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For the past 31 years, Michael "Hawkeye" Herman has been explaining that "blues is the roots and everything else is the fruits" to more than half a million children in more than 500 schools spanning 25 states and eight foreign countries through his Blues in the Schools program.
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Few links remain to the golden age of Delta blues. Most of the artists are dead, and the generation that followed grew up in cities far away from sharecropping plantations. T-Model Fords appearance at Daveys Uptown Ramblers Club on Thursday night was a rare opportunity to witness the roots of the blues firsthand. Ford drew a diverse group of about 60 fans, spanning several generations and ...
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Few links remain to the golden age of Delta Blues. So T-Model Fords appearance at Daveys Uptown on Thursday night was a rare opportunity to witness firsthand the roots of the blues.
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Concert review | T-Model Ford offers glimpse of blues roots
*June is Black Music Month. This month highlights the many contributions African Americans have had in all genres of music. Events were held all over the United States in various venues. In the entertainment capital of the world-Los Angeles, a plethora of musical events were held all over the city. I had the pleasure of
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Tom Petty's plunge into the blues left him ecstatic: "We finally made a record worthy of the band, one that makes use of the musicianship."
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With 'Mojo,' Tom Petty happily sings the blues
Thistled Spring by Mark Keresman Everything about this disc the band's handle, CD title, pastoral cover photo seems to shout "Americana," until you listen. Portland, Oregon's Horse Feathers beautifully subvert the "conventions" of Americana. While the instrumentation is classic bluegrass acoustic guitar, banjo, mandolin, fiddle, bass it's mostly not used in any sort of bluegrass or ...
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Rare appearances by renowned blues men and women will mark the Blues by the Sea concerts at Freshfields Village. The Village is located between Kiawah and Seabrook Islands near Charleston, SC, and offers visitors unique dining, shopping and recreational activities.
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Celebrate Spring with Free "Blues By The Sea" Concert at Freshfields Village, May 8
Native Mississippian Bill Ferris returned to the Delta during Clarksdales 2010 Juke Joint Festival to share readings and conversations the author documented in his most recent book, Give My Poor Heart Ease.
If you're a music fan in Music City, there's plenty to look forward to in 2010, and not just because it's finally done being 2009 and, by extension, the dreaded Aughts.
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10 artists to watch in 2010
It's hard not to smile whenever you're around blues showman Bobby Rush.
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