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THE BLUES THIS WEEK 2nd NOVEMBER
We wish a Very Happy Birthday this week to Peter Green, whose superb tone on his ’59 Les Paul, scintillating guitar lines, superb songwriting and genuine heartfelt Blues voice brought a big new young...
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THE BLUES THIS WEEK, 16th NOVEMBER
Congratulations also go out to Bobby Rush, the wild, funky singer who at 73, is revisiting the Blues that started his career when he played guitar with Freddie King in the Chicago West-side clubs; also...
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THE BLUES THIS WEEK 21st DECEMBER
Several important Birthdays were Celebrated this week. The indestructible Keef Richards made it to the age of 70 this week and shows absolutely no sign of hanging up that distinctive driving rhythm...
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THE BLUES THIS WEEK 28th DECEMBER
A VERY MERRY CHRISTMAS TO ALL OUR BLUES LOVING FRIENDS. Celebrating Birthdays in Christmas Week were Dave Bartholomew, the New Orleans trumpeter and record producer who co-wrote many hits with Fats...
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THE BLUES THIS WEEK 4th JANUARY
We wish a Happy 87th Birthday this week to Matt ‘Guitar’ Murphy, the Memphis guitarist who added some sensational licks to the biggest records released during Chicago’s Golden Age, and went on to...
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THE BLUES THIS WEEK 11th JANUARY
This week we celebrated the Birthdates of some important Blues figures. 130 years ago, Harry Pace was born in Georgia and went on to write lyrics for WC Handy, but when Harry split up their publishing...
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Lead Belly (Huddie Ledbetter)
Lead Belly was an enigma. Nobody could claim to have a wider repertoire; popular songs, dance tunes, blues and folk songs, prison ballads; the man was a human juke-box accompanying himself on guitar,...
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THE BLUES THIS WEEK 18th JANUARY
We wish a Happy 55th Birthday to guitarist Kid Ramos, who is courageously ‘Kicking Cancer’s Ass’, and held a huge Birthday Bash to prove it. Details and support via Kid’s Facebook page. Many Happy...
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Sonny Landreth
Combining his wicked side-guitar work with a fretting and chording technique, and a whole bagful of right hand tricks with finger-picking, hammering and a heavy thumb-pick, Sonny Landreth brings a...
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LARRY WILLIAMS
Larry Williams was a great singer, pianist, producer and songwriter, who had long and fruitful partnerships with both Little Richard and Johnny ‘Guitar’ Watson. However, he also had a long term drug...
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HUEY ‘PIANO’ SMITH
New Orleans pianist Huey specialised in the rocking R&B flavoured boogie-woogie that was so popular in his home-town in the early 50s. He played local clubs in the company of his friend Eddie Jones...
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DICK TAYLOR
Dick Taylor is a British Blues guitarist who played with Mick Jagger and Keef Richards before they were in a band, and went on to form The Pretty Things. Mick and Dick went to the same school in...
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BUSTER BROWN
This Georgia-born singer and harp player had a wild, animated style with whoops and shrieks borrowed from Sonny Terry. Someone said he played harp like he was falling off a cliff! Buster was well into...
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JOHNNY WINTER
Johnny Winter was probably the most consistent Blues-rock player of his generation, pounding the highways of the world, bringing his high-powered Texas style to many generations of fans. From his...
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PIANO C RED
Piano C Red was born in the South in 1933, and had been playing piano in Atlanta bars for ten years when he moved to Chicago in the mid-50s. He recorded briefly for Chess records in 1963, but his main...
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THE ZOOT SUIT
A Zoot Suit is a baggy, but well tailored, matching jacket and pants. The coat is long and flared, usually reaching down to the knee, with a high waistline, wide lapels, broad padded shoulders and a...
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THE EALING CLUB
In 1959, The Ealing Jazz Club was a basement room opposite Ealing Broadway station, and it was reached by descending steep narrow stairs to an alley that leads out into a suburban street. On the left...
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Lead Belly (Huddie Ledbetter)
Lead Belly was an enigma. Nobody could claim to have a wider repertoire; popular songs, dance tunes, blues and folk songs, prison ballads; the man was a human juke-box accompanying himself on guitar,...
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Sonny Landreth
Combining his wicked side-guitar work with a fretting and chording technique, and a whole bagful of right hand tricks with finger-picking, hammering and a heavy thumb-pick, Sonny Landreth brings a...
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LARRY WILLIAMS
Larry Williams was a great singer, pianist, producer and songwriter, who had long and fruitful partnerships with both Little Richard and Johnny ‘Guitar’ Watson. However, he also had a long term drug...
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