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Blues pianist/singer/songwriter/guitarist Ann Rabson died on Wednesday, January 30, 2013 in Fredericksburg, Virginia after a long battle with cancer. She was 67. Co-founder of the hugely successful trio Saffire–The Uppity Blues Women, Rabson was a legendary force on the keyboards as well as being a deeply soulful vocalist.
At the end of the day Rankin really just wants for Jazzbones what most of the other businesses that are being targeted by Yelp want, to be removed from their site. Unfortunately, Yelp does not allow for businesses to be removed and therein lies the big problem, being included on a website the businesses want no part of.
Chicago Bob Nelson, harmonica player and singer who was known for amalgamating Louisiana and Chicago blues styles has passed away.
As the year 2012 comes to end across the the world and the new year begins we’d like to take a moment and honor those that we lost over the last year. We were forced to say goodbye to Michael, Donald, Etta and Cody but the memories will remain.
Legendary blues musician Buddy Guy was honored by the Kennedy Center back on December 3rd — but unless you were in the building that night, you probably haven’t seen the amazing show.
American Blues Scene is proudly sitting in the number 2 spot on the much coveted front page of music campaigns at IndieGoGo. How did we get there?
One day after Adam Lanza opened fire on students and administrators at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Conn., The New York Times and other sources are reporting that the 6 year old daughter of renowned Jazz Saxophone player Jimmy Greene has been listed as one of the deceased.
Ravi Shankar, the sitar playing virtuoso who became a musical icon of the 1960s after hanging out with the Beatles and who introduced traditional Indian ragas to Western audiences while playing for eight decades has died. He was 92.
As a humanist, he was at the forefront of integration, playing black jazz clubs throughout the deep South in the ’50s, a point of pride for him. Dave Brubeck was one of the first bandleaders in America to integrate his group.
It’s official: Dan Akroyd is reprising his role as a blues brother, along with some help from the rest of the Blues Brothers Band… and he says the first gig is only the beginning!