The story is as legendary as Robert Johnson at the crossroads, as old as the blues itself. A traveling musician has a chance encounter in the most unlikely of places with something mystical and powerful, and everything changes. Suddenly, everything is up for grabs, and the music – already rich and historically resonant – takes a whole new direction.
T-MODEL FORD Set To Release “The Ladies Man” on January 12, 2010
Alive Naturalsound Records is pleased to announce the release of T-MODEL FORD “The Ladies Man” on January 12th, 2010.
T-Model’s 80-something years old… his Mississippi Driver’s License says he’s 84, his US Passport says he’s 87, and he says he’s 88… so you decide. He started playing guitar based on Muddy Waters and Howlin’ Wolf, but T’s only got one style: his own. T’s illiterate, so no use in talking to him about tuning. They call it “open T” because it’s his own unique sound.
Atlantic Records Unearths “TIME CAPSULE”: Limited Edition, 10-Disc CD/DVD Boxed Set Celebrates Iconic Label Through Music, Images, Words, Memorabilia; 165 Tracks Span Six Decades, 1947 to 2009 NEW YORK, NY–(Marketwire – November 30, 2009) – Atlantic Records has announced the release of “ATLANTIC RECORDS: TIME CAPSULE,” an unprecedented boxed set …
Arthur Adams Releases ‘Stomp The Floor’ On Delta Groove Music When B.B. King told Arthur Adams “I love the spirit in your guitar playing, ” you knew that the bluesman was on his way. With the release of Stomp on the Floor today on the respected blues based label Delta …
SUGAR BLUE’S NEW ALBUM, ‘THRESHOLD,’ DEFINES NEW MUSICAL HORIZONS FOR SINGER, SONGWRITER AND HARMONICA MAN Known for harmonica work on Rolling Stones’ “Miss You, ” Blue branches out with new album, out January 26, 2010 NEW YORK, N.Y. — “We have chosen the title Threshold because the tunes open new …
KEB’ MO’ TO RELEASE INDIE ALBUM TITLED ‘LIVE & MO’ AS HE EMBARKSON COAST-TO-COAST U.S. TOUR FROM OCTOBER 14 THROUGH NOVEMBER 23 Singer/songwriter/guitarist also receives airplay for Playing For Change single and voiced NAACP2010 Census informational video. And would you believe he’ll appear on Comedy Central’s Sarah Silverman Program? LOSANGELES, …
TAJ MAHAL AND DAVID HIDALGO COME TOGETHER WITH ROOTS GROUP LOS CENZONTLES FOR ‘AMERICAN HORIZON’ Legendary Bluesman and Los Lobos co-frontman join Bay Area roots group to craft an album of labor, love and the American Dream OAKLAND, Calif. — Blues legend Taj Mahal and master guitarist/multi-instrumentalist David Hidalgo (Los …
ROBERT MUGGE’S FILM ‘DEEP SEA BLUES,’ A TWO-HOUR PORTRAIT OF THE LEGENDARY RHYTHM & BLUES CRUISE, DUE OUT OCTOBER 6 ON DVD The blues isn’t dead . . . it’s simply on vacation! Seven-day Caribbean cruise featured Bobby Rush, Buckwheat Zydeco, Otis Clay, Taj Mahal, Fabulous Thunderbirds, Commander Cody, Lil’ …
JOHNNIE BASSETT“THE GENTLEMAN IS BACK”FIRST ALBUM IN NINE YEARS SET FOR JUNE 30 RELEASE ON SLY DOG RECORDS “Hey fellas, I got a message for ya. Listen up…” That’s the first thing Johnnie Bassett has to say on The Gentleman Is Back, the legendary Detroit guitarist and singer’s …
Bluesman John Lee Hooker, Jr. Continues to Garner Nods for “All Odds Against Me” CD “Blues Ain’t Nothin’ But A Pimp” Video Selected as Official Honoree by The 13th Annual Webby Awards and John Lee Hooker Jr. is Nominated by Jus` Blues Music Foundation for Recognition When bluesman John Lee Hooker, Jr. …
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