A Collection of Posts From Rico Ferrara’s “Blues For A Big Town” Blog
Nick Gravenites: The Untold Story of a Powerful Blues Pioneer
Nick Gravenites – "Nick The Greek" – Chicago Blues legend, songwriter & guitarist who shaped the 60s Blues scene from Chicago to San Francisco.
“Ry Cooder: A Lifetime of Digging for Musical Treasures”
“Music is a treasure hunt. You dig and dig and sometimes you find something” - Ry Cooder
Fenton Robinson – “The Mellow Blues Genius”
“In a world of barroom entertainers Fenton Robinson was a serious musician who is best appreciated with greater concentration than the audience usually gave him” - Bruce Iglauer, Alligator Records
JD Souther – His Songs Are The Story
JD Souther _“A principal architect of the Southern California sound and a main influence on a generation of songwriters”
Rhiannon Giddens: Artist, Educator, Historian
Rhiannon Giddens: “One of the most important musical minds currently walking the planet” - American Songwriter
Frankie Miller – That’s Who!
...praises continue long after Miller’s 14 year, 10 album recording career that was, for all intents and purposes, over in 1994 at the age of 45
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