Keigo Hirakawa

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Gene Vincent & His Blue Caps

Early Rock & Roll Pioneer - Inducted Into The Rock And Rockabilly Halls Of Fame - Rockabilly Legend; Defining The Greasy-Haired, Leather-Jacketed, Hot Rods 'N' Babes Spark Of Rock And Roll

Steve Shanahan

A Variation On Songs That Have Been Traced Back To Charlie Patton (1929 "Shake It And Break It"); Bukka White (1937 "Shake 'Em On Down") And Shakey Jake Harris (1958 "Roll Your Moneymaker") - Major Hit In 1961 For Elmore James - Inducted Into The Blues Hall Of Fame As A Classic Of Blues Recording

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Bobby "Blue' Bland, 1962 - Among The Great Storytellers Of Blues And Soul; Tempestuous Arias Of Love, Betrayal And Resignation Set Against Dramatic Orchestrations - Inducted Into The Blues Hall Of Fame, The Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame, And The Memphis Music Hall Of Fame

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Miss Sophie Lee And The Parish Suites

Produced By Luke Winslow-King - Vocally, Miss Lee Echoes The Sentiment Of Billie Holiday Meets Sade

The Honeycutters

Asheville, NC - Michigan Appearance: 7/7 The Ark, Ann Arbor

Seconds Flat

South Carolinian Roots-Rockers Moving In On Thirty Years Together

Amy Speace

GR Appearance: 4/12 Peter Martin Wege Auditorium With Ralston Bowles - - - Tickets On Sale Now! A Portion Of Proceeds Support WYCE

Ralston Bowles

GR Appearance: 4/12 Peter Martin Wege Auditorium With Amy Speace - - - Tickets On Sale Now! A Portion Of Proceeds Supports WYCE

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Ella Fitzgerald

Happy Easter From Traditions! - Ella's Wonderful Scatting On Yet Another Duke Ellington Masterpiece

William Clarke

Happy Easter From Traditions! - The Late Harp-Blowing Bluesman Keeping A Keen Eye On the Easter Bunny

The Blues Broads

Happy Easter From Traditions! - The Edwin Hawkins Singers, 1969; Their Crowning Achievement Was Bringing His Arrangement Of "Oh Happy Day," Originally An 18th Century Hymn To Wide Audiences, Becoming The First Gospel Song To Hit The Secular Charts

Preservation Hall Jazz Band

Happy Easter From Traditions - Hymn Written In 1912 By Evangelist And Song-Leader George Bennard

Malcolm Macwatt

Among The Best Of The New Breed Of Folk Songwriters/Singers - Unique Voice In British Folk

Taj Mahal

New Into the 'YCE Blues Alley - This Track Is Paying Paying Homage To The Mississippi Sheiks (1928)

Junior Wells

Blues Plate Special: (1970) Junior Wells' Wailing Harp Lines Became One Of The Iconic Sounds Of Chicago Blues, Following The Example Of The Men He Most Closely Emulated, John Lee 'Sonny Boy' Williamson And 'Little Walter' Davis - Blessed with An Exceptional Blues Voice Too, Spending Several Turns In The Muddy Water's Band And A Long Informal Partnership With Buddy Guy - Born In 1934 Memphis; Commanded The 'Aces' In the Early 1950's Bringing Him To The Attention Of Chess Records, And For The Next Forty-Plus Years, Junior Wells' Recording Career And Live Performances Were An Event To Be Seen And Heard; The Pinnacle Of Windy City Blues - Amos Blakemore Passed On 1998 At The Age Of 64

Dexter Gordon

The Jazz Spot: CBS Studios, Paris 1963 - Dexter Gordon Is Joined By Bud Powell And Kenny Clarke. The Gathering Of The Three Bosses As It Were Gives This Session A Blazing Bebop Coup; All Three Were At The Absolute Peak Of His Power

Arkansauce

Hot Bluegrass Ramblers Out Of Arkansas - Inspiration Gathered By Events Unfolding; Adventures In Real Time

John Hartford StringBand

The Group Of Musicians Who Appeared On John's Last Five Recording Projects And His Touring Band During The Last Years Of His Life - John Passed In 2001

Michelle Billingsley

Lowell, MI - Throwback Honkytonk Sound Combining Shades Of The Modern And Past

Joan Crane

One Of The Preeminent Acoustic Players Of Our Time Working Up Billy Joe Shaver (1981)

Lee Murdock

Premier Interpreter Of The Songs And Tales About The Great Lakes - The Music Is Grounded In The Work Song Tradition