The Vignola Collective

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

John R. Miller

A Well-Travelled Wordsmith Mapping Out The World He's Seen, Three Chords At A Time

Toshi Reagon

Atlanta, GA - Began Performing At Age 17 Opening For Lenny Kravitz - Greatly Influenced By All-Woman A Capella Group Sweet Honey In The Rock Founded By Her Mother, Bernice Johnson Reagon

Curtis Stigers

Jazz Vocalist Acquired Much Of His Motivation For Pursuing Jazz From Jam Sessions Led By The Great Gene Harris

Brenda Leigh ft. Asleep At The Wheel

A Homage To Traditional Western Swing, And To The Dulcet Vocal Tones Of Tommy Duncan, Co-Founding Member Of The Texas Playboys, 1931

Ray Lamontagne

(With The Pariah Dogs) Michigan Appearance: Appearing With Sierra Ferrell At The Fillmore, Detroit 5/26

Pickin' On Series Band

The 1965 Session Required 44 Takes Before Brian Deemed A Satisfactory Performance - At this Point No Title Or Lyrics - Wilson Can Be Heard Calling the Song "Oh Yeah" And :You're Grass And I'm A Power Mower" - "California Girls" Released In July 1965 To World-Wide Critical Acclaim

Robert Randolph & The Family Band

Ben Harper And Jim Keltner Guesting

Diana Ross

This Morning's Vinyl Spin - A 1972 Biographical Film Depiction Of Billie Holiday Starring Diana Ross In Her Feature Film Debut

Jose Gonzalez Y Banda Criolla

Jose Gonzalez Y Banda Criolla - Afro-Caribbean Island Dance Party Celebration - Native to Puerto Rico

Vieux Farka Toure

WYCE Presents: Vieux Farka Toure 3/28 Wealthy Theater

The Diplomats of Solid Sound

Basing Operations In Both Chicago And Austin - Mining America's Vast Deposits Of Soul Music, Performing With A Modern Garage Band Twist

Eli 'Paperboy' Reed

Undercover: Merle Haggard & The Strangers, 1972 - Reed's Latest Is A Career-Covers Collection Of The Great Haggard, Who We Lost Six Years Ago On 4/6

Ronny Elliott

A True Roots Musician

Barbara Keith

Performed At The Cafe Wha? In Greenwich Village Before Making Her First Recordings In 1968 - Continuing To Write Songs For Other Artists - Dropped Off The Radar Nearly Fifteen Years Before Re-Emerging And Forming The Stone Coyotes

Wealthy Orphans

GR Tuneage!

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Junior Parker, James Cotton, Pat Hare

Blues Spotlight - Sang In Gospel Groups As A Child, Played On Various Blues Circuits As A Teenager, Befriended Sonny Boy Williamson Before Moving On To Howlin' Wolf In 1949. a Year Later Formed A Coalition Of Performers In Memphis Known As The Beale Streeters, Which Included Bobby "Blue" Bland And B.B. King. In 1951 Hooked Up With Guitarist Pat Hare And Formed The Blue Flames, Soon Discovered By Ike Turner And Signed To Modern Records. Several Other Labels Would Follow, Releasing A Continuous String Of Hits On The R&B Charts Over The Next Twenty Years. Herman "Junior' Parker Was Posthumously Inducted Into The Blues And Mississippi Musician Halls Of Fame Thirty Years After His Passing.

Junior Parker

Blues Spotlight - Herman "Junior" Parker, March 27, 1932 MS - November 18, 1971 IL

COMPILATIONS

'820'Jazz: Gene Ammons - - Art Taylor, Drums...Doug Watkins, Bass...Tommy Flanagan, Piano...Ray Barretto, Congas...Gene Ammons, Tenor Saxophone - - - - - "Boss Tenor," Recorded June 1960 At Van Gelder Studios, And Released On The Prestige Label. A Gathering Of Ammons' A-List, The Groove Is Laid-Back And Unwavering; The Quintet Each Taking Their Moment To Illuminate Diverse Musical Influences During The One-Day Session - An Historic Album Renowned For Its Versatility And Eclectic Mix Of Styles.

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The Youngers

Founded In 1999, SE PA - Returning To Nashville For The Recording Of The Fourth Album

Jimmie Vaughan

With Lou Ann Barton Reworking Jivin' Gene & The Jokers

Molly Tuttle & Golden Highway

Street Date: 4/1 - Produced By Tuttle And Jerry Douglas - The Album Explores The Rich History With Bluegrass, Both Forward-Thinking And Steeped In Bluegrass Heritage

James King

Spent Some Time With The Stanley Brothers - Heavily-Awarded Bluegrass Musician Including Male Vocalist Of The Year Ten Times In A Row

Jerry Lee Lewis

Thirtieth Release Is A Return Of Sorts To The Killer's Earlier Era - Top Twenty On The Charts

Sad Daddy

A Union Of Four Arkansas Based Musicians Featuring the Extraordinary Talents Of Melissa Carper And Rebecca Patek - Third Release

Chris Vallillo

The Great Lakes Musician With A Rendering Of The Scottish Folk Song With Its Roots In The 17th Century (Child Ballad 204)