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Bluff Country Reader
May 15, 2012
By Bob Bovee Each year since 1999, the beautiful, small town of Lanesboro, located on the scenic Root River, has filled up with fiddlers, banjo pickers, guitar players, old time
musicians and
Singers and dancers of all sorts. These
students, campers ...
PR.com (press release)
May 15, 2012
musicians that apply must have a killer image, the ability to sing harmonies, Pro Gear/Attitude and the Ambition to bring the project to life.
Gay News Network
May 15, 2012
In these days of Adam Lambert, Sam Sparro and Beth Ditto it's easy to think the world has always had out, queer
musicians, embraced by an adoring public and unafraid to project their sexuality. But even in the hey-day of glitter rock in the Seventies ...
NOLA.com
May 15, 2012
By Alison Fensterstock, The Times-Picayune In the
aftermath of hurricane Katrina, the Jazz Foundation of America - a 21-year-old nonprofit whose focus is on providing financial, legal and medical assistance to jazz and
blues musicians in need ...
Billboard
May 15, 2012
With the sudden passing of Donald "Duck" Dunn Sunday in
Tokyo at age 70, the world lost a preeminent musician whose inventive, rule-making playing crossed the worlds of R&B, blues, rock and gospel. Though best-known as part of Booker T. & the MG's, ...
MusicRadar.com
May 15, 2012
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retailer Guitar Guitar and ACS Custom have teamed up to bring you an event that puts budding
musicians up on stage.
SoundSpike
May 15, 2012
musicians I'd known. We went with songwriters I'd never worked with before. That made it even better. We had no basis to judge their work other than the quality of it and what it brought out of us.
Daily Eastern News
May 15, 2012
Kaiser said he hopes the jams will provide a comfortable atmosphere for
musicians to come and improve while enjoying all the aspects of playing live.
CBC.ca
May 15, 2012
Veteran St. John's blues musician Denis Parker said in an interview that the cut will hurt the entire local music industry, and will be particularly hard on new talent.
Broadway World
May 15, 2012
Ladies of the Blues Night, ft. Treasa Levasseur, Hope Waits and Fredericks Brown ft. Deva Mahal, daughter of legendary blues musician, comes to the Fox Theatre for a free show on May 18th. Levasseur remains one of the most versatile of
artists, ...
The Beacon Herald
May 15, 2012
Contributed photo Maple Blues Award winner Shakura S'Aida is one of the internationally renowned
musicians scheduled to play during the Stratford Blues and Ribfest June 22-24. A mix of international and local talent will perform at the second annual ...
Dallas Voice
May 15, 2012
In today's announcement, they mention that out folk and blues musician Ruthie Foster will be among the line up. The Gause, Tex.
Chicago Tribune
May 15, 2012
Does the blues matter anymore? Do
blues musicians stand a chance of being heard amid the din of our popular
culture?
Chicago Sun-Times
May 14, 2012
Dunn, whose legacy as one of the most respected session
musicians in the business also included work with John Belushi and Dan Aykroyd's Blues Brothers as well as with Levon Helm, Eric Clapton, Neil Young and Bob Dylan, died while on tour in
Tokyo.
The Kingston Whig-Standard
May 14, 2012
First of all, 11 venues participated in the festival, each with its own musical genre theme, from folk to blues and celtic to country.
CBC.ca
May 14, 2012
Edugyan won the Ethel Wilson fiction prize for Half-Blood Blues, which follows the story of jazz
musicians in 1940s
Paris and later, in
Poland in the 1990s.
Salon
May 14, 2012
Dunn, whose legacy as one of the most respected session
musicians in the business also included work with John Belushi and Dan Ackroyd's Blues Brothers as well as with Levon Helm, Eric Clapton, Neil Young, Bob Dylan and others, died while on tour in ...
SunHerald.com
May 14, 2012
By SHERRY LUCAS - The Clarion-Ledger JACKSON, Miss -- Jackson blues
guitarist Jesse Robinson is in
Brazil, where a continuing Two Rivers
cultural Exchange program is forging ties between Brazilian and
Mississippi musicians. The highlight of Robinson's ...
Daily Commercial
May 14, 2012
Dana Fuchs heads up her own blues band, has performed off Broadway, and has even had a supporting role in a film nominated for both a Golden Globe and an Academy Award.
Chestnut Hill Local (blog)
May 14, 2012
He will perform with blues and jazz
musicians Victor Bailey and Jim Dragoni. Coryell has long been known for his jazz-fusion style, but in recent years, he has added another dimension to his music in exploring other genres.
Hamptons.com
May 14, 2012
The festival includes almost 200 performances with a variety of music styles ranging from alternative rock, blues, pop, bluegrass, reggae, folk, jazz and more.
Tuscaloosa News
May 14, 2012
Buy Photo File | AP By Mark Hughes Cobb TUSCALOOSA | The legendary king of the blues, BB King, will return to town for the first time in 11 years, for an Aug. 25 concert at the Tuscaloosa Amphitheater, according to Red Mountain
Entertainment.
The Guardian (blog)
May 14, 2012
He's a blues musician, playing decent-sized gigs and making a name for himself. He said he's noticed a rising trend from promoters: paying bands door-share, but only after a certain base figure (which the promoter pockets) has been reached.
Boston Globe
May 14, 2012
Friday night at a sold-out House of Blues, nearly 20 years removed from their mid-'90s heyday, the Cranberries proved that they have weathered the years nicely.
Los Angeles Times
May 14, 2012
The session musician helped created the gritty Memphis sound in the 1960s and played with the Blues Brothers, Bob Dylan and Eric Clapton.
