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From the Desk of Moody Scott - The Many Moods of Moody will be released just after the first of the year - 2010

When B.B. King told Arthur Adams “I love the spirit in your guitar playing,” you knew that the bluesman was on his way.

Veteran Blues Singer Chris Whynaugt Releases "Santa's Got The Blues" on Bad Daddy Records.

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Deb Landolt and band to unveil tracks from much anticipated new CD Friday November 20, at the Thirsty Ear in Columbus, Ohio. CD is scheduled for release January 9, 2010.

With founder/ director Nick Page and special guest Dr. Ysaye Maria Barnwell of Sweet Honey in the Rock! Saturday, November 21 and Sunday, November 22 Converse Hall - at Tremont Temple - Boston

Boutique guitar builder receives Premier Gear Award for the Radio Lane

The SCHF welcomes Bill Ferris as he presents his newly published book, GIVE MY POOR HEART EASE: VOICES OF MISSISSIPPI BLUES. Bill will conduct a reading and a multimedia presentation. The program will be held Monday, December 14 from 4pm-6pm.

Wednesday, November 18, 2009 at 10:30pm Tamika Nicole will be appearing at Yoshi’s San Francisco. Tamika will be performing music from her latest release “The Art of Letting Go” which recently made the first round of Grammy nominations.

Latest Music Reviews - Alexander John – Blues, Gospel, Country - Americana, Rootsy Slide Guitarist singer and songwriter - Gloucester, UK

Master fingerpickers bring spirits of the greats to life to help fund Blues in the Schools and collect cans for Food for Lane County at November 1 Ghosts of the Delta event.

Paul Daly and The Heavy Hitters playing the Blues. A night you wont want to miss!

NJ Singer Songwriter Melissa Chill Performing Saturday, October 3 at the Stone Pony in Asbury Park

Enjoy a great Fall day at Appel Farm in Elmer, NJ on Oct. 3. 2009! Blues legend John Hammond plays live in the indoor theatre. You can enjoy a BBQ picnic before the show with free concert by the Capitol Pride Symphonic Band.

This event will offer a variety of entertainment through different genres of classic music. Local entertainers and local restaurants will provide the music and lunch on Fridays from 12:00pm-1:00pm beginning October 9th and concluding October 30th.

Sure to inspire many children this coming winter season, A Frozen Dream, written and illustrated by Miriam Rudolph, is a uniquely crafted story about a little boy named Mirco and his brilliant idea.

Singer/Songwriter Danelle Harvey is featured in Freshman Guitar’s 2009 Ad campaign.

Jaclyn Dima is a classically trained singer/ songwriter from Cincinnati. She spent the last two years regaling NYC audiences with her bluesy anthems at mainstays like the famous Bitter End and Banjo Jims.

The play BLACK COUNTRY is a sentimental look at the country part of Texas during the thirties and forties. The story is a journey taken by a grandfather and granddaughter as he tells her of things she has never heard of before in his music room.

Marshall Blonstein’s Audio Fidelity continues its constant stream of classic releases this year with two groundbreaking Doors albums.

'Round Midnight' - A classic jazz album that hits all the right notes...

The Denver Blues-Rock Trio "GeeDub" takes it to the National Level and enters the Billboard charts with their first release

The Jersey Boys Blues Band is an "all volunteer" group that helps charities raise funds and plays free concerts in public parks and blues festivals in New Jersey.

Thad Wilson's energy as a modern composer are brought to life through his 13 jazz orchestra. A Work In Progress is his fourth album blending contempary bebop and straight-ahead down beats. The CD is marketed by onelanguagerecords.com

The sight of 14-year-old Emmett Till's brutalized body, shown openly to thousands of mourners in Chicago, pushed many side liners directly into the modern civil rights movement. During August, an Iowa civil rights author blogs Who Killed Emmett Till?

Danelle Harvey's new album "Tortured Soul" released 20th July via Tygahoney Music is now available from iTunes, AmazonMP3, Spotify, EthicalSuperstore.com, and other major download sites.

Ethical Diva Danelle Harvey will be performing at the Secret Garden Party on the festival leg of her new album promotional tour this weekend with her band.

