Bman's Blues Report

Louis Charles Robinson, 15 May 1915, Brenham, Texas, USA, d. 26 September 1976. "Good Rockin'" Robinson began playing guitar at the age of nine, and was reputedly taught to play bottleneck style by Blind Willie Johnson. Western swing musician Leon McAuliffe introduced him to the steel guitar; Robinson was also a blues fiddler of note and gave Sugarcane Harris some lessons on the instrument. He moved to the San Francisco area around 1939, where he often played together with his brother A.C. Robinson. They recorded for the Black And White label in 1945 as the Robinson Brothers. L.C. recorded for Rhythm Records in the early 50s, for World Pacific in the 60s, and for Arhoolie and Bluesway in the 70s, and also accompanied Mercy Dee Walton and John Lee Hooker on records. He died of a heart attack in September 1976. If you like what I’m doing, Like ---Bman’s Blues Report--- Facebook Page! I’m looking for great talent and trying to grow the audience for your favorites band! ...

Auburn "Pat" Hare (December 20, 1930 - September 26, 1980) was an American electric Memphis blues guitarist and singer.His heavily distorted, power chord-driven electric guitar music in the early 1950s is considered an important precursor to heavy metal music. His guitar work with Little Junior's Blue Flames had a major influence on the rockabilly style, while his guitar playing on blues records by artists such as Muddy Waters was influential among 1960s British Invasion blues rock bands such as The Rolling Stones and The Yardbirds He was born in Cherry Valley, Arkansas. He recorded at Sun Studios in Memphis, Tennessee, serving as a sideman for Howlin' Wolf, James Cotton, Muddy Waters, Bobby Bland and other artists. Hare was one of the first guitarists to purposely use the effects of distortion in his playing. In 1951, he joined a blues band formed by Junior Parker, called Little Junior's Blue Flames. He played the electric guitar solo on "Love My Baby...

Melvin "Lil' Son" Jackson (August 16, 1915, Tyler, Texas - May 30, 1976, Dallas) was an American blues guitarist. He was a contemporary of Lightnin' Hopkins. Jackson's mother played gospel guitar, and he played early on in a gospel group called the Blue Eagle Four. He trained to be a mechanic and did a stint in the Army during World War II, then decided to pursue a career in blues music. He recorded a demo and sent it to Bill Quinn, the owner of Gold Star Records, in 1946. Quinn signed him to a recording contract and released "Freedom Train Blues" in 1948, which became a nationwide hit in the U.S. He recorded for Imperial Records between 1950 and 1954, both as a solo artist and with a backing band. His 1950 tune "Rockin' and Rollin" was recast by later musicians as "Rock Me Baby". He was hurt in a car crash in the middle of the 1950s and gave up his music career, returning to work as a mechanic. In 1960 he released albums for ...

RAMBLIN' MATT plays bold and faithful to the original arrangements of country & delta blues classics from the likes of Robert Johnson, Big Bill Broonzy, Skip James, Son House, Blind Lemon Jefferson, Rev. Gary Davis, and Mississippi Fred McDowell among others featuring only lead vocals and guitar, played with or without slide. I am willing to perform in any types of venues, the act fits very well in small spaces such as coffee shops, small clubs, pubs and hotel bars and such. Also 1 hour sets for night live music venues. Since I can remember I have been fascinated by the blues in all its forms but to me there is nothing like the raw sound of the Country Blues from the pre-war years. In between the decade of 1920 and the beggining of the Second World War and thanks to the field recordings of Alan Lomax and others we have a legacy of many of the artists of the Mississippi Delta region. Names like Robert Johnson, Son House, Johnny Shines, the early Muddy Waters, Charly Patton a...

The Bornia Boys debuted at the Monterey Bay Blues Festival last year, on the silver, 25th Anniversary, and are thrilled to be back in the lineup for 2011. The band is a collection of stellar South Bay, CA musicians, unified by their common passion for the original blues legends. The Bornia Boys are Gene Parodi - vocals, Chris Berry - guitar, Chuck Fike - bass, David Parodi - drums, Alan "Eye Bone" Eglington - harp, and Steve Carlino - keyboards. There is a chemistry among the Bornia Boys that is rare, genuine and a joy to witness. The band was formed to pay tribute to the early blues music that has influenced so many musicians around the world and helped shape the sound of music today. Their commitment to honoring the blues as an original, American art form, with the elements of honesty, warmth and humor intact, is truly inspiring. Although they have only been together for a few years, they have quickly developed a sound that is both rooted in the traditional and uniquely ...

Born Mark Thomas May, September 29, 1961, in Colombus, Ohio, Mark started to play guitar at the age of five. From a musical family, Mark was exposed to many different styles of music. His mother's love was Bluegrass and Country music. His brother, Ken, was into Rock and played with Craig Fuller, who formed Pure Prairie League, and wrote the song "Amy". At the age of 14 or15, Mark began playing with various bands and had his first professional club date around the age of 15 or 16. Mark moved to Houston in 1982 and played in numerous country bands in the Houston area. Numerous rock bands followed which allowed Mark to further express his talents as a guitarist. Blues-oriented music has always been an interest to Mark. One of his earliest influences was Hendrix. When Mark started to host the Monday Night Jam at The Crew Quarters in Seabrook, his love for the blues really took hold. Not only were the crowds responsive to the Blues, but Mark never felt more at home, both ...

