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It’s beginning to sound a lot like Christmas: Blue Élan charity holiday collection features songs from Janiva Magness, Gary Hoey, and more
“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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Tagged Dave Darling, Gary Hoey, Janey Street, Janiva Magness, Soul Sparrows
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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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Sugar Ray Norcia, Elvin Bishop and John Nemeth lead latest Blues Music Awards nominations
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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Tagged Blues Foundation, Blues Music Awards, Bobby Rush, Eden Brent, Elvin Bishop, Eric Bibb, Gary Clark Jr., Janiva Magness, Jarekus Singleton, Joe Bonamassa, Joe Louis Walker, John Hammond, John Mooney, John Nemeth, Johnny Rawls, Johnny Winter, Keb Mo, Marcia Ball, Michael Mudcat Ward, Otis Clay, Rick Estrin, Rory Block, Sugar Ray Norcia, Sugaray Rayford, The Mannish Boys, Vaneese Thomas
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Ladies sing the blues: hot new releases from Janiva Magness, Kelley Hunt
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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Tagged Dave Darling, Janiva Magness, Kelley Hunt, Zach Zunis
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Summertime Blues edition
“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
Posted in BluesPowR Radio Hour, Lyrics
Tagged Andy T - Nick Nixon Band, Bob Corritore, Curtis Salgado, Deanna Bogart, Forrest McDonald, Ilana Katz Katz, Janiva Magness, Joe Louis Walker, John Mayall, Keb Mo, Kelley Hunt, Kenny Wayne Shepherd, Matt Andersen, Mike Finnigan, Ronnie Earl, Royal Southern Brotherhood, The Mannish Boys, The Rhythm Aces, Tinsley Ellis, Tweed Funk, Walter Trout
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The year in re-blues, part 2: presenting the BluesPowR Radio Hour
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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Tagged Albert Castiglia, Albert Cummings, Buddy Guy, Curtis Salgado, Elmore James Jr., Gary Clark Jr., Gary Hoey, Janiva Magness, Joanne Shaw Taylor, Joe Louis Walker, John Lee Hooker Jr., Liz Mandeville, Mighty Sam McClain, Mud Morganfield, Muddy Waters, Oli Brown, Phantom Blues Band, Pinetop Perkins, Robert Cray, Rolling Stones, Royal Southern Brotherhood, Shemekia Copeland, Taj Mahal, Tedeschi Trucks Band, The Nighthawks, Volker Strifler
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2012 Chesapeake Bay Blues Festival recap
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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Tagged Albert Cummings, Bernard Allison, Big Head Todd & the Monsters, Chesapeake Bay Blues Festival, Hadden Sayers, Honey Island Swamp Band, Janiva Magness, JJ Grey & Mofro, Johnny Copeland, Jonny Lang, Lurrie Bell, Lydia Pense and Cold Blood, Michael Burks, Michael Williams, Philipp Fankhauser, Ron Holloway, Ruthie Foster, Shemekia Copeland, Tedeschi Trucks Band
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