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Friday, August 21st
Los Lonely Boys will release a cover EP entitled 1969 on October 13 via Playing In Traffic Records.
The album pays tribute to one of rock music's pivotal years, which culminated in the legendary Woodstock festival.
Tracklist (in no particular order):
1. Carlos Santana - Evil Ways
2. The Beatles - She Came In Through The Bathroom Window
3. Tony Joe White - Polk Salad Annie
4. The Doors - Roadhouse Blues
5. Blind Faith - Well All Right
Monday, March 3rd
Canadian blues guitarist Jeff Healey has passed away.
A statement on his website reads:
Jeff Healey, arguably one of the most distinctive guitar players of our time, died today (Sunday March 2) in St. Joseph's Hospital, Toronto. He was 41, and leaves his wife, Cristie, daughter Rachel (13) and son Derek (three), as well as his father and step-mother, Bud and Rose Healey, and sisters Laura and Linda.
Funeral and memorial arrangements are pending.
Robbed of his sight as a baby due to a rare form of cancer, retino blastoma, and he started to play guitar when he was three, holding the instrument unconventionally across his lap. He formed his first band at 17, but soon formed a trio which was named the Jeff Healey Band. After his appearance in the movie Road House, he was signed to Arista records, and in 1988 released the Grammy-nominated album See the Light, which included a major hit single, Angel Eyes. He earned a Juno Award in ...more
Friday, January 26th
NME.com reports that blues legend BB King is in a stable condition after being admitted to a Texas hopsital with a fever following a bout of the flu.
The 81 year-old conitnues to tour extensively in spite of his advanced years, however he was forced to cancel a concert in Galveston, Texas' Grand Opera House, however he plans to go ahead with Tuesday's gig in Fort Worth on Tuesday.
King expects to be discharged over the weekend in advance of the performance.
http://www.bbking.com/
Friday, January 19th
Blues rock/jazz musican Jeff Healey is currently in the hospital recovering from a successful operation to to remove cancer from his lungs a few weeks ago. He appears to be in good spirits and is eager to return to playing music like he was just a few months ago.
http://origin.www.cbc.ca/cp/entertainment/070116/e011655A.html
Tuesday, December 12th
Credit to Billboard:
Grammy nominee Robert Lockwood Jr., who took lessons from blues legend Robert Johnson, died last month at the age of 91. He was hospitalized after a November 3 stroke and died due to respiratory failure November 21.
Lockwood, an Arkansas native, took early guitar lessons from a young Robert Johnson. Johnson moved in with Lockwood’s mother when Lockwood was 11. Despite their close proximity in age, the elder Johnson became a father figure to Lockwood.
While he never achieved the legendary status of his mentor, Lockwood bwas a successful sideman and solo artist from the time he was fifteen years old.
As a sideman, he worked for Chess Records when they were the premier blues label. While there, he played on cuts by Little Walter, Muddy Waters, Sunnyland Slim, and many others.
Lockwood also played on a couple of terrific Otis Spann solo albums. Spann made his name playing piano in Muddy ...more |
