New Mannish Boys CD and RJ Mischo to be released May 15th on Delta Groove!New Photo Page ofMannish Boysrecording session!The Mannish Boys are somewhat of a modern day blues phenomenon. Led by the vision ofRandy Chortkoff, this group has become known as an amazing revue of the West Coast’s top blues players with family of [...]
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Bass player/ songwriter Donald “Duck” Dunn (Booker T and the MGs and Blues Brothers band) has died…
TOKYO (AP) — Bass player and songwriter Donald “Duck” Dunn, a member of the Rock ‘n’ Roll Hall of Fame band Booker T. and the MGs and the Blues Brothers band, has died in Tokyo. He was 70. Dunn was in Tokyo for a series of shows. News of his death was posted on the [...]
Michael Burks Passes
(Memphis, Tennessee) On Sunday, May 6, Blues great Michal Burks died of a massive heart attack while traveling through the Atlanta airport after returning from a tour of Europe.He was 54 years of age. The photograph above was taken as Michael and the guys in his band dropped by Doug McMinn’s bus during a Reba [...]
Legendary Guitarist Skip Pitts Celebration of Life
(Memphis, Tennessee) Before Skip’s passing, the royalty of Memphis Music turned out to honor one of the world’s finest, most clever and inventive instrumentalists. Boo Mitchell of Royal Studio organized the effort, STAX provided a venue with their auditorium, Elmo Lee Thomas provided the PA system, and scores of Skip’s band mates showed up [...]
Legendary Guitarist Skip Pitts Passes
(Memphis, Tennessee) The sound of the intro to Isaac Shaft, the magic wah-wah guitar of Skip pitts went silent today. Skip was a longtime STAX and Hi Records artist, a bandmate and member of Elmo Lee Thomas’ Memphis band. Skip was a beautiful human being, a personal friend and a local icon of Memphis Soul. [...]
Memphis Horns’ Andrew Love Passes
(Memphis, Tennessee) The great Andrew Love of the legendary Memphis Horns has passed this week. Andrew had been diagnosed with Alzheimer’s several years ago although this was not divulged to the public. Mr. Love, who was black, and Wayne Jackson, who is white, played together on 52 No. 1 records and 83 gold and [...]
Remembering Johnnie: An Interview with Mrs. Frances Johnson
“On April 13, 2005, Johnnie Johnson played his final note – an unexpected and quiet coda to his rock and roll life. Recognized by musicians as half of the team that created rock and roll, Johnnie Johnson was also the half of another team, a team as enduring as his legacy – his marriage to Frances Johnson…”
Johnny Winter Documentary In the Works!
Johnny Winter Film Being Filmed in 2012! Proud to be a part of this. I mean, not actually ‘in’ it. Texas Blues Legend Johnny Winter Confirms Documentary Filming throughout 2012 with ‘Lemmy’ Filmmaker Greg Olliver The definitive Johnny Winter documentary is finally in production! Filmmaker Greg Olliver, whose credits include co-directing and producing the critically [...]
New Blues Film Released
“We Juke Up In Here” is a new film and music project from the makers of the award-winning blues movie “M For Mississippi: A Road Trip Through the Birthplace of the Blues”. The film follows producers Jeff Konkel and Roger Stolle as they explore what remains of Mississippi’s once-thriving juke joint culture.
Candye Kane vs. Pancreatic Cancer …round two…Playing through the pain.
Ten artists are coming together on April 29th to support a fellow musician in need. In todays computer age we connect through social media to not only find out where our favorite musician’s are playing but we also learn about their lifes struggles. Fans become friends with their favorite musicians and the musicians become friends [...]
The Factorman Report…. Mama Laura’s Memorial Jam, Barbara Morrison Performing Arts Center
Three or four times a week those of us who are fortunate enough to be on my buddy Al’s facebook friends list get to read about Al’s adventures of the previous evening. If Al were anyone else his status updates probably wouldn’t be as eagerly anticipated by so many, so often. Al is a So Cal [...]
Dr. John’s New CD For Sale on April 3 by Monica Yasher
Dr. John’s New Album Produced by Dan Auerbach of the Black Keys Dr. John has recruited the very busy Dan Auerbach of the Black Keys as producer of his new album, Locked Down. The album is due April 3 and is Dr. John’s debut with Nonesuch Records. Not only is Auerbach’s group’s album, El Camino, [...]
Blessissippi Crossroads Concert Slated for April 28 by Monica Yasher
The Blessissippi Crossroads Benefit Concert Date: April 28th, 2012 Ground Zero Blues Club, Clarksdale Mississippi Explore.org/the Annenberg Foundation with hosts Morgan Freeman and Charlie Annenberg Weingarten would like to invite you to be part of an extraordinary event at the Crossroads in the Mississippi Delta. America’s Delta Blues: The Blessissippi Crossroads Concert will [...]
Geoff Achison by Monica Yasher
Australian blues/roots guitarsensation Geoff Achison, whose sound combines elements of blues, funk and jamband music, will hit the American shores with a vengeance for an extensive tour starting in March and extending through June in support of his upcoming CD release, Little Big Men,due for release April 10 on Jupiter 2 Records. Little Big Men, [...]
A Blues Revival with Reverend Horton Heat! by Monica Yasher
I stopped in this month to see Reverend Horton Heat’s show. It is laced with Blues, Punk, Rock, and Rockabilly. And, the people who attended his show were equally diverse. Reverend Horton Heat is really Texan, Jim Heath. He is labeled as a psychobilly. However, spending time with Jim, he is everything but. He is [...]
