Tag Archives: Willie Dixon

6-CD box set reveals studio, live mastery of late, great harmonica player and singer Junior Wells

Posted on January 29, 2019 by Mike

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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Ian Parker dishes Spoonful of Gold on album paying tribute to blues great Willie Dixon

Posted on October 30, 2018 by Mike

We hadn’t heard much about British blues-rocker Ian Parker before we caught a track from his new album on BBC recently, but that — plus learning that said album was a tribute to Chicago blues musician/writer/producer and “Poet Laureate of … Continue reading →

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Big Head Blues Club returns with tribute to another blues great on Way Down Inside

Posted on September 26, 2016 by Mike

Recently, we told you about the upcoming release from Big Head Todd & the Monsters’ bluesy side project – what you might call the Dr. Jekyll to their Monster persona – the Big Head Blues Club, a follow-up to the … Continue reading →

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Coming festivals, shows well worth the trip for blues fans throughout Mid-Atlantic

Posted on April 29, 2015 by Mike

Earlier this year, we told you about the Lancaster Roots & Blues Festival, which is quickly gaining a reputation as one of the must-attend events for blues fans in the Mid-Atlantic region. Here are a few more festivals and shows … Continue reading →

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Johnny Winter box set chronicles nearly 50 years of blues rock legend keeping True to the Blues

Posted on April 23, 2014 by Mike

With five decades worth of hard-driving rock and blues under his belt, it’s hard to believe that there hasn’t been a definitive box set of Texas blues-rocker Johnny Winter‘s music before now. Perhaps it was precisely the daunting nature of … Continue reading →

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Birthday BLOW-out: Howlin’ Wolf’s hidden charms

Posted on June 10, 2013 by Mike

When we looked at our calendar and realized that today was the anniversary of the birth of blues great Chester Arthur Burnett, a.k.a. Howlin’ Wolf (1910, West Point, Miss.), we knew we’d have to do something to commemorate the occasion. With so … Continue reading →

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Blues Lyrics of the Week: You Can’t Judge a Book by Its Cover

Posted on March 17, 2011 by Mike

This week we spotlight another great Willie Dixon classic, with lyrics based on some rather simple but useful everyday wisdom. Popularized by Bo Diddley, the tune’s been recorded by many others through the years, including the Yardbirds, the Nighthawks, Long John Baldry, and … Continue reading →

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Blues Lyrics of the Week: Presidents Day Edition

Posted on February 15, 2010 by Mike

The blues have been around for a few years. So it shouldn’t come as much of a surprise that there have been several blues songs directed at commanders-in-chief or their political decision-making, from the generic “Mr. President” to “Eisenhower Blues” and “President … Continue reading →

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Fathers and Sons (and daughters too)

Posted on January 4, 2010 by Mike

Last week’s post regarding Elmore James, Jr., got me to thinking about some of the other children of blues greats who are helping to keep the genre alive through their own music. A few (in no particular order) who jump to mind: Shemekia … Continue reading →

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