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Blues Lyrics of the Week: Check Your Ego at the Door
This may not be quite what blues guitar great Luther Allison had in mind when he said “Leave your ego, play the music, love the people,” but here’s one we’ve been enjoying from John Lee Hooker, Jr., and a Polish band called Daddy’s Cash, … Continue reading
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Tagged Daddy's Cash, John Lee Hooker Jr.
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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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Fathers and Sons (and daughters too)
Last week’s post regarding Elmore James, Jr., got me to thinking about some of the other children of blues greats who are helping to keep the genre alive through their own music. A few (in no particular order) who jump to mind: Shemekia … Continue reading
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Tagged Alex Dixon, Bernard Allison, Big Bill Morganfield, Buddy Guy, Derek Trucks, Doyle Bramhall, Doyle Bramhall II, Elmore James, Elmore James Jr., John Lee Hooker, John Lee Hooker Jr., Johnny Copeland, Kenny Beedy Eyes Smith, Kenny Neal, Luther Allison, Magic Slim, Mud Morganfield, Muddy Waters, Nick Holt, Phil Guy, Raful Neal, Robert Nighthawk, Sam Carr, Shemekia Copeland, Willie Big Eyes Smith, Willie Dixon, Zakiya Hooker
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