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Buddy Guy, Shemekia Copeland, John Primer among blues nominees for 58th Annual Grammy Awards
As usual, there weren’t nearly as many blues names as we would have liked when the nominations for the 58th annual GRAMMY Awards were announced yesterday, but here’s a look at the few lucky blues men, women, and projects that … Continue reading
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Tagged Bettye LaVette, Buddy Guy, Cedric Burnside, John Primer, Jon Cleary, Mavis Staples, Shemekia Copeland
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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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Muddy Waters Tribute caps off stellar night of blues focused on fighting cancer
It’s not every day that you get to see two former guitarists with Muddy Waters‘ band perform together on the same stage, backed by an all-star band of some of the top names in the blues music world. And while … Continue reading
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Tagged Bob Corritore, Bob Margolin, Bob Stroger, David Maxwell, Deuce 'n a Quarter, John Primer, Jonn Del Toro Richardson, Karen Lovely, Kenny Beedy Eyes Smith, Muddy Waters, Project Blues, Sean Carney, Tom Holland
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A first look at Project Blues Review 2014
The late, great Muddy Waters once sang about a dream he had on his mind and when he woke up the next morning, not a thing could he find. Saturday night’s Project Blues Review was so good, we thought we … Continue reading
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Tagged Bob Corritore, Bob Margolin, Bob Stroger, David Maxwell, John Primer, Jonn Del Toro Richardson, Kenny Beedy Eyes Smith, Project Blues, Sean Carney, Tom Holland
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One night only Muddy Waters Tribute to assemble Waters band members John Primer and Bob Margolin, other top names in the blues
Yesterday, we told you about the latest releases from second generation bluesmen Mud Morganfield and Kenny “Beedy Eyes” Smith – in Mud’s case, a tribute to his father McKinley Morganfield, a.k.a. Muddy Waters, on which he paired with esteemed harp player … Continue reading
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Tagged Bob Corritore, Bob Margolin, Bob Stroger, David Maxwell, John Primer, Jonn Del Toro Richardson, Karen Lovely, Kenny Beedy Eyes Smith, Project Blues, Sean Carney, Tom Holland
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The original rollin’ stone, Muddy Waters jams with the Stones on Checkerboard Lounge DVD
Muddy Waters and the Rolling Stones – Live at the Checkerboard Lounge Chicago 1981 (Eagle Rock Entertainment) You know that question you’re sometimes asked during job interviews about “If you could go back in history and meet anyone, who would it be?” … Continue reading
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Tagged Buddy Guy, George Mojo Buford, John Primer, Junior Wells, Keith Richards, Lefty Dizz, Lovie Lee, Mick Jagger, Muddy Waters, Rolling Stones, Ronnie Wood
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Chicago Blues: A Living History returns with another blues (R)evolution
You may recall 2009’s much-acclaimed two-disc collection Chicago Blues: A Living History, which featured Billy Branch, Lurrie Bell, John Primer, and Billy Boy Arnold performing their interpretations of songs representing the evolution of the Chicago blues, from early 1940s tunes like Sonny Boy Williamson’s “My Little … Continue reading
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Tagged Billy Boy Arnold, Billy Branch, Buddy Guy, Carlos Johnson, James Cotton, John Primer, Lurrie Bell, Magic Slim, Ronnie Baker Brooks, Zora Young
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