    Jay Gordon & Blues Venom Performing At The 2012 Los Angeles Music Awards Voting Party Thursday, September 27, 9 P.M. - Whisky A Go-Go , West Hollywood Gordon To Receive "Producer's Choice - "Rock/Blues Guitarist of the Year;" Blues Venom Bassist Sharon Butcher Receiving "Producer's Choice - Rock/Blues Bassist of the Year" Band's Latest  "Blues Venom - No Cure" Nominated In "Rock Album of the Year" Category; Group Also Nominated In "Best Blues/Roots/Americana Artist" Category     (FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE) - When Jay Gordon and Blues Venom crank up the volume during their 9 p.m. Showcase Set at tomorrow night's Los Angeles Music Awards Voting Party , its a safe bet they'll melt the paint off the walls of the venerable Whisky A Go-Go on the Sunset Strip in West Hollywood, Calif. Come witness the lightning in a bottle that defines Gordon's unique guitar technique and check ou...

I just received the new recording, Delta Bound by Pierre Lacocque's Mississippi Heat . The Heat is packing some big time talent with Lacocque on Harp, Inetta Visor on vocal, Kenny Smith on drums, Billy Flynn on guitar, Chubby Carrier on accordion, Dietra Farr on vocals and Carl Weathersby guitar. The recording opens with Granny Mae , a stylized Chicago blues runner with Visor taking the lead and PL playing up a storm. Look - A - Here , Baby remains cradled in the arms of Chicago. Flynn plays a crisp guitar solo on this track of course in compliment to the solid vocals of Dietra Farr and smokin harp work of Lacocque. New Orleans Man takes a real look south as is indicated by the title with Carrier adding toe zydeco feel on the drumming of Smith. My Mother's Plea slows it down a little bit giving Visor a chance to dig in a little and opening the door for Flynn to play some cool riffs on guitar and for Cameron to show his stuff on keys. One particular treat on the recording i...

Al Basile Is At Home Next Door on New 2-CD Set of 1960s-Style Memphis Soul/Blues, Plus a Retrospective Compilation Disc Coming October 16 from Sweetspot Records RUMFORD, RI – Singer/songwriter/cornetist Al Basile announces the October 16 release of At Home Next Door , a special two-CD set from the former member of the legendary Roomful of Blues that includes both an album of all-new songs done in a ‘60s Memphis style, as well as a 14-track retrospective of his earlier works on his own Sweetspot Records label. This is the ninth Duke Robillard-produced album from two-time Blues Music Award nominee Al Basile, and distribution for the new double set is by City Hall Records. The new release also comes during a watershed year for him, with the recent publication of a career retrospective book of poetry, A Lit House . Disc one, titled At Home , includes 13 re-mastered blues songs from Al's Sweetspot catalogue (1998-2010) featuring Duke Robillard and the...

Former Tower of Power guitarist Bruce Conte was diagnosed with leukemia a few months ago. Bruce is also an insulin-dependant diabetic and has been dealing with health issues for years. You can help by donating any amount. 100% of the money collected will go to Bruce's medical expenses. There is no generic available, which makes the medication expensive. For now, his condition is responding very well to the medication. Thank you for reading this and please consider helping Bruce Conte. For more information and to donate to help Bruce pay his medical bills, click on this link from the Tower of Power website:  http://www.towerofpower.com/news-and-updates/please_help_bruce_conte_in_his_battle_with_leukemia /

The Ed Earley Band came together in late 1994. Doing private parties and small clubs they found a "certain magic" that has, over the past 14 years, made them a hard working blues band. Today they have 2 albums, "Going on Blue" and "Raggedy Old Car Blues", available in stores as well as receiving regular airplay on several stations. The band is currently working on their 3rd album and can be found performing at clubs and events all over Northern California. EDWARD J. EARLEY, JR. - Ed is the "trombone player's" trombone player. He has played with just about everybody in the blues world from Albert King to John Lee Hooker. In addition to his own band, Ed is currently performing with Elvin Bishop, as well as teaching and writing music. With his charismatic stage presence, he is a true professional... IAN LAMSON - Ian's recording credits include The Ed Earley Band, Elvin Bishop, Beaufunk and more... He has performed with Elvin Bishop, Ch...

