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Bill’s Blues-Based Best – 2015

Tuesday, December 29, 2015 By Bill Wilcox

There’s no way we can claim to track all the new music that comes out in a year. But we’re wired to find what we like. While I certainly enjoy the alt. country artists so popular on Twangville (caught Jason Isbell’s show at the Electric Factory last summer – fantastic!) I tend to write more […]

Filed Under: Best of Year, Blues, Reviews Tagged With: Buddy Guy, Charlie Musselwhite, Duke Robillard, Guy Davis, Leo "Bud" Welch, Otis Taylor, Smokin' Joe Kubek & Bnois King, Sonny Landreth, Steve Earle, Tinsley Ellis

Leo “Bud” Welch – I Don’t Prefer No Blues

Thursday, April 09, 2015 By Bill Wilcox

It’s hard to explain just what makes Leo “Bud” Welch so special. Yes, there is the fact that the 83-year-old made his recording debut in 2013. There is also the pure, rugged honesty of his delivery and the fact that, unlike some other country blues musicians who got discovered in their later years, Welch is […]

Filed Under: Blues, Reviews, Streams Tagged With: Jimbo Mathus, Leo "Bud" Welch, Sharde Thomas

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