Blues Music News--4.28.12

Music City (House Of) Blues Pollstar And a Nashville House of Blues, wherever one might be located, would be welcomed with open arms by Music City's music pros. "I'd love to see House of blues come here," Mary Ann McCready, former chairman of the Mayor's Music Council and a longtime ... See all stories on this topic »

Blast Furnace Blues Festival at SteelStacks to feature James Cotton, Marcia ... Allentown Morning Call Suter is a 2012 nominee for Blues Music Awards' Soul Blues Female Artist. Cotton will be featured on Saturday. His 1996 album "Deep in the Blues" won a Grammy Award for Best Traditional Blues Album. He also played on Muddy Waters' Grammy-winning 1977 ... See all stories on this topic »

Taj Mahal returning to Alaska as part of tour By The Associated Press ... Laramie Boomerang When he gets to talking about fishing, it is again apparent that he is a shade different from his early musical inspirations who hailed from the Mississippi Delta, like Muddy Waters, who also sang about the catfish blues. Taj Mahal got a fishing pole ... See all stories on this topic »

Blues artist Johnny Winter performs Buffalo News (blog) When Johnny Winter released his debut album some 43 years ago, the music world was a far less regimented place. Today, a blues artist is considered that and only that -- a pigeonholed, genre-specific performer whose reach will not exceed the already ... See all stories on this topic »

Enjoy a Crabby Blues Festival in Cape Charles Delmarva Now SUBMITTED IMAGE CAPE CHARLES -- On Saturday, May 5, Cape Charles Christian School will be sponsoring the Crabby Blues Festival at Central Park. The festival will feature a music lineup of Mr. B and the Boys, Johnny Mo, Loaded Goat, The Inspectors and ... See all stories on this topic »

Biography of legendary New Orleans singer Ernie K-Doe captures the singer's ... Washington Post The book is the second for the Historic New Orleans Collection — a private collection of Louisiana materials and a museum — which plans a series on the shapers of regional music. The first — "Unfinished Blues: Memories of a New Orleans Music Man" ... See all stories on this topic »

Taj Mahal returning to Alaska as part of tour Palm Beach Post By AP | Music News | April 28, 2012 For nearly half a century, Taj Mahal has traveled the world, taking the stage for his rendition of the blues an average of 125 times a year. The Harlem native is on the road again, with planned stops around the ... See all stories on this topic » Palm Beach Post

Enjoy the blues with Mud, Bud and friends Isle of Man Today Headlining at the Pavilion on the Saturday night is Mud Morganfield, the eldest son of one of the biggest names in blues music, Muddy Waters. 'Over the last two years, Mud has been delivering his charismatic Chicago blues of the highest order to ... See all stories on this topic » Isle of Man Today

ArtsQuest announces 2012 Blast Furnace Blues Festival artists The Express Times - LehighValleyLive.com The three-day festival features traditional blues music, zydeco, Chicago blues and more Sept. 14 through 16. Three-day passes cost $79 and $99 and single-day tickets cost $29 and $49. Special VIP packages are also available. See all stories on this topic » The Express Times - LehighValleyLive.com

Musical leaps into the art of amazing Tampabay.com Even so, there are moments that are pure magic, the most memorable when Ms. DelBeato sings a torchy Blues in the Night, as dancers Lacey Vazquez, Taavon Gamble and Maiza Ornelaz dance a torrid and heartbreaking vignette to the words. See all stories on this topic »

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Blues Music Awards Nominees; Instrumentalist-Horn This year we have four saxplayers on the list. All four are good examples of contemporary Blues-Rock saxplayers. Al Basile is an excellent musician but he is ... cafesaxophone.com/showthread.php?7063-Blues-Music...