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Steal Your Joy
This latest edition of our BluesPowR Radio Hour is loaded with helpful advice, mostly of the what-not-to-do variety, from “don’t let the devil ride” to “don’t you dare judge me” to “don’t you let people steal your joy”, with music from the likes of … Continue reading
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Tagged Bob Corritore, Imperial Jade, Mindi Abair & The Boneshakers, Oscar Wilson, Rick Vito, Scott Sharrard, Sugaray Rayford, Taj Mahal, The Lee Boys, Tim Gartland, Tony Holiday
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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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Pianist Anthony Geraci branches out on Why Did You Have to Go
If you’re looking for something from pianist Anthony Geraci that’s drastically different from what he does with his main gig with Sugar Ray and the Bluetones, then Geraci’s latest album Why Did You Have to Go (Shining Stone Records) isn’t … Continue reading
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Tagged "Sax" Gordon Beadle, Anthony Geraci, Brian Templeton, Dennis Brennan, Doug Woolverton, Jimi Bott, Kid Ramos, Michael Mudcat Ward, Michelle Evil Gal Willson, Monster Mike Welch, Neil Gouvin, Ronnie Earl, Sugar Ray Norcia, Sugaray Rayford, Willie Campbell, Willie Laws
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Harp ace Bob Corritore & friends blow through the crossroads with Don’t Let the Devil Ride!
We’ve talked here before about some of the terrific collaborations of which harmonica master Bob Corritore has been a part over the years, including recordings with the likes of piano great Henry Gray, guitarist John Primer, and Chicago bluesman Tail … Continue reading
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Tagged Alabama Mike, Big Jon Atkinson, Bob Corritore, Bob Stroger, Bob Welch, Chris James, Henry Gray, Oscar Wilson, Patrick Rynn, Sugaray Rayford, Tail Dragger, Willie Buck
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James Harman, Anthony Geraci, and Sugaray Rayford top nominees for 37th annual Blues Music Awards
The Blues Foundation has announced the nominations for the next edition of its Blues Music Awards, set to again take place in Memphis in early May. Harmonica player and singer James Harman leads this year’s nominations with five, for instrumentalist-harmonica, … Continue reading
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Tagged Andy T - Nick Nixon Band, Anthony Geraci, Billy Price, Blues Foundation, Blues Music Awards, Brandon Santini, Buddy Guy, Cash Box Kings, Cedric Burnside, Charlie Wooton, Doug MacLeod, Eric Bibb, Eugene Hideaway Bridges, Frank Bey, Guy Davis, Jackie Payne, James Harman, Joe Louis Walker, Michael Mudcat Ward, Monster Mike Welch, Otis Clay, Rick Estrin, Royal Southern Brotherhood, Shemekia Copeland, Sonny Landreth, Sugaray Rayford, Victor Wainwright, Walter Trout, Wee Willie Walker
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Quick takes: The Nighthawks throw a Back Porch Party, Sugaray Rayford leads a soulful tour on Southside
With the end of another year already in sight, we’re taking a quick look at some other 2015 releases we just couldn’t let go unacknowledged, including these latest offerings from both one of the blues’ most established acts as well … Continue reading
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Tagged Sugaray Rayford, The Nighthawks
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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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Sugar Ray Norcia, Elvin Bishop and John Nemeth lead latest Blues Music Awards nominations
Last week, we told you about this year’s nominees for the annual Grammy Awards, where the type of music on which this blog focuses is often confined to a handful of categories at best, with now just one dedicated blues … Continue reading
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Tagged Blues Foundation, Blues Music Awards, Bobby Rush, Eden Brent, Elvin Bishop, Eric Bibb, Gary Clark Jr., Janiva Magness, Jarekus Singleton, Joe Bonamassa, Joe Louis Walker, John Hammond, John Mooney, John Nemeth, Johnny Rawls, Johnny Winter, Keb Mo, Marcia Ball, Michael Mudcat Ward, Otis Clay, Rick Estrin, Rory Block, Sugar Ray Norcia, Sugaray Rayford, The Mannish Boys, Vaneese Thomas
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