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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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Gary Clark Jr. goes “Catfish”in’ too on one of two new singles from Antone’s 50th anniversary box set
We know we just spotlighted a cover of Robert Petway’s blues classic “Catfish Blues” and had every intention of going a different direction with this week’s featured single, but then this happened… New West Records this week released another couple … Continue reading
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Tagged Gary Clark Jr.
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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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Gary Clark Jr. and first-time GRAMMY winner William Bell deliver soulful primetime performance of “Born Under a Bad Sign”
Okay, we’ll be honest: we spent a lot more time watching Sunday’s GRAMMY Awards pre-telecast ceremony online (waiting for the blues categories to be announced) than we did the network televised portion of the awards. Which means we missed this … Continue reading
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Tagged Gary Clark Jr., William Bell
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Buddy Guy, Mavis Staples, Jon Cleary snag blues, roots Grammys; Gary Clark Jr., Bonnie Raitt help pay tribute to B.B. King
It was a good night for the blues at Monday’s Grammy Awards, with Buddy Guy, Mavis Staples, and Jon Cleary taking home awards for best blues album (Born to Play Guitar), best American roots performance (“See That My Grave is … Continue reading
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Tagged B.B. King, Bonnie Raitt, Buddy Guy, Gary Clark Jr., Jon Cleary, Mavis Staples
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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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Elvin Bishop, Bobby Rush, and John Hammond big winners at last night’s Blues Music Awards
His latest album may be titled Can’t Even Do Wrong Right, but recent Rock Hall of Fame inductee Elvin Bishop (Paul Butterfield Blues Band) seemed to do quite all right at last night’s Blues Music Awards in Memphis, taking home … Continue reading
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Tagged Blues Music Awards, Bobby Rush, Charlie Musselwhite, Elvin Bishop, Gary Clark Jr., Janiva Magness, Joe Bonamassa, John Hammond, John Nemeth, Johnny Winter, Keb Mo, Kim Wilson, Lurrie Bell, Marcia Ball, Mud Morganfield, Ruthie Foster, Selwyn Birchwood
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Video: Rock Hall of Fame inductions for Stevie Ray Vaughan & Double Trouble, Paul Butterfield Blues Band featuring John Mayer, Jimmie Vaughan, Gary Clark Jr., Doyle Bramhall II, Jason Ricci, Billy Boy Arnold, others
We can’t imagine a more fitting tribute to blues-rockers Stevie Ray Vaughan and his band Double Trouble than the one the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame assembled this past weekend to help celebrate the group’s induction in the Hall. … Continue reading
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Tagged Billy Boy Arnold, Chris Layton, Double Trouble, Doyle Bramhall II, Elvin Bishop, Gary Clark Jr., Jason Ricci, Jimmie Vaughan, John Mayer, Mark Naftalin, Paul Butterfield Blues Band, Reese Wynans, Sam Lay, Stevie Ray Vaughan, Tommy Shannon
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Old Man Winter Blues (Blues Lyrics radio hour edition)
With Old Man Winter biting and blowing here in the northeast U.S., we thought you might enjoy this double dose of blues to help keep you warm, featuring a talk-free edition of our BluesPowR Radio Hour as well as a … Continue reading
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Tagged Alastair Greene, Bob Stroger, Davina and the Vagabonds, Eddy "The Chief" Clearwater, Erin Harpe, Gary Clark Jr., Jeremy Baum, JW Jones, Kenny Beedy Eyes Smith, Kim Wilson, Long John Baldry, Mud Morganfield, Sean Costello, Skyla Burrell Band, Thorbjorn Risager, Too Slim & the Taildraggers
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