Foundation, Neal Pattman, Taj Mahal
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Three cheers (on 20 years) for the Music Makers!
Few organizations have assisted as many blues men and women in need over the past two decades as the Music Maker Relief Foundation (MMRF), a North Carolina-based non-profit record label focused on supporting struggling traditional southern musicians by providing everything … Continue reading
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Tagged Benton Flippen, Beverly "Guitar" Watson, Carolina Chocolate Drops, Cootie Stark, Eric Clapton, Etta Baker, Guitar Gabriel, Ironing Board Sam, Jerry "Boogie" McCain, John Lee Ziegler, Little Freddie King, Music Maker Relief Foundation, Neal Pattman, Othar Turner, Precious Bryant, Robert Lee Coleman, Taj Mahal, Tim Duffy
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