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4 hrs ago | Inside Bay Area

Blues lift the crowd at Russell City festival in Hayward

The key to Texas-style blues is all in the shuffle of the beat, Sticks says. "Dap-dappa-dap-dappa-dappa-dap-dap!" he said, tapping a tabletop in time.

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Related Topix: Blues, Hayward, CA, Black Entertainment, Soul, Marvin Gaye, Gladys Knight, Entertainment

Fri Jul 10, 2009

Ultimate-guitar.com

King Of The Blues: Search For The Greatest Undiscovered Blues Guitar Player [News]

Guitar Center is pleased to announce the return of King Of The Blues , the nationwide search for the next great undiscovered blues guitar player.

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Related Topix: Retail, Guitar Center, Music, Joe Bonamassa, Blues, Country, Pete Anderson, The Last, Punk, Black Entertainment

Thu Jul 09, 2009

The Clarion-Ledger

B.B. King opens season at MSU Riley Center

Two of Mississippi's own - international blues icon B.B. King and jazz star Cassandra Wilson - will be top draws for the 2009-2010 performance season at the Mississippi State University Riley Center in Meridian.

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Related Topix: Blues, Black Entertainment, Jazz, Cassandra Wilson, Mississippi State University, Meridian, MS, Bela Fleck, Bluegrass

The Victoria Star

Small town, big festival

Despite having a relatively small population base, the border town of Sackville can boast of having one of the region's more vibrant arts and culture scenes.

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Related Topix: Joe Louis Walker, Blues, Black Entertainment, Bonnie Raitt, James Cotton

Wed Jul 08, 2009

WUSA9.com Washington, DC

Putting More Sexy In Your Guitar

Michael Jackson never played much guitar. But if you think back to your favorite guitarist, you probably think of a particular sound, a particular tone.

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Related Topix: Blues, Black Entertainment, Eric Clapton, Electrical Engineering, Science

Mon Jul 06, 2009

Modern Guitars Magazine

Tommy Castro's Upcoming CD 'Hard Believer' Gets August 11 Street Date from Alligator Records

Alligator Records has set an August 11 street date for Hard Believer , the label debut from blues, rock and R&B singer, songwriter and guitarist Tommy Castro.

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Related Topix: San Francisco, CA, Blues, Tommy Castro, R&B, R-N-B, San Francisco Metro, Black Entertainment

WisInfo

Kewaskum hosts Brick by Brick fundraiser

KEWASKUM - A.J. Croce will perform at 7 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 20, in the Kewaskum Theatre at Kewaskum High School in the third annual Brick by Brick fundraising concert.

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Related Topix: Blues, A.J. Croce, Kewaskum, WI, Black Entertainment

Sun Jul 05, 2009

Charleston Gazette

Augustas summer classes, concerts begin Monday

A summer full of concerts and workshops at the Augusta Heritage Center gets under way Monday at Davis and Elkins College.

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Related Topix: Davis & Elkins College, Elkins, WV, Blues, Louisiana Red, Black Entertainment, Muddy Waters

Fri Jul 03, 2009

Telegraph.co.uk

BB King and John Mayall at Wembley Arena review

Blues is a musical genre. 'The blues' has always meant something different; a kind of club that people - mostly men - of a certain generation joined.The Rolling Stones and Clapton came out of the early-Sixties boom, the former leaving the blues behind for rock stardom.

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Related Topix: Blues, Black Entertainment, John Mayall, The Rolling Stones, Pop/Rock, Bluesbreakers, Eric Clapton

Wed Jul 01, 2009

Metromix Orlando

Get the blues

I'm originally from Chicago . When you're in Chicago and in the mood for blues or jazz, you'll be sure to find it.

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Related Topix: Blues, Black Entertainment, Dining

Tue Jun 30, 2009

South Wales Argus

BB King, Cardiff International Arena

Well before the last great bluesman graces the stage at the CIA the fans are already feverishly photographing BB Kinga s famous blues partner - his guitar Lucille.

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Related Topix: Blues, Black Entertainment

Sun Jun 28, 2009

Commercial Appeal

B.B. King's sister dies in California

Blues legend B.B. King's sister, Cora King, died Monday in Los Angeles. She lived in Gardena, Calif., and was 70.

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Related Topix: Blues, Black Entertainment, Gardena, CA

Sat Jun 27, 2009

All About Jazz

FESTIVAL/CRUISE: Gibson Guitar Announces Partnership with 2009 Montreux Jazz Festival

Gibson Guitar, the world's premier musical instrument maker and leader in music technology, is pleased to announce its partnership with the Montreux Jazz Festival.

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Related Topix: Music, Montreux, Jazz, Blues, Black Entertainment, Lee Ritenour

Kinston Free Press

Vintage sounds coming to Kinston library

If your musical tastes lean towards the blues and vintage R&B, then the Kinston library is the place to be this Sunday.

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Related Topix: Kinston, NC, Blues, Black Entertainment, Muddy Waters, John Lee Hooker, Ocracoke, NC, Entertainment

Thu Jun 25, 2009

Wilson Daily Times

Cool threads, blue tunes

The Donald Underwood Thompson Band will have Wilsonians singing the blues Wednesday.

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Related Topix: Wilson, NC, Blues, Black Entertainment, Molasses Creek, Folk

Wed Jun 24, 2009

Mix

DVD Review: B.B. King Live at Montreux 1993

DVD Review: B.B. King Live at Montreux 1993 Jun 23, 2009 3:32 PM, By Blair Jackson B.B. King was 68 when this wonderful show was recorded at the Montreux Jazz Festival.

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Related Topix: Blues, Black Entertainment, Montreux, Jazz

Mon Jun 22, 2009

Charlotte.com

Walking the walk and talking about freedom

In 1963, the Ku Klux Klan bombed 16th Street Baptist Church in Birmingham, Ala., killing four girls.

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Related Topix: Charlotte, NC, Family, Teenagers, Blues, Robert Johnson, Black Entertainment, Pfeiffer University

Sat Jun 20, 2009

New York Post

Ex-Motown Big Bopped Me at B.B. King's: Cop

A Jersey cop is accusing the former head of Motown Records of beating him and stealing his badge at a popular blues club in Times Square.

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Related Topix: Blues, Black Entertainment, Asbury Park, NJ

Thu Jun 18, 2009

Salisbury Post

Spotlight on: Blues Providers

The Blues Providers are all about the blues. Original Chicago, classic, swing, big band and West-Coast Jump a ' you name it, they'll play it.

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Related Topix: Charlotte, NC, Salisbury, NC, Blues, Black Entertainment

Tue Jun 16, 2009

AustenBlog . . . she's everywhere

Friday Bookblogging: Summer Reading Edition

Welcome to another edition of Friday Bookblogging, in which we round up news about books by, about, or inspired by Jane Austen and her work.

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Related Topix: Blues, Black Entertainment

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