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Two decades after release on CD, Smithsonian Folkways Recordings’ Classic Blues compilation available on vinyl for first time
As much as we enjoy listening to the new blues music being released, occasionally we just have to go back and remind ourselves of some of the classic blues that helped to get the genre to where it is today. … Continue reading
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Tagged Big Bill Broonzy, Big Joe Williams, Brownie McGhee, Champion Jack Dupree, David Honeyboy Edwards, Elizabeth Cotten, Etta Baker, Henry Townsend, Josh White, Lead Belly, Lightnin' Hopkins, Little Brother Montgomery, Lonnie Johnson, Memphis Slim, Pink Anderson, Rev. Gary Davis, Roosevelt Sykes, Sonny Terry
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Good Morning Blues
This latest edition of our BluesPowR Radio Hour is sure to help wake you up on these post-Super Bowl/Fat Tuesday mornings, with strong nods to both Lead Belly – including the opening cover of the blues/folk great’s “Good Morning Blues” … Continue reading
Posted in BluesPowR Radio Hour
Tagged Amanda Fish, Bob Margolin, Colin Linden, Eric Bibb, Jimmy Rogers, JJ Milteau, John Mayall, Laurence Jones, Lead Belly, Little Mike & the Tornadoes, Muddy Waters, Pinetop Perkins, Steve Howell & the Mighty Men, Thorbjorn Risager
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Eric Bibb & JJ Milteau help rediscover Lead Belly’s Gold
Earlier this year, we told you about a terrific new five-disc set featuring the music of blues-folk singer and player Lead Belly, a project that has since received a nomination in the Best Liner Notes category of the 58th annual Grammy … Continue reading
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Tagged Big Daddy Wilson, Eric Bibb, JJ Milteau, Lead Belly, Lead Belly Fest
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Blues Blues Lovin’
We haven’t done quite as good a job of keeping up with our BluesPowR Radio Hour as we would have liked in recent months, but the upside is that we’ve got a slew of great music to send your way! … Continue reading
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Tagged Alvin Youngblood Hart, Angela Lewis Brown, Bernard Allison, Billy Price, Bnois King, Brandon Santini, Clarence "The Blues Man" Turner, Corte', D'Mar & Gill, Deb Ryder, Fantastic Negrito, Ian Siegal, Ironing Board Sam, James Day & the Fish Fry, Joe Stanley, John Mayall, Lara & the Bluz Dawgz, Lead Belly, Markus James, Otis Clay, Ronnie Earl, Samantha Fish, Shemekia Copeland, Smokin Joe Kubek, Sugaray Rayford, TBelly, The Nighthawks, the Texas Horns, Urban Hill, W.C. Clark
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Keep your Belly full of blues with satisfying new releases from a traditional blues favorite as well as a rising UK contemporary blues outfit
One need look no further than the likes of Eric Clapton, Led Zeppelin, Creedence Clearwater Revival, Nirvana, Pete Seeger, Lonnie Donegan, and Ram Jam to be reminded of the influence of blues/folk multi-instrumentalist and singer Huddie Ledbetter – better known … Continue reading
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Tagged Brownie McGhee, Lead Belly, Sonny Terry, TBelly
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