Evergreen Entertainment Group Announces the Release of "Resonate: A Guitar Story" on DVD. Resonate is a documentary look at the current state of the art in resonator guitars, featuring four soulful and accomplished National Reso-Phonic Guitar artists

Live music plus open mic at Broomfield Park Bandstand on Sundays in August

New Jersey's journeyman blues rocker, Mike Burro will play shows in Ewing and Pitman.

The cutting edge MicroTime Tour caps off the third leg of a tri-city tour on the upper West Side of Manhattan on Friday, June 19th.

Gary Nicholson has had more than 400 of his songs covered by the likes of George Strait, Bonnie Raitt and Buddy Guy. His DSA-sponsored workshop is June 24 from 6-9:30 p.m. at the Center for Community Cooperation, 2900 Live Oak, Dallas, TX.

‘The Chronicles of Solomon Quick’ is being released by Stovepony Records on 22nd June and it’s available on Tesco’s website, Asda’s website, Amazon UK, Japan and Germany.

New Coool CAT© syndicated radio show features new music from classic Soul/R&B/Blues and Smooth Jazz performers

Can you pass the rhizomatic test? Playing and thinking like a rhizome and creating unmatched music for the moment, internationally-known improvisational guitar genius Wolfgang Rehmert conducts Rizomatic Experiments in Portland.

FreeNote Music announces the MicroTime Tour featuring New York City’s Harmonically Tuned electric blues ensembles, 13 O’Clock Blues Band and Willie McBlind, both led by innovative guitarist and composer, Jon Catler.

Chris Pierce releasing first live album as well as touring California

Meltdown Productions and Cambridge Elks Lodge present the winners of the 2009 River City Ohio Blues Competition  Long Tall Deb and the Drifter Kings and regional heavywights The Blues Cannibals and The Troubled Troubadours.

Scott Ainslie performs on guitars and a one-stringed diddley bow (of African derivation), and he recently took up the gourd banjo and Southern old-time fiddling. From 1986-2001, he presented artist-in-residency programs in North Carolina & Virginia.

After 10 years and 8 studio recorded albums, the latest of JRQ's music collection is now available on iTunes.

The “Bonita & Billie” show, after a highly successful (extended run) is giving its final performance this Saturday, April 25, 2009 at 8:00 pm.

Special Features - Chicago Blues Fest Preview, Guitar Duel, Harmonica Showdown. Advance Reserved tickets on sale 33% discount until 4/25. The tour emphasizes off-the-beaten-path, classic lounges, highlights the wide variety of Chicago blues talent.

Due to popular demand “Bonita & Billie”, a cabaret show based on the life of Billie Holiday is being extended to April 25, 2009. There are two final performances scheduled, one for Sunday, April 19 at 5:00 pm and Saturday, April 25 at 8:00 pm.

Della Reese host benefit performance of ‘Bonita and Billie’, at 5:00 pm on Sunday, March 29, at the Vintage Hollywood Private Club and Theater, located at 4000 W. Washington Blvd. (at 10th Ave.) Los Angeles, CA.

The Lucky Strikes invite you to join them for the launch of their Album Chronicles of Solomon Quick on 18th of April. The Launch will take place at the Sheepwalk, Leytonstone during the legendary Country/Blues/Folk ‘What’s cooking' night.

Jersey's own Mike Burro plays his hometown of Columbus, April 3rd, marking his 43rd birthday.

Richard Collins' new book "New Orleans Acoustic Blues Guitar: The Babe Stovall Era, 1964-74" is the companion text for a college course on blues guitar playing. The book is an important fragment previously missing from New Orleans Jazz History.

"One Day at a Time" brings something to the table never before heard out of Jon Robert Quinn. A complete CD written from just guitar. No bass, No Keyboards, and No Drums. Just the guitar mastery and melody of Jon Robert Quinn.

The Lucky Strikes est un groupe anglais de Blues/Americana. Récemment repérés par Rock and Folk, le groupe se rendra bientot en France et recherche actuellement des dates supplémentaires. Chronicles Of Solomon Quick Sortie Prévue Le 18 Avril 200

The Lucky Strikes second record tells the fictional story of the man responsible for the death of singer and guitarist Robert Johnson. The sprawling 12 songs blur reality and fiction, sanity and madness and morality versus infamy.