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Blues Blast Publishing Presents …… Blues In Modern Days – 31 Artists In Their Own Words
Blues Blast Publishing presents…. Senior Blues Blast Writer Terry Mullins’ debut book! Featuring the stories of 31 modern blues masters including: Jody Williams, Billy Boy Arnold, Sugar Pie Desanto, Matt ‘Guitar’ Murphy, James Cotton, Lonnie Brooks, Ronnie Baker
Blood Is Thicker Than The Mud | Book Review
Vet Stone – Blood Is Thicker Than The Mud Little Sister From The Inside Out Self-released – 144 pages www.vetstone.com This book chronicles the efforts of Vet Stone to lead her brother, the troubled musical genius
EG Kight and Lisa Biales – Peach Pickin’ Mamas | Album Review
EG Kight and Lisa Biales – Peach Pickin’ Mamas Self-Released www.PeachPickinMamas.com 3 tracks Peach Pickin’ Mamas combines the fine vocals of Georgia’s peach of a blues diva with Ohio’s belle of the blues. EG Kight has worked
Lightnin’ Rod and the Thunderbolts – Guilty of the Blues | Album Review
Lightnin’ Rod and the Thunderbolts - Guilty of the Blues Memphis Blues Records http://www.lightnin-rod.com CD: 13 Songs; 45:02 Minutes Styles: Ensemble Blues, Mellow Blues, Blues Rock What kind of “blues electricity” might one expect to be
Pass Over Blues Band – The | Album Review
Pass Over Blues Band – The Self-Release – 2014 www.harrohuebner.de 13 tracks; 47 minutes The Pass Over Blues Band is based in Germany. Established in 1991 the band is guitarist Roland Beeg, vocalist, harp player and
Old Gray Mule – Have Mercy | Album Review
Old Gray Mule – Have Mercy Cash Munkey Records – 2014 www.oldgraymule.com 11 tracks; 42 minutes Old Gray Mule may be based in Texas but their heart is in the Mississippi Hill Country, heavily influenced by
Ricky Nye – Swingin’ Some Blues | Album Review
Ricky Nye – Swingin’ Some Blues www.rickynye.com Self-release 11 songs – 39 minutes The cover of Swingin’ Some Blues features a brightly-colored retro image of a young lady from the early 1950s, dressed in a bikini
Funky Butt Brass Band – Sugar Sugar Whomp Whomp | Album Review
Funky Butt Brass Band – Sugar Sugar Whomp Whomp Self-produced CD 12 songs – 48 minutes www.funkybuttbrassband.com The sounds of New Orleans are alive and well far north of the Crescent City. Several bands across the
Donnie McCormick and the Fat City Wildcats – Live at the Northside Tavern, Atlanta GA | Album Review
Donnie McCormick and the Fat City Wildcats - Live at the Northside Tavern, Atlanta GA Fat City Records Info: https://www.facebook.com/fatcitywildcats Purchase CD: http://kunaki.com/Sales.asp?PID=PX00ZTKC5Z Videos: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JrtjImXmRQ4 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a0pquxNXH2w 8 tracks; 37:21 minutes; Suggested Styles: Electric Blues, Male Artist Vocals, Americana The
Various Artists – The Blues & Salvation|Album Review
Various Artists - The Blues & Salvation Labor Records 38 Tracks-Running Time 1:39:49 This double cd set is a great primer for the uninitiated and a required addition to the collection of the connoisseurs of folk inflected
Lead Belly – The Smithsonian Folkways Collection | Album Review
Lead Belly – The Smithsonian Folkways Collection Smithsonian Folkways Recordings - 2015 http://www.folkways.si.edu/leadbelly 5 CDs – 109 Songs Includes 140-page, large-format book We can perhaps forgive Moe Asch, who recorded Lead Belly extensively for his Asch, Disc, and
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