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I Got the Blues
If this week’s weather isn’t quite doing it for you, then we can at least help put some Spring in your step with this latest talk-free edition of our BluesPowR Radio Hour, featuring a pair of tracks from both Junior … Continue reading
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Tagged Alabama Slim, Buddy Guy, Ian Parker, Junior Wells, Liam Ward Band, Mark Hummel, Sugaray Rayford, Willie Farmer
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6-CD box set reveals studio, live mastery of late, great harmonica player and singer Junior Wells
Here’s another blues box set worth checking out: a compilation of tracks from throughout the career of vocalist and harmonica player Amos Wells Blakemore Jr., better known by his stage name of Junior Wells. Born in West Memphis, Arkansas, Wells moved to Chicago at age … Continue reading
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Tagged A.C. Reed, Buddy Guy, Earl Hooker, Johnny "Big Moose" Walker, Junior Wells, Lafayette Leake, Muddy Waters, Otis Spann, Phil Guy, Syl Johnson, Willie Dixon
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Delmark Records celebrates 65th anniversary with album paying Tribute to label’s past artists
Recently, we told you about the latest album from Lurrie Bell, on which he and brothers Steve, James and Tyson (dubbing themselves The Bell Dynasty) paid tribute to their late, harmonica-blowing father Carey Bell. Now that same record label celebrates … Continue reading
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Tagged Big Joe Williams, Big Time Sarah, Billy Flynn, Bonnie Lee, Carey Bell, Corey Dennison Band, Dave Specter, Dave Weld, Delmark Records, Demetria Taylor, Eddie Taylor Jr., Gerry Hundt, J.B. Hutto, Jimmy Burns, Jimmy Dawkins, Jimmy Johnson, Junior Wells, Ken Saydak, Lil' Ed, Linsey Alexander, Lurrie Bell, Magic Sam, Mike Wheeler, Omar Coleman, Otis Rush, Roosevelt "Mad Hatter" Purifoy, Roosevelt Sykes, Shirley Johnson, Sleepy John Estes
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Now on CD: Muddy Waters and the Rolling Stones Live at Checkerboard Lounge
A few years back, we told you about the Live at the Checkerboard Lounge Chicago DVD that captured a historic 1981 performance from blues great Muddy Waters at Buddy Guy‘s Chicago club, during which Waters was joined onstage by the … Continue reading
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Tagged Buddy Guy, George Mojo Buford, John Primer, Junior Wells, Lefty Dizz, Lovie Lee, Muddy Waters, Rolling Stones
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Ain’t Doing Too Bad
Here’s a little something to help get your summer off to the right start: another scorching edition of our BluesPowR Radio Hour featuring recent music from Joe Bonamassa’s Muddy Wolf Tribute, Joanne Shaw Taylor, Billy Boy Arnold, Benny Turner, Duke … Continue reading
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Tagged Benny Turner, Billy Boy Arnold, Chris O' Leary, Coco Montoya, Colin Cooper Project, D.A. Foster, Davy Knowles, Devon Allman, Duke Robillard, Joanne Shaw Taylor, Joe Bonamassa, John Campbelljohn Trio, Junior Wells, Mississippi Heat, Missy Anderson, Monkeyjunk, Moondog Medicine Show, Sena Ehrhardt, Steve Earle, Tinsley Ellis
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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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Blues Lyrics of the Week: Why are People Like That?
This week’s lyrics likely won’t help in restoring faith in your fellow man, but hey, it’s the blues, baby. Written by Bobby Charles, “Why are People Like That?” is probably best recognized coming from Junior Wells, although it’s also been recorded over the … Continue reading
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