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Johnny Winter: Self Titled Album (1969)

Johnny Winter: Self Titled Album (1969)

February 23rd, 2015

Happy 71st Birthday to blues music legend Johnny Winter. We lost Winter last July, but his music will continue to be an inspiration to all his fans and blues lovers everywhere. Here's one of my favorite articles originally featured almost six years ago for the 40th Anniversary of his Self...Read Entire Article
Chops: Documentary Highlights Essentially Ellington Program

Chops: Documentary Highlights Essentially Ellington Program

June 27th, 2009

As many of you are already aware, I grew up listening to a lot of music. My earliest memories are of my father spinning his vast collection of jazz records. It was his appreciation of jazz that introduced me to the music of Duke Ellington and so many other jazz...Read Entire Article
Blues 2010: Still Got the Groove

Blues 2010: Still Got the Groove

January 4th, 2010

Music Was Everywhere As a kid growing up in the sixties music captured my imagination... Back then I was still way too young to express myself. But I did know I was hooked and really didn't stand a chance. I had an overwhelming desire to be involved somehow, but not...Read Entire Article
Etta Baker: Queen of the Piedmont Blues

Etta Baker: Queen of the Piedmont Blues

March 16th, 2008

If there’s one thing you should know about me it’s this; I drive my wife nuts ... I’m always asking her about my articles. “What you think?” “Is this a good idea?” “How does it look?” After hearing me pontificate yet again, my wife TBBW gives me a steady gaze...Read Entire Article
Hill Country Revue: Debut Release Makes a Move

Hill Country Revue: Debut Release Makes a Move

June 21st, 2009

Father’s Day Weekend 2009 Now that summer has definitely arrived, it was time to work on some long overdue yardwork. My deck was starting to rot and was in need of a slight overhaul. So Friday night I got all the necessities for the job and setup delivery for the following...Read Entire Article
Remembering Joe Zawinul

Remembering Joe Zawinul

July 7th, 2010

"There is nothing wrong with electronic music as long as you're putting some soul behind the technology." ~ Joe Zawinul Today marks what would have been Joe Zawinul's 78th birthday. I remember first hearing Zawinul in my early teens when I worked part time in the blues and jazz department of...Read Entire Article
Recalling Elvin

Recalling Elvin

January 13th, 2008

My son was rather anxious to talk to me this morning. He had something to show me that he thought I’d find interesting ... It was a book he wrote on the history of our family’s pets … It took him a week to piece everything together and I was...Read Entire Article
Willie Dixon: I Am The Blues

Willie Dixon: I Am The Blues

July 1st, 2013

Today music legend Willie Dixon would have been 98 years old. The following is a piece I wrote in the spring of 2009. I've decided to re-post it to commemorate the man and this day in music history. And also for those who missed the article the first couple times...Read Entire Article
Junior Wells: Hoodoo Man Blues

Junior Wells: Hoodoo Man Blues

December 9th, 2015

The following is an article I wrote back in the summer of 2009. Since December 9th, 2015 marks what would have been the late great Junior Well's 81st birthday, and this year also commemorates the 50th anniversary of his debut album Hoodoo Man Blues, I thought it might be fun...Read Entire Article
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