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Saturday, April 21, 2012

Blues Music News--4.20.12

 
Music Scene: Musselwhite is blues royalty
Wicked Local
For a while, the lifelong music fan lived in the cellar of a record store in the Windy City, while exploring the city's nightclubs in his spare time. Before long he was friends with such blues icons as Muddy Waters, Junior Wells, Buddy Guy and Howlin' ...
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Mississippi Valley Blues Society Blues Fest fundraiser May 12 in Rock Island
Quad-Cities Online
The party, which includes a silent auction, begins at 6 pm, with the music starting at 7 pm All proceeds will benefit the 2012 Blues Festival, to be held June 29-July 1 at Davenport's LeClaire Park. Music will be provided by three bands who have won ...
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Musicians to jam at BR Blues Week
The Advocate
By FUN staff Following last weekend's Baton Rouge Blues Festival, blues music activities continue this weekend, next week and next weekend with the annual Baton Rouge Blues Week and the Baton Rouge Blues Society's annual benefit all-star jam.
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Nikki Yanofsky feelin' the blues
CANOE
"The general direction is really bluesy," Yanofsky explains. "I have a problem where I love all music so much it's almost hard for me to pick a lane. But I think it's important to because you can really confuse your audience. Someone could say, 'Do you ...
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'Ambassador' Guy Davis Takes Blues Around The Globe
NPR
Known as "The Ambassador of the Blues," Davis talks with NPR's John Donvan about his new album, The Adventures of Fishy Waters: In Bed With the Blues, and his passion for blues music. "Let's just say he comes from my need to release my inner Garrison ...
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Idlewhile plays free hometown show at Oskar Blues
Longmont Daily Times-Call
On Sunday, Idlewhile plays a free hometown show from 6 to 9 pm at Oskar Blues Home Made Liquids & Solids. If there is a quintessentially Coloradan kind of music, it is a style that favors an earthy authenticity and employs traditional instrumentation, ...
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Karp, Foley share their blues-rock spotlight
The Advocate
By John wirt In the realm of blues and roots music, Peter Karp and Sue Foley occupy a unique spot. Before combining talents for their 2010 album, He Said — She Said, they were acclaimed solo acts fronting their own bands. The singing, songwriting ...
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Competing Bands Announced for the Downtown Albany Blues Music Competition
ReadMedia (press release)
ALBANY, NY (04/20/2012)(readMedia)-- The City of Albany and the Downtown Albany Business Improvement District (BID) announce the 1st Annual Downtown Albany Blues Music Competition to be held in downtown Albany venues Friday, May 4, 2012 from 5:00 PM to ...
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Marin music calendar for week of April 20, 2012
Marin Independent-Journal
Tuesdays: Rock and blues jam with Matt Kyne. Wednesdays: Richard Rogers. Thursdays: Karaoke and open mike. GUAYMAS RESTAURANT — 5 Main St., Tiburon; 435-6300. Saturdays and Sundays: Live music. IRON SPRINGS PUB & BREWERY — 765 Center Blvd., Fairfax; ...
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Blogs
 
Levon Helm Returns to Blues and Tries to Put the Past to Rest ...
This story is from the April 27th, 2000 issue of Rolling Stone. A little more than thirty years ago, Levon Helm, a back-country Arkansas boy in love.
RollingStone.com: All News
Blues news, in the key of G
Francis – who is one half of the Chicago folk act Poor Elvis – took to turning his apathetic feelings toward the hapless headlines in a satirical direction. The result is The Singing Blues Headlines. He joins Eight Forty-Eight to add a musical note ...
WBEZ | Music
Notable Blues DJs To Be Honored With Markers In Mississippi ...
By New
Are you a fan of blues music? If so, a number of pioneering radio disc jockeys are being honored Friday afternoon in Mississippi with a Blues Marker, reports the Clarion Ledger. SEE ALSO: Beastie Boy Talks Art, Tupac Radio disc jockeys, ...
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Web
 
Mainland music industry sings blues over new copyright rules - The ...
New music copyright rules proposed by China threaten to roll back protection for musicians and record companies and hand the government control over ...
www.chinapost.com.tw/china/national.../Mainland-music.htm
Chilly Blues music series and chili cook-off returns for 20th year ...
The Chilly Blues concert series and chili cook-off in Grand Haven returns for its 20th year with ...
www.mlive.com/.../index.ssf/.../chilly_blues_grand_haven.htm...
Downtown Albany Blues Music Competition | Downtown Albany BID
The 1st Annual Downtown Albany Blues Music Competition is Friday, May 4, 2012 from 5:00 PM to 9:00 PM. Come out and participate by voting for your favorite ...
www.downtownalbany.org/.../downtown-albany-blues-music-...
Ode to joy piano song - blues music - rock and roll music ...
Ode to joy piano solo in a bluesy rock style. This song is one of the most popular songs by Beethoven, from his 9th symphony, completed in 1824, a choral sym...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lzn2A5yh9sI

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