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Monday Morning Video – Billy Preston and The Band

Monday, June 11, 2018 By Mayer Danzig

There are very few members of the rock pantheon with whom Billy Preston hasn’t performed. Famously referred to as “The Fifth Beatle” for his contribution to “Get Back” and their final albums, he has also worked with others ranging from Sam Cooke to Eric Clapton to the Rolling Stones and even the Red Hot Chili […]

Filed Under: Rock, Soul/R&B, Videos Tagged With: Billy Preston, Eric Clapton, Levon Helm, The Band

John Mayall – Talk About That

Wednesday, February 01, 2017 By Bill Wilcox

In the 1970s, John Mayall, O.B.E., was, along with Bob Dylan, John Prine, David Bromberg, Loudon Wainwright III, Shawn Phillips and Jerry Jeff Walker, one of my musical heroes.  Now at 83 and still touring and recording albums, Mayall is an inspiration. Mayall, often called the “Godfather of British Blues,” is so much more than […]

Filed Under: Americana, Blues, Reviews, Roots, Streams Tagged With: Coco Montoya, Eric Clapton, Harvey Mandel, Joe Walsh, John Mayall, John McVie, Larry Taylor, Mick Fleetwood, Mick Taylor, Peter Green, Walter Trout

Bill’s Blues Based Best of 2016

Thursday, December 29, 2016 By Bill Wilcox

2016 was a hard year. But it was a pretty good year for the blues, with some of the highest profile blues musicians releasing fantastic albums. Below is my inexpert summary of some of the most memorable blues releases from the year to forget. 1. Steve Dawson – Solid States & Loose Ends. A relative unknown, Dawson’s […]

Filed Under: Americana, Blues, Reviews, Roots Tagged With: Big Dave McLean, Bob Margolin, Bobby Rush, Bonnie Raitt, David Bromberg, Eric Clapton, Joe Bonamassa, Luther Dickinson, Mavis Staples, Ronnie Earl, Steve Dawson, Taj Mahal, Tedeschi Trucks Band, the Rolling Stones, Tinsley Ellis

John Mayall – Find a Way to Care

Tuesday, September 08, 2015 By Bill Wilcox

John Mayall is often called the “Godfather of British Blues,” but his legacy may include so much more than just pioneering the British blues.  By introducing a generation of rock fans to the blues, he arguably had a hand in saving blues as a viable music form at a time in the 1960s when elderly bluesmen […]

Filed Under: Blues, Reviews, Roots Tagged With: Coco Montoya, Eric Clapton, Harvey Mandel, John Mayall, John McVie, Larry Taylor, Mick Fleetwood, Mick Taylor, Peter Green, Sonny Landreth, Walter Trout

Jerry Douglas – Traveler

Thursday, July 12, 2012 By Shawn Underwood

Some albums infect you slowly, like some kind of happy virus, where you finally just wake up one morning and realize you got the fever.  Others, like the latest release from Jerry Douglas, Traveler, are more like your kid brother hitting you up side the head with a baseball bat and then standing over you […]

Filed Under: Americana, Bluegrass, Blues, Reviews Tagged With: Dr. John, Eric Clapton, Jerry Douglas, Sam Bush

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