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.
PORTLAND, Ore., Oct. 10, 2011 /PRNewswire/ — CD Baby, the largest digital distributor of independent music in the world, is proud to launch its new MusicStore for Facebook. This new, customizable store is the easiest way for musicians to sell downloads and CDs directly to fans
on Facebook. With just a few clicks, the MusicStore integrates right
into an artist’s Facebook Band Page, allowing fans to listen to,
purchase, and share their music. CD Baby then handles the rest
automatically, including the transaction processing, music delivery,
customer service, and artist payout. To continue, please click “MORE”!
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”!
Charlie Green to release debut EP ‘Release Me’ on Beadle Music this summer.
Upcoming
UK-based singer Charlie Green has finished recording her debut EP – a
short-player showcasing her staggering voice, which is powerful and at
the same time intimate, drawing you in to the subjects of the
beautifully-written songs. Her voice reminds you of classic singers such
as Etta James and Billie Holliday with a nod to Joss Stone, Carole King
and most recently, Adele. To continue, please click “MORE”!
GROUP LINEUP NOW ENHANCED WITH KEY COGS FROM VINTAGE OTIS REDDING, BB KING, AND AL GREEN BANDS
Soul music lovers and crate diggers will eagerly await the June 21
release of ‘Got To Get Back!’ on Electraphonic Recordings from Memphis
soul music standard bearers the Bo-Keys, their first in seven years. New
converts to the genre via Sharon Jones and others will embrace it upon
first listen. Powerhouse guest vocalists join the band, including Stax
Records hit-maker William Bell, soul/gospel great Otis Clay, classic
Atlantic Records singer Percy Wiggins, and blues legend Charlie
Musselwhite, who also blows some of his signature harmonica. To continue, please click “MORE”!
RECORDED LIVE AT JAZZ AT LINCOLN CENTER, ALBUM IS A TRIBUTE
TO THE ICONIC STAR OF SOUL, R&B, COUNTRY, JAZZ & POP
Given the rousing artistic and commercial success of the first recorded collaboration of legendary country troubadour Willie Nelson and jazz statesman Wynton Marsalis on 2008’s Blue Note album Two Men With the Blues, it’s not surprising that the pair would rendezvous again. The New York Times called it “a smart and heartfelt record,” while Entertainment Weekly wrote that “Willie and Wynton may seem like an odd couple, but this live disc makes the country legend and jazz master sound like natural partners with Marsalis’ usual horn-fronted band doing the driving and Nelson settling in perfectly with his off-beat vocal phrasing.” To continue, please click “MORE”!
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”!
Blues Icon Buddy Guy Set to Release New Album ‘Living Proof’ on October 26th First Single “Stay Around A Little Longer” Features Legendary Bluesman B.B. King NEW YORK, Sept. 21 /PRNewswire/ — Five time Grammy winner and Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee, Buddy Guy, will release his …
LUCKY PETERSON’S ‘YOU CAN ALWAYS TURN AROUND,’ RECORDED WITH WOODSTOCK’S “A-LIST” PLAYERS, HERALDS TURNAROUND IN LIFE AS WELL AS MUSIC Blues singer/keyboardist/guitarist’s first album in seven years features Larry Campbell, Scott Petito and Gary Burke, and songs by Robert Johnson, Blind Willie McTell, Tom Waits, Ray LaMontagne and Lucinda Williams …
Bluesman John Lee Hooker Jr. Drops “Live in Istanbul, Turkey” CD Releases New Animated Blues Video Extramarital Affair” San Francisco – There is something keenly energetic about a ‘live’ album. And when bluesman John Lee Hooker, Jr. shouts “Istanbul, are you ready for the blues?” at the onset …
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