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Christone ‘Kingfish’ Ingram – Fender Sessions

Posted on August 19, 2020 by Tony

Christone ‘Kingfish’ Ingram performs four tracks in his hometown of Clarksdale, Mississippi and talks songwriting, growing up in the “Blues Holy Land” and navigating racial inequality through music.

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Record Store Day 2020 – Shop Openings, Mail Order, What’s Available

Posted on August 18, 2020 by Tony

For crate diggers used to queuing outside the UKs plethora of independent record stores searching for rare vinyl, CDs and other collectables on Record Store Day things will be different this year. The twice postponed Record Store Day 2020 will be … Continue reading →

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Live music has returned to England, but social distancing restrictions mean many intimate jazz venues still can’t open their doors

Posted on August 17, 2020 by Tony

Live music has returned to England after lockdown, but social distancing restrictions mean many intimate jazz venues still can’t open their doors. From Saturday, audiences can once again attend indoor performances, but only if they follow government guidelines, which say … Continue reading →

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C. P. Lee of legendary Manchester underground band Greasy Bear

Posted on August 16, 2020 by Tony

Chris ‘C. P.’ Lee, leader of Greasy Bear, the legendary Manchester underground died suddenly on July 25th. Chris Lee, was born in Didsbury, Manchester in 1950 and as well as being a musician, he was a writer, broadcaster, performer and … Continue reading →

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Johnny Otis on TV 1959

Posted on August 8, 2020 by Tony

The Johnny Otis Show on KTLA-TV 5 – Los Angeles, California – 1959. Some good stuff here among one or two clinkers!

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Lil Ed: Tryin’ To Make A Living

Posted on July 19, 2020 by Tony

This is Lil Ed Williams of Lil Ed & the Blues Imperials, Alligator recording artists, playing from the back of a truck in Chicago – great slide guitar. Wish we had stuff like this in the UK! He is the … Continue reading →

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Great 34 Minute Documentary On Bobby ‘Blue’ Bland

Posted on July 12, 2020 by Tony
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Hal Singer is aged 100, a renowned R&B/jazz artist, a survivor of Tulsa’s 1921 race massacre where Trump is holding a rally.

Posted on June 19, 2020 by Tony

From the Washington Post By DeNeen L. Brown President Trump plans to hold a political rally in Tulsa on Saturday, which he delayed by a day after scheduling it on Juneteenth, the holiday that marks the end of slavery. The timing astonished … Continue reading →

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Rory Gallagher 25th Anniversary – June 14th

Posted on June 11, 2020 by Tony

  Sunday, June 14th, 2020 will mark the 25th anniversary of the passing of the late, lamented musician Rory Gallagher. With the current lockdown restrictions, understandably, events have had to be curtailed for the occasion; with the postponement of the … Continue reading →

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Multi-Disc Box Set Of Frank Zappa’s ‘The Mothers 1970’ Set For Release

Posted on June 8, 2020 by Tony

Frank Zappa’s The Mothers 1970 is set to be reissued digitally and as a 4CD box set on 26 June via Zappa Records/UMe. Overseen by the Zappa Trust and produced by Ahmet Zappa and Zappa Vaultmeister, Joe Travers, The Mothers 1970 collects … Continue reading →

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