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Recorded at the iconic FAME Studios in Muscle Shoals, Alabama, Cummings takes this release to new heights
The Tampa Bay Blues Festival returns to Vinoy Waterfront Park in downtown St. Petersburg, Florida, on Friday, Saturday, and Sunday, April 3, 4, and 5. This internationally renowned, 3-day music festival has been staged for the past 25 years on the sunny shores of Tampa Bay and features spectacular waterfront views, a tropical atmosphere, and the finest in blues music. The event draws visitors from throughout the United States and Europe and is regarded as one of the best blues festivals in the world. In 2011, the Festival won the prestigious Blues Foundation’s “Keeping the Blues Alive” award for best U.S. blues festival. The 2020 artist…
Ida Mae have announced the upcoming release of their Live In Memphis EP. Widely acclaimed for their performances – including sets this year at Bonnaroo and the Philadelphia Folk Festival, Ida Mae’s choice to document their onstage prowess with a live record is a natural one. The Live in Memphis EP will be released on January 24th. The duo is currently performing on their debut U.S. headlining tour, and will follow with a tour supporting Rodrigo y Gabriela. Closing out a banner year that saw the release of their debut album, as well as successful tours in support of Blackberry Smoke and Greta Van Fleet,…
While the connection to Melville’s literary masterpiece are hard to pin down, Just Like Moby Dick shares its namesake’s epic scope and its commentary on the specter of memory and the folly of human existence.
Ice Cream In Hell is, according to Ellis, the most raw-sounding, guitar-drenched album of his career.
Some 40,000 people attended the Olympiad party on a sultry night in July.
Ever since Bishop first hit the scene with the Paul Butterfield Blues Band back in 1965, he’s blazed his own musical trail.
Rounder Records Recording Artist Samantha Fish Partners With The New Orleans Cigar Box Guitar Festival Under The New Name
The broad diversity found in this year’s nine “Keeping the Blues Alive” Award recipients reflects the impact that blues music has across the globe
During that period, Percy wrote songs for an imagined stage musical and taped them on a home recorder, sans musicians…One of the songs, recorded a capella by just Percy and an unnamed female vocalist, was “Hit the Road, Jack.”