Tag Archives: Kim Wilson

The thrill lives on with star-studded Joe Bonamassa/Josh Smith-produced centennial tribute to the King of the Blues

With much of the set having been released across five monthly EPs starting last fall, we’ve already told you, well, raved, about a good number of the tracks off the Joe Bonamassa/Josh Smith-produced B.B. King’s Blues Summit 100, including some … Continue reading

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Kim Wilson delivers some scorching blues on latest release Slow Burn

It probably comes as no surprise that, listening to the recent box set of The Fabulous Thunderbirds’ early years, it was some of the bluesier numbers from the band that most caught our ear. So we were of course delighted … Continue reading

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Box set chronicling Jimmie Vaughan’s years with The Fabulous Thunderbirds includes previously unreleased album of material recorded by Doc Pomus prior to band’s debut

Like many, our first real exposure to The Fabulous Thunderbirds came through such tough mid- to late-80s hits like “Tuff Enuff”, “Wrap It Up”, “Powerful Stuff” and “Stand Back”.  And anyone who gave the band more of a listen at … Continue reading

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Antone’s celebrates 50 Years of the Blues with killer five-disc box set featuring artists from throughout club’s history

We’ve spent a bit of time here already  previewing the Antone’s 50th anniversary box set through listens to singles from Gary Clark Jr., Doyle Bramhall II, and Ruthie Foster. And yet, that’s just the tip of the iceberg when it … Continue reading

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Blue and Lonesome

Fight the frigid winter temperatures with another scorching edition of our BluesPowR Radio Hour, featuring doubleshots from Kim Wilson and Tweed Funk, as well as music from the Supersonic Blues Machine, Chris Pierce, Nick Schnebelen, The Harpoonist & the Axe … Continue reading

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Kim Wilson delivers old-school Blues and Boogie on latest solo release

Harmonica player and singer Kim Wilson has done a lot of fabulous stuff through the years, not only as a founding member of the long-running Thunderbirds band whose name includes that same adjective and for which he continues to serve … Continue reading

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Tedeschi Trucks Band, Curtis Salgado big winners at last night’s Blues Music Awards

The annual Blues Music Awards took place in Memphis last night, with the Tedeschi Trucks Band and soul man Curtis Salgado walking away as the night’s biggest winners with three awards each. Tedeschi Trucks won for both band and rock … Continue reading

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Seeing really is Believing: Sugar Ray & the Bluetones rack up combined 10 nominations in 2017 Blues Music Awards

Nominations for the 2017 Blues Music Awards were announced earlier this week, with New England blues institution Sugar Ray & the Bluetones and its members earning an impressive – and probably unprecedented – two handfuls of nominations, including nods for … Continue reading

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Buddy Guy, Walter Trout, Otis Clay among big winners at last night’s Blues Music Awards

The winners of the 37th Blues Music Awards were announced last night in Memphis, with Buddy Guy, Walter Trout, Otis Clay, Cedric Burnside, and Victor Wainwright each taking home a pair of awards in a five-way tie for the event’s big … Continue reading

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Robert Cray Band celebrates 4 Nights of 40 Years Live on latest CD/DVD offering

Bluesman Robert Cray has been “groovin’ 4 decades” now, so this isn’t of course the first live recording we’ve heard from him, nor is it likely to be the last. But the double CD/DVD set 4 Nights of 40 Years … Continue reading

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