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Friday, April 27, 2012

Blues Music News--4.24.12

 
New off-Broadway musical, The City Club is marvelous homage to blues, jazz
Examiner.com
The City Club, the new off-Broadway musical at the Minetta Lane Theatre in Greenwich Village, is a homage to blues and jazz, the cultural intersection that signified the misery and the hope of the 1930s. The truly sensational original music and songs ...
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Eric Bibb Mixes Southern, Country Blues on 'Deeper In The Well'
Voice of America
Bibb's early influences included jazz and classical music, but after moving to Europe, he decided to focus on writing and playing the blues. "I think blues is a language which is perfectly suited to expressing whatever you're experiencing in life, ...
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Week promotes long local tradition of city's blues
LSU The Reveille
By Austen Krantz Blues singer Luther Ken and accompanying artists lay down a jive Monday during the Slim Harpo Music Awards held at the Manship Theatre. Many music-goers see Chicago and Memphis as blues capitals of the country, but Baton Rouge Blues ...
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Denton blues icon Pops Carter died at age 92
Pegasus News
by Holly Harvey of North Texas Daily Musician Tom "Pops" Carter, a staple of blues music in Denton for more than 40 years, died Sunday from unknown causes. Carter came to Denton in 1969 after securing a construction job and became known through his ...
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Album review: Jack White's 'Blunderbuss'
Los Angeles Times
Just as in the late 1960s when a new generation of axmen stepped in to carry the mantle of early blues guitarists Howlin' Wolf, Muddy Waters and Robert Johnson, White's obsession with the music and its history is in service of this tradition.
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Playlist: Walter Trout, Bo Diddley, Levon Helm
USA TODAY
By Jerry Shriver, USA TODAY Walter Trout leads a fierce but controlled instrumental attack on Lonely, our Pick of the Week from his 21st album, Blues for the Modern Daze, out today. By Austin Hargrave 'Lonely' is among 15 originals on guitarist Walter ...
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Gallery: Who is House of Blues?
Nashville Business Journal (blog)
Today, we reported that the world's largest live entertainment company wants to bring their iconic House of Blues music concept to downtown Nashville, at the site currently slated for the Nashville Medical Trade Center. It's an endeavor that has the ...
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Former LSU student Marcia Ball becomes blues legend
LSU The Reveille
The Grammy-nominated singer has become well-known for her unique blend of music, often described as a fusion of Texas stomp-rock, blues and New Orleans soul, accompanied by her gospel-tinged voice and exceptional piano skills.
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House of Blues eyes Nashville med mart site
Nashville Business Journal
House of Blues is also interested in the site. The world's largest live entertainment company wants to build a new music venue downtown, with the space currently slated for the long-delayed Nashville Medical Trade Center as a leading site.
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Wyland sends environmental message through blues
Honolulu Star-Advertiser
The artist's latest endeavor is "Blues Planet II: Global Blues Music for Our Environment," which was released Sunday on Earth Day. The album is the second in a set of three that collects music written by Wyland and recorded in New Orleans by a band of ...
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Moody Blues music inspires Lake Erie Ballet program - Topix
"The Blue Ballet" isn't about an Adele tear-jerker, but music is a huge part of what you'll see: a one-act production set to music from and inspired by the seminal ...
www.topix.com/forum/city/erie-pa/TE775J96567BBI029

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