Blues Birthday – B.B. King, Sept 16th 1925
Riley B. King (September 16, 1925 – May 14, 2015), known professionally as B.B. King, was an American blues singer-songwriter, guitarist, and record producer. He introduced a sophisticated style of soloing based on fluid string bending, shimmering vibrato and staccato picking that influenced many later blues electric guitar players. AllMusic recognized King as “the single […]
Samantha Fish confirms Wille & The Bandits as special guest on her Jan/Feb 2022 UK Tour
Samantha Fish embarks on her biggest UK tour to date from January 30 – February 8, 2022. The tour will take in nine concerts including London’s iconic venue Shepherd’s Bush Empire on February 3. Special guest at all shows are Wille & The Bandits.
Blues Birthday – Snooky Pryor, Sept 15th 1919
James Edward “Snooky” Pryor (September 15, 1919 or 1921 – October 18, 2006) was an American Chicago blues harmonica player. He claimed to have pioneered the now-common method of playing amplified harmonica by cupping a small microphone in his hands along with the harmonica, although on his earliest records, in the late 1940s, he did […]
Julian Piper Memorial Festival to be held on Sunday 10th October
The Julian Piper Memorial Festival, to be held at The Exeter Phoenix on Sunday 10th October 2021, is an all day festival of Blues & Roots to celebrate and remember the extraordinary life of Topsham born British blues guitarist, writer, promoter and record producer Julian Piper. Described in The Guardian as ‘one of the UK’s […]
Bad Touch Release Rocking Cover of Edwin Starr’s Soul Classic “Twenty-Five Miles”
Bad Touch’s lead singer Stevie Westwood said ‘This was one of the most fun song’s we have recorded, putting a rock spin on such a classic Motown track we felt like we had a bit more freedom with where we could take it. It’s loud, it’s funky and most importantly; it’s got soul.”
Blues Birthday – Charles Brown, Sept 13th 1922
Tony Russell “Charles” Brown (September 13, 1922 – January 21, 1999) was an American blues singer and pianist whose soft-toned, slow-paced blues-club style influenced blues performance in the 1940s and 1950s. Between 1949 and 1952, Brown had seven Top 10 hits in the U.S. Billboard R&B chart. His best-selling recordings included “Driftin’ Blues” and “Merry […]
Blues Birthday – Barbeque Bob Sept 11th 1902
Robert Hicks, better known as Barbecue Bob (September 11, 1902 – October 21, 1931), was an early American Piedmont blues musician. His nickname was derived from his working as a cook in a barbecue restaurant. One of the two extant photographs of him show him playing a guitar and wearing a full-length white apron and […]
When Rivers Meet new album, single and video & April & May 2022 UK Headline Tour
British husband and wife blues rock duo When Rivers Meet return to the music fold with their highly anticipated sophomore album “Saving Grace”
Rory Gallagher livestream from Band of Friends TONIGHT! (September 9th) Celebrates 50th Anniversary Box Set
Band Of Friends fronted by Gerry McAvoy (the original bass guitarist on Rory’s debut album), will perform a unique one-off livestream show to celebrate the launch of the 50th Anniversary performing key songs from the album.
Blues Birthday – Otis Redding, Sept 9th 1941
Otis Ray Redding Jr. (September 9, 1941 – December 10, 1967) was an American singer and songwriter. He is considered one of the greatest singers in the history of American popular music and a seminal artist in soul music and rhythm and blues. Redding’s style of singing gained inspiration from the gospel music that preceded […]
