Miss. Senate honors Bobby ‘Blue’ Bland
Posted on March 9, 2010
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JACKSON, Miss. -- The Mississippi Senate has honored performer Bobby "Blue" Bland with a resolution calling him "one of rhythm and blues' foremost artists." Bland was joined by singer Bobby Rush, civil rights activist Charles Evers and several others during Tuesday's presentation in the Senate.
It’s Jimi Hendrix New Release Day!
Posted on March 9, 2010
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Today is the day that the much-anticipated new Jimi Hendrix album Valleys of Neptune is being released by Sony Legacy and Experience Hendrix, the organization which handle's the estate's interests. A collection of twelve previously unreleased recordings from early 1969, Valleys of Neptune offers up over an hour of Hendrix's scorching blend of rock and blues music, including covers of classic tunes from Elmore James and Cream.
Valleys of Neptune is just the tip of the iceberg, however, as Sony Legacy is also reissuing re-vamped versions of the classic Hendrix albums Are You Experienced (1967), Axis: Bold As Love (1968) and Electric Ladyland (1968) as well as the hits collection Smash Hits (1969) and the posthumous album First Rays Of The New Rising Sun. All of the titles are being released as two-disc sets with the music on CD and a "making of" documentary on DVD with band interviews and other cool stuff. The albums are also being released as groovy vinyl editions, and all were remastered by long-time Hendrix foil, engineer Eddie Kramer, from the original two-track master tapes.
Hendrix's influence on subsequent generations of rock, blues, and even jazz musicians is inestimable. Hendrix's genre-shattering mix of blues, rock, and soul music, combined with immense instrumental skills, would expand the boundaries of what could be done with a guitar while his constant experimentation with recording would redefine the role of the artist in the studio. Valleys of Neptune may be the holy grail of Hendrix reissues, but is it worth your money? Read what the Reverend has to say about Hendrix's Valleys of Neptune....
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It's Jimi Hendrix New Release Day! originally appeared on About.com Blues on Tuesday, March 9th, 2010 at 17:45:34.
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Blues Northern David Gogo’s music career recognized by city with Excellence in Culture Award
Posted on March 9, 2010
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David Gogo's after-school job saw him rub shoulders with some of the legends in the world of blues music.
Todd Rundgren Is Doing WHAT???
Posted on March 8, 2010
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Attention New York Blues Bands
Posted on March 8, 2010
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No bar band here: Thirsty Perch are getting people hooked on blues
Posted on March 8, 2010
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By the time most musicians are in their 40s, they are usually winding down their musical careers, not just starting one.
Blues Man Brooks at the Attucks Theatre and Grand-prize winning…
Posted on March 8, 2010
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Blues man Ronnie Baker Brooks is carrying on a proud family tradition. His father, blues guitarist and songwriter Lonnie Brooks, is one of Chicago's favorite hometown musicians.
CONFRARIA DO BLUES – 12/03 – RJ
Posted on March 8, 2010
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Bonita Blues Festival returns to banks of Imperial River
Posted on March 8, 2010
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Who: Rex Bongo and the Cornbread Brothers, Sean Chambers, Nick Moss and the Flip Tops, The John Allender Band, Greg Nagy, Delta Highway, Motor City Josh & the Big Three, Albert Castiglia When: 4 to 7:30 p.m., Friday, March 12 and 1:45 to 7p.m.,Saturday, March 13 Cost: $10 Friday; $15 Saturday.
Beale Street Music Festival 2010
Posted on March 7, 2010
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Memphis, Tennessee has a lengthy and hallowed musical tradition. From the blues of Furry Lewis and Bukka White and the soul music of Isaac Hayes and Al Green, to the R&B and rock 'n' roll of artists like Elvis Presley and Jim Dickinson, and much, much more the Bluff City has nurtured and spawned great American music unlike any other city, north or south!
Every year, the Beale Street Music Festival is held in the 33-acre Tom Lee Park on the banks of the Mississippi River at the end of Beale Street. This year's festival will be held from Friday, April 30th through Sunday, May 2nd as part of the city's month-long "Memphis In May" celebration and will feature dozens of artists performing on four separate stages. See who is performing this spring on Beale Street....
Coco Montoya photo by Frank Vigil, courtesy Alligator Records
Beale Street Music Festival 2010 originally appeared on About.com Blues on Monday, March 8th, 2010 at 06:56:52.
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