Some more from the Black and Tan catalogue. Black Night – Roscoe Chenier http://www.soundcream.com/soundcream/download?song_id=828 My Heart Took A Beating – Teresa James http://www.soundcream.com/soundcream/download?song_id=1009 Revolution Bluez – Billy Jones http://www.soundcream.com/soundcream/download?song_id=1049

Lionel was kind enough to send these pictures in…..

Iain McIntosh has booked Anson and the Rockets for a date in the UK in Winchester. He tells me that they also have a date in Brighton at the Komedia although the Komedia site does not list this yet. Anson’s site is also a bit behind the times. Anson has John Nemeth guesting on vocals [...]

Grahame’s post reminded me that there’s a Rod Piazza DVD available at the moment; a live show from 2005 (I think). It’s available from Amazon at this link. A bargain at less that a tenner while the US Dollar is 1.77 against Sterling.

Grahame sends these recommendations. A few DVDs which may be of interest to blues fans out there: Just released is The Fabulous Thunderbirds “Live in London” which is from around 1986/87 – not the vintage stuff, but available cheap at www.play.com – in two different versions – prefer the one with Jimmie Vaughan on the [...]

Thanks very much to Lionel for sending me the review below. Simon Honeyboy Hickling and the DTs at the Harbourside Club, Liverpool, Tuesday 24th January 2006 This was the second event arranged by John Welsh at the Harbourside Club at Liverpool Marina, following the great success of the Ben Andrews gig in November last year. [...]

WREG-TV Memphis – Blues Legend B.B. King Announces His Retirement: “Blues Legend B.B. King Announces His Retirement” Actually, if you read the text then he’s not returing fully.

Cheap ass soul. Very good. Will check Amazon for the CDs. M O F R O

Fantastic clip! Killer guitar tone. Anyone know the year? Enjoy! YouTube – Hound Dog Taylor, live recording

Little Toby Walker Fine acoustic blues. Some good samples on his website. The reviews are true – an impressive mix of acoustic blues styles, Delta, Piedmont and more urban material. I’ll post contact details and prices when I know them.

Tell you what, having been reading the reports from the Blues Cruise that has just finished on the East coast, I think that there is something in it. Having visited San Diego last year, I can’t think of anything better than a few days in sunny SoCal then four days of top quality blues at [...]

I have already posted a note about this but as Lionel was good enought to send me the press release I thought that I would post it here. So here you go then……. Simon Honeyboy Hickling at the Harbourside Club, Liverpool Marina Tuesday 24th January 2006 (doors open at 8pm) Following the great success of [...]

On BBC1 TV, Tuesday 17th January at 10.35pm: “Sweet Home New Orleans” features Aaron Neville, Irma Thomas and Clarence Frogman Henry with contributions from Paul McCartney, Elvis Costello and Dr John. Also with a New Orleans theme is BBC Radio 2 program “Without Frontiers”on Wednesday 18th January at 10pm. The subject of Charlie Gillett’sprogram is [...]

For all fans of the great Paul Byrd, find some new tunes on the MySpace section of his website. A bit more polished and not so out-and-out bluesy as his live shows. Quite a soulful change of direction.

Advanced notice of the Burnley Blues Festival here.

Anyone want to hear Preston Hubbard’s joke? OK here goes…… A kid says to his father, “Dad, I want to be a musician when I grow up”! His dad replies, “Son, you can’t have it both ways”! If you have not read Preston Hubbard’s story then you should; he has written a few paragraphs about [...]