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December 27, 2017 |
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Rhetta's Top 15 Indie Blues Groundbreakers of 2017! |
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Here is the Top 15 "Indie Blues Bands" that are pushing the envelope and breaking new ground in the genre. Each of these artists have embraced the true tradition of… |
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December 26, 2017 |
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Richard Ludmerer and Making A Scene Top Fifty Indie Blues Albums of 2017 |
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Richard Ludmerer and Making A Scene Top Fifty Indie Blues Albums of 2017 YES, You Need these in your collection! (Artist albums only and not in any particular order) Ronnie… |
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December 21, 2017 |
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The Blues Foundation International Blues Challenge #33 |
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The Blues Foundation International Blues Challenge #33 From January 31st until February 4th, 2017 The Blues Foundation’s 33rd International Blues Challenge was held in Memphis. The annual showcase is the… |
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December 21, 2017 |
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Ilya Portnov Strong Brew |
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Ilya Portnov Strong Brew Independent The twenty-eight year old Ilya Portnov grew up in Russia and started playing piano at the age of four. His father exposed him to British… |
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December 17, 2017 |
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The Blues This Christmas |
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The Blues This Christmas a reprint by Richard Ludmerer I always look forward to the holiday season as a time when I can break out my Christmas albums. This… |
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December 15, 2017 |
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Lyn Stanley The Moonlight Sessions, Volumes 1 and 2 |
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Lyn Stanley The Moonlight Sessions, Volumes 1 and 2 A.T. Music Jazz vocalist Lyn Stanley has the kind of self-made story that makes us admire her even before we hear… |
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December 14, 2017 |
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Ronnie Earl & The Broadcasters The Luckiest Man |
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Ronnie Earl & The Broadcasters The Luckiest Man Stony Plain Records Ronnie Earl plays guitar with a passion and creativity that is rarely equaled. For a number of years he… |
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December 11, 2017 |
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Little G Weevil Something Poppin' is Popping Indeed! |
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by Rhetta Akamatsu Originally published in Rhetta's Reviews Little G Weevil has a full band with him ton Something Poppin' and he sounds modern while keeping his blues roots not… |
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December 11, 2017 |
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Rockin’ Johnny Burgin Neoprene Fedora |
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Rockin’ Johnny Burgin Neoprene Fedora West Tone Rockin’ Johnny Burgin graced many of the great Delmark records, especially as the guitarist for Tail Dragger. After a storied stint in the… |
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December 9, 2017 |
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Sweet Pea Atkinson Get What You Deserve |
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Sweet Pea Atkinson Get What You Deserve Blue Note Records Sweet Pea Atkinson is an R n’ B vocalist who began as a singer with the Don Was produced “Was… |
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November 29, 2017 |
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Royal Johnson - Howlin |
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by Rhetta Akamatsu Royal Johnson is a band out of Macon, GA. It was formed by Chance Foyal and Andy Johnson. Looking at the delightful cover of their second album,… |
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November 28, 2017 |
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Mitch Woods Friends Along The Way |
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Mitch Woods Friends Along The Way Entertainment One Mitch Woods was born in Brooklyn, NY and classically trained at the State University in Buffalo. Woods fell in love with boogie-woogie… |
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November 20, 2017 |
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Corey Dennison Band Night After Night |
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Corey Dennison Band Night After Night Delmark This band screams SOUL. Delmark is perhaps the most authentic Chicago blues label and has been for fifty years now but this band… |
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November 20, 2017 |
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Likho Duo Blues and the World Beyond |
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Likho Duo Blues and the World Beyond Likho Before we tell you a little about these two guys, we need to provide some explanation about the name, which is a… |
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November 20, 2017 |
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Peter Ward Blues On My Shoulders |
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Peter Ward Blues On My Shoulders Gandy Dancer Records Peter and Michael Ward grew up in Lewiston, Maine where they listened to blues records and went to see artists as… |
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November 15, 2017 |
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The Love Light Orchestra featuring John Nemeth Live from Bar DKDC in Memphis, TN! |
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The Love Light Orchestra featuring John Nemeth Live from Bar DKDC in Memphis, TN! Blue Barrel Records John Nemeth now lives in Memphis, Tn. In the days following the 2017… |
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November 13, 2017 |
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Jimmie Vaughan Trio featuring Mike Flanigin Live At C-Boy’s |
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Jimmie Vaughan Trio featuring Mike Flanigin Live At C-Boy’s Proper Records Jimmie Vaughan makes his home in Austin, Tx. When he is not on the road with his “Tilt A… |
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November 8, 2017 |
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Shaun Murphy Mighty Gates |
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Shaun Murphy Mighty Gates Vision Wall Records Shaun Murphy was initially inspired by the Blues but found work in the theater. That led to a Motown recording contract as the… |
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