Blues In The Digital Age

Mick Jagger To Perform Live On The Grammy Awards For The First Time–Will Perform Tribute to Recently Deceased Grammy Winner Solomon Burke February 9, 2011

Santa Monica, CA–GRAMMY Award-winning rock legend and Recording Academy Lifetime Achievement Award recipient Mick Jagger will perform live on the GRAMMY Awards for the first time. Accompanied by GRAMMY winner Raphael Saadiq and his band, Jagger will perform as part of the telecast’s annual “In Memoriam” tribute, which pays homage to members of the music community who have passed away in the previous year.

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ALBERT KING with Stevie Ray Vaughan’s in Session Hits Top 5 of Billboard Blues Catalog Chart February 8, 2011

Seen nationwide as a PBS special, CD/DVD combo reaps critical praise

LOS ANGELES, Calif. — If blues legends Albert King and Stevie Ray Vaughan were still alive, they’d be blown away by the reaction to their 28-year-old live collaboration. The 1983 performance, shot in Hamilton, Ontario for the TV series In Session, has sold an astounding 360,000 units as both an audio CD and combined CD/DVD, according to Nielson Soundscan. The deluxe CD/DVD twofer, released on November 9, 2010 on Stax Records has reached #3 on the Billboard Blues Catalog Chart, in which seven albums out of the Top 15 feature Vaughan.

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ROXY PERRY, NEW YORK BLUESBIRD – KCOR – PLAYLIST, FEBRUARY 10, 2011 February 8, 2011

The best Blues, Swing and Indies with Roxy Perry on Kansas City Online Radio! Log on to the KCOR website and click the CHAT icon to join Roxy and friends live in the chat room!

Kansas City Online Radio: Blues-Rock and Cool Talk! Recognized by The National Heritage Foundation Blues Hall of Fame as a Great Blues Radio Station! Listed by Windows Media Guide as one of the TOP THREE INTERNET RADIO STATIONS!

THURSDAY:
7:00 p.m. Eastern Standard Time
6:00 p.m. Central Standard Time
4:00 p.m. Pacific Standard Time

RE-BROADCAST SCHEDULE:
SUN 12:00 – 2:00 a.m. Eastern Standard Time
TUE 1:00 – 3:00 p.m. Eastern Standard Time
WED 2:00 – 4:00 a.m. Eastern Standard Time

VISIT KCOR:
Website: http://www.kconlineradio.com/

VISIT ROXY PERRY:
on the Web at http://www.roxyperry.com

PLAYLIST FEBRUARY 10, 2011

Roadmaster – Roxy Perry

I Want To Be Loved – Dinah Washington

Billie’s Blues – Billie Holiday

That’s The Way love Is – Bobby Blue Bland

Don’t You Know – Ray Charles

I Want A Love I Can See – Angel Rissoff

Sugar Sweet – Muddy Waters

Susie – John Lee Hooker

Have You Ever Loved A Woman – Freddie King

Don’t Doubt My Love – Mighty Sam McClain

If You Don’t Love me – E.C. Scott

Need Your love – Dave Burnette

Lucy – Albert King

You Really Got A Hold On Me – Smokey Robinson

Doctor Feelgood – Aretha Franklin

I Just Want To make Love – Frankie Paris

Give It Up Or Turn It Loose – James Brown

Lucky In Love – Lucky Peterson

I Love Everybody – Johnny Winter

Love Struck Baby – Stevie Ray Vaughan

Hurt Myself – Eran Troy Danner

Pretty Girl – Alvon Johnson

Love Sick – Crystal Blue

The Road To Love – Clarence Carter

Do You Believe In Love – Vargas

To Love Somebody – Janis Joplin

Blues Power – Albert King

Crooked Path – Roxy Perry

Blues Foundation Awards Germany’s Georg Schroeter & Marc Breitfelder and Colorado’s Lional Young Band with Top Honors at 27th International Blues Challenge February 6, 2011

Memphis, Tenn.— The Blues Foundation’s 27th International Blues Challenge ended on Saturday February 5th, 2011 with two packed shows at the Orpheum Theatre. Out of 220 acts from 40 states and 13 countries that competed for top honors throughout the weekend only two can be called winner in the solo/duo and band competition.

Blues Societies Gear Up For Next Year’s IBCs

Hill Country Harmonica 2011 The North Mississippi Blue Harp Homecoming – returning to Waterford, Mississippi from May 21st through 22nd 2011 February 4, 2011

The 2nd Annual Hill Country Harmonica descends on Waterford, MS for another round of Blues Harp Madness. This two-day intensive retreat for blues harmonica students of all levels (and their friends and family), featuring workshops, jam sessions, and concerts features headliners …

Some of the biggest names in Blues Harmonica will be there-Will you?

Jason Ricci to Appear at Hill Country Harmonica January 30, 2011

BIG NEWS…Jason Ricci will be at Hill Country Harmonica, joining our already remarkable roster of Faculty/Performers in May of this year.

This means the line up will be

– Sugar Blue & his band
– Jason Ricci
– Charlie Sayles
– Satan & Adam w/Adam Gussow
– Jimi Lee
– Sonny Boy Terry & his band
– Deak Harp (brother Deak!)
– Brandon Bailey
– Howl-n-Madd Perry and
– Shine Turner.

Come to http://www.hillcountryharmonica