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Texas Blues Rocker Hamilton Loomis Tours U.S. For Album Release

“If blues, soul, and rock can be said to form a triangle, you’ll find Hamilton Loomis right in the center of it,” says Guitar Player Magazine. An apt description, as young Loomis is one of the young artists at the forefront of bringing blues-based American music into the 21st century and redefining it for a contemporary ...

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The Slide Brothers

Featuring the music of Robert Randolph
Duration: 3:09

The Slide Brothers are Calvin Cooke, Chuck Campbell, Darick Campbell and Aubrey Ghent--the greatest living musicians who embody the Sacred Steel tradition
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Article: Bailey's Bundles

Sacred Steel: Rev. Utah Smith, et al. and The Slide Brothers

Read "Sacred Steel: Rev. Utah Smith, et al. and The Slide Brothers" reviewed by C. Michael Bailey


The “Sacred Steel" tradition born in the House of God Church some 80 years ago employed the pedal steel and lap steel guitars as the centerpiece of their message. The steel guitars, long an eloquent staple of country and western music are used to a much grittier effect in this largely African-American mode of worship.

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Article: Live Review

Montreux Jazz Festival: Montreux, Switzerland, July 3-5, 2011

Read "Montreux Jazz Festival: Montreux, Switzerland, July 3-5, 2011" reviewed by Phillip Woolever


Montreux Jazz FestivalMontreux, SwitzerlandJuly 3-5, 2011 The 45th Edition of the Montreux Jazz Festival included many iconic profiles, bonded in unique partnership, and rare as the sunset air. Those collaborated chords ensured Montreux remains at the pinnacle of performance packaging, as the festival continued a streak atop European “must see" musical destinations. ...

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News: Recording

Robert Randolph and the Family Band - Colorblind (2006)

Robert Randolph and the Family Band - Colorblind (2006)

By Mark Saleski Inertia. Sure, it's a physics thing, but I like to apply it to music every once in a while. I'm not talking career inertia; the rising star thing. No. It's the music. You hear it and it has an energy that's impossible to resist. That perfectly describes the music of Robert Randolph and ...

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News: Performance / Tour

Robert Randolph: Tour Dates

Robert Randolph: Tour Dates

TOUR STARTS APRIL 17 AT WEST COAST BLUES N' ROOTS FEST IN PERTH, AUSTRALIA Robert Randolph & The Family Band have announced a slew of tour dates that will take them through North America, Europe, Australia and a week's worth of shows in Japan. Check out all the tour dates below. TOUR DATES 04/08/11 Fri Lyric ...

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News: Festival

Antibes Jazz Festival 2011 - Full Line Up Has Arrived - Book Today

Full Lineup has arrived: Friday, July 15: Bitches Brew Beyond Herbie Hancock—Wayne Shorter—Marcus Miller: « Tribute To Miles » Produit Par Marcus Miller Sunday, July 17: James Hunter B.B. King Tuesday, July 19 Robert Randolph Carlos Santana Thursday, July 21 Raphael Saadiq Ben L?Oncle Soul & Imany Saturday, July 23 Harold Lopez Nussa Trio Manu Katche ...

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Article: Live Review

B.B. King Live At The Hollywood Bowl, September 5, 2007

Read "B.B. King Live At The Hollywood Bowl, September 5, 2007" reviewed by AAJ Staff


One of the greatest blues figures is, of course, B.B. King. King fused the Texas blues playing of T-Bone Walker with a broader, almost literary sensibility; his thicker solo lines provide the opportunity to tell a story, to impart depth, and to dominate a horn section or at least supplement it on equal terms. ...

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Article: Profile

The Allman Brothers Band: 40 Years Out

Read "The Allman Brothers Band: 40 Years Out" reviewed by Alan Bryson


So what do Randy Brecker, Stanley Clarke and Lenny White have in common with Kid Rock, Eric Clapton and Billy Gibbons of ZZ Top? All were part of the Allman Brothers Band's three-week musical extravaganza at New York City's Beacon Theater celebrating the band's 40th anniversary. This year's list of surprise guests also included ...

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Colorblind

Label: Warner Bros.
Released: 2007
Track listing: Ain


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