World Music Central
May 12, 2012
Bluesman Tab Benoit is the big winner of the 33rd Blues Music Awards. Benoit took three awards: Contemporary Male Artist and BB King Entertainer of the Year, and his album Medicine won Contemporary Blues Album. The Blues Music Awards were held Thursday ...
Asbury Park Press
May 11, 2012
... resourceful
musicians,
guitarist and singer-songwriter Gar Francis has a side project, Plainfield Slim and the Ground Hawgs.
Pittsburgh Post Gazette
May 11, 2012
I've just finished reading Buddy Guy's new autobiography, ""When I Left Home: My Story" (with David Ritz, Da Capo Press, released May 8), and when I finished, I felt like I'd just experienced a great blues concert. Buddy makes his life come alive with ...
Vernon Morning Star
May 11, 2012
Instead, the Cuban-born, Canadian-raised musician wants to talk about who he is performing with when he returns to the North Okanagan next week.
San Angelo Standard Times
May 11, 2012
"A lot of people in San Angelo really enjoy blues music," he said, "but some never realized what blues music was." Favorite country-western
musicians like
Hank Williams Sr. and Bob Wills worked the blues into their music, Jolley said.
Escanaba Daily Press
May 11, 2012
... including at the 2005 Marquette Area Blues Fest and built a strong international fan base playing and recording with blues luminaries such as BB King, Dr. John, Levon Helm, James Cotton, Susan Tedeschi and others. The Atlanta musician lived with ...
Jackson Sun
May 10, 2012
"What if blues musicians like Robert Johnson and Blind Willie McTell actually wore blue clothes?" White wonders, laughing.
Toledo Blade
May 10, 2012
A pair of former Toledo blues musicians are members of a band that is a finalist for the Best Historical Blues Album in the Memphis Blues Awards contest. Bill Tarsha, who played for years in Toledo as "Bullit Bill" Tarsha, and his wife, ...
Forward
May 10, 2012
Collaborating happily with Rwandan or Ethiopian
musicians, as Raichel has done in the past, does not guarantee success when attempting to mate (musically speaking, of course) with a master of the Malian desert blues. And while some people see broad ...
Ventura County Star
May 10, 2012
Morlix also is an in-demand producer - pretty much, just another swell musician out of
Austin. He'll be at Zoey's in Ventura tonight.
Middletown Press
May 10, 2012
His personality and unique playing style are evident in all his interpretations while at the same time recalling the styles of blues greats such as Freddy King, Albert King, BB King, Albert Collins, T. Bone Walker, Steve Ray Vaughn and Eric Clapton.
Fiji Times
May 10, 2012
Picture: FELIX CHAUDHARY CONNECTING the Fijian people to the Jazz and Blues Festival is one of the goals festival organisers hope to achieve.
Delaware County Daily Times
May 10, 2012
Not just the sound, but the
cultural history of how blues came to be and its similarities to gospel music made her eager to learn more.
Ocala
May 10, 2012
The group is performing Saturday at the Brick City Blues Festival. By Kathy Mancil Ron Fernandez the foodie digs barbecue. Ron Fernandez the musician digs the blues. Tickets: $30 for general admission (bring your own chairs); $40 for seated tickets; ...
Columbia Missourian
May 10, 2012
BY Dani Kinnison, Dan Burley COLUMBIA - Seasoned blues veterans and novice performers bring their amps and instruments to The Bridge for a weekly blues jam every Monday night. After an opening set by the established host band, the performers play ...
Mid Columbia Tri City Herald
May 10, 2012
Other
musicians to perform during the festival include Lionel Yound and Sammy Eubanks. COURTESY PHOTO When it comes to music, Guitar Player magazine calls Tommy Castro and his Painkillers band one of the hardest working
blues musicians performing.
Tillamook Headlight Herald
May 9, 2012
Long will play House of Blues on Sunset Strip May 16. Posted: Wednesday, May 9, 2012 5:46 pm | Updated: 5:46 pm, Wed May 9, 2012.
Charleston Gazette
May 9, 2012
In her 48 years, blues singer Ruthie Foster has lived a couple of different lives. She was a little girl who grew up in
Texas listening to Kenny Rogers on the radio, taking piano lessons with her
grandmother and singing in church.
North Liberty Leader
May 9, 2012
As Blues & BBQ has gained recognition as a top-notch local festival, with its musical lineup that includes
Iowa Blues Hall of Fame
musicians and local barbecue chefs and restaurateurs with blue-ribbon reputations, great beer seemed like a natural ...
St. Augustine Record
May 9, 2012
The Lincolnville Farmers'
market and Cyprian Center for Expressive Arts will present a free day of Lincolnville-style freewheelin' music by some of the neighborhood's favorite bands, plus headliner, renowned blues musician Willie Green.
La Prensa
May 9, 2012
The talented
musicians and vocalists of Blues Fanfare will have audiences at Stocker Arts Center humming along with their great songs.
New Jersey Hills
May 9, 2012
Last year, she was named Top Female Vocalist, and her band was named the Top Blues Band. Acts performing prior to the Shewell Band will include
musicians well known in the area including Gannon, Chelsea & John, Chuck Schaeffer, Jan Loe, Jack Tannehill, ...
The Salinas Californian
May 9, 2012
Cotton, who in 2012 is celebrating his 68th year as a professional musician (starting at the age of 9), has recorded almost 30 solo albums.
Victoria Times Colonist
May 9, 2012
By Mike Devlin, Times Colonist May 9, 2012 6:10 AM Blues musician Jason Buie received his first guitar when he was seven - igniting a love affair that continues today.
Sun-Sentinel
May 9, 2012
This year, two South
Florida musicians will be among the nominees at the 33rd Blues Music Awards, held at the Cook Convention Center in downtown Memphis.
