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The Animals: We Gotta Get Out Of This Place

The Animals: We Gotta Get Out Of This Place

September 14th, 2009

This post is going to be brief as I’ve been a little under the weather this past weekend… Whenever I feel this way I tend to drift off somewhere out of the norm. I’m not sure why that is, but it happens every time… Shuffling slowly around the house, I...Read Entire Article
Clarksdale, Mississippi: MS Delta Tour (Part 3)

Clarksdale, Mississippi: MS Delta Tour (Part 3)

May 26th, 2015

(If you missed the previous two articles in my Mississippi Delta Tour Series, you can click on the corresponding links below) • Part 1, Desoto County, Mississippi: MS Delta Tour • Part 2, Tunica, Mississippi: MS Delta Tour DAY 3 – Mid Afternoon After leaving The Hollywood Café, we were on our way to...Read Entire Article
Muddy Waters: Remembering Fathers and Sons on Blues Legends Birthday

Muddy Waters: Remembering Fathers and Sons on Blues Legends Birthday

April 4th, 2015

According to Muddy Waters gravestone, today would have been the blues masters' 100th Birthday. While there is certainly enough documentation proving his actual year of birth being 1913 or even 1914 in the Jug’s Corner community of Issaquena County, Muddy maintained in the fifties that he was born in Rolling Fork...Read Entire Article
Roy Buchanan: Unknown Guitar Master

Roy Buchanan: Unknown Guitar Master

March 10th, 2008

As mentioned on many past articles, I grew up listening to a lot of music around the house while growing up. In my teens I worked in a fairly upscale record store. However, I wasn’t anywhere near these places when I was first heard Roy Buchanan’s music. I was in high...Read Entire Article
Reflecting On Tony Williams And The Joy of Flying

Reflecting On Tony Williams And The Joy of Flying

December 29th, 2008

The following article was the first piece I wrote in the New Year of 2008. It was originally featured on Blogcritics.org... Similar in style to a post I penned called Thinking About Matt Guitar Murphy, it takes a peek into my late teen life and my jazz based influences of...Read Entire Article
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Happy Thanksgiving

November 27th, 2008

Just a quick post to wish all Blues Blogger readers across the United States a Happy Thanksgiving. This blog continues to grow and I can't tell you how much I appreciate all of your support and enthusiasm... Of course no Blues Blogger post would be complete without a song or...Read Entire Article
Willie Dixon: 100th Birthday of Blues Music Legend

Willie Dixon: 100th Birthday of Blues Music Legend

July 1st, 2015

“The blues will always be, because the blues are the roots of all American music. As long as American music survives, so will the blues.” ~Willie Dixon Today music legend Willie Dixon would have been 100 years old... When I close my eyes and think of some of the tunes Dixon...Read Entire Article
Shemekia Copeland: Upcoming Release Is Called Never Going Back

Shemekia Copeland: Upcoming Release Is Called Never Going Back

January 4th, 2009

Well it's the first weekend of 2009... The past several weeks have been busy for The Blues Blogger. Lots of work and holiday season preparation. On a sour note, after a 14 year run it marked the end of our washing machine... We made it through. However, some of the...Read Entire Article
Boz Scaggs (1969): Loan Me a Dime

Boz Scaggs (1969): Loan Me a Dime

October 13th, 2008

As I’ve previously mentioned, this month marks the 1st anniversary of The Blues Blogger site. This time last year, because of the circumstances surrounding my own health, I needed an outlet for my creativity that I had bottled up for many years…The persona of The Blues Blogger became that means...Read Entire Article
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