August 2018 Blog Posts (10)

Blues Legend Junior Wells “Box of Blues” 6CD Set To Be Released By Cleopatra Blues

Blues Legend Junior Wells “Box of Blues” 6CD Set To Be Released By Cleopatra Blues

Includes vintage studio recordings from 1953 to 1979 of Wells' best loved tracks PLUS never before released live material from 1983 to 1997!

Los Angeles - Cleopatra Blues is releasing a gorgeous 6CD box set celebrating a true blues legend, the “Sexy Bitch” himself, Junior Wells!…

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Added by Michael Limnios Blues Network on August 31, 2018 at 6:00pm — No Comments

Q&A with Italian photographer Adriano Siberna - who has always been attracted by nature and the Blues

"What do I miss most? Surely not being able to be in the Mississippi, the birthplace of the delta blues, but also in the clubs of Chicago and New Orleans, where the blues has then developed with its different facets."

Adriano Siberna: Pics with Passion 

Adriano Siberna aka zioAdri is an Italian freelance photographer who has always…

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Added by Michael Limnios Blues Network on August 26, 2018 at 4:00pm — No Comments

Q&A with Czech musician Matej Ptaszek - one of Europe's top harmonica players in the field of traditional blues.

"I most regret that I could never meet the fathers of Blues such as Howlin Wolf, Sonny Terry, or Muddy Waters. Regarding the future, my philosophy as an adventure and blues enthusiast is to perceive present and refuse to worry about my existence in future. I live in the present and I enjoy it!"

Matěj Ptaszek: Blues Around The World

Czech harmonica…

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Added by Michael Limnios Blues Network on August 25, 2018 at 1:00pm — No Comments

Veteran multi-talented bluesman Billy Prewitt talks about Otis Rush, Maxwell St. and Ann Arbor Blues Festival

"I miss the old days when I used to hang around mother Blues in Old Town when 7 nights a week you could go and hear Howling Wolf and Magic Sam, Otis Spann just to name a few... At that time in the sixties I had no idea how big and powerful and well known all these guys were in Europe..."

Billy Prewitt: Chicago Blues Winds

Billy Prewitt is a…

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Added by Michael Limnios Blues Network on August 13, 2018 at 10:30pm — No Comments

6Q&A with Rockwell Avenue Blues Band - Steve Freund & Ken Saydak part of the "last of the golden age" of Chicago blues

"At one time, blues music was very close to the bone, very much a part of the civil rights movement, the awakening and resistance of black Americans, and the coming together of young white idealists and their black counterparts in the parallel cultures which existed in America."

Rockwell Avenue Blues Band

Rockwell Avenue Blues Band is made up of 5…

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Added by Michael Limnios Blues Network on August 11, 2018 at 2:00pm — No Comments

Q&A with harmonica player and singer Russ Green - journey into the blues different than those of most musicians

"I truly believe that Blues has had a tremendous impact on many people in many parts of the world, not just the U.S. Actually, I know it as a fact!"

Russs Green: Windy City Soul

Harmonica player and singer Russ Green’s journey into the blues is different than those of most musicians. Russ was born in Chicago and grew up on the city’s west side.…

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Added by Michael Limnios Blues Network on August 11, 2018 at 2:30am — No Comments

Q&A with Reigning Queen of Beale Street, Barbara Blue - intertwines Blues, Soul, R&B, Hip Hop & Americana

"The world has the Blues. The Blues is universal. There is the witty & funny, the sad & lament full, there's Life & Truth."

Barbara Blue:

The Reigning Queen of Beale Street

Pittsburgh, PA native Barbara Blue doesn't remember life without music. Her answer to the question…

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Must-Listen Blues Album - Made in Mexico: "Nacidos Bajo Un Buen Signo IV" (July 2018) by Various Artists

The Blues is Alright... and Drink Tequila!

Must-Listen Blues Album - Made in Mexico: "Nacidos Bajo Un Buen Signo IV" (July 2018) by Various Artists.

Recopilación del trabajo musical de artistas que reflejan una breve muestra de la escena del "Blues hecho en México". Nuevo CD compilado: Nacidos Bajo Un Buen Signo IV, disponible en las…

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Keith Stone with Red Gravy - Blues With A Taste Of New Orleans

Keith Stone with Red Gravy

Keith Stone is back with his highly anticipated second release, "Blues With A Taste Of New Orleans" out September 10, but this time he’s teamed up with Red Gravy, made up of three of the most well-respected musicians to call New Orleans home. This band delivers ten songs of original, tasteful blues, all run through the New Orleans cookbook of funk and R&B to create an exotic and spicy musical…

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Added by Michael Limnios Blues Network on August 11, 2018 at 1:30am — No Comments

Q&A with Mississippi-based artist Sheena Ike - creates amazing blues catcher dolls and talks about the Blues

"When I touch with some of people involved in the blues, I feel they are stand on an equal footing. They are not controlled by anyone, not living in the bubble. It does not matter whiter rich or poor, where they live, who they are. They are just touch to me with their soul. Meanwhile, they were sometimes greedy and spoil."

Sheena Ike: Blues Catcher Dolls…

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Added by Michael Limnios Blues Network on August 1, 2018 at 9:00pm — No Comments

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