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Best rock albums defined by rock rootsThe first half of 2008 has already seen some great albums. There has been the majestic , the super hip , the ultra current and the chart-topping classic .
Source : topix.net | 24-Jul-2008 15:31
Ry Cooder keeps alive L.A. sound with new album
Ry Cooder resurrects the L.A. sound with new album and novella, 'I, Flathead' LOS ANGELES - It was more than 50 years ago but Ry Cooder remembers it like it could have been last week; he was 8 years old and ...
Source : topix.net | 24-Jul-2008 11:11
Smith named Hollywood's biggest earner
HE IS LEGEND: With Smith has been named as Hollywood's highest earning, netting $80 million in the past year.
Source : topix.net | 24-Jul-2008 06:52
Davis brings Delta blues
Morgan Davis first hit the road in the - 70s with the Rhythm Rockets and David Wilcox's first band.
Source : topix.net | 24-Jul-2008 02:32
Buddy Guy is fierce and inspired on first albums of originals, 'Skin Deep'
US Bluesman Buddy Guy, performs. THE ASSOCIATED PRESS/KEYSTONE/Sandro Campardo, file Buddy Guy "Skin Deep" Blues may be an ageless music, but most players ease into old age with relaxed grace.
Source : topix.net | 23-Jul-2008 18:09
The Minister of Cool: Alan Johnson joins the Blues Brothers
Wearing sunglasses and a sharp suit, Alan Johnson looked more like a Blues Brother than a minister as he arrived at Downing Street yesterday.
Source : topix.net | 23-Jul-2008 13:36
Memphis Radio Legend Cap'n Pete Silenced....
Memphis radio legend Cap'n Pete, the alter-ego of WEVL-FM radio deejay Dee Henderson, was found shot to death at his Southwest Memphis home on Wednesday, July 16th, 2008 at the...
Source : about.com | 23-Jul-2008 08:54
If he's 71, no one told Buddy Guy
On his new album, "Skin Deep," Buddy Guy is caught asking a question at the end of "Who's Going to Fill These Shoes," his tribute to great blues guitarists: "Did we do it?" Damn straight he did.
Source : topix.net | 23-Jul-2008 08:54
Men Will Be Boys
I haven't seen much at the movies in the past two years that has given me as much unbridled comic pleasure as the sight of Will Ferrell as the win-at-any-cost NASCAR driver Ricky Bobby, calling on Jesus, Tom ...
Source : topix.net | 23-Jul-2008 04:30
The blues Rush in to Salem Art Fair
For a blues musician, Bobby Rush is pretty upbeat while remaining philosophical.
Source : topix.net | 22-Jul-2008 20:13
A Special Chess Records Hour On SIRIUS Satellite Radio
This coming Sunday – July 27th, 2008 at 12:00 noon Eastern – tune into SIRIUS Blues (channel 74 on your SIRIUS satellite radio receiver) and catch a special edition of...
Source : about.com | 22-Jul-2008 13:39
Love Me Like A Ma... - Bonnie Ra...
Long a critic's darling, singer/guitarist Bonnie Raitt did not begin to win the comparable commercial success due her until the release of the aptly titled 1989 blockbuster Nick of Time; her tenth album, it ...
Source : topix.net | 22-Jul-2008 11:51
Norway: Rock & Jazz Festivals Go Climate Friendly
"The greening of live musical events represents an opportunity to lower the carbon footprint of not only the entertainment industry, but those of millions, if not hundreds of millions, of people worldwide," ...
Source : topix.net | 22-Jul-2008 07:14
Revealed: Best Movie Car Chases
The Italian Job has the best movie car chase of all time, according to a poll of filmgoers.
Source : topix.net | 22-Jul-2008 02:53
Will Economic Downturn Sink Digital?
CSI is losing longtime star William Peterson CBS' Nina Tassler Looking Positively on Next Season CBS Entertainment President Nina Tassler kicked off the first of the Eye net's two days at TCA optimistically ...
