BM Blues News
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...
UK Blues Awards 2021 this weekend
The 2021 UKBlues Awards ceremony will take place on 9th May, hosted — once again – by blues legend and broadcaster Paul Jones.The prestigious ceremony was to have been staged at The Powerhaus, Camden (formerly Dingwalls). Sadly, circumstances have meant that that...
The Damn Truth special guests on King King’s February 2022 UK Tour
Celebrated Canadian rock and roll band The Damn Truth are pleased to announce they will be special guests on King King’s February 2022 UK Tour. Tickets are available from www.kingking.co.uk. The nine-date tour starts at York’s Grand Opera House on February 10, 2022 and ends at London’s The Electric Ballroom on February 24, 2022.
Maria Muldaur with Tuba Skinny set to release Let’s Get Happy Together on May 7, 2021
Maria Muldaur with Tuba Skinny set to release Let’s Get Happy Together on May 7, 2021
Blues Birthday: Otis Rush – April 29th 1934
Otis Rush Jr. (April 29, 1934 – September 29, 2018)[1] was an American blues guitarist and singer-songwriter. His distinctive guitar style featured a slow-burning sound and long bent notes. With qualities similar to the styles of other 1950s artists Magic Sam and...
Arielle announces live streaming sessions and new single “Inside & Outside”
Arielle is pleased to announce the release of her new Fleetwood Mac-flavoured single ‘Inside & Outside’ on Friday April 16, 2021. The single coincides with the news of four livestream sessions that she will undertake on May 13, June 17, July 22, and August 19.
Joe Bonamassa announces new live album “Now Serving: Royal Tea – Live From The Ryman”
Joe Bonamassa announces new live album “Now Serving: Royal Tea – Live From The Ryman”. The concert was re-mixed and mastered for physical release as “Now Serving: Royal Tea Live From The Ryman” on June 11th and will be available to own on CD, DVD, Blu-Ray and Double LP.
Blues Birthday: Bullmoose Jackson – April 22nd 1919
Benjamin Clarence "Bull Moose" Jackson (April 22, 1919 – July 31, 1989) was an American blues and rhythm-and-blues singer and saxophonist, who was most successful in the late 1940s. He is considered a performer of dirty blues because of the suggestive nature of some...
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