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Posthumous Mike Finnigan album is everything we hoped it would be, and more
We’ve already told you about the first couple of singles off Mike Finnigan‘s eponymous posthumous album (Forty Below Records)–splendid takes on Curtis Salgado’s “20 Years of B.B. King” (featuring Joe Bonamassa on guitar) and Freddie King’s “My Credit Didn’t Go … Continue reading
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Tagged Curtis Salgado, Joe Bonamassa, Kelly Finnigan, Mike Finnigan
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Lots of credit to be given on Mike Finnigan’s cover of Freddie King classic My Credit Didn’t Go Through
In November, we told you about the first single off soul man/keyboardist Mike Finnigan‘s posthumous album, due out in late-March on Forty Below Records. Here’s a second track for you, a funky cover of Freddie King’s “My Credit Didn’t Go … Continue reading
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First single from soulful singer/keyboardist Mike Finnigan’s posthumous album is bursting with blues
We’ll be telling you more about the latest volume of tracks from the Joe Bonamassa and Josh Smith-produced tribute to B.B. King here sometime soon but, in the meantime, here’s one that could easily have been a part of the … Continue reading
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Tagged Joe Bonamassa, Mike Finnigan
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Still cookin’ after passing of acclaimed keyboardist, Phantom Blues Band serves up some gourmet Blues for Breakfast
One of the last album reviews we posted in early 2020 before Covid forced us into a long unexpected hiatus was the Phantom Blues Band‘s Still Cookin’. Being that we’re still slowly getting back into the swing of things ourselves … Continue reading
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Tagged Bonnie Raitt, Curtis Salgado, Jim Pugh, Johnny Lee Schell, Kelly Finnigan, Larry Fulcher, Mike Finnigan, Phantom Blues Band, Ruthie Foster
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Remembering Mike Finnigan
Not just the blues — but the whole music — world lost one of its greatest living musicians last week with the passing of organist and singer Mike Finnigan, whose work we admired not only with bands we’ve reviewed here … Continue reading
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Tagged Kelly Finnigan, Mannish Boys, Mike Finnigan, Phantom Blues Band
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Blues supergroup the Phantom Blues Band is Still Cookin’ with hot new album
There aren’t many blues bands today that can compare with the Phantom Blues Band in terms of either talent or longevity. They may be best known for their role backing the legendary Taj Mahal on several projects — earning two Grammy Awards along … Continue reading
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Tagged Joe Sublett, Johnny Lee Schell, Larry Fulcher, Lenny Castro, Les Lovitt, Mike Finnigan, Phantom Blues Band, Tony Braunagel
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Award-winning bassist-singer Danielle Nicole gives much to smile about with Cry No More
We can’t recall why exactly we never got around to telling you about Danielle Nicole‘s 2015 debut solo album Wolf Den, but it’s certainly one worth checking out if you haven’t done so. Whether you like what you heard there … Continue reading
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Tagged Danielle Nicole, Johnny Lee Schell, Kelly Finnigan, Kenny Wayne Shepherd, Luther Dickinson, Mike Finnigan, Monster Mike Welch, Nick Schnebelen, Sonny Landreth, Tony Braunagel, Trampled Under Foot, Walter Trout
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Summertime Blues edition
“Monday again, I can’t face another day…”: Janiva Magness captures the start of the workweek perfectly with this opening line from the song “I Need a Man” off her new album Original, but hopefully we can help you through the … Continue reading
Posted in BluesPowR Radio Hour, Lyrics
Tagged Andy T - Nick Nixon Band, Bob Corritore, Curtis Salgado, Deanna Bogart, Forrest McDonald, Ilana Katz Katz, Janiva Magness, Joe Louis Walker, John Mayall, Keb Mo, Kelley Hunt, Kenny Wayne Shepherd, Matt Andersen, Mike Finnigan, Ronnie Earl, Royal Southern Brotherhood, The Mannish Boys, The Rhythm Aces, Tinsley Ellis, Tweed Funk, Walter Trout
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With The Devil You Know, Tommy Castro & the Painkillers deliver one hell of a treat
Having spent the past few decades toiling in the blues, San Francisco singer and guitarist Tommy Castro is something of what you might call a “devil you know” in the genre. Whether seeing him live or listening to one of … Continue reading
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Tagged Holmes Brothers, Jim Pugh, Joe Bonamassa, Magic Dick, Marcia Ball, Mike Finnigan, Samantha Fish, Tab Benoit, Tasha Taylor, Tommy Castro
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The Mannish Boys pack double the dynamite on latest release
There’s perhaps no better way of describing blues supergroup The Mannish Boys than as written in the liner notes to their latest offering, where they’re portrayed as “a virtual blues festival in a single band.” As applicable as that statement could be … Continue reading
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Tagged Bob Corritore, Elvin Bishop, Finis Tasby, Franck Goldwasser, Jackie Payne, James Harman, Jason Ricci, Jimi Bott, Junior Watson, Kid Ramos, Kirk Fletcher, Mike Finnigan, Mud Morganfield, Randy Chortkoff, Rod Piazza, Sugaray Rayford, The Mannish Boys, Willie Campbell
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