BM Blues News
Jed Potts & the Hillman Hunters – “How’mi’mentuh”
On Saturday the 15th of May Jed Potts & the Hillman Hunters will release the single How’mi’mentuh - number 4 in a series of singles focusing exclusively on original material. This is outstanding, these are class musicians plying their trade. Here there is a New...
Christone “Kingfish” Ingram Releases New Single — “662”
Alligator Records recording artist Christone “Kingfish” Ingram releases his new digital single, 662. The hard-driving original song finds Ingram celebrating his Clarksdale, Mississippi roots.
Ellis Mano Band release new single
Swiss-based blues rock band Ellis Mano Band release their second single “The Question” on Friday May 14th. The single is taken from the band’s forthcoming sophomore album “Ambedo” released Friday June 25th. Pre-save the single and pre-order the album HERE.“The...
The Music: My Life – with Diane Hinds and Alan Pearce
In her popular series of interviews for “The Music: My Life” on chocolate-radio.com, Diane Hinds chats with Alan Pearce, editor of the multi-award winning magazine Blues Matters about the emotional engagement he has with certain artists and their music.“Music is a...
New album announced by Indiana Duo The Cold Stares
Indiana duo The Cold Stares will release their new album Heavy Shoes on 13th August via Mascot Records. Their story alone would be enough for a drama series – cancer, suicide, betrayal, divorce, loss, self-identity crisis, survival, and ancestral skeletons. Write...
SHEMEKIA COPELAND WINS UK BLUES AWARD FOR INTERNATIONAL BLUES ARTIST OF THE YEAR
On Sunday, May 9, award-winning vocalist Shemekia Copeland received the coveted UK Blues Award for International Blues Artist Of The Year
The winners of the 2021 UKBlues Awards announced
The winners of the 2021 UKBlues Awards were announced last night at a ceremony on Sunday 9th May: an event that, though virtual in form, proved as prestigious, star-studded and rich in talent as ever. The awarding body, the UKBlues Federation, streamed the event via...
Blues Birthday: A.C. Reed – May 9th 1926
Aaron Corthen, better known as A.C. Reed (May 9, 1926 – February 24, 2004) was an American blues saxophonist, closely associated with the Chicago blues scene from the 1940s into the 2000s. Reed was born in Wardell, Missouri, and grew up in southern Illinois. He took...
Blues Birthday: Robert Johnson May 8th 1911
Robert Leroy Johnson (May 8, 1911 – August 16, 1938) was an American blues guitarist, singer, and songwriter. His landmark recordings in 1936 and 1937 display a combination of singing, guitar skills, and songwriting talent that has influenced later generations of...
Troy Redfern announces his new album “…The Fire Cosmic!”
Photo Credit: © Haluk GurerBritish slide guitarist and singer-songwriter, Troy Redfern, dubbed by the British press as “the King of slide guitar”, will release his new single Waiting For Your Love on May 21st. The single is taken from his forthcoming album …The Fire...
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