Release My Soul – Mark May Band Mark May New CD, “Release My Soul” and 2012 Tour Mark May Band has been touring in Texas the whole month of January (2012) to promote his new CD ‘Release My Soul – Mark May Band‘, and his Texas fans have had a real treat to be sure. [...]
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Bluesin’ on the high seas…holding a ship and its contents hostage…. the adventure was priceless!
The bags were finally packed. The winter weather was cold and snowy. The plane tickets were in hand. Destination: Blues Cruise extraordinaire a.k.a. Legendary Rhythm and Blues Cruise. The messages were numerous. The cruisers build the excitement for weeks in advance to keep everyone in the “loop” of what is about to unfold. The blues [...]
Omar & the Howlers – CD Review – Essential Collection
‘Omar’ Kent Dykes and his band The Howlers have been on my radar since the first time I heard them on the radio in Austin TX way back in the 80′s. After hearing his Texas ‘shouter’ vocal style and the bands powerhouse drive I had to hear more. It wasn’t hard to keep up with [...]
RIP Whitney Houston
American Blues News has just received word that Whitney Houston has died of unknown causes at an undisclosed location per her publicist Kristen Foster. More on this as we find out….Whitney Houston Rhythm and Blues Singer has died. This comes as quite a shock as Whitney has been in the news this week as she [...]
Keb’ Mo, Grammy Nominated Artist
Keb Mo at the BB King Blues Club in New York http://www.kebmo.com/site/ Keb’ Mo is one of five artists nominated for the Blues Album of the year. These photos are from his show at the BB King Blues Club in New York on Sept. 20, 2011. All I can tell you is that Keb blew me [...]
American Blues News and the Grammys!
Hello Everyone! American Blues News just had a very busy week at the International Blues Challenge! Our three on-site journalists kept us up to date with the semi-finals and the finals and we send out a big “CONGRATULATIONS” to all the winners and the nominees! And more congratulations to the BLUES FOUNDATION, for all their [...]
Other Grammy Awards!
Did you know there are other Grammy Awards? For 2012 Grammys will also be handed out for Lifetime Achievement, The Trustees Awards, Special Merit Awards, and the Grammy Hall of Fame.
Grammy News for Music Fans!
For the third consecutive year, music fans worldwide will have unprecedented access to VIP and backstage events leading up to and throughout the 54th Annual GRAMMY Awards with GRAMMY Live, available on GRAMMY.com and CBS.com. Beginning Friday, Feb. 10 at 2 p.m. PT, and running through Sunday, Feb. 12, GRAMMY Live will feature three days [...]
2012 Grammy Nominees
American Blues News would like to rise to the top various Blues artists on various categories within the Grammys. Good luck to the artists representing the Blues!
IBC Memphis 2012, Sunday, February 5 Events
Sunday, February 6 11:00am Blues Brunch (The Majestic Grille)
IBC Solo/Duo Winners!
The winner of the solo/duo competition is: Ray Bonneville (Ozark Blues Society of Northwest Arkansas) 2nd Place: Dr. Don’s Double Dose (Sydney Blues Society)
What does one do after a night of competition on Beale Street?
What does one do after a night of competition on Beale Street? First, you shake off the “competition” mode that you were in all day. You head out to all of the clubs to find out what is happening or what has happened. You ‘walk the talk’…the blues people are always eager to share what [...]
The curtain is slowly falling…
The semi finals at the 2012 International Blues Challenge had finally ended. The clubs were packed…. the fans and their bands were anxiously awaiting the results. A cry resounded in B.B. King’s around 10:30 pm. The acts that were moving on to the finals were announced. The gasps, the whoops, the cheers, the tears….it was [...]
The Finalists-Solo/Duo Acts!
28th International Blues Challenge Finalists Announced The doors of the Orpheum Theatre open at 1:00pm Saturday, Feburary 4. T the solo/duo finals will begin at 7:30 pm. Eight acts will compete in the solo/duo finals. They are (in performance order): Lucious Spiller (Arkansas River Blues Society) Randy McQuay (Cape Fear Blues Society) D’Mar and Gill (Central [...]