Source : topix.net | 20-Jul-2008 19:07
Terry 'Harmonica' Bean Featured in Delta Magazine
Terry "Harmonica" Bean, a Blues Man in Mississippi, was recently profiled in Delta Magazine.
Source : topix.net | 20-Jul-2008 17:36
Homemade Jamz Blues Band Update
I recently heard a very good report on NPR about the Homade Jamz Blues Band that I think is a good update of the post I did recently.
Source : topix.net | 20-Jul-2008 17:35
Chicago's go-to Guy inaugurates annual Illinois award
Buddy Guy plays his way through the crowd arlier this month at the Montreaux Jazz Festival in Switzerland, in this YouTube video.
Source : topix.net | 20-Jul-2008 17:34
Americana roots take hold
Published: Thursday, July 17, 2008 at 4:30 a.m. Last Modified: Wednesday, July 16, 2008 at 2:51 p.m. A die-hard bluegrass fan Matthew Burke is not.
Source : topix.net | 20-Jul-2008 17:33
Markus James takes blues back to its African roots
Some musicians are said to have sold their soul at a lonely crossroads in order to play the blues.
Source : topix.net | 20-Jul-2008 17:33
Old-school bluesman Byther Smith still giving lessons
Byther Smith is a 74-year-old Chicago bluesman who has never become a household word -- probably not even a household word in blues households.
Source : topix.net | 20-Jul-2008 17:32
Island bluesman Maynard Silva dies
Martha's Vineyard blues musician Maynard Silva, a fixture for four decades on the island music scene, died yesterday at Martha's Vineyard Hospital after a long battle with cancer.
Source : topix.net | 20-Jul-2008 17:31
Chicago Blues Scene in Decline as Legends Die Out
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Source : topix.net | 20-Jul-2008 17:11
Delta's Dockery Farms shakes the blues with first phase of $800K revitalization project
The Dockery Farms Foundation is getting ready to begin phase one of an estimated $800,000 refurbishing and revitalization project.
Source : topix.net | 20-Jul-2008 17:09
Gibson Guitar Enters Into Virtual World of 3-D With Launch of Gibson...
Gibson Guitar, the world's premier musical instrument manufacturer and leader in music technology announced the launch of the official Gibson Island on Second Life.com . Gibson is the first major music ...
Source : topix.net | 20-Jul-2008 17:06
Obituary: Holzhaus renowned for his old-school blues talents
Hailed as one of the last old-school blues guitarists in San Antonio, Chris Holzhaus was a self-assured band leader who could forgo his natural independence to play sideman for better-known musicians.
Source : topix.net | 20-Jul-2008 17:04
Erie Art Museum Blues & Jazz Festival Calls for Volunteers
Volunteers are needed for the 16th annual Erie Art Museum Blues & Jazz Festival scheduled Saturday August 2, 2008 and Sunday August 3, 2008 at Frontier Park in Erie, PA.
Source : topix.net | 20-Jul-2008 16:45
The blues contest
Our little blues contest is over, and thanks to all who took part. Here are the answers to the three questions we asked: 1) When did Muddy Waters record "Hoochie Coochie Man"? -- Jan.
Source : topix.net | 20-Jul-2008 13:33
For many, Hayward is home of West Coast blues
Terry "Big T" Williams pours his blues out over a swaying crowd, music and sweat rolling off him, green guitar howling.
Source : topix.net | 20-Jul-2008 05:14
Forget the Blues
ROCKLAND : Nope, this isn't referring to the Blues Festival 'cause am heading down there myself right after sending this in.
Source : topix.net | 19-Jul-2008 21:05
Tinsley Ellis shed blood en route to blues mastery
Like many of today's top blues-rock guitarists, Tinsley Ellis was hugely influenced by the six-string action of the early Rolling Stones.
Source : topix.net | 19-Jul-2008 12:41
Blues festival hits all the right notes
THE 7th annual Upton Blues Festival is in full swing. The hugely popular free festival, which starts today and runs until Sunday, will attract thousands of music lovers to the riverside town of ...
