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13 hrs ago | The Guardian

Out of his comfort zone

It certainly isn't the word I would use to describe Resurrection, the Fredericton-based Neilsen's latest musical foray.

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Related Topix: Pop/Rock, The Allman Brothers, Blues, Anders Osborne

Thu May 23, 2013

The Daily Republic

Our Music Year No. 143: John Mayer, 'Born and Raised'

After 2005's "Try!" and 2006's "Continuum," John Mayer seemed to have jumped into maturity as a songwriter and was prepared to enter a new phase of his career.

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Related Topix: Pop/Rock, John Mayer, January, Blues, Jack Johnson, Incubus

Wed May 22, 2013

The Carbon Valley Farmer

Blues Jam time: John Mayall to headline annual Greeley festival

My favorite time of the year is almost here again, with the arrival of the ninth annual Greeley Blues Jam.

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Related Topix: Greeley, CO, John Mayall, Blues, Bluesbreakers, Peter Green

Guitar Player

New from Backbeat Books: 'Eric Clapton, Day by Day - The Early Years 1963 - "1982'

Backbeat Books will publish the first volume of Eric Clapton, Day by Day: The Early Years: 1963-1982 on May 28, 2013.

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Related Topix: Blues, The Early Years, Alternative

Tue May 21, 2013

The Miami Herald

Criteria Recording Studios founder Emerman dies

Mack Emerman, the founder of Criteria Recording Studios where acts including Eric Clapton, James Brown and the Bee Gees made some of their most famous records, has died after a long illness, according to his daughter.

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Related Topix: Blues, Black Entertainment, Soul, James Brown

Sun May 19, 2013

Daily Mail

Richard Kay: Eric Clapton's next gig: as a grandfather

Best remembered for his hell-raising and womanising ways as a guitar 'god', former first-division wild man of rock Eric Clapton is about to achieve a rather more sedate sobriquet: grandad.

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Related Topix: Blues, Michel Piccoli, Pop/Rock, The Yardbirds

Sat May 18, 2013

A-Infos Radio Project

All Time Top Ten: Episode 70 - Top Ten Rock N Roll Producers w/Michael Woodrum, Segment 1

Description: Some of the biggest hitmakers in rock n roll history are not lead singers, guitar players, or songwriters, although many of this week's featured artists do all of these things and more.

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Related Topix: Burbank, CA, Blues

Fri May 17, 2013

West Hawaii Today

Paint it blue

Two living legends of British blues, John Mayall and Kim Simmonds, will take the stage Saturday night at the Honokaa People's Theater as part of a four-night, four-island tour billed as "The British Blues Explosion." The 79-year-old Mayall is a legendary vocalist and multi-instrumentalist whose Bluesbreakers served as a springboard for numerous ... (more)

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Related Topix: John Mayall, Blues, Honokaa, HI, Theater, Arts, Blues Explosion, Bluesbreakers

Thu May 16, 2013

Daily Star

Eric Clapton to be a...

Actress/model KELLY BROOK is facing almost 500 in fines after failing to renew the road tax licence on her luxury vehicle.

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Related Topix: Blues

Wed May 15, 2013

Guitar World

Little Games: Jimmy Page's Five Best Guitar Solos with The Yardbirds

Before he wielded the hammer of the gods - and a Les Paul - as a member of mighty Led Zeppelin, Jimmy Page was a Telecaster-wielding Yardbird.

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Related Topix: Pop/Rock, The Yardbirds, The Song Remains the Same, Music!, Led Zeppelin, Jeff Beck, Blues

Tue May 14, 2013

Noozhawk

Jeff Moehlis: John Mayall Bringing the Blues to Town

John Mayall has been called "The Father of British Blues," with good reason. As bandleader and songwriter for John Mayall & the Bluesbreakers , he was instrumental in launching the British blues boom in the 1960s.

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Related Topix: John Mayall, Blues, Bluesbreakers, John Mayall & the Bluesbreakers, Peter Green

ContactMusic.com

John Mayer Announces An Additional London October 2013 Show At...

John Mayer has recently announced that he will be touring for the first time in nearly 3 years.

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Related Topix: John Mayer, Pop/Rock, B.B. King, Blues, Black Entertainment, The Rolling Stones, The Allman Brothers Band

Sat May 11, 2013

JamBase

Van Morrison Guests With Eric Clapton In Belfast

Guitarist Eric Clapton brought his world tour to the Odyssey Arena in Belfast, Northern Ireland last night.

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Related Topix: Van Morrison, Pop/Rock, World News, United Kingdom, Antrim County, Northern Ireland, Down County, Northern Ireland, Belfast County, Northern Ireland, Blues, Sonny Boy Williamson II, The Band

Fri May 10, 2013

The Nation

Why Does the Press Still Take the Heritage Foundation Seriously?

I must have done something nice for someone at some point in my life because fate rewarded me with a last minute ticket to the annual benefit show presented at the Rose Theater at Jazz at Lincoln Center featuring the complete orchestra together with Crosby, Stills and Nash.

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Related Topix: Theater, Arts, Pop/Rock, Crosby, Stills & Nash, Retail, Apparel, Brooks Brothers, Family, Kids, Blues

USA Today

Buddy Guy honored at NARM Music Biz Awards

Buddy Guy has earned another hefty trophy, adding to a crowded mantle. NARM presented Guy its prestigious Chairman's Award for Sustained Creative Achievement Thursday night in Los Angeles.

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Related Topix: Blues, Black Entertainment, Buddy Guy, Billboard Music Awards, Music!, Music, Entertainment

Thu May 09, 2013

Examiner.com

Will the real Robert Johnson please stand up?

The longer you live in this world, the more you come to realize that everything you think you know for certain to be true is in fact, wrong.

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Related Topix: Blues, Robert Johnson

Examiner.com

That's Chuck Leavell, not chocolate milk: In concert with the stellar pianist

Keyboard maestro Chuck Leavell appeared onstage last night with The Rolling Stones during the midst of their 50 & Counting tour in San Jose, Calif.

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Related Topix: Jazz, Chuck Leavell, The Rolling Stones, Mick Jagger, Pop/Rock, Bonnie Raitt, Blues, The Allman Brothers Band

Wed May 08, 2013

Newsday

VIDEO: Hugh Laurie's blues

Actor and musician Hugh Laurie interviews one of his musical heroes, Chris Barber - a man he credits with introducing many black blues singers to UK audiences in the 1950s and '60s. Internationally known as a traditional jazz trombone player, Barber says British audiences immediately loved performers like Muddy Waters who influenced the first ... (more)

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Related Topix: Chris Barber, Jazz, Blues, Muddy Waters

WWFX-FM Worcester

Carlos Santana Honored in Las Vegas

The House of Blues Las Vegas inducted Carlos Santana into its Blues God Ceiling Tuesday.

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Related Topix: Carlos Santana, Pop/Rock, Blues

Mon May 06, 2013

Something Else! Reviews

Even today, Pattie Boyd can't choose between Eric Clapton, the Beatles' George Harrison

As Pattie Boyd talks about old photos of George Harrison and Eric Clapton, she remains - perhaps appropriately, given that she was the inspiration for Clapton's love-lorn "Layla" - unable to decide which had been more inspirational.

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Related Topix: Blues, Pop/Rock, The Beatles