Tag: blues
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October 23, 2009 09:09 AM EDT --
If I have been doing my job back, you all know that I wrote a book about blues women, T'ain't Nobody's Business If I Do. I think that my book is entertaining and I hope that some people pick it up and . . .
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June 09, 2009 01:59 PM EDT --
I was very sad to learn that Koko Taylor, Chicago Blues Queen, died last week at age 80. She was a true blues legend, capable of getting as down and dirty as any of the men, and as full of soul as any . . .
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February 18, 2009 06:06 PM EST --
We had such a great time at the Handlebar Valentine's Day, seeing Chocolate Thunder and Saffire, the Uppity Blues Women. I wanted to share some photos with you.
This is Ken o utside the Handlebar. . . .
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April 25, 2008 02:06 PM EDT --
The legendary singer-songwriter-multi-instrumentalist Steve Winwood will release his highly-anticipated new major label album, "Nine Lives" , on Tuesday, April 29.
"Nine Lives" . . .
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August 05, 2009 11:57 AM EDT --
The harmonica is an under-appreciated instrument. Small, inexpensive, and easy to learn basic playing skills, it has accompanied folk, rock, and blues singers, soldiers, cowboys, and sailors on their . . .
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December 30, 2008 01:00 PM EST --
My brother Dan and I have been working on an acoustic blues act. Dan sings and plays harp. I sing and play guitar. We recorded a four song demo we're going to force on local clubs . . .
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May 26, 2009 05:28 PM EDT --
I was very excited when I read that they were making a movie about Chess Records some time ago.(The movie is called Cadillac Records because Chess regularly paid his artists with new Cadillacs.) . . .
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November 26, 2007 11:29 PM EST --
Huddie Leadbetter lived the life of a bluesman, drinking and singing, fighting and rambling, and yet, his music went beyond that of simple blues. Raised on the blues, gospel, and plantation chants, Leadbetter . . .
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February 02, 2009 07:13 PM EST --
I have collected records all my life and I have accumulated around 1100 78 rpm records along with a couple of hundred LPs and maybe 100 45s. Hell, I've even got a few 16 2/3 rpm "talking . . .
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September 11, 2007 02:33 PM EDT --
Wolfe - DELAWARE CROSSING
Ulftone Music
Wolfe is a heavy hitting blues band who have a cd out called DELAWARE CROSSING that has spent alot of time in my cd player. . . .
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April 14, 2008 12:51 AM EDT --
Blues Festival 2008
We love going to the Blues Fest! !
It's a three day music and food extravaganza in Vinoy Park right by the water in St. Petersburg, FL. This years . . .
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February 23, 2008 08:59 PM EST --
HAs anyone seen the Black Crowes on their current one night stands? If so, what are your thoughts on the new album material?
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November 26, 2007 11:24 PM EST --
What is your all-time favorite version of a holiday song?
For me, it is the Little Drummer Boy sung by Bing Crosby and David Bowie. Just a perfect duet and song for the season.
How about . . .
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April 20, 2008 01:32 PM EDT --
Each time I've put a new song up on Gather, I've laboriously sent single emails to every person who has ever commented on one of my earlier songs - some 100 persons. Unfortunately, I . . .
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May 04, 2007 01:30 PM EDT --
Peter Clayton was unusual in the pre-war blues world. He was purely a singer. In the 1940s he was a star in Chicago on the same level as Tampa Red, Big Bill Broonzy, and Memphis Minnie. . . .
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September 18, 2007 07:15 AM EDT --
The Steepwater Band
REVELATION SUNDAY
Diamond Day Records
The Steepwater Band is a blues based power rock trio out of the Chicago, IL area. The band has been around for almost 9 years and their resume . . .
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April 20, 2008 01:12 AM EDT --
I recently discovered Allison Moorer... though I know she's been on the country scene for awhile. Good discovery! What a wonderful voice this woman has.
Her newest release MOCKINGBIRD . . .
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May 03, 2007 05:05 PM EDT --
The two big names in blues born this week are:
Little Walter--Marion Walter Jacobs--the inventor of modern blues harmonica. Played with Muddy Waters before going out on his own. His instrumental, . . .
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July 29, 2007 04:09 PM EDT --
So I'm sitting in my home office on a thunderstormy Sunday while just across the East River, 'Rock the Bells' is popping off. For those not familiar, it's the big Rage Against the Machine . . .
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May 04, 2008 04:34 AM EDT --
My friends Barb and Steve own a Bar and Grill here in San Antonio called Casbeers http://www.casbeers.com /. They bring in local and touring acts to perform live music in the evenings and showcase a wide . . .
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