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Robert Cray (55) wanted to be an architect, but things turned out different. While other Afro-Americans started to behave silly on high heel shoes and in glitterdress at the beginning of the seventies, he listened to Albert Collins, Freddie King and Muddy Waters which he also went to see live. His first contract with a recordlabel came only in 1982 when he signed for Mercury. After that, the world got in touch with Robert's musical architecture, a style which is rather different than the one ... Read more

On the forum of the website of the Belgium Rhythm & Blues Festival, members are talking about the cancelled performance of Alvin Lee. The sixties guitar wizard was meant to be ‘top of the bill’, on Saturday July 12. It’s because of complications by a recent chirurgic throat surgery he has to cancel his gig at Peer. Read more

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Alvin Lee and Little Feat, the headliners for Saturday 12th of July were already announced before. For Sunday the 13th of July these will be Solomon Burke and Jools Holland & His Rhythm & Blues Orchestra. King Solomon is coming with his 14 - headed Band to present his brand new CD ‘Like A Fire’(beginning of June), for which the songs were specially written by a.o. Eric Clapton, Ben Harper and Keb Mo. Also to Peer comes Jools Holland, The excentric BBC-TV personality and piano ... Read more

The Belgium Rhythm & Blues Festival takes place on July 11, 12 and 13, 2008 and the names of some artists are known. Read more

On February 14th, 2008 Rusty Roots will present their new album “Electrified”. For those who are not familiar with this band (do such people exist?) here is a small bio of this band. Read more