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💿 ALBUM REVIEW: John Primer and Friends - Tribute To Theresa's Lounge

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John fell in love with the blues as a child when his father and an older cousin played guitar and sang at night after a hard day in the fields. His mother moved to Chicago to secure a job and support her family. She promised to bring John and his sister to the big city when they reached age 18, leaving them with family. Depressed and lonely, young Primer frequently went into the neighboring woods, where he cried his troubles away and began singing the blues in solitude. He eventually built himself a diddley bow on the side of his grandmother's house out of broom wire, two nails and a brick and began accompanying himself as he sang, eventually playing for dimes and quarters in his schoolyard. After listening to Jimmy Reed , Little Milton, B.B. King , Albert King and Muddy Waters on his grandmother's record player, his biggest dream was to play alongside Muddy Waters one day. 🎵 LISTEN & SUPPORT THE ALBUM ▶ Listen to Album Samples (Clic...

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New album from Carolyn Gaines - pays homage to blues greats - THE THRILL IS GONE out on 8/2

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Carolyn Gaines Pays Homage To B.B. King, Buddy Guy & Other Blues Greats   With The Thrill Is Gone Out on August 2 Hand-picked covers convey her vocal prowess Featured players: Grady Gaines, Sr and Grady Gaines, Jr and Ric Jaz “Lady with Soul” – Johnny Rawls “Gaines’ powerful, expressive voice has hints of the languid swing of Billie Holiday” – Blues Blast Last year, fans and critics fell in love with Carolyn Gaines’ debut album, Beware Of My Dog , this year, she continues to sing her backside off, like Ma Rainey, Billie Holiday, Etta James,   Bessie Smith, and Diana Ross on her new album, The Thrill Is Gone via Polka Dot Records out on August 2, 2019. The collection is colorful and filled with snarls, sneers, growls, and guts all sung with a smile on the singer’s face. Gaines produced the album herself, and she recorded at Leon Haywood’s (“It's Got To Be Mellow,” Guitar Slim, “Bad Mama Jama”) Sunnyside Studio in Los Angeles, CA. The...