David "Fuze" Fiuczynski (born March 5, 1964) is an American guitarist, best known as the leader of the Screaming Headless Torsos and David Fiuczynski's KiF, and as a member of Hasidic New Wave. He has played on more than 95 albums as a session musician, band leader or band member. Though born in the United States, his family moved to Germany when he was 8 years old and remained until he was 19. He returned to the US to study at Hampshire College and later the prestigious New England Conservatory. He received a Bachelors of Music from the latter in 1989. After living in New York City for more than a decade, he now resides in Massachusetts and is a full-time professor at the Berklee College of Music in Boston. Though generally thought of as a jazz musician, David Fiuczynski describes himself as "a jazz-musician who doesn't want to play just jazz". Many of his albums have thematic material that ties them to one or more additional genres. Screaming Headless...

Beloved by audiences throughout the world, the Eric Tessmer Band has captured the attention of fans from all ages as a result of their uncompromising musicianship and unbridled aggression. Their music is organic and natural—they’re real and every note you hear leaps from the speakers and is completely unfettered by superfluous studio trickery. With each performance, The Eric Tessmer Band’s collaborative vibe continues to evolve, built on a career and catalog of material that inspires and fuels the evolution of rock/blues. If you like what I’m doing, Like ---Bman’s Blues Report--- Facebook Page! I’m looking for great talent and trying to grow the audience for your favorites band! - ”LIKE”

Tommy Marsh & Bad Dog welcome the incomparable Shari Puorto as their weekly Special Guest at Wednesday, September 26's Ventura County Blues Society-sponsored Blues Jam. Catch Tommy and the band competing at the VCBS IBC Band Challenge September 29 for a chance to go to Memphis. Ventura Bluesman/Guitarist-Vocalist    Tommy Marsh  & BAD DOG     Continue Popular Weekly Wednesday VC Blues Society -Sponsored Blues Jam At The Tavern - This Wednesday, September 26: Special Guest Vocalist Shari Puorto      (Ventura, Calif.) - Wedneday Night Blues Jam!: Tommy Marsh and Bad Dog continue to up the ante' of quality guest talent each week at their weekly Wednesday night Blues Jam at The Tavern . This Wednesday, September 26 Tommy's special guest is South Bay-based vocalist Shari Puorto , renowned far and wide as one of the most talented singers on the Southern California blues/music scene. Puorto is a former L...

This is definitely not a recording that I would automatically say... this should be good. But you know...it's great! Lindy Fralin, famous pickup designer and manufacturer along with John and Gary Fralin are the Bopcats . They have put together a versatile set called 25 Years of Rock n' Roll which includes styles from blues to country (and everything in between. Often when you hear that, your first thought is watered down and indecisive but in this case, what you hear is a group of guys playing what they like and having a blast doing it. Ten of the seventeen tracks to be released on October 2, 2012, are originals and this recording is great listening. First up is Don't Want To Be Alone , a rock styled country song focused more toward dancing. Everly style vocal harmonizing enriches the track. Dark Train is even a little more country and is a really cool track. Who Drank My Beer has a lot more Chicago swing to it. Gary Fralin plays some pretty nice keys on this track. B...

Melody's Echo Chamber In Stores Now Melody's Echo Chamber : Melody's Echo Chamber CD/LP/Digital CD: $13 LP: $14 Mp3 Album: $8.99 iTunes Amazon Insound ON TOUR NOW: 09-26 Minneapolis, MN - Triple Rock * 09-27 Chicago, IL - Lincoln Hall * 09-28 St. Louis, MO - The Firebird * 09-29 Columbus, OH - A&R Bar * 09-30 Detroit, MI - Magic Stick  * 10-02 Toronto, Ontario - Phoenix Concert Theatre * 10-04 Philadelphia, PA - Union Transfer * 10-05 New York, NY - Webster Hall  * 10-06 Washington DC - Black Cat * 10-07 Boston, MA - Paradise Rock Club * 10-08 Los Angeles, CA - El Rey Theatre * 10-11 Solana Beach, CA - Belly Up Tavern * 10-12 San Francisco, CA - Bimbo's 365 Club * *  with The Raveonettes SAN CISCO US DEBUT OCTOBER 23 In a year of viral mega-hits from Down Under, a group of four youthful musical friends have reached the upper echelons of the Australian pop charts with an intoxicating ear-worm of a song called "Awkward".  San Cisco,...

With very special guests VIRGIL AND THE ACCELERATORS Mid-priced mini album “LA?” released to coincide with UK Tour Australian rock band TRACER start their “Spaces In Between” UK tour on Wednesday September 26th at the Slade Rooms in Wolverhampton with special guests Virgil and the Accelerators. Tickets are on sale from the 24 hour box office: 0844 478 0898 . Tickets can be booked online www.thegigcartel.com . Nominated as Best New Band at this year’s Classic Rock Roll of Honour Awards, Tracer will be head to LA at the end of the year to record their next album with producer Kevin Shirley (Led Zeppelin, Iron Maiden, Slayer, Silverchair, Cold Chisel). The band recently replaced their bassist Leigh Brown with newest member, Pat Saracino. Says Tracer’s drummer, Andre Wise, “We'd like to thank Leigh Brown for his tireless efforts and massive contribution to the band. Leigh recently decided his musical journey with Tracer...