RIP Omar Sharriff, Blues Boogie Woogie Man
American Blues News has just received word that legendary Blues Piano Player, Omar Sharriff passed away on January 8, 2012.
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RIP Mark Sease
We Regret To Report That We have received News That Mark Sease has Lost His Battle with cancer. Mark Sease The Son Of Soul Legend Marvin Sease often functioned as road manager for his father. We will provide more details as they become available.
Etta James’ The Dreamer, CD Review
Etta James’ Final Album (New York, NY) The world was recently saddened by the loss of a true music legend, Etta James. The singer’s last few years may have been marked with illness and controversial verbal outbursts, but her talent and artistry have insured that she will forever be remembered for her influential contributions to [...]
Four Roses Joins as Sponsor for IBC Hammond Workshop
(Memphis, Tennessee) We are proud to announce that our friend Dan Gardener of Four Roses Bourbon has announced that Four Roses will be a proud sponsor of this year’s IBC Hammond Workshop in Memphis at Club 152 on Beale at 11 AM Thursday, February 2 and Friday February 3, 2012. Four Roses joins Amro Music [...]
Kelly Richey Returns from Hiatus Releases New Albums
After a year long hiatus from touring in 2011, Kelly Richey marks 2012 with the release of two albums: “FINDING MY WAY BACK HOME” is a 12-track body of work that contains all original, solo acoustic material. Blending her roots in Blues, Folk, Rock and Americana, she sets down her Stratocaster, picks [...]
Hosea Hargrove
Meeting Up with Hosea Hargrove Hosea Hargrove is a country man with a heart of golden blues. He grew up in Crafts Prairie, Texas, raised by his uncle, both cotton pickers until he reached the age of 19 and then ventured on his own with his music. Hosea began playing guitar at the age of [...]
RIP Johnny Otis
From Bob Corritore: RIP Johnny Otis – December 28, 1921 to January 17, 2012. Ioannis Alexandres Veliotes, who is best known as Johnny Otis, was one of the true bedrock figures of blues, rhythm & blues & early rock & roll. He died at age 90 at his home in the Los Angeles suburb of [...]
Etta James Has Passed
Legendary Singer, Etta James, has passed away. The 73-year-old died on Friday at Riverside Community Hospital from complications of leukemia, with her husband and sons at her side, her manager, Lupe De Leon said.
Tad Robinson at The Triad in New York
Tad Robinson at The Triad in NYC What’s up my fellow Blues lovers! For my post this week I have some photos of Severn Records recording artist Tad Robinson from his show at The Triad on Sept. 7, 2011. I had not heard of Tad before the show but I did get to catch a [...]
D’Mar & Gill – Real Good Friend CD Review
D’Mar and Gill Real Friend CD Review Chris Gill and Derrick “D’Mar” Martin are just what the album cover implies – an acoustic guitar and drum duo. The pair recorded Real Good Friend live in the studio for D’Mar’s Airtight Blues label producing a brilliant debut album by these two veterans of the music industry [...]
Canadian Maple Award Winner: MonkeyJunk
Since the 2009 release of their debut CD, Tiger in Your Tank, Monkey Junk has had the “tiger” by the tail. Monkey Junk’s award winning sound comes from the talent and energy of Steve Marriner, Tony D and Matt Sobb. For the 2011 Canadian Maple Awards, they snagged three awards: Electric Act of the [...]
The Winners of the 2012 Maple Blues Awards!
The COMPLETE list of winners of the 2012 Maple Blues Awards!
