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LAST MINUTE CONTEST! Enter to Win Tickets to The 29th Annual Long Beach Bayou Festival | June 20th & 21st, 2015!

LAST MINUTE CONTEST!

Enter to Win Tickets to The 29th Annual Long Beach Bayou Festival | June 20th & 21st, 2015!

On behalf of Full House Promotions & the team here at T.U.M.S., we are giving away 2 tickets (1 pair) to see the 29th Annual Long Beach Bayou Festival on Saturday, June 20th AND 2 tickets (1 pair) on Sunday, June 21st – 2 winners total! Come join the gang at the fest and witness some of the most graceful performances to hit the Rainbow Lagoon Park.

“Bessie” Official Soundtrack (Music from the HBO Film) to be Released on May 12th, 2015

Legacy Recordings Sets Digital Release of Bessie (Music from the HBO® Film) for Tuesday, May 12; CD Coming Tuesday, June 2

Bessie (Music from the HBO Film) Debuts “Gimme A Pigfoot and A Bottle of Beer (2015 Remix),” Pairing Bessie Smith’s Original Recording with New Vocals by Queen Latifah and Enhanced Instrumentation Produced by Adam Blackstone and Queen Latifah

Album Includes Historic Blues and Swing Recordings by Louis Armstrong, Fats Waller, Sippie Wallace, Kid Ory & Fresh Interpretations of Bessie Smith Classics Performed by Queen Latifah

Bessie, an HBO Film, Premieres May 16

NEW YORK, April 28, 2015 /PRNewswire/ — Legacy Recordings, the catalog division of Sony Music Entertainment, is proud to announce the digital release of Bessie (Music from the HBO Film) on Tuesday, May 12. The official soundtrack for the upcoming HBO film will also be released on CD on Tuesday, June 2.

Angelique Kidjo Wins World Music Grammy & Announces New Album “Sings” Set For Release March 31st, 2015

Beninese Singer/Songwriter Records Signature Songs & New Material with the Orchestre Philharmonique Du Luxembourg

Second Grammy Win for Highly Lauded 2014 Album “Eve”

SANTA MONICA, Calif., Feb. 9, 2015 /PRNewswire/ — Angelique Kidjo, the Benin born singer/songwriter is celebrating the win last night of her second “Best World Music Album” Grammy Award for her #1 charting 2014 album Eve, as well as the announcement of her new 429 Records album Sings.

Blues Sensation Shemekia Copeland Re-signs with Alligator Records

Singing Sensation Shemekia Copeland Returns To Alligator Records

Alligator Records is proud to announce the re-signing of blues/soul/Americana singing sensation Shemekia Copeland to the label she called home from 1998 through 2005. Over the course of her four Alligator albums and her two most recent for Telarc, Copeland’s wide-open vision of contemporary blues, roots and soul music showcases the evolution of a passionate artist with a modern musical and lyrical approach.

Blues Phenom Grady Champion to Drop New Album “Bootleg Whiskey” on Sept. 2nd, 2014 | LISTEN!

BOOTLEG WHISKEY SET TO FLOW SEPTEMBER 2

Blues phenomenon Grady Champion has been signed to the legendary Malaco Records label, marking a union of two significant indigenous forces in Mississippi-based blues. Champion’s forthcoming album, Bootleg Whiskey, is set for Sept 2 release by Malaco and includes the current breaking single “South Side.”

Blues Master Lucky Peterson to Drop New CD “The Son of a Bluesman” on June 10th, 2014 | WATCH VIDEO!

Blues Master Lucky Peterson Returns with
Career-Defining Album, The Son of a Bluesman,
Available June 10 on Jazz Village

Lucky Peterson is the most dangerous triple threat working in the blues. He has gained a reputation as one of the most preeminent performers of the modern era as a searing lead guitarist, fantastic organist, and first-rate vocalist. His many talents are truly mind-boggling.

Concord Records to Release “Ray Charles Forever” (Deluxe CD/DVD Collection) on Sept. 24th, 2013 | WATCH VIDEO!

CONCORD RECORDS SET TO RELEASE DELUXE CD/DVD TITLED RAY CHARLES FOREVER ON SEPTEMBER 24, 2013

LOS ANGELES, CA – Ray Charles will be commemorated on September 23, 2013, his 83rd birthday, with a United States Postal Service Music Icons Forever® Stamp.

Legendary Guitar Icon Robert Cray to Release New Album, “Nothin But Love” on Aug. 28th, 2012

ROBERT CRAY – new studio album hits August 28th!

5x Grammy winner & legendary guitar icon gives fans Nothin But Love

NEW YORK, June 6, 2012 /PRNewswire/ — Legendary guitar icon, 5x Grammy winner and 15-time Grammy nominee Robert Cray releases Nothin But Love – his much anticipated sixteenth studio album August 28, 2012 on the Provogue label.

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.

Eric Bibb | Booker’s Guitar (Coming Jan. 26th, 2010)

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.

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