Norton Buffalo & George Kahumoku, Jr

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

Boozoo Chavis

Lake Charles, LA - One Of The Pioneers Of Zydeco; The Fusion Of Cajun And Blues Music Developed In Southwest Louisiana

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Malcolm "Little Mac" Simmons, 1963 - Chicago Bluesman Active In The 1950's; Recording Obscure Singles Was His Forte - Little Mac Left The Music Business For The Ministry In1960s, And Was Rarely Heard For The Next 30 Years

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Alberta Hunter With Jack Douglas And His Orchestra

From Performing In Dilapidated Brothel Houses In Chicago To The Gilded Auditorium Of New York's Carnegie Hall, Hunter Rose From Poverty To Become One Of The Most Influential Blues And Jazz Singers Of The 20th Century

Blossom Dearie

1959 - New York City Jazz Singer And Pianist - Relocating To Paris In 1952 And Forming The Highly-Successful European Vocal Group, 'The Blue Stars' - Awarded The First Mabel Mercer Foundation Award; Born April 28, 1924

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The Album Is A Tip Of The Hat To The Rich, Fertile Grounds Of SW Ohio's 'Grass Legacy

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Eric Weissberg & Deliverance

Remembering Eric Weissberg Passing Away From Alzheimer's Disease In March 2020 (80) - Thanks For The Suggestion

Rob Stone, Elena Kato, & Hiroshi Eguchi

Excellent Album - The Ten Tracks Are A Throwback To The 1930's and 40's Sound Of Vocal Stylists Like Big Joe Turner, Nat Cole, And Fats Waller, Blending Comedy And Innovation In Their Music, Laying The Groundwork For Modern Jazz And Blues

A.J. Croce

Undercover: Alan Toussaint

Elizabeth King

77 Year-Old Gospel Legend Releasing Her First Full-Length Solo Album In Four Decades - Lead The All-Male Group, The Gospel Souls During The 1970's - Left The Music Business To Raise 15 Children

Johnny Cash

The Highwaymen: Johnny Cash, Waylon Jennings, Kris Kristofferson, Willie Nelson - Archive Vocal Recordings Set To The Orchestral Backing Of The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra Recorded At The Iconic Abbey Road Studios

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Musicians: The Korean Traditional Performing Arts Association

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Artie Shaw

The Cole Porter Classic Was Introduced By June Knight In The Broadway Musical Jubilee In 1935 - Artie Shaw's 1938 Instrumental Version Went To #1 And Made It Famous - A Beguine Is A Ballroom Dance Similar To A Rumba

Junior Valentine

Grand Rapids, MI - A True Original; An Authority On The Blues - Frontman For Junior Valentine & The Allstars, And Member Of Hank Mowery & The Hawktones - R.I.P. Junior

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Sarah Lee Guthrie & Johnny Irion

Sarah Lee Is The Third Generation Of America's First Family Of Folk; Arlo's Youngest Daughter - This Album Marks Her Second Official Collaboration With Husband Johnny Irion, An Accomplished Singer-Songwriter In His Own Right - Gary Louris And Mark Olson Make Guest Appearances

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Front Country

Nashville By Way Of San Francisco - Their Namesake Is About Pushing The Envelope, But Never Losing Sight Of Their Roots - Formed As An Acoustic String Band Ensemble, 2011 -

Eric Hutchinson

The Album: 'Before & Afterlife' - An Artist Writing From A Melting Pot Of Styles - Inspired By Those Artists Who Are Constantly Evolving Their Sound

Piano Red

Blues Spotlight: Made Recordings Backing Blind Willie McTell And Barbecue Bob In The 1930's, But These Were Left Unissued. A Self-Taught Pianist Who Played In The Barrelhouse Blues Style, Red's Performing And Recording Careers Emerged During The Period Of Transition From Completely Segregated Race Music To Rhythm And Blues. Leonard Chess Signed Red To Checker Records In 1959, And A Second Career Came Under The Name Doctor Feelgood During The 1960's. Willie Lee Perryman Kept On Rocking Until His Passing In 1985.

Piano Red

Blues Spotlight: October 19, 1911 GA - July 25, 1985 GA

Wynton Marsalis & Ellis Marsalis

'820' Jazz Presents: Last Year At This Time We Lost Ellis Marsalis At The Age Of 85 Due To Complications From Covid-19. As a Jazz Pianist And Educator, Marsalis Was Active Since the 1940's, And Came To Greater Attention In Later Decades As The Patriarch Of Marsalis Dynasty. Marsalis And His Sons Are Group Recipients Of The National Endowment For The Arts Jazz Masters Award - - - - - Ben Wolfe, Double Bass...Herlin Riley, Drums...Wynton Marsalis, Trumpet..Wycliffe Gordon, Trombone...Ellis Marsalis, Piano

Ruth & Max Bloomquist

GR Flavorings - Sharing Their Passion For Music For Over 45 Years

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Philip Gibbs

Jerry Miller

A Founding Member Of The 1960's San Francisco Band Moby Grape; One Of The Few Groups Of Which All Members Were Lead Vocalists

Morgan Wade

Debut Album - New Into 'YCE

Fiddlers 4

Michael Doucet, Darol Anger, Bruce Molsky, Rushard Eggleston - These Four Master Musicians Create A Cross-Cultural Fiddling Extravaganza, With Stops In The Louisiana Bayou, The Appalachian Mountains And The Marin Foothills - Wonderful Album!