Little Walter News

MAMAS finished 2009 with one of the best ever live acts to appear in Crieff when the Spikedrivers provided a night full of life, good humour and highly impressive musicianship.

First, there was the irresistible soul-pop power of Tony! Toni! Tone!, then the bouncy fun of Lucy Pearl, then an excellent solo career.

Jason Ricci and his New Blood band will play at the Empty Glass from 10 p.m. to 2 a.m. Saturday to help the West Virginia Blues Society pay tribute to the great blues harmonica player Little Walter.

Can Raphael Saadiq get a witness? Details: With Anjulie, 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, November 25, at House of Blues, 1204 Caroline, 888-402-5837 or www.hob.com/Houston . Raphael Saadiq Raphael Saadiq is a musical soul, which probably explains why he has so much.

He was 70. His daughter, Linda Chaplin, says Talib died of cancer at a hospital in Lancaster on Thursday.

Dear Jerry: I recently picked up a box of 78 rpm blues records at an estate sale.

Blues and roots-rock label Blind Pig Records has cracked open its music vault once again and chosen two deserving candidates for reissue as part of their Vinyl Master Series.

Memphis singer Jason Ricci might not be quite what you would expect from a blues musician.

TWO music fans have taken over a St Albans blues club to keep it alive and are promoting their first live performance on Saturday.

"Kiddo, I had two books published last year. I've had at least two books published every year for the past 20 years.

Music From The Motion Picture, the critically-acclaimed Music World/Columbia Records soundtrack album, has proven the year's biggest success on America's Blues Albums charts.

Boom Days will get off to a bluesy start Saturday when vocalist and famed blues drummer Sam Lay takes the stage.

AFTER a summer break it was good to get back into the swing of things at MAMAS with a welcome return from Adrian Byron Burns.

The name Little Walter conjures up the legendary blues harmonica player, Marion "Little Walter" Jacobs - the man that influenced generations of Marine Band blowers.

Rick Estrin of Sacramento will be peforming at The Palms in Winters on Saturday.

Bonnie Raitt has been an ambassador for good blues, pop and rock for nearly four decades.

You would call Johnny J.'s stuff rockabilly, but that's too small of a space. He's got some blues in one corner, some echoey 1950s-era balladry in another.

You would call Johnny J.'s stuff rockabilly, but that's too small of a space. He's got some blues in one corner, some echoey 1950s-era balladry in another.

Audio for today's show will be available at approx. 5:00 p.m. ET. Hip-O Select has re-released a five-disc set of harmonica virtuoso Little Walter's complete recordings for the Chess label.

Chicago blues speaks more to the region than a style, agreed three of the city's greatest living guitarists.