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Thursday, September 24, 2020

ALBUMS: The Levee Still Rises

September 20, 2020September 20, 2020 Lee Zimmerman 0 Comments 2020, Allen Toussaint, Billy Conway, Chris Smither, More From The Levee, Signature Sounds, Still On The Levee

Chris Smither reboots more songs from his vast repertoire

Blues

Bobby Rush: Back to the Raw Roots of The Blues

September 9, 2020September 9, 2020 j. poet 0 Comments 2020, Black Lives Matter, Bobby Rush, Chitlin Circuit, Howin’ Wolf, Mississippi, Muddy Waters, Rawer Than Raw, Skip James

At 86, the blues great pays homage to the Mississippi masters who guide his path

Blues Folk Rock

LISTEN: Van the Man is 75

August 31, 2020September 1, 2020 Ron Hart 0 Comments COVID-19, Happy Birthday, Polydor, The Chieftains, Van Morrison

Celebrating this birthday milestone for Irish rock icon Van Morrison with a stroll through an essential fraction of his catalog

Blues Rock

Stevie Ray Vaughan: 30 Years Gone

August 27, 2020August 27, 2020 Ron Hart 0 Comments B.B. King, Buddy Guy, David Bowie, Jimmie Vaughan, Jody Watley, Salt-N-Pepa, Stevie Ray Vaughan, Stevie Ray Vaughan and Double Trouble, Stevie Wonder

Remembering the master of 80s blues guitar with his 10 essential live moments

Blues Folk Latin New Wave Pop Pub Rock Punk Reggae Remembrance Rockabilly

Happy Birthday Joe Strummer

August 21, 2020August 21, 2020 Ron Hart 0 Comments Albert Hammond Jr., Beto O'Rourke, Bob Gruen, Bob Weir, Brian Fallon, Bruce Springsteen, Cherry Glazerr, Dhani Harrison, Hinds, HR of Bad Brains, Jim Jarmusch, Joe Ely, Joe Strummer, Joe Strummer and the Mescaleros, Lucinda Williams, Matt Dillon, Save Our Stages, Spider Stacy and Cait O'Riordan of The Pogues, Steve Buscemi, The Clash, Tom Morello

The late punk icon would’ve turned 68

Blues Folk Pop

Peter Himmelman’s Pursuit of Passion and Perseverance

August 19, 2020August 19, 2020 Lee Zimmerman 0 Comments 2020, Al Wolovitch, Andy Kamman, Eric Moen, Jeff Victor, Peter Himmelman, Press On, Sussman Lawrence

A new album, Press On, provides an unintended look at life with a pandemic presence

Blues Rock

55 Years On, Kim Simmonds and Savoy Brown Make It Clear They Ain’t Done Yet

August 17, 2020August 17, 2020 Lee Zimmerman 0 Comments Cream, Fleetwood Mac, Jethro Tull, John Mayall’s Bluesbreakers, Kim Simmonds, Savoy Brown, Ten Years After

Rock & Roll Globe shares a one-on-one conversation with one of the true masters of British Blues

Blues Remembrance Rock

LISTEN: Remembering Peter Green

July 26, 2020July 26, 2020 Ron Hart 0 Comments Danny Kirwan, Fleetwood Mac, Fleetwood Mac (1967-1969), Jeremy Spencer, John McVie, Mick Fleetwood, Peter Green, Splinter Group

A playlist in homage to the scorching guitarist of the original Fleetwood Mac, gone at 73

Blues Hard Rock Rock

Remembering Rory, the Only Gallagher in Rock Who Matters

July 9, 2020July 9, 2020 Robert Baird 0 Comments 1995, 25th Anniversary, Big Bill Broonzy, Blind Boy Fuller, Blues, Charley Patton, Earl Hooker, Gallagher, Hubert Sumlin, Rory Gallagher, Taste

Remembering the fiery Irish guitar icon, 25 years gone

Blues Heavy Metal

I’m The King Wolf: Danzig II: Lucifuge At 30

June 26, 2020June 28, 2020 Nathan Carson 0 Comments 1990, Blue Oyster Cult, Chuck Biscuits, Danzig, Danzig II: Lucifuge, Def American, Def Jam, John Christ, Metallica, Ministry, Nirvana, Rick Rubin, Samhain, The Misfits, The Pixies

Danzig’s sophomore mold-breaking blues metal masterpiece still swings low as part of his grand slam album quartet

Blues Folk

ALBUMS: Bob Dylan’s 39th Dream

June 25, 2020June 25, 2020 Tim Sommer 0 Comments 2020, Bob Dylan, Columbia Records, False Prophet, I Contain Multitudes, Murder Most Foul, Rough and Rowdy Ways

Rough and Rowdy Ways is Dylan’s most direct and exquisite album in a generation

Blues Rock

Dion’s American Tune

June 5, 2020June 5, 2020 Mitchell Cohen 0 Comments Billy Gibbons, Blues With Friends, Bruce Springsteen, Dion, Jeff Beck, Jimmy Vivino, Patti Scialfa, Paul Simon, Rory Block, Sam Cooke, Samantha Fish, Van Morrison

On Blues With Friends, Mr. DiMucci enters his seventh decade in rock with a gang of famous pals

Blues Hard Rock Rock

1970: The Who Come Alive

May 26, 2020May 26, 2020 Lily Moayeri 0 Comments 1970, John Entwistle, Keith Moon, Live At Hull, Live At Leeds, Pete Townshend, Roger Daltrey, Shel Talmy, The Who, Tommy

50 years since its initial release, Live at Leeds maintains its position as one of the definitive live albums of all time

Blues Folk Rock

Is Rough and Rowdy Ways A Beginning or an End for Bob Dylan?

May 19, 2020May 19, 2020 Tim Sommer 4 Comments 2020, Bob Dylan, Bob Wills, Columbia Records, Hoagy Carmichael, Johnny Cash, Marty Robbins, Rough and Rowdy Ways, Sinatra, The Never Ending Tour

Reckoning with Dylan’s forthcoming double LP against the future of the Never Ending Tour

Blues Remembrance

Blues Giant Lucky Peterson Gone at 55

May 19, 2020 Ron Hart 0 Comments Blues, Coronavirus, Lucky Peterson, Memphis Slim, Muddy Waters, PBS, Soul

Child prodigy turned renowned statesman kept the blues alive and well in the 21st century

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