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Blues Birthdays: March 12 – March 18

6 days ago 3 days agoMichelle StolzenburgBirthdays, Blues Newsblues, Chess Records, Chicago Blues, Folk, Gospel, guitarist, jazz, Leonard Chess, Lightnin' Hopkins, rock, Ry Cooder, slide guitar, soul

Blues Birthdays: March 12 – March 18                       ...

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THIS WEEK IN ROCK HISTORY: MARCH 11 – MARCH 17

6 days ago 6 days agoMichelle StolzenburgBonamassa Blog, This Week in Rock Historyblues, Classic Rock, country, heavy metal, jazz, metal, rock, soul

THIS WEEK IN ROCK HISTORY: MARCH 11 – MARCH 17 BORN THIS WEEK IN ROCK HISTORY 3/11/1974 –...

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Shuggie Otis – The Child Prodigy’s Return To Music

2 weeks agoMichelle StolzenburgBonamassa Blogblues, jazz, psychedelic, psychedelic soul, rock, soul

Shuggie Otis – The Child Prodigy’s Return To Music – by Michelle S. The son of the Rock...

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Grammy Winner – Buddy Guy @ The New Orleans Jazz festival

3 weeks ago 3 weeks agoMichelle StolzenburgBlues Gallery, Blues NewsAl Green, Americana, blues, blues music, Buddy Guy, Funk, Jam Bands, jazz, Jimmy Buffett, Neville Brothers, rock, Santana, soul, The Rolling Stones, Ziggy Marley

Grammy Winner – Buddy Guy @ The New Orleans Jazz festival If you ever have the chance to...

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BLUES MUSIC BIRTHDAYS: FEBRUARY 25TH – March 3RD

3 weeks ago 3 weeks agoMichelle StolzenburgBirthdays, Blues Newsacoustic, acoustic blues, Brian Jones, Fats Domino, Irish Blues, jazz, piano, Roger daltrey, rory gallagher, Skiffle, slide guitar, soul

                                 BLUES MUSIC...

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Nina Simone, High Priestess of Soul

4 weeks ago 4 weeks agoSol CanalBlues In Motionain't got no, blues, I got life, jazz, nina, Nina Simone, piano

While she was a classical pianist by training, Nina Simone launched her career as a vocalist in 1954...

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This Week In Rock February 11 – February 17

1 month ago 1 month agoMichelle StolzenburgBonamassa Blog, Rock History, This Week in Rock Historyblues, jazz, rock, soul

BORN THIS WEEK IN ROCK HISTORY: Alan “Mr. Fabulous” Rubin: February 11, 1943 (trumpet, Blues Brothers) Ray Manzarek:...

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THIS WEEK IN ROCK JANUARY 21 – JANUARY 27

2 months ago 2 months agoMichelle StolzenburgBonamassa Blog, Classic Rock, Music History, This Week in Rock Historyblues, country, David Bowie, Django Reinhardt, Elvis, jazz, rock, rock history, soul, Stevie Wonder, ZZ Top

BORN THIS WEEK IN ROCK HISTORY Blues/Jazz/Soul Edwin Starr January 21, 1942 (Soul singer) Mac Davis January 21, 1942...

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This Week in Rock January 14 – January 20

2 months ago 2 months agoMichelle StolzenburgBonamassa Blog, Rock History, This Week in Rock Historyblues, country, jazz, rock, rockabilly, soul

BORN THIS WEEK IN ROCK HISTORY Blues/Jazz/Soul: LL Cool J: January 14, 1968 (Hip Hop Artist) Earl Hooker:...

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THIS WEEK IN ROCK HISTORY: JANUARY 1 – JANUARY 6

2 months ago 2 months agoMichelle StolzenburgBonamassa Blog, Rock History, This Week in Rock Historyblues, british blues, jazz, music, rock

Happy New Year Everyone! Well, after a very hectic year, we made it to 2019. Let’s kick this...

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Pink Martini – Ambassador’s Of The World

3 months ago 3 months agoMichelle StolzenburgBonamassa BlogClassical, French, Global, jazz, Orchestra, Symphony, World

Pink Martini – Ambassador’s Of The World – By Michelle S. Pink Martini’s music is the kind of...

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My Jaco Moment…

4 months agoMichelle StolzenburgBonamassa Blogbass, Funk, jazz

My Jaco Moment…By Michelle S. Back in my early eighties record store days, I was working for a...

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The Top Five John Coltrane Albums

9 months ago 9 months agoScott MacalusoBonamassa Blogjazz, joe bonamassa, John Coltrane

The Best From The Best   Jazz is an acquired taste. I say this even though it is...

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12 Gateway Albums Into Jazz

1 year agoScott MacalusoBonamassa BlogCharlie Parker, Clifford Brown, Duke Ellington, Frank Sinatra, jazz, Jazz Albums, Jazz For Beginners, John Coltrane, Louis Armstrong, Miles Davis, Stan Getz

An Intro Guide To Jazz Music This one is pretty straight forward. Whether you are an avid jazz...

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This Week In Rock: July 15 – July 21

2 years agoScott MacalusoBonamassa Blog, This Week in Rock Historyblues, jazz, rock history

This week, we shift our focus from rock to one of America’s oldest musical pastimes: jazz. There are...

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Rock Candy Funk Party is Back With “Groove Is King!”

2 years ago 2 years agoScott MacalusoBonamassa BlogFunk, jazz, joe bonamassa, Rock Candy Funk Party

Funky Town! Jazz-dance-groove-wonderband Rock Candy Funk Party always bring the freshest funk on the block, and their last...

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The Big Musical Apple: The History of New York City’s Music

3 years ago 3 years agoScott MacalusoBonamassa Blog, Music History, Tributblues, disco, Folk, jazz, punk, tribut

Inside the Music of New York City The center of the American music industry, the dream location of...

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Music By the Lake – 10 Great Artists from the Chicago Music Scene

4 years ago 7 hours agoScott MacalusoBlues History, Classic Rock, Music HistoryChicago Blues, Herbie Hancock, Howlin' Wolf, jazz, Little Walter, Liz Phair, Muddy Waters, Otis Spann, The Smashing Pumpkins, Tortoise, Wilco, Willie Dixon

Chicago is a city of music, there’s no denying that. Jazz, blues, rock: each of these genres have...

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Is The Album Format Dead?

4 years ago 9 hours agoScott MacalusoMusic IndustryBillboard, Different Shades of Blue, DSOB, jazz

“The album is dying in front of our very eyes,” said music industry analyst Bob Lefsetz, a harbinger...

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