Shakura S’Aida: The Authentic Self…in Song

Shakura S’Aida: The Authentic Self…in Song

  Canadian Maple Blues Award nominee Shakura S’Aida (Vocalist of the Year and Entertainer of the Year) was given a blessing. The story is that she chose her name at birth and she’s been making choices ever since. ..choices that reflect her growth as a woman who has come to understand who she is, what [...]

Julian Fauth: Gratitude: After the Fall

Julian Fauth: Gratitude: After the Fall

Imagine being a pianist. Imagine being a pianist who has accidentally fallen and broken a shoulder. Imagine not being able to play for months. Imagine finding -in the midst of all this – gratitude.  Julian Fauth has done far more than imagine it – he has lived it. American Blues News spoke with Julian, who [...]

Matt Andersen An Overnight Sensation- One Night at a Time

Matt Andersen An Overnight Sensation- One Night at a Time

When one talks to Matt Andersen, you come to understand that he is a man who has derived his roots in Classic Rock, Celtic music, to his family, and to his community.  Being from a coal mining town, his latest release, “Coal Mining Music”, pays tribute to the hard workers that heat our homes and [...]

Mike Reid Making Blues Magic Happen

Mike Reid Making Blues Magic Happen

Mike Reid is the winner of the 2011 Maple Blues Award in the category of “New Artist or Group of the Year”.   Mike is known as Shrimp Daddy, a name that was suggested by a young woman at a jam.   We talk to Mike on writing music, dropping the walls as a person, and leaving his audience [...]

John Mays: “Do it From Your Heart”

John Mays: “Do it From Your Heart”

With an impressive four nods for the Maple Blues Awards, Canada’s Fathead has already garnered 11 wins during their 20 year career. Nominations are: John Mays “Male Vocalist of the Year,” Al Lerman “Horn Player of the Year,” Omar Tunnoch “Bassist” and Bucky Beyer “Drummer of the Year.” Delivering music described as an “energetic blend of [...]


Blues Jam

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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Reviews

Maui Wowie – The Sugar Mill Revisited: The BLUES Live in LA.

It’s been almost two years since I first told you about the Monday night jam at the Maui Sugar Mill in Tarzana, CA. and it is with great pleasure that I tell you all as we start a new year, it’s still going strong without signs of slowing down. Cadillac Zack, President of the Southern [...]

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Places

International Blues Challenge- Past Winners

Michael Burks What’s up my fellow Blues lovers! With the 2012 International Blues Challenge (IBC) soon approaching I wanted to post a few photos of some past IBC winners. The IBC will be held January 31 – February 4, 2012 in Memphis, TN. The IBC is a pretty big deal for those artists that are [...]

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Blues News

Former B. B. King bassist Melvin Lee Green Passes in Memphis

Melvin Lee (far left) performs with Earl the Pearl and the Peoples of the Blues at the Southern Hot Wings Festival on South Main in Memphis (Memphis, Tennessee) It is with great sadness that we report the passing of a very dear friend and colleague, indubitably one of the world’s finest Blues musicians.  Melvin Lee [...]

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Recent Articles

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.

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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 [...]

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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 [...]

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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 [...]

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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 [...]

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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 [...]

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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.

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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 [...]

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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 [...]

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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 [...]

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The Winners of the 2012 Maple Blues Awards!

The COMPLETE list of winners of the 2012 Maple Blues Awards!

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