The News Review:
- The Rev. Jimmie Bratcher To Perform at Popular Texas Blues Concert …
- We’ll Never Lose the Blues
- Rock rap blues and more…live show overload this week in the DC …
- Craig Chaquico – Grammy-nominated smooth-jazz guitarist to play …
- Weekend festivals feature rock jazz blues
- Chess Records – A Who’s Who of Blues Music
The Rev. Jimmie Bratcher To Perform at Popular Texas Blues Concert …
BREATHEcast.com
what hooked me was the stingin’ full-bodied guitar riffs his very souful voice and the songwriting elements that give a positive message about life in general” comments Chris Maley Program Manager at KMBH Radio and Entertainment Coordinator of the Blues on the Hill concert series. Pastor evangelist author singer songwriter and guitarist “The Rev” preaches in churches every Sunday but on Saturday nights you’ll find him sharing his amazing testimony and blistering guitar licks onstage in blues clubs and at music festivals prisons and even biker rallies. Bratcher’s brand of the blues has been embraced by the Christian market and the mainstream blues industry alike allowing him to play at both Christian music festivals such as Creation East Creation West Coast and Rock the Light and at blues festivals such as Simply the Blues Festival and Boxcar Full of Blues. He has appeared at venues along with Christian artists including Mercy Me Newsboys and Third Day and with blues greats including Grammy winner and NARAS Lifetime Achievement Award winner David “Honeyboy” Edwards Blues Music Award winners Zac Harmon and tis Taylor and Livin’ Blues Gold Award winner Hubert Sumlin one of Rolling Stone Magazine’s “100 Greatest Guitarists of All Time. According to Blues Revue Magazine Bratcher’s upcoming release The Electric Rev “.
We’ll Never Lose the Blues
Wall Street Journal
Despite ample evidence of talent vitality and originality in blues music today rumors have persisted that the genre is on life support. Taj Mahal is not surprised. “There was a point where everybody was saying that the blues was dead so everybody believed it” the veteran musical innovator and blues-and-roots authority told me in Memphis. (It was just before the 30th annual Blues Music Awards in May; he’d been inducted into the Blues Hall of Fame the night before along with New rleans soul queen Irma Thomas. ) But he added “that only meant it wasn’t going to do as much for the larger music industry.
Rock rap blues and more…live show overload this week in the DC …
Examiner.com
There is bound to be something to whet the appetite of any music fan regardless of whether it is rap metal pop country or blues that is craved. All tickets can be bought on ticketmaster. com (except wolftrap tickets which can be purchased a wolftrap. But hurry they won’t last long since the artists below are fan favorites and rightfully so due to the amazing gifts and song they have provided their specific genres.
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Craig Chaquico – Grammy-nominated smooth-jazz guitarist to play …
Examiner.com
The launch of Craig’s latest album in May 2009 “Follow the Sun” tantalizes listeners with songs like “Fantasy in Paradise” “Barefoot in the Sand” and a funky dance number titled “Circus Beach" which Craig notes as one of his favorites. In the 90’s he ventured out of the pop music world to reinvent himself becoming an award-winning solo contemporary instrumental artist songwriter band leader and producer. Central Floridians and those visiting.
Weekend festivals feature rock jazz blues
Detroit Free Press
com or at the Bob-Lo Island Discovery Center 340 Dalhousie in Amherstburg ntario. Heatstock Blues Festival and Pig Roast: Summer sun barbecue and hot blues music make up the annual Heatstock Blues Festival and Pig Roast set for Friday and Saturday at the Tribesmen’s Property in Fostoria northeast of Flint. (2 of 2)Each year a hot collection of local blues artists drives the festival which is celebrating its 14th anniversary. Gates open at noon each day and admission is $40 in advance or $50 at the gate for a two-day pass.
Chess Records – A Who’s Who of Blues Music
JustPressPlay
Together with his brother Philip Chess they founded the quintessential record label of the time whose roster reads as a who?s-who in Blues music. Let?s explore the history of Chess Records:Brothers Leonard and Philip Chess were Jewish immigrants from Poland who came to Chicago in 1928. They were business partners in liquor sales and by the 1940?s they owned and operated several bars on the south side. ne of their largest was a nightclub named the ?Macomba? that featured live entertainment; mainly Blues artists who had migrated to Chicago?s south side from the Mississippi Delta in the 30?s and 40?s. Quickly realizing that these musicians were not being properly promoted and recorded they decided to start recording these musicians themselves.