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Roy Gaines and his Orchestra: Tuxedo Blues

Read "Tuxedo Blues" reviewed by Dan Bilawsky


Blues singers and big bands used to go together like bread and butter, but somewhere along the way the singers must have become superfluous in the minds of the leaders or the public. Nowadays, large ensembles are still happy to play the blues--be they well-known warhorses or obscure gems--but husky-voiced singers are rarely seen delivering a ...

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News: Recording

Roy Gaines & His Orchestra: ­"Tuxedo Blues" Streets November 1

Jazz, blues, R&B and soul—legendary guitarist/vocalist/composer Roy Gaines, who has made a name for himself as a versatile master craftsmen playing music beyond category in a career spanning over seven decades, brings his vast wealth of experience all together on Tuxedo Blues. Fronting a full size jazz orchestra, the likes of which is seldom heard these ...

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Article: Album Review

Mia Vermillion: Alone Together With the Blues

Read "Alone Together With the Blues" reviewed by C. Michael Bailey


Mia Vermillion has a big vocal presence. She sings with the wild abandon of Janis Joplin controlled by the fluid precision of Bonnie Bramlett, the gusto of Big Mama Thornton, and the blues foundation of Bessie Smith. She infuses her singing with more humidity than Ma Rainey and more sex than Lena Horn. Tacitly a blues ...

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Ball And Chain

Label: Screwgun Records
Released: 1974

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Ball N' Chain

Label: Arhoolie Records
Released: 1968


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