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Samba Tour̩ РAlbala

Posted on May 23, 2013 by Tony

One of the surprises of the week so far is a promo that dropped through the door, of Mali guitarist Samba Touré’s new set ‘Albala’ issued on Glitterbeat. In 2012 we saw the attack on musician’s in northern Mali and … Continue reading →

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Joe Bussard’s Country Classics: Banjo Episode

Posted on April 18, 2013 by Tony

Joe Bussard’s excellent weekly vintage country music show this time around is a ‘banjo special’ featuring Taylor’s Kentucky Boys, Ernest Hilton, Dock Boggs, B.F. Shelton, Buell Kazee, John Hammond, W. A. Helton, Dad Crockett, Clarence Ashley, Uncle Dave Macon, Wilmer … Continue reading →

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Billy Vera Interviewed On ‘Crabbeman’s Rock ‘n’ Roll Revival’

Posted on April 13, 2013 by Tony

Video streaming by Ustream

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Ponderosa Stomp To Feature 60’s Women R&B Singers

Posted on April 5, 2013 by Tony

Three of the greatest female vocalists of the 1960s will headline this years Ponderosa Stomp in New Orleans. Justine ‘Baby’ Washington, Chris Clark and Maxine Brown performed during the years in which racial discrimination was prevalent, travel was difficult and … Continue reading →

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First Blues Music Reality Show Airs In Autumn

Posted on April 5, 2013 by Tony

The creators of the award-winning documentary videos ‘M For Mississippi’ and ‘We Juke Up in Here’ return later this year with ‘Moonshine & Mojo Hands’ a new weekly web-TV series dedicated to the world of Mississippi blues. The show follows … Continue reading →

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Jordanaires Gordon Stoker Passes

Posted on April 1, 2013 by Tony

Gordon Stoker, lead tenor of the Jordanaires Elvis Presley’s backing group died on March 27th after a long illness at the age of 88. His son, Alan, told the Associated Press that he died at his home in Brentwood, TN. … Continue reading →

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Cracking The Cosimo Code

Posted on March 26, 2013 by Tony

Red Kelly (‘The Soul Detective’), John Ridley (‘Sir Shambling’), and author John Broken have launched a new website called ‘The Cosmo Code’.  Discographers David Gordon and Ace Records’ Peter Gibbon also assisted in the project. In October 1960, Cosimo Matissa … Continue reading →

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Great Version Of ‘Honey Bee’ By Muddy Waters

Posted on March 24, 2013 by Tony

Fantastic version of Muddy Waters in 1970 playing ‘Honey Bee’ taken from German TV show ‘Beat Club’.

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Rock & Roll Pioneer Hardrock Gunter

Posted on March 22, 2013 by Tony

Who made the first rock and roll record? It is a debate that will no doubt never end. However, in their book ‘What Was The First Rock ‘n’ Roll Record?’, Jim Dawson and Steve Propes argue that Hardrock Gunter’s ‘Birmingham … Continue reading →

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Albert King To Be Inducted Into Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame

Posted on March 16, 2013 by Tony

Albert King one of the giants of the post war blues scene will be posthumously inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame on April 18th this year. King came to fame in the early 1960s and later became … Continue reading →

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