The News Review:
- Rich DelGrosso Nominated for Blues Music Awards
- Pop Music: Blues for Diogenes
- Ashland gets the blues
- Acoustic blues experts from DC playing 9 N. Centre St.
- Roomful of Blues to raise a ‘Ruckus’ at The Grand
Rich DelGrosso Nominated for Blues Music Awards
Mandolin Cafe
— The Blues Foundation has announced the nominations for their 30th Annual Blues Music Awards which will be presented at a Blues Foundation ceremony in Memphis on Thursday May 7 2009 at the Cook Convention Center 255 N Main St. Blues mandolinist Rich DelGrosso has been nominated in two categories: Acoustic Album of the Year for. Voting is in the process and Blues Foundation members can.
Pop Music: Blues for Diogenes
San Diego Union Tribune CA
?Why do people get upset?? he asks. ?Maybe it’s because people don’t want to hear sad songs. A lot of people think that blues music is always upbeat party music. I just don’t think that. ? Taylor has recorded eight albums since he regenerated his musical aspirations in the 1990s. His haunting trance blues are distinctively stylized and his musical choices have very little to do with courting commercial success. How else can you account for album titles such as ?When Negroes Walked the Earth? ?Truth Is Not Fiction? and ?White African?? His song ?Nasty Letter? was included in the 2007 Mark Wahlberg thriller ?Shooter? although Taylor is concerned that blues awards harbor little to offer him.
Ashland gets the blues
Mail Tribune R
“We also wanted to give Ashland an event that could be held during the off-season” she says. “We chose blues music because it’s originally a black music style and the first true American music. It just seemed to fit. “The ninth annual Rogue Valley Blues Festival will be held Friday Saturday and Sunday Jan. 16 17 and 18 with its main shows at the Historic Ashland Armory 208 ak St. The doors open at 6 p.
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Acoustic blues experts from DC playing 9 N. Centre St.
Cumberland Times-News MD
Chuck Dicken station manager of WFWM National Public Radio is excited about being master of ceremonies. A longtime fan of Baytop his enthusiasm is huge. “Michael is a terrific blues artist one of the finest. his blues music is carrying on the tradition of great D… his blues music is carrying on the tradition of great D. blues set by Archie Edwards John Jackson and Cephas and Wiggins. ”Concert tickets are available at Allegany Arts Council. Prior to the performance an optional meet and greet reception at Ristorante ttaviani with a cash bar starts at 7 p.
Roomful of Blues to raise a ‘Ruckus’ at The Grand
Bangor Daily News ME
They soon moved into the swinging jumping blues R&B and jazz of the 1940s and ?50s and added a horn section which included current alto saxophonist Rich Lataille in 1970. Vachon himself has been with RoB for 20 years. Through the years the group has earned five Grammy Award nominations and seven Blues Music Awards winning Blues Band of the Year in 2005. The band is touring behind its 2008 Alligator album ?Raisin? a Ruckus? the first featuring vocalist Dave Howard. Roomful of Blues puts out a new studio album every couple of years with the main criteria being that ?we?re just looking for good songs? explained Vachon 51. They try out cover songs during their nonstop touring schedule. ?We play it in front of people to make sure it will go over good? he said.