Information on the Dutch part of this website can be different from the information on the English part, in both ways. Reviews and/or other information will only be translated on demand and if we have translators available. Websites: http://www.brbf.be http://www.brbf.be/geschiedenis.html Read more

Information on the Dutch part of this website can be different from the information on the English part, in both ways. Reviews and/or other information will only be translated on demand and if we have translators available. Websites: www.halfpastmidnight.nl www.bluezy.nl www.getrhythm.nl www.rtvhardenberg.nl www.bluesmeetsrock.nl Read more

Via musicSUBMIT I came into contact with Big Poppa Stampley, a bluesman from Louisville, Kentucky (US). Intentially, it was just to promote his last CD ‘Here Come Big Poppa Stampley’. Only the way of how he approaches the blues decided that otherwise. So he describes his (blues) music as CariBluJazz. To me it’s interesting enough to go into it a bit deeper. So CaribluJazz is Big Poppa’s own blues, which is drenched through with rock, jazz, R&B and Carribean music. A style which ... Read more

Information on the Dutch part of this website can be different from the information on the English part, in both ways. Reviews and/or other information will only be translated on demand and if we have translators available. Jazz Centrum Vlaanderen Leopold 2 Laan, 12 9200 Dendermonde Mail: info@jazzcentrumvlaanderen.be Mail: info@honkytonk.be Websites: www.jazzcentrumvlaanderen.be www.honkytonk.be Read more

Information on the Dutch part of this website can be different from the information on the English part, in both ways. Reviews and/or other information will only be translated on demand and if we have translators available. Websites: www.hotburritobluesband.be www.myspace.com/paulcouter Read more

With “Back to the River”, Susan Tedeschi takes a major musical leap forward. "I worked really hard on this one," she states. "I'm really excited about this record, and I'm anxious to have people hear it," Tedeschi concludes. "People have been waiting for new music from me for awhile, so I look forward to touring, to bring these songs to as many people as I can." Indeed, “Back to the River”—produced by George Drakoulias, whose resume includes work with the ... Read more

Information on the Dutch part of this website can be different from the information on the English part, in both ways. Reviews and/or other information will only be translated on demand and if we have translators available. Websites: http://www.howlinbill.be http://www.myspace.com/howlinbill Read more

Blueslady Jessie Mae Hemphill had a mellow voice that reinforced her hypnotic way of guitar playing. She wasn't a bluesshouter at all and played for het friends and family before 1979. Then began an international career that led her in big bluesfestivals all over the world, earning Handy Awards in 1987 and 1988 as Best Traditional Female Blues Artist. And that's exactly what she was, a stron woman who made music, deeply rooted in the Mississippi traditions, using an electric guitar. Jessie ... Read more

Symphony in Blues, at 013 Tilburg on 13 September 2009. The unique blues festival “Symphony in Blues” will take place at the 13th of September at 013, Tilburg. Six international blues guitar players, a symphony with 30 musicians and en excellent band will amaze the visitors of this festival. Together with the “Magnum Opus Orchestra” and a band, who is known als The Veldman Brothers, various artists will show the best of themselves. The Veldman Brothers are four talented musicians with a ... Read more

Bruce Iglauer reports that Nick Holt, the bass-playing younger brother of Magic Slim, died of brain cancer on Monday, June 22, 2009 in Lincoln, Nebraska, where he had been living. He was 69. Born in Granada, Mississippi in 1940, Nick moved to Chicago in 1956. Four years later, he and his brother formed the notorious Magic Slim & The Teardrops. This band persevered to become a mainstay of the Chicago blues scene. Slim's raucous guitar and Nick's insistent bass lines anchored the band, and ... Read more