Chicago Bluegrass & Blues Festival
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- Chicago Bluegrass & Blues Festival
- Eyeballin’: Down the Tracks: The Music That Influenced Led Zeppelin
- Sam Taylor famed LI blues singer-songwriter dies
Chicago Bluegrass & Blues Festival
JamBase CA
Drawing a crowd of over 3000 bluegrass and blues loving music fans the inaugural fest was not simply a celebration of the traditions of bluegrass and blues music but also an opportunity to examine how the forms have evolved since the days of Bill Monroe and Robert Johnson. It had been Raspatello’s dream for years – a festival dedicated to honoring the past present and future of two genres of music that have come to embody the true spirit of the American people. This is music that understands our struggles but also reminds us that there is always sunshine after the rain. Throwing a festival is no small task. It can be an intimidating venture; festies are high-risk endeavors that demand a serious commitment and willingness to face every one of the unexpected obstacles and challenges that will undoubtedly surface along the way.
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Eyeballin’: Down the Tracks: The Music That Influenced Led Zeppelin
Houston Press TX
The DVD does have a weakness in its unfortunate dearth of actual musical performance video. The absence of Zep songs and footage is understandable given the probable high cost of their licensing fees. But it’s curious that there’s so little – and then only snippets – of players like Son House Muddy Waters Howlin’ Wolf and Bukka White. Elvis’s guitar picker Scotty Moore also noted as a huge influence on Page doesn’t even appear in a photo.
Sam Taylor famed LI blues singer-songwriter dies
Newsday NY
Taylor was one of the first inductees into the. He built a stellar reputation in blues and R&B over nearly five decades of work as a solo performer and as a guitarist with. “He was one of the last of the great bluesmen” said his friend Richard L’Hommedieu co-founder of the Long Island Music Hall of Fame.
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