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Pinetop Perkins’ 80-year career still going – Asbury Park Press
Posted by: | CommentsCLARKSDALE, MISS. — Noisy crowds in smoky bars don’t bother 96-year-old bluesman Pinetop Perkins. It’s all part of his job. Most nights, after he snuffs out his menthol cigarette, Perkins slides onto the piano bench in some club and eases into a …
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a family affair – Tulsa World
Posted by: | CommentsHis band, the Electric Rag Band, combines nearly every genre and subgenre of music out there, including blues, Americana, country, ragtime and straight-up rock ‘n’ roll. And although the longtime act is steeped in the intoxicating bar-band tradition …
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Joe Perry stages a surprise – Boston Herald
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Joe Perry stages a surprise
Boston Herald Saturday night, Perry got to do what he's been trying to concentrate on, touring with his band and promoting his blues-rock album, “Have Guitar, … No Tyler, but Aerosmith's Perry still rocks House of Blues Without Aerosmith, Perry's guitar stars |
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Nashville will be singing the blues at awards show – Nashville Tennessean
Posted by: | CommentsBlues fans are in for a treat today: Downtown venue The Place will host the 2009 Nashville Blues Awards, which will bring out a crew of well-known local performers and touring acts — including the Dynamites’ Charles “Wigg” Walker; the late Johnny …
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Country Louvin is true to rock, too – Courier-Journal
Posted by: | CommentsCharlie Louvin had been a professional gospel and country musician for years when rock ‘n’ roll came barreling up behind him on the lost highway. He and his brother, Ira, were a top draw as The Louvin Brothers when the kid from Memphis arrived and …
Music Review | Goodie Mob – New York Times
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Music Review | Goodie Mob
New York Times Goodie Mob: From left, the Atlanta rappers Khujo, Big Gipp, Cee-Lo and T-Mo on Friday night at BB King Blues Club & Grill. The latest on the arts, … |
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In Search of a Father in Search of the Blues – New York Times
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In Search of a Father in Search of the Blues
New York Times As the chief popular music critic of The New York Times in the 1980s and the author of the enduring study “Deep Blues,” as well as a musician who could hold … |
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2010 Gilmore Keyboard fest begins public ticket sales Monday for its … – MLive.com
Posted by: | CommentsHenry Butler, April 27: Butler, the New Orleans performer who was a crowd pleaser in the Gilmore festival of 2006, returns with his special jazz and R&B sound. His most recent CD, “Pianola Live,” is a collection of solo piano performances …
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Novices share music at ‘Jazz Academy’ in Columbus – Newark Advocate
Posted by: | CommentsCOLUMBUS — The words “Jazz Academy” might suggest images of teenage prodigies tackling Thelonious Monk or dry classroom lessons rooted in decades-old theory — not exactly welcoming scenarios for musical novices. Yet the dynamics of the night and …
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Music of Janis Joplin lights up Playhouse Square – WKYC-TV
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Music of Janis Joplin lights up Playhouse Square
WKYC-TV … to rock-blues singer Janis Joplin Saturday night. Joplin is being honored by the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in its American Music Masters series. … Far-flung admirers give Janis Joplin her due in American Music Masters tribute … Almost LIVE: American Music Masters Tribute to Janis Joplin Powell St. John remembers playing with Janis Joplin |
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