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Unbelievably it was 20 years ago today since Stevie Ray Vaugham passed away in that infamous helicopter crash. A fine bluesman who will never be forgotten and whose legacy lives on (not always for the best). I am certain that there will be many tributes tonight at Colne. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stevie_Ray_Vaughan

Channel 4 12.55am http://www.channel4.com/programmes/the-relentless-boardmasters-in-association Thank to Paul Farmer for the text. Flickr photo andyhallphoto

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Vintage L.A. Garage Rock band The Morlocks are releasing their take on the output from the legendary Chess Records.  The Morlocks Play Chess. Check it out. http://www.popantipop.com/themorlocks/ The Morlocks Play Chess by popantipop

I have installed a new theme for bluesinthenorthwest.com to make us look a little more modern and fresher. Let me know what you think.

This years Colne Festival features an all Northwest lineup for the Friday night on the British stage.  This event is being sponsored by BBC Radio Lancashire and for those of us not able to go will be broadcast live on the station. 8.00pm  -  Forty4 9.00pm  -  Tipitina 10.00pm  -  Junkhouse Dog Blues Band 11.00pm  [...]

There is a nice article in this week’s Independent on Sunday about music in New Orleans. http://www.independent.co.uk/travel/americas/aint-no-city-like-new-orleans-2058675.html

In the Beginning… “The Natural Order of Musical Instruments” In the beginning there was a bass.  It was a Fender, probably a Precision, but it could have been a Jazz – nobody knows.  Anyway, it was very old …definitely pre-C.B.S.  And God looked down upon it and saw that it was good. He saw that [...]

I missed this on in the post holiday backlog. It’s TONIGHT! http://www.myspace.com/junkhousedog

Hi all, This week we experienced some technical issues on bluesinthenorthwest.com. The issues were around the all new bluesinthenorthwest.com Facebook page. http://www.facebook.com/pages/bluesinthenorthwestcom/130273283651577 All should now be fixed, thanks for your support

An interesting piece on the resurgence of vinyl. http://www.nytimes.com/2010/08/08/arts/music/08jazz.html?_r=2&pagewanted=all

I really enjoyed Andy’s tune “New Jersey Left” when I heard it on Dave Raven’s Podcast. http://www.myspace.com/andyknightguitarist

I missed this posting earlier in the week.  The great British blues band The Cadillac Kings will be playing Telfords Warehouse in Chester tonight. Free admission before 10pm.  Band start at 10.30. A great bar and a great band. http://www.telfordswarehousechester.com

Blues wannabees take note. http://phillyblues.com/ Nice one!

Leon appeared on BBC Radio 2′s Weekend Wogan show with Sir Terry Wogan in London last Sunday performing ‘Delta Lady’ and ‘A Song For You’ live.  The show also featured for the first time on radio, the song ‘I Should Have Sent Roses’ from his duet album with Elton John, The Union, which will be released [...]