Source : topix.net | 19-Jul-2008 04:36
Shiv Sena actvists planning to hold prayers at Taj
Shiv Sena activists Friday announced plans to hold Hindu religious ceremonies at the Taj Mahal even as preparations began for the urs of Mughal emperor Shah Jahan later this month.
Source : topix.net | 18-Jul-2008 20:21
Send Nappy Brown A Get Well Card!
It's no secret among fans that blues music giant Nappy Brown has spent better than a month and a half in a North Carolina hospital bed. The big-voiced blues music...
Source : about.com | 18-Jul-2008 14:45
Blues Guitarist Maynard Silva, R.I.P.
Blues guitarist Maynard Silva died on Wednesday, July 16, 2008, reports the Vineyard Gazette Online. The 57-year-old blues musician lost his three-year battle with cancer. Born of working class roots...
Source : about.com | 18-Jul-2008 12:24
Blues greats Salgado, Bishop added to fair lineup
Northwest blues icon Curtis Salgado and blues-rock guitar great Elvin Bishop have been added to this year's lineup of main stage entertainment at the Central Washington State Fair, which runs Sept.
Source : topix.net | 18-Jul-2008 12:11
Chicago blues scene wanes
Blues guitar virtuosos and honey-voiced singers filled the Chicago streets with music during the 1950s.
Source : topix.net | 18-Jul-2008 05:14
Brunswick happy to get the blues
The Frederick Blues Society is preparing to bring its annual one-day festival to Brunswick for the first time this weekend.
Source : topix.net | 17-Jul-2008 21:07
Johnny "Guitar" Watson DVD Preview
On August 5, 2008 Music Video Distributors will be releasing Johnny "Guitar" Watson's Live In Concert, the DVD featuring a 1993 performance by the legendary guitarist at the North Sea...
Source : about.com | 17-Jul-2008 17:46
R&B singer Carbo dead
Hayward "Chuck" Carbo, whose ultra-smooth baritone fronted the 1950s quintet the Spiders - a group that made artists around the world aware of New Orleans rhythm & blues - died July 11 after a long illness, ...
Source : topix.net | 17-Jul-2008 16:39
Rumer Willis - Willis Takes Criticism on the Chin
Caption: Rumer Willis The Power of Paws launch held at the Helen Mills Theater New York City, USA .... RUMER WILLIS has hit back at critics who have mocked her prominent chin, insisting the imperfection makes ...
Source : topix.net | 17-Jul-2008 12:22
'Dirty Harry' left a smudge on film and society too
For good or for ill, Clint Eastwood's five Dirty Harry films, which have been released in a new seven-disc DVD boxed set by Warner Home Video , have done more to define today's cop movie than virtually any ...
Source : topix.net | 17-Jul-2008 07:52
B.B. King To Host XM Radio Show
Blues music legend B.B. King has come full circle: beginning in September 2008, King will be hosting a radio program for XM Radio. King's program will feature favorite blues and...
Source : about.com | 16-Jul-2008 17:54
Plans underway for 2008 Howlin' Wolf festival
The Howlin' Wolf Blues Society of West Point announced today the line-up, tickets and t-shirts sales/information for the 13th Annual Howlin' Wolf Memorial Blues Festival, to be held Friday, Aug.
Source : topix.net | 16-Jul-2008 03:28
Fancy the Taj in your living room? 3D's here
Ever fancied bringing red poppies, sturdy bamboo, the Eiffel Tower or, for matter, the Taj Mahal onto your living space walls? French company Plage promises you just that with its 3D motifs it has introduced in ...
Source : topix.net | 15-Jul-2008 20:08
Deep blues musician here tonight
Mississippi-born blues musician T-Model Ford will perform at 9 p.m. today at the Brass Rail, 1121 Broadway.
Source : topix.net | 15-Jul-2008 15:39