| Blues, Jazz & Guitar NEWS |
| February 2007 |
Featuring Roy and Sandy McCann, the Blues Builders and the Ozark Blues in Northwest Arkansas. These dedicated
blues folks have a story to tell on keeping the blues alive and well in Arkansas. Click on their photos, and get the
rest of the story from down to earth, real deal blues enthusiast going at it full bore to perpetuate the art of blues
true to form. Part of the TVR blues gang too. Go to Tornado Valley Radio nightly to chat with the blues gang.
blues folks have a story to tell on keeping the blues alive and well in Arkansas. Click on their photos, and get the
rest of the story from down to earth, real deal blues enthusiast going at it full bore to perpetuate the art of blues
true to form. Part of the TVR blues gang too. Go to Tornado Valley Radio nightly to chat with the blues gang.
Queen of Steam, Michele Lundeen is the
hardest working lady in blues today. Besides
gigging full time, in the studio, blues in school
and societies she is also the editor of Blusd,
and Blues Festival Guide. Whew, don't know
how she gets it all done, but this lady is so
dedicated to the art form she is a 24/7 blues
person. An in depth knowledge of blues in
the past and present, she is also a projector of
blues into the future. Go on and check out
her two sites by clicking on her photos, and
check out her new CD "Song Inside Me" too.
The Festival Guide she edits is a blues study
all in it's own right. You can find it at music
stores, or just visit them on line by clicking
the photo below. You can get your blues act
listed on their links page too.
hardest working lady in blues today. Besides
gigging full time, in the studio, blues in school
and societies she is also the editor of Blusd,
and Blues Festival Guide. Whew, don't know
how she gets it all done, but this lady is so
dedicated to the art form she is a 24/7 blues
person. An in depth knowledge of blues in
the past and present, she is also a projector of
blues into the future. Go on and check out
her two sites by clicking on her photos, and
check out her new CD "Song Inside Me" too.
The Festival Guide she edits is a blues study
all in it's own right. You can find it at music
stores, or just visit them on line by clicking
the photo below. You can get your blues act
listed on their links page too.
While I was on as a staff writer at Jazz Link magazine around 1988, I
was given tickets to go see and review an unknown new blues guy
named Chris Cain. He was from San Jose, and on Blind Pig Records.
I took a friend, and was planning on checking out a few tunes, grab a
CD and do a quick review for my publisher. I had just seen BB King,
Ray Charles, Bobby Bland and Tower of Power in the last month, and I
wasn't really into seeing a wanna be, up and coming new dude. Well
with me and my attitude, Mr. Cain started out. He sang okay, and
then played some solos on his ES335. Then I started sitting up in my
seat a little more, as this guy was ripping it like a real deal, original
blues master. Not a fake, bad uncontrolled note in his chops at all.
After mesmerizing me on guitar, he sat it down, picked up an alto sax,
and joined his horn section to exchange solos with them. I was blown
away. During the break I took pen and pad over to him, and asked,
"You are too young to play the real deal. How did you learn it?" He
grew up in Memphis, and was force fed blues by his dad from
babyhood. Do I have your interest? Well click on his photos, and
visit his extensive web site. You need to get his CD's, and take a
listen to a guy that has a MA in music from Berkley, but raised near
Beale Street. He knows the blues brother, let me tell you.
was given tickets to go see and review an unknown new blues guy
named Chris Cain. He was from San Jose, and on Blind Pig Records.
I took a friend, and was planning on checking out a few tunes, grab a
CD and do a quick review for my publisher. I had just seen BB King,
Ray Charles, Bobby Bland and Tower of Power in the last month, and I
wasn't really into seeing a wanna be, up and coming new dude. Well
with me and my attitude, Mr. Cain started out. He sang okay, and
then played some solos on his ES335. Then I started sitting up in my
seat a little more, as this guy was ripping it like a real deal, original
blues master. Not a fake, bad uncontrolled note in his chops at all.
After mesmerizing me on guitar, he sat it down, picked up an alto sax,
and joined his horn section to exchange solos with them. I was blown
away. During the break I took pen and pad over to him, and asked,
"You are too young to play the real deal. How did you learn it?" He
grew up in Memphis, and was force fed blues by his dad from
babyhood. Do I have your interest? Well click on his photos, and
visit his extensive web site. You need to get his CD's, and take a
listen to a guy that has a MA in music from Berkley, but raised near
Beale Street. He knows the blues brother, let me tell you.
| Good Blues Friends Wall of Fame |
These are some mighty nice blues friends that have been real deal good time folks to the old Senior Blues Cat here.
Can't say enough about any single one of them, as they all have been good as gold to me. Each month, I'll add folks to
the list. Thank you to each, every one of you all. Also see our good blues friend site banners below.
Can't say enough about any single one of them, as they all have been good as gold to me. Each month, I'll add folks to
the list. Thank you to each, every one of you all. Also see our good blues friend site banners below.
