Tag Archives: Janiva Magness

It’s beginning to sound a lot like Christmas: Blue Élan charity holiday collection features songs from Janiva Magness, Gary Hoey, and more

Posted on December 10, 2015 by Mike

“What do you get somebody who has everything?”, asks blues/pop singer Janey Street on her jazzy original track “Christmas in Your Eyes”, and one good answer to that question is the new holiday album on which Street’s song appears: a … Continue reading →

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Elvin Bishop, Bobby Rush, and John Hammond big winners at last night’s Blues Music Awards

Posted on May 8, 2015 by Mike

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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Sugar Ray Norcia, Elvin Bishop and John Nemeth lead latest Blues Music Awards nominations

Posted on December 10, 2014 by Mike

Last week, we told you about this year’s nominees for the annual Grammy Awards, where the type of music on which this blog focuses is often confined to a handful of categories at best, with now just one dedicated blues … Continue reading →

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Ladies sing the blues: hot new releases from Janiva Magness, Kelley Hunt

Posted on August 7, 2014 by Mike

Among the new releases that have showed up in our mailbox recently have been the latest recordings from two pretty terrific female vocalists, the much-acclaimed Janiva Magness and a somewhat lesser-known – but arguably no less talented – Kelley Hunt. … Continue reading →

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Summertime Blues edition

Posted on August 4, 2014 by Mike

“Monday again, I can’t face another day…”: Janiva Magness captures the start of the workweek perfectly with this opening line from the song “I Need a Man” off her new album Original, but hopefully we can help you through the … Continue reading →

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The year in re-blues, part 2: presenting the BluesPowR Radio Hour

Posted on January 15, 2013 by Mike

Just before the new year, you may recall we took a quick look back at some of the best of 2012. But since words themselves don’t always do justice to the great new music we heard and wrote about during … Continue reading →

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2012 Chesapeake Bay Blues Festival recap

Posted on May 25, 2012 by Mike

We told you earlier this week how the stars aligned to make this year’s Chesapeake Bay Blues Festival another truly terrific one, with superb performances from the likes of The Tedeschi Trucks Band, Janiva Magness, Lurrie Bell and Bernard Allison, Shemekia Copeland, and Philipp … Continue reading →

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