December 2012 Blog Posts (30)

High-energy Florida guitarist Selwyn Birchwood talks about Sonny Rhodes, local scene, and his experience

"If you’re following your heart in the music, you’ll always get what you want."

Selwyn Birchwood: Swampy Florida Blues

The Selwyn Birchwood Band has made a significant impact on fans…

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Added by Music Network by Michael Limnios on December 30, 2012 at 10:00am — No Comments

An Interview with Rick Harpman Hatter, a bluesman who performs on the streets of Spokane, WA

"The Blues is about Life, past, present, and future…"

Harpman Hatter: Blows the Blues life

Rick BoCook, also known as the Harpman Hatter, is a harmonica player who performs on the streets…

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Added by Music Network by Michael Limnios on December 28, 2012 at 11:00am — No Comments

Fontella Bass, the soul singer who topped the charts with Rescue Me, has died.

R.I.P Fontella Bass

The singer's daughter, Neuka Mitchell, says Bass died at a St. Louis hospice Wednesday night of complications from a heart attack suffered three weeks ago. She was 72. Bass had also suffered several strokes since 2005.…

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Writer Bill Ectric talks about the Beats, his travel experience in Mediterranean, and the novel Tamper

"Be confident in yourself and follow your dreams."

Bill Ectric: Tales of Brave Ulysses

Bill Ectric wants to erase the line between mysticism and science, often blending the genres of mystery, science…

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Merry Christmas and Happy New Year

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year 2013

"The Blues is not like any other…

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Added by Music Network by Michael Limnios on December 23, 2012 at 6:30pm — No Comments

Saxophonist Brahja Waldman talks about the Jazz, poetry, and the level of musicianship with soulfulness

"Blues lyrics are like poetry. And jazz leaves a lot of room for words. Rock music is also connected to poetry. Poetry and music. It was bound to happen."

Brahja Waldman: The legacy of great souls…

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Added by Music Network by Michael Limnios on December 23, 2012 at 2:00pm — No Comments

An Interview with New Yorker Will Hanza, blending of music, to a constant search for the profound

"I think much of the older music wasn’t so set on being commercialized as the stuff we are fed now."

Will Hanza: Intellectual Music

Will Hanza is a gigging musician, band leader, composer, engineer and music…

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Added by Music Network by Michael Limnios on December 22, 2012 at 1:00pm — No Comments

An Interview with Larry Bernal & Steve Gilbert of H-Town Jukes, Houston's premier old-school blues band

"My wish is that the blues never dies, and that future generations discover, nurture, and grow the blues"

H-Town Jukes: Texas Jukes Fun

In early 2003, at a weekly jam…

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Added by Music Network by Michael Limnios on December 21, 2012 at 4:30pm — No Comments

R.I.P Jimmy McCracklin - He will forever one of the architects of the West Coast blues

Have a Nice Trip Jimmy McCracklin 

Jimmy McCracklin died December 20, 2012, in San Pablo, California. He was as one of the architects of the West Coast…

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An interview with veteran guitarist Rick Randlett, respect to traditional blues with a modern touch

"My advice is always be yourself; we really don't need more Stevie Rays!"

Rick Randlett: Pure Blues Cream

Rick Randlett is a veteran of the New England music scene. His first discovered the…

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Added by Music Network by Michael Limnios on December 19, 2012 at 11:30am — No Comments

An Interview with Italian Nicholas Righele, a frontman and harmonica player of undoubted artistic skills

“When you play the blues, you bring to the clubs a piece of the history of man; you have to believe in this.”

Nick Righele: When the “Tigerboy” plays the blues

Nick Blues Band was born from…

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An Interview with painter Miz Thang, an Artist of the Blues, Folk Art, Outsider, and Visionary

"The blues is our evolution and it can be traced back through history. The blues is also our future - listen to it…"

Miz Thang: The Love…

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Added by Music Network by Michael Limnios on December 17, 2012 at 12:30pm — No Comments

An Interview with Flett Brothers of Bluebirds: Louisiana’s #1 Rhythm & Blues / Rockin’ Soul Trio

"Appreciating Blues is maybe the best way I know how to connect with other cultures/ethnic groups in America."

The Bluebirds: Southern Blues Brothers

Louisiana’s #1 Rhythm & Blues / Rockin’ Soul Trio…

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Added by Music Network by Michael Limnios on December 16, 2012 at 8:10pm — No Comments

Meeting Alexis Korner and Humble Pie

Alexis Korner, John Mayall, Cyril Davies, and Long John Baldry are the founding fathers of blue-rock. In 1961, Korner and Davies formed a band called Blues Incorporated. Musicians who performed with Blues Incorporated, at various times, include Jack Bruce, Ginger Baker, Graham Bond, and Dick Heckstall-Smith, and most of the Rolling Stones.

One of the best concerts I ever attended was Alexis Korner opening for Humble Pie. It must have been around 1971 or 1972 (I know that Dave “Clem”…

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Added by Bill Ectric on December 16, 2012 at 6:45pm — No Comments

East coaster entertainer Charles Walker talks about BB King, Luther Allison, and his blues/ soul projects

"The blues will never die because it is honest. At it’s heart, it’s not commercial or made to sell records. It’s made because it lives in everyone."

Charles Walker: The Soul of Wisconsin…

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Added by Music Network by Michael Limnios on December 15, 2012 at 7:30pm — No Comments

An Interview with Italian elegant guitarist Maurizio Pugno, one of the finest European bluesman today

"The Blues is not only a music style; it’s the connection between the daily life and the life that we hope…  That’s why the blues will be forever here…"

Maurizio Pugno: Italian Blues Axe 

Maurizio Pugno…

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Added by Music Network by Michael Limnios on December 14, 2012 at 2:30pm — No Comments

34th Blues Music Award Nominees by the Blues Foundation

34th Blues Music Award Nominees

The 34th Blues Music Awards will be held on May 9, 2013 at the Cook Convention Center in Memphis.

The Blues Music Awards are presented by the…

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Added by Music Network by Michael Limnios on December 13, 2012 at 8:30pm — No Comments

An Interview with Leon Medica and Rod Roddy of Louisiana's LeRoux: New Orleans Legends

"The Blues in America is  alive and well."

Louisiana's LeRoux: The Southern Knights

Their 1978 Capitol press release read: "LeRoux takes its name from the Cajun French term for the thick and…

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An Interview with John Felty and Matthew B. Mayes of Jupiter Coyote: A worldly view of Southern Rock

"Blues is form that is largely unchanged that expresses the hurt of the heart and soul and Jazz is a radical departure from that and is more cerebral..."

Jupiter Coyote: Beyond from music borders

In the…

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Added by Music Network by Michael Limnios on December 12, 2012 at 2:01pm — No Comments

Pandit Ravi Shankar passes away

R.I.P Pandit Ravi Shankar

Blues of Mind and Spirit

Sitar maestro Pandit Ravi Shankar passed away in San Diego, the Ravi Shankar Foundation announced on Tuesday.…

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Added by Music Network by Michael Limnios on December 12, 2012 at 12:30pm — No Comments

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