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John Mayall: The Sun Is Shining Down
by Scott Gudell
British blues master John Mayall can still turn out a rich collection of originals and covers six decades, and approximately sixty albums, after his first songs were released in the early 1960s. Add the fact that he still has a knack for enlisting top guitarists--this time Mayall spotlights Mississippi born/Chicago bred Melvin Taylor among others--and it is a Brit-led blues bash at its best. Often considered the Godfather of British Blues, Mayall said during a 1980s interview that ...
read moreThe Sun Is Shining Down
by Doug Collette
Having announced he will be limiting his touring in the future, John Mayall doesn't seem to have lessened his engagement with recording. On the contrary, for The Sun Is Shining Down, 'The Godfather of British Blues' surrounds himself with a roster of high-profile contributors, all of whom play to their respective strengths and sound inspired collaborating with a genuine musical icon. Equally importantly, this fifth Forty Below Records studio outing (out of some forty overall) radiates a sense of deep ...
read moreCarolina Chocolate Drops Working with Buddy Miller on Follow up to Grammy-Winning Smash
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Something Else!
The Carolina Chocolate Drops are working with producer Buddy Miller (Emmylou Harris, Robert Plant, Patty Griffin, Solomon Burke) on a follow up to 2010's Grammy Award—winning label-debut Genuine Negro Jig. The album became an out-of-nowhere sensation, reaching No. 1 on the Billboard bluegrass chart, No. 2 on the Billboard Heatseekers and folk charts, and earning year-end recognition on the Official Something Else! Top 10 for 2010. The Carolina Chocolate Drops' new project, called Leaving Eden, is due February 28 on ...
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Buddy Miller: The Majestic Silver Strings
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JamBase
NEW ALBUM & BONUS DVD OUT MARCH 1, 2011 VIA NEW WEST RECORDS Buddy Miller teamed up with esteemed guitarists Marc Ribot, Bill Frisell and Greg Leisz to create The Majestic Silver Strings, a monumental musical experience to be released on CD, with bonus DVD, March 1, 2011 via New West Records. The Majestic Silver Strings, produced by Buddy, is his re-imagination of country songs, loaded with guitars, atmosphere and attitude. Guest vocalists on the album include Emmylou Harris, Patty ...
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Buddy Miller Singer-Songwriter Nabbed Five Americana Music Noms
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All About Jazz
Singer-songwriter Buddy Miller leads all nominees for the eighth annual Americana Music Association awards.
He got five nominations, including artist of the year and instrumentalist of the year.
The 56-year-old Fairborn, Ohio, native and his wife, Julie Miller, are also up for album of the year for “Written in Chalk." The nominations were announced Wednesday for the Sept. 17 awards show at Nashville's Ryman Auditorium.
Justin Townes Earle, son of alt-country star Steve Earle, received three nominations. Alejandro Escovedo, the ...
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