Category Archives: Blues

R&B Guitarist Mickey Baker RIP

Posted on November 30, 2012 by Tony

  Mickey Baker, (real name McHouston Baker) died on November 27th, aged 87 in Montastruc-la-Conseillère, near Toulouse in southwestern France. He was one of the great rhythm and blues guitarists – with a career spanning over five decades. Baker was … Continue reading →

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The Story of Dust-to-Digital and Art Rosenbaum

Posted on November 25, 2012 by Tony

A couple of times a year, Lance Ledbetter and his wife, April, gather friends at their Atlanta home to assemble a few thousand small wooden boxes and stuff them with raw Georgia cotton, a 200-page book of liner notes, and … Continue reading →

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BBC Four showing Muddy Waters & The Stones….

Posted on November 24, 2012 by Tony

On 22nd November 1981, in the middle of their mammoth American tour, the Rolling Stones arrived in Chicago prior to playing three nights at the Rosemont Horizon. Long influenced by the Chicago blues, the band paid a visit to Buddy … Continue reading →

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Cleve Duncan of The Penguins – obituary from The Guardian

Posted on November 18, 2012 by Tony

An excellent obituary of the great Cleve Duncan, lead vocalist of The Penguins. The dogged piano triplets, rudimentary four-chord harmonic structure, goofy woh-woh backing vocals and the muffled quality of a garage recording were typical of early doo-wop music when The Penguins’ … Continue reading →

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Robert Johnson 78rpm Turns Up In Pile Of LPs

Posted on November 16, 2012 by Tony

A copy of Robert Johnson’s ‘I Believe I’ll Dust My Broom’ on Vocalion turned up in a pile of vinyl albums bought by a Pittsburgh record store owner Jerry Weber last week. Weber gave the seller gave – a man he … Continue reading →

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Samuel and Ann Charters Archives of Blues and Vernacular African American Musical Culture

Posted on October 14, 2012 by Tony

Blues & Rhythm Magazine has been running an extensive series of interviews with record producer and archivist Sam Charters by Hasse Andreasson and Hans Schweitz recently. Here is a short video of the Samuel and Ann Charters Archives of Blues … Continue reading →

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Last Blind Blake Paramount Found In Flea Market

Posted on October 6, 2012 by Tony

Old Hat Records have announced the discovery of Paramount 13115,  one of the 42 Blind Blake records issued by Paramount between 1926 and 1932 – only this disc remained unknown to collectors until now. The record was found at a flea … Continue reading →

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Return of ‘The Dead Sea Scrolls’ of Record Collecting

Posted on October 6, 2012 by Tony

On October 16th, Yazoo Records will release a collection of early country and blues recordings, with the illustrious 2-CD set, ‘The Return Of The Stuff That Dreams Are Made Of’. This  is a follow up to Yazoo’s lauded 2006 recording, … Continue reading →

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The Life Of Riley – B. B. King

Posted on September 26, 2012 by Tony

A new film on the life of bluesman B. B. King opens in cinemas across the UK on the 15th October. Called ‘The Life Of Riley’ (B. B.s real name is Riley B. King) the film is directed and produced … Continue reading →

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BBC Radio 2 : Hoboing With Honeyboy

Posted on August 29, 2012 by Tony

Radio 2 broadcast a celebration of the life  bluesman David ‘Honeyboy’ Edwards, on August 28th. Honeyboy died a year ago. According to the BBC blurb: “American based music journalist and broadcaster Gianluca Tramontana conjures the wild and tangled forests, the … Continue reading →

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