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Jug Band ‘SANKOFA’ to Release New CD, “The Uptown Strut” on March 27th, 2012

Modern Jug Band SANKOFA To Release
The Uptown Strut
On March 27th Via Kingswood Records



Album Features Dom Flemons Of Carolina Chocolate Drops

New York, NY: In February 2006, Sankofa Strings, a progressive collective comprised of percussionist Sule Greg Wilson along with multi-instrumentalist Dom Flemons and singer Rhiannon Giddens, from the Grammy-Award Winning Carolina Chocolate Drops, were taped in concert for inclusion in the award-winning jug band documentary Chasin’ Gus’ Ghost, a film which chronicles a worldwide quest to assemble a comprehensive lineage to Gus Cannon, a seminal figure in the history of American music. To continue, please click “MORE”!

New Blues Release: Sista Monica Parker | “Living In The Danger Zone” (Avail Now)

Blues Woman Sista Monica Parker is Back with a Vengeance – Living in the Danger Zone CD Release Tour Underway


Sista
Monica Parker, internationally known as “The Lioness of the Blues, ”
croons, testifies, and roars audiences through the thrill and the pain
of loving dangerously in her newly released CD, “Living in the Danger
Zone.” With elements of her roots in R&B and gospel, this
contemporary blues album has reviewers singing praises and live
audiences clasping their hearts, clapping their hands, singing along,
and getting up to dance. To continue, please click “MORE”!

New Blues Release: Billy Cox | “Old School Blue Blues” (Avail Now)

OLD SCHOOL BLUE BLUES OUT NOW FROM BILLY COX

The Blues ain’t perfect; the Blues is life. – Billy Cox

 
In 2009 Billy Cox was inducted into The Musicians Hall Of Fame; in 2010 he was honored with Experience Music Project’s Founders Award and earlier this year he was inducted into the West Virginia Music Hall Of Fame.  With the honors and accolades pouring in, thick and fast, it would be understandable if he were to rest on his laurels. But that’s just not the Billy Cox way.  He’s been a music man in motion for more than 50 years and shows no signs of slowing down. To continue, please click “MORE”!

Blues Singer Otis Taylor Releases “Contraband” on Feb. 13th, 2012

HAUNTING, HYPNOTIC GROOVES FROM ICONOCLASTIC TRANCE BLUESMAN OTIS TAYLOR ON NEW CD


Otis
Taylor’s Contraband features Cassie Taylor, Larry Thompson, Anne
Harris, Jon Paul Johnson, Chuck Campbell, Ron Miles, The Sheryl Renee
Choir and more

BOULDER, Colo. — Otis Taylor isn’t defined by
any single category. A musical alchemist and a true innovator, Taylor
has never been afraid to experiment beyond the blues tradition. He’s a
master craftsman who has created his own signature “trance blues” style
by melding haunting guitar and banjo work, syncopated rhythms and a
combination of gruff vocals, shouts and yells with raw passion. To continue, please click “MORE”!

Legendary Etta James Retires With New Release/Final Studio Project “The Dreamer” on Oct. 25th, 2011


 
Legendary Etta James Retires With the Release of Her Final Studio Album The Dreamer on October 25
 
LOS ANGELES Oct. 19, 2011 /PRNewswire/ — For over half a century, Etta James has all but defined the role of the quintessential rhythm & blues vocalist. She transcends all musical categories and styles with a recording career that spans more than five decades.

New Music Release (Blues): Wynton Marsalis & Eric Clapton | “Play The Blues – Live From Jazz At Lincoln Center”

MARSALIS AND CLAPTON PLAY THE BLUES – LIVE FROM JAZZ AT LINCOLN CENTER



Reprise Records Presents Highlights From The Duo’s Unprecedented, Sold-Out Jazz at Lincoln Center Performances; Also Features Special Guest Appearance By Taj Mahal

Available September 13 On CD And CD/DVD

LOS ANGELES – New York City’s premier jazz venue got the blues last April when Wynton Marsalis and Eric Clapton performed together in Rose Theater at Frederick P. Rose Hall, home of Jazz at Lincoln Center for two sold-out shows dedicated to vintage blues. The extraordinary collaboration, billed as Wynton Marsalis & Eric Clapton Play the Blues, paired these musical virtuosos with members of the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra as they brought to life a repertoire of songs selected by Clapton and arranged by Marsalis. To continue, please click “MORE”!

B.B. King Take Center Stage in New Diabetes Campaign…

B.B. KING, CRYSTAL BOWERSOX AND ONETOUCH® TAKE CENTER STAGE IN NEW DIABETES CAMPAIGN

Music Stars are Ambassadors for Putting Life First™ with Diabetes

Milpitas, California, March 15, 2011 /PRNewswire/ — OneTouch®, a leading brand of blood glucose monitoring systems for people with diabetes, has introduced Life First™,
a new North American campaign featuring music legend B.B. King and
Crystal Bowersox, one of music’s most talented new artists. The ads
debut on national and regional television today and will be followed by
online and print ads over the next several months. The introduction of
the campaign is particularly timely, since March 22 marks National
Diabetes Alert Day in the U.S. To continue, please click “MORE”!

Blues Singer Eden Brent is Nominated for Album Of The Year @ 2011 Blues Music Awards

Blues Sensation Eden Brent Nominated For Album Of The Year, Koko Taylor And Pinetop Perkins Blues Music Awards



Boogie-woogie
pianist Eden Brent has been nominated for three 2011 Blues Music Awards
for her album ‘Ain’t Got No Troubles’ (Yellow Dog Records) in the
categories of Album of the Year, Koko Taylor Award (Traditional Blues
Female) and the Pinetop Perkins Award (Piano Player). Earlier this year,
the Mississippi native won her third Blues Music Award from the Blues
Foundation, for Piano Player of the Year. Online voting for the Blues
Music Awards here: http://blues.org/bluesmusicawards/vote.php. To continue, Please click “MORE”!

The 32nd Annual Blues Music Awards Announces Nominees

Blues Music Award Nominations

Nominations for the 32nd
Blues Music Awards, which will be held at the Cook Convention Center on
May 5th, were announced yesterday.

Leading the nominations are a
couple of the genre’s living legends: Chicago blues standard-bearer
Buddy Guy (pictured above)and Memphis bred harmonica master Charlie Musselwhite, who
scored five nominations each, including for Album of the Year (Guy’s
Living Proof and Musselwhite’s The Well) and Song of the Year. Guy is
also competing for the B.B. King Entertainer of the Year award. Reigning
Entertainer of the Year winner Janiva Magness is close behind with four
nominations.

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