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Ain't nothing lazy about this rockin' jump blues band from Barcelona (Spain) born in 2002. Highly influenced by afroamerican music of the 40's and 50's (T-Bone Walker, Sonny Boy Williamson, Little Walter & Tiny Bradshaw among others) they write and play their own material as they have already shown in clubs and big festivals all around Europe making themselves a name and good reputation in the Blues and Rhythm Blues scene
The Devin Garramone Band is Based in Upstate New York and is comprised fo Devin Garramone on Tenor Saxophone, Jeff Palmer on Hammond B-3, John Abercrombie on Guitar, and Adam Nussbaum on drums. The band plays in a style best described as modern jazz with the colors and textures found in blues and funk added in. The individual nature of all the players on this recording make for a very uplifting and satisfying journey through different forms of the blues
Combine fire and vocal strength of the Rhythm & Blues and Doo Wop greats of the 50's and 60's and the subtlety of the 40's diva's, and you have Ms. Tafoya. Along with her group The Big beat, you're in for the unique kind of soulful performing that is all too rare nowadays" - Eddie Nichols of Royal Crown Review
From the Great White North comes sounds of the south. A throwback to when helpings of blues, funk, soul and country made up what was called Rock n' Roll, King Street Healers continue the tradition of melding together various forms of traditional American music to create groove-laden roots music. Hailing from Regina, Canada, 'The Healers' have been playing and creating music together since 1998. The band has recently released their sophomore album, Signs & Wonders, a follow up to 2001's successful Backyard Mind
"Blues-rock with a 10-ton guitar crunch" - Blues Revue. "Enjoyable blues inflected, Southern-flavored rock and roll" - Living Blues. "The most enjoyable CD we have received all year" - Indiana Mojo Magazine. "It couldn't be done any better than it is, it deserves a full-blown publication's worth of praise" - Music Reviews Quarterly. "Resonant, in a way I haven't heard a blues album in a while" - Aiding and Abetting
"Each song is perfectly crafted, and the lush arrangements and hard-hitting production really jump out" - Blues Revue. "The album spotlights Bill Lyerly's sizzling guitar licks and blues sensibility" - Living Blues. "Excellent songwriting, legendary vibe, steady rhythm and firepower make it work" - Herald-Sun, Durham, NC. "Lyerly doesn't resort to any tricks; he just records what's there in a way few performers do" - Music Reviews Quarterly
"Just another female singer" are words never used to describe the extraordinary vocal styling of singer Mary Washington-Brooks. The Fort Lauderdale Sun Sentinel called her a "Hidden Treasure". In each performance, Mary creates new meaning to familiar song lyrics of sophisticated rhythm and blues--- her first love---and has an equal affect on old jazz standards
This is a compilation of twenty Houseshaker studio recordings from 1987 to 1991. Various musicians participated in these recordings and there have been many members throughout the years contributing to the Houseshakers' effort in bringing the power of the blues to central Florida
Singer, songwriter and guitar player, she rode ranks in the U.K, but especially in L.A. where she started performing with "Larry Knight Blowin Smoke Revue", Larry Johnson S.Monica Harvelle's House Band, played House of Blues, B.B.King's blues club, Venice Bistro. In 2002 she published her first CD Blues Dues, live at Big Mama, Home of the Blues in Rome, with her blues quartet, including classics and original songs
Shane Dwight is a charismatic and supremely talented guitarist, soulful vocalist, prolific songwriter and one of the brightest young up-and-coming stars on the rock/blues scene today. In the last two years the Shane Dwight Band has been catapulted to the forefront of the West Coast Blues Scene
Area 51 is the third album, of mostly original material, by San Diego based guitarist, Billy Thompson. BT has performeded "live" with Little Milton, Art Neville, Elvin Bishop, Lucky Peterson, Sir Harry Bowens (Bonnie Raitt, Was Not Was), Mark Campbell (Jack Mack and the Heart Attack) as well as late blues greats, Earl and Albert King ... just to name a few. In '02, he also toured with "Thunder Knocking On The Door". The critically aclaimed "Bluesical" featuring the music of Keb Mo and toured w/ Broadway Musical "It Ain't Nothing But The Blues" in 2000
The Reverb Kings featuring Curtiss Lowe from Chicago. "Now With Twice the Reverb". In environmentally friendlier packaging. A compelling concoction of guttural hip-shakin' hardboogiepunkbluesrock with a teaspoon of twang added for good measure. Sure to put a grin on your HiFi set, and break a lease or two when jammed at the recommended volume
The captivating energy and soul of Rock-n-Roll and the Blues empower the stages of today's music world. With the audiences' undying passion for both musical styles, The Crashers uniquely juxtapose the commercial appeal of Rock-n-Roll with embracing seduction of the Blues
Jamie Bassett was brought up playing Jimmy Reed, Slim Harpo, and other blues artists while playing the Texas Club scene in th 60's. He has played bass guitar for Jimmie Vaughn, Doyle Bramhall, Denny Freeman (currently with Bob Dylan) as well as Joe Kubec, Freddy King, and Lightning Hopkins to name a few. After leaving the scene in the 70's, he has recently been performing as a blues harp player while producing and recording his original music
JC has shared the stage with such people as Eddie C. Campbell, Johnny Johnson, Zora Young, Bill Thomas, Carey Bell, RL Burside. He played drums with Raoul Ficel Blues Trio with who he recorded two CDs, second guitar with Chicago harp player Matthew Skoller, bass guitar for Rock Bottom, toured with his band backing Chicago artist Tommy Mc Cracken and also toured France and Switzerland with Chicago Blues singer Big Time Sarah
Hard Rain Fall is Donnie V's first Gospel Blues CD, and his first release on Golly Gee Records. Just a harmonica, acoustic or dobro guitar, boot slappin' and an honest voice delivering traditional blues ranging from Boogie to Delta... a sound sometimes reminiscent of the wildly popular movie soundtrack Brother, Where Art Thou?
Guitarist Tony 'Wild T' Springer is known as the Canadian guitar god! Over the years he has performed with many of the greats including DAVID BOWIE, THE DOORS, BOSTON, BON JOVI, JEFF HEALEY, DEEP PURPLE, YNGWIE MALMSTEEN and JOHNNY WINTER. 'Wild T' has also appeared on many late night talk shows including The Tonight Show with Jay Leno, Late Night with David Letterman and the Arsenio Hall show. These are just some of the many celebrities that have been blown away by his guitar playing and music
April 14th - Interview: Bruce Katz - This week the programme is devoted to blues keyboard virtuoso Bruce Katz who is in conversation illustrated by an eclectic selection of music by him and by those who have influenced him. Plus plenty of blues from a variety of artists
Dan Phelps is a native of Illinois who has been playing guitar professionally for over 17 years. Phelps does one-man shows singing and playing traditional, acoustic blues such as the Delta and slide styles of greats like Son House & Charley Patton as well as ragtime styles like Rev. Gary Davis & Blind Blake