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The Sky Is Cryin: RIP Johnnie Bassett & Ernest Lane
Have a Nice Trip Johnnie Bassett & Ernest Lane
RIP Johnnie Bassett - Oct 9, 1935 to Aug 4, 2012
Detroit blues guitarist and vocalist extraordinaire Johnnie Bassett, died from…
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An Interview with Charles Plymell, early beat generation poet, author: Good poets are full of experiences
"A deeper emotion might be eliminated. We could do away with guilt or any of the "bad." It might be a 'good thing' But alas!"
Charles Plymell: Matter, Void, Energy, Spirit
Charles Plymell was born on the high…
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French harmonica player J.J. Milteau talks about Sonny Terry, McCoy, Scott-Heron; and his trip in USA
"Even if we listen to music with our own cultural code, it stays a precious bridge to understand each other."
Jean-Jacques Milteau: The breath of Bluesfan
The blues and its…
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An Interview with Paul Bibbins - Hendrix inspired blues rock guitarist / songwriter from New Orleans
“Many people live the blues on a daily basis. Even if you don’t have the blues, or live them yourself; you can relate to someone who does.”
Paul Bibbins: Midnight Lightning
New Orleans guitarist…
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Lone star bluesman Lincoln Durham talks about Son House, Tom Waits and his own paths in Blues
"I think blues took a wrong turn in more recent years. Blues has become a bad word to many."
Lincoln Durham: New soul to old soul…
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Austrian multi-instrumentalist Christian Dozzler talks about his versatile & respected career on the blues
"The Blues is real, it’s life. Everybody who is sensitive enough feels the powerful, basic, savage force behind it."
Christian Dozzler: Two Meters of Blues
Christian Dozzler from Vienna,…
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Chicagoan bassman Orlando Wright talks about Buddy Guy, Syl Johnson, Doug McDonald, and local scene
"The Blues express sadness as well as happiness it express pain, there’s a Blues for any occasion..."
Orlando Wright: (W)right sound source
The consummate bass player, Orlando J. Wright has worked the Chicago R&B and…
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An Interview with Tim "Too Slim" Langford - have created an eclectic style of Blues and Rock with his own sound
"Life will always throw you some song writing material. You get everything just by living , happy, sad good and bad!"
Tim "Too Slim" Langford: Star-Spangled…
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Motor City guitarist/singer Chris Canas talks about Johnnie Bassett, Oscar Brown Jr., and Detroit blues
“The Blues has saved my life and I just hope I can return the favor by educating people about it so they can have a better appreciation for it.”
Chris Canas: The Blues is Alright…
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Minnesota Blues Legend Big Walter Smith, the "Big Man of the Blues" Dies
R.I.P Big Walter Smith - Brother To The Blues
Big Walter Smith, the Twin Cities bandleader affectionately known as the "Big Man of the Blues," died Tuesday at the age of 82 at his home in Minneapolis.…
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Mighty Mo Rodgers, a blues poet philosopher: Socrates laid down some real good Blues "know thyself"
"Blues is real. There are only three things for certain in life...death, taxes and the blues"
Mighty Mo Rodgers: Odysseus and the blues sirens…
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An Interview with Jerry and Pauline Teel of Chicken Snake: Voodoo jungle with a psychedelic snarl
"The blues is real, the blues is raw, the blues is dirty, and the blues is about feeling."
Chicken Snake: Voodoo Blues-chedelic…
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French harpist Paul Lassey talks about the local scene, harmonica, Charlie McCoy & Toots Thielemans
"This music touches the heart with its simplicity: because it is simple, it allows immediate expressiveness; feelings have the color of the blues"
Paul Lassey: C'est la Blues…
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American underground poet / writer Joe Pachinko talks about Lenore Kandel, the Beats, and his books
"Art, any kind of art, if it's any good, is a key out of whatever prison you have, of the mind, the body, the culture. Art is one of the few places you can be free."
Joe Pachinko: A lost alien…
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An Interview with accomplished photographer Joseph A. Rosen: I love both photography and Blues
"A camera does not make a photo any more than a typewriter tells a story. They are tools and it is how they are used that is important."
Joseph A. Rosen: Blues Image…
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Veteran Canadian bassist Gary Kendall talks about his legendary career and experience in the blues
"Blues is my life, the music I play and it defines who I am."
Gary Kendall: Maple Blues Legend
Gary…
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Blues fusion guitarist Johnny Roth talks about Southern rock, slide guitar, Hendrix and Duane Allman
"There isn’t much Southern Rock around today to compare to. Although, a few bands like the Alabama Shakes and the North Mississippi AllStars are carrying the torch quite well."
Johnny Roth: Petersburg's Slidedog…
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Writer and lecturer Dr. David S. Calonne talks about Bukowski, Saroyan, Henry Miller, Beats and Jazz
"Bukowski in his late poems kept saying this over and over again: be yourself. Or as you Greeks like to say: gnothi seauton."
David Stephen Calonne: Bebop Lives…
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Bob Babbitt, Funk Brothers bassist at Motown, dies at 74
R.I.P Bob Babbitt
Bob Babbitt, a bassist for Motown Records and key accompanist to some of the recording studio’s biggest stars, including Stevie Wonder, Marvin Gaye and the Temptations, died July 16at a hospice near his home in Nashville. He was 74.…
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An Interview with one-man-band Fabien "I AM A BAND" Bréart: “Do it yourself” and “amateurism”
"Choose rightly the people that surround you, and when it’s done, take care of them
Fabien Bréart: I AM A BAND
Bassist and…
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Latest Blog Posts
- Q&A with harmonica player Brandon Santini, fuels his high-energy blend of traditional blues with a contemporary twist
- Q&A with roots & blues singer-guitarist Davis Coen, strongly rooted in blues, country and religious-based music
- Q&A with Canadian multi-talented musician Mike Elliott, a powerful blend of garage rock, 60’s R&B, jump and shuffle
- Q&A with multitalanted musician, Carolyn Wonderland - The depths of the Texas blues tradition with the wit of a poet
- Q&A with singer and harmonica player Tad Robinson, one of the leading voices of modern soul-blues music
- Q&A with Italian musician Maurizio Pugno, leader and founder of the Sacromud collective - a musical crossroad
- Q&A with talented musician Darren Thiboutot (Memphis Lightning), playing ol' school, rock solid, tasty guitar on stage with great bluesmen
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- Q&A with blues rock guitarist/singer Wolf Mail, the master of the telecaster, iconic artist and a true road warrior
- American guitarist-based in Sweden, Chuck Anthony talks about the blues, Hendrix, Roy Ayers and Fela Kuti.
- Q&A with legendary highway troubadour Jesse Colin Young, one of the most influential and enduring singer-songwriters
- An Interview with Howard Sounes, author/biographer of Charles Bukowski, Paul McCartney & Bob Dylan
- Q&A with legendary drummer Anton Fig, considered one of the most successful and prolific session musicians
- Interview with Arkansas soon-to-be legend Lucious Spiller - one of the finest practitioners of the blues today
- Q&A with singer/songwriter Randy Lee Riviere, delivered an album with today’s blues/rock anthems as well as Americana’s rootsy vibes
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