Jake Shimabukuro and Mick Fleetwood ‘Blues Experience’ Album Review
Hawaiian ukelele artist Shimabukuro teams up with drummer Mick Fleetwood for a passionate Blues Experience. Highly recommended.
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Category: Blues
Sue Foley ‘One Guitar Woman’ Album Review
Blues star Sue Foley releases a tribute album to the female pioneers of the guitar. One Guitar Woman is a solo acoustic triumph in concept and execution.
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Willie Dixon, Bluesman Extraordinaire
Willie was a modern day renaissance man: musician, singer/songwriter, arranger, producer and founding father of the Chicago Blues sound.
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Harvey Mandel ~ The Unknown Genius of the Guitar
Harvey Mandel’s 1968 blues-rock solo debut ‘Cristo Redentor’ is a psychedelic masterpiece of virtuoso playing and innovation.
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Coco Montoya ‘Writing On The Wall’ Album Preview
Famed blues-rocker Coco Montoya, award-winning guitarist and vocalist, will release his first album in four years on September 1, 2023.
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Shemekia Copeland Wins Two Downbeat Critics Poll Awards
Shemekia Copeland wins Blues Artist Or Group Of The Year and Blues Album Of The Year for ‘Done Come Too Far’.
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Harvey Mandel ‘Who’s Calling’ Album Review
Legendary blues-rock guitarist Harvey Mandel issues his 16th studio album, and it’s a stunner in its futuristic intensity and otherworldly sonic palette.
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Muddy Waters ‘Hard Again’ Album Review: An Essential Blues Classic
This album represented a return to Muddy Waters’ beloved roots with the ecstatic and exultant happiness that resulted in a record for the ages.
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The Architects of Rock & Roll: Big Joe Turner and Big Joe Williams
Blues aficionado and guest columnist Chris Friend explores the first decade of rock and roll.
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