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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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I Just Wanna Make Love To You - The Nancy McKeen Bluz Machine

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Nancy McKeen is a freckle-faced, off the wall crazy Irish girl who belts out the blues like someone who's lived them. A fiery red-head with powerful pipes, her musical influences include; Susan Tedeschi, Janis Joplin, Shannon Curfman & Etta James, as well as Al Green & Grace Slick. Formed in 2009, the other members of The Bluz Machine include three veterans of the area music scene: Mark McFeely on guitar, Bob Giacometti on bass and Pat Rush on drums. Known for their live performances, The Nancy McKeen Bluz Machine has opened for Johnny Winter, Chicago, Kenny Wayne Shepherd, Ana Popovic, Eddie Money, The Nighthawks, Taj Mahal, The Blasters, Gary Hoey, Rory Block, Matt Schofield, Roger Clyne & The Peacemakers, The Jamie McLean Band, The Dirty Pearls and Shannon Curfman, who invited Nancy to join her on stage to share vocals on "The Weight". The Nancy McKeen Bluz Machine has appeared at The Wheeling Heritage BluesFest, The Westmoreland Arts & Heritag...