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Monday Nov 9 | Inland Empire Weekly

Leon Russell

Leon Russell? To call that cat "well traveled" would be one mother of an understatement.

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Related Topix: Blues, Black Entertainment, B.B. King

Sat Nov 07, 2009

The Morning Call

Texas, Louisiana blues fly from the guitars of Joe Kubek and Bnois King

You don't have to ask where Smokin' Joe Kubek's nickname comes from -- his guitar playing speaks for itself.

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Related Topix: Smokin' Joe Kubek, Blues, Black Entertainment, B.B. King, Bethlehem, PA, Allentown Metro, Entertainment

Thu Nov 05, 2009

WDAM-TV Hattiesburg

Blues Trail marker going up

A Mississippi Blues Trail marker will be dedicated Friday on Summit Street in McComb.

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Related Topix: McComb, MS, Blues, Little Freddie King

Wed Oct 28, 2009

Times-Picayune

The three-day music festival promises to conjure a Halloween weekend to remember

An army of scary creatures invades City Park this weekend. Ghosts. Goblins. Gene Simmons.

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Related Topix: Life, Holidays, Halloween, New Orleans Metro, New Orleans, LA, Blues, The Black Keys, Little Freddie King

Fri Sep 25, 2009

Lake Cowichan Gazette

TRU House of Blues

"One of the Hottest Bluesmen on the Scene", John Lee Sanders performs with his band at the Clocktower Theatre on Thursday at the Thompson Rivers University.

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Related Topix: New Orleans, LA, John Lee Hooker, Blues, Dr. John

Wed Sep 09, 2009

Sutton Guardian

Bibi at BB

Following on from the Blues at the Mills festival that took place during Abbeyfest, the BB Blues club begins its new season at the Colour House Theatre this Sunday.

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Related Topix: Blues

Mon Sep 07, 2009

Sacramento Bee

10 essential CDs from King Records

The catalog of King Records is so vast and varied that it can be difficult to know where to begin.

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Related Topix: Pop/Rock, The King, James Brown, Black Entertainment, Soul, Blues, Texas, Music, Entertainment

Sat Sep 05, 2009

Guitar Player

The 2009 New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival

The New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival celebrated its 40th anniversary with a soirA©e that emphasized local flavor and paid homage to those who performed at the inaugural event.

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Related Topix: Blues, Little Freddie King, The Meters, Funk, Tab Benoit, Anders Osborne

Thu Sep 03, 2009

About.com

Happy Birthday Freddie King

Texas blues guitarist Freddie King was born on this day in Gilmer, a rural town near Longview and east of Dallas, Texas.

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Related Topix: Blues, Dallas Metro, Dallas, TX, Black Entertainment, B.B. King

Tue Sep 01, 2009

Telegraph Herald

All that Blues

Time/date: 5-9:30 p.m. Friday, Sept. 4. Music begins at 6 p.m.; concessions available at 5 p.m. Estimated duration: 4 1/2 hours Site: Town Clock Plaza Cost: Free For his first time playing at Dubuque ... And All That Jazz, Andrew Jones promises "a lot of good music, exciting dance music and stories." The Dallas-based blues artist is bringing his ...

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Related Topix: Jazz, All that Jazz, Bluegrass, Chris Jones, Blues, Chile, World News

Sat Aug 29, 2009

Edinburgh Evening News

Green MSP in gig to raise charity cash

LOTHIANS Green MSP Robin Harper is taking to the stage tonight, offering folk, fun and jazz to raise money for Childline Scotland.

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Related Topix: Blues

Fri Aug 14, 2009

VillageSoup

Blues to the max at the Grand

ELLSWORTH : Boston-based blues pianist David Maxwell will take the stage at The Grand on Saturday, Aug.

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Related Topix: John Lee Hooker, Blues, Bonnie Raitt, Black Entertainment, Buddy Guy, Charlie Musselwhite

Wed Aug 12, 2009

Canada.com

Innovative guitarist credits royal trinity of blues

Often heralded as one of the most innovative blues guitarists playing today, Joe Louis Walker says he owes much to the "three kings." That royal trinity is: B.B. King, Freddie King and Albert King.

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Related Topix: Blues, Joe Louis Walker, B.B. King, Black Entertainment, Albert King, Canada,

Mon Aug 10, 2009

The Indianapolis Star

Zakk Knight, 15, has made name for himself

Online: Myspace.com/zakkknight Plenty of Zakk Knight's classmates are rappers aspiring to be the next Lil' Wayne, but he's a guitarist in tune with the 'three Kings' of electric blues.

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Related Topix: MySpace.com, Startups, Blues, Mississippi

Sat Aug 08, 2009

Tahoe World

Tinsley Ellis puts Southern rock into the bles

Bluesdays! - the weekly free summer show at the Village at Squaw Valley - has presented a variety of blues players.

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Related Topix: Tinsley Ellis, Blues, Squaw Valley, CA

Thu Jul 23, 2009

Edmonton Sun

Rediscover a legendary blues guitar

There are a whole lot of modern blues fans who, largely as a function of the passage of time, are less inclined to listen to classic blues than to modern players.

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Related Topix: Chicago, IL, Blues, Otis Rush, Opinion

Wed Jul 08, 2009

The Dallas Morning News

New concerts announced and upcoming shows

Here's a list of scheduled shows announced this week and upcoming shows for the Dallas-Fort Worth area.

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Related Topix: Dallas Metro, Fort Worth Metro, Dallas, TX, Blues, Michael Burks

Sun Jul 05, 2009

NOLA.com

Little Freddie King brings gutbucket blues to the Superlounge stage

Everyone says Essence Fest is the spot to break out the high fashion - to see, be seen in one's finest summer threads.

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Related Topix: Blues, Little Freddie King

Sun Jun 28, 2009

The Day

Chris Duarte believes in evolution - especially his own

As a 16-year-old guitar prodigy, basking in the fluent scalular overdose of fusion giants such as Allan Holdsworth and Mahavishnu John McLaughlin, Texas native Chris Duarte had little respect or patience for the blues heroes of his home state.

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Related Topix: Blues, Chris Duarte, Allan Holdsworth, Jazz, Texas, Chris Duarte Group

Fri Jun 26, 2009

TheCelebrityCafe

Freddie King - The Best of Freddie King: The Shelter Records Years

Alphabetical Listing Home : CD reviews : Blues : Freddie King Freddie King - The Best of Freddie King: The Shelter Records Years - "The Best of Freddie King" is a great collection to have from the King of guitar boogie.

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