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ROBERT PALMER – More Than Meets The Eye Originally Posted on October 17, 2021 – Blues For A Big Town “In interviews I hardly ever get asked about music. I do,...
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WYNONIE HARRIS – “MISTER BLUES” – THE REAL FATHER OF ROCK AND ROLL ** By Cindy Allingham, Oct. 7, 2022 In the 21st century, when we go looking for...
THE WEST SIDE SOUL OF CHICAGO BLUES Originally Posted on August 22, 2021–Blues For A Big Town As told numerous times, the emergence of Urban Blues was a by-product of the...
Nina Simone - The High Priestess of Soul
Posted on January 9, 2022 by Rico Ferrara – Blues For A Big Town Blog, 2022 During the peak of his career in the mid 50’s Prima summed up his appeal in a Downbeat...
Media articles about the old Colonial Tavern in Toronto often fail to convey the kind of ambience and excitement of the place. “Recalling my six months’ employment there in...
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Posted on June 19, 2022 by Rico Ferrara – Blues For A Big Town Blog “He’s my favourite Blues singer.” BB King “Bobby Bland was just the man…He had exceptional delivery and...
Master of the Hammond B3 and The Whammy Clav Topped By Great Vocals and an Amazing Band Classic Sounds Tweaked By His Own Special Touch and Mixed With His...
During my down time I started thinking more and more about the awesomeness of the Hammond B3.
From a Country That Celebrates Music and The Arts. As most of you know, Blues and Jazz happens to be considered by some as America’s Classical Music. This is...