John Scofield

"When Music Is Tight, It All Becomes Beautifully Loose." Traditions! Returns Next Week

The Delta Rhythm Boys

And Early 20th Century Spiritual With The Lyrics Inspired By Ezekiel 37:1-14 - This 1950 Rendering By Vocal Group Hall Fame Inductees "The Delta Rhythm Boys", Together For Fifty-Four Years

Billy F Gibbons

Billy's Third Solo Release; His Distinctive Growl Shining Brightly

Rachel Baiman

Nashville, TN - A Rootsy Wake-Up Call Recorded In Australia, Inspired By The Indie Rock Scene In Melbourne - Illinois State Fiddle Champ At Age 17 - Songwriting Influenced By John Hartford And Courtney Barnett

Tia Carroll

Bay Area Powerhouse Singer

The Ames Brothers

Malden, Ma - Riding The Charts For Sixteen Years - Ed Ames, The Surviving Brother Turned 94 On Friday

Ry Cooder

Flaco Jimenez And Joachim Cooder Joining Ry -The First Concept Album By Ry Cooder Which Tells The Story Of Chavez Ravine, a Mexican-American Community Demolished In The 1950's In Order To Build Public Housing. The Housing Was Never Built; The Brooklyn Dodgers Built A Stadium On The Site As Part Of Their Move To Los Angeles - "Chavez Ravine" Is The First In Cooder's Southern California Trilogy; The Other Two Being "My Name Is Buddy" And "I, Flathead"

Grasshoppah

GR Groove - Double Dose Of Delight At Jammies IV For Grasshoppah; Taking Home The Coveted Award For Best Local And Folk Albums Of The Year

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Souad Massi: An Algerian Berber Musician Listing Leonard Cohen, AC/DC And INXS As Having Been Among Her Formative Influences

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COMPILATIONS

The Jazzabels Part Of The Compilation Spotlighting The Open Mike Nights And Various Stages Of Buffalo, NY

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G.B. Grayson & Henry Whittier

Considered To Be One Of The Most Important Old-Time Duos To Perform During The "Golden Age" Of Recorded Music - Their Recordings Between 1927 And 1930 Are Among The Most Emulated, And Later Influence Country, Bluegrass And Rock Musicians

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Fra Fra Tribesmen - Recorded In The Extreme North Of Ghana By Historian Paul Oliver, 1964 - This Area, Nangodi Is Believed To Be The Origin Of The Blues

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Shirley Bassey

Cardiff, Wales - The Album Is Observing Its Golden Anniversary, Released In May 1971 - Here, Miss Bassey Is Running Through The Chart-Topping One-Hit Wonder By The "The Ides Of March" (1970) - The 84 Year-Old Singer Is Well-Known For Her Expressive Voice, Recording The Soundtrack Theme Songs Of Goldfinger, Diamonds Are Forever, And Moonraker; The First Welsh Singer To Top The European Charts, And Appointed A Dame Commander Of The Order Of The British Empire (DBE) For Services To The Performing Arts

Doyle Bramhall

Workin' John Lee Hooker - Longtime Favorite Son; The Late Texan Had Some Serious Deep Roots In The Austin Music Scene - Joined "The Chessmen" With Jimmie Vaughan While In High School - Formed "The Nightcrawlers" with Marc Benno During The 1970's - Very Close Associate To The Vaughn Brothers

Mighty Diamonds

Roots Reggae Trio With A Strong Rastafarian Influence - Forming In Kingston In 1969; They Are Most Consistent And Long-Running Vocal Trio In Jamaican Musical History

Life Like Water

Asheville, NC - The Quartet's Intricate Interplay Straddles the Edges Of Contemporary Folk And Traditional Music, Incorporating World Sounds Of The Distant Past

May Erlewine & Woody Goss

May Opening The Official Tour In September: Appearing On The 18th At Wealthy Theater And The 25th At Seven Steps Up

Lillian Glinn

Blues Spotlight: Spending Most Of Her Career In Vaudeville, Lillian Glinn Signed To A Record Contract In 1927, Recording A Total Of Twenty-Two Tracks By 1929. Composing Her Own Material, Miss Glinn's Speciality Was Singing Slow Blues Ballads, Concentrating On The Harsher Side Of Life. Following This Period Of Activity, Glinn Retreated To A Church-Based Life And Moved To California, Her Future Became Distant From Her Previous Professional Career. There Are A Number Of Women Blues Singers Who Deserve Far Greater Recognition Than They Have Had, And Lillian Glinn Is One Of Those Singers. Lillian Glinn Passed On In 1978.

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Blues Spotlight: Lillian Glinn (1929) - May 10, 1902 TX - July 22, 1978 CA

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Steve Turre

'820' Jazz Presents: Bruce Williams, Saxophones...Xavier Davis, Piano...Gerald Cannon, Bass...Willie Jones lll, Drums...Steve Turre, Trombone And Shells - - - - - - Extraordinary Musician Bestrides Two Disparate Worlds - That Of An Ancient Instrument: The Seashell And A Relatively Modern One: That Of The Trombone. "Spiritman" Contains A Repertoire That Features Songs That Are The Finest Works In Every Genre. Turre's Ensemble, A Quintet Of Excellence Takes The Miles Davis Classic, 'All Blues' To A New Perspective - The Improvisation Is Superb

The Blasters

American Music Since 1979

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Alison Krauss & Union Station

Alison Will Be Celebrating Number Fifty On 7/23 - Winning Local Contests In Illinois By The Age Of 10 And Recording For The First Time At 14, Signing With Rounder Records In 1985

Joel Mabus

Mitten Music - Reworking Charlie Poole & The North Carolina Ramblers, 1925

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Queen Esther

A Member Of Guitarist James Blood Ulmer's Black Rock Experience

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Lafayette, LA - BeauSoleil Founded In 1975 By Michael Doucet, And Continues To This Day, Transforming Nearly Any Traditional Cajun, Creole, Or French Tune Into High Art While Preserving A Direct Sonic Bloodline Back To Its Roots.

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