Michael Limnios Blues Network's Blog – December 2012 Archive (29)

An Interview with Californian Tommy Marsh: Blending the Blues, Southern & Jam Rock to a unique hybrid

"Modern blues players are often inspired by those greats who came before us."

Tommy Marsh: Damn Good Music For Damn Good Folks

Tommy Marsh and Bad Dog have been…

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Added by Michael Limnios Blues Network on December 9, 2012 at 6:30pm — No Comments

An Interview with New Yorker Mike Herman, an acoustic Roots & Blues storyteller/fingerpickin' guitarist

“I’ve learned how to express myself through the blues.  To me the blues means saying as much as you can with few words and letting the images do the work.”

Mike Herman:  Goin’ Back to the Roots

Mike grew up on Long Island, NY. He got his…

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Q & A with guitarist Mike Crownover of No Refund Band: It's not only our name, it's also our policy

"Blues is a confession of the soul it is almost like religion, so my hope is that the religion, which is the Blues, never dies."

Mike Crownover: No Refund Band…

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Texan harpman Ted Vaughn talks about Willie Willis, James Harman; and Lone Star's juke joints

“The blues knows no boundaries. It's real. It is no respecter of people’s social status, color, or nationality”

Ted Vaughn: Damn Right We Got The Blues 

Ted Vaughn was born and raised in Texas and has been…

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California native Pinkie Rideau 'The Wailin' Lil' Cajun' talks about her band, Jerry Martini; and Koko Taylor

"The Blues is an expression.  It is the root of all music from whence all music came and an attitude all at the same time."

Pinkie Rideau: Get The Party Started

In 2005,…

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Pioneering jazz pianist and composer Dave Brubeck has died, aged 91.

R.I.P DAVE BRUBECK

1920-2012

The Jazz pianist, whose choice of novel rhythms, classical structures and brilliant sidemen made him a towering figure in modern…

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An Interview with gifted Don Latarski, a fingerstyle guitarist, composer, and instructor you should know

“Blues music can release your inner emotions and connect you with an inner truth. Blues is also very freeing and liberating since it is a very raw expression of feeling.”

Don Latarski:  The experience of emotion…

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Conversation with legendary Sonny Burgess and Bobby Crafford of Pacers: Rock n' Roll can never die

"Rock and Roll is always with us because it makes you feel good, dance and drink and be your self"

Sonny Burgess and the Legendary Pacers

The band was formed in 1955 at Newport, Arkansas. They…

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Texan artist/musician Billy Perkins talks about his posters, ZZ Top, Lone Star scene, 70s Rock, and SRV

"To always recognize, embrace and maintain your identity. Do work that you enjoy doing. An artist will always be at his best when he enjoys what he's doing."

Billy Perkins: See the Music

Illustrator and…

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Added by Michael Limnios Blues Network on December 4, 2012 at 2:00pm — No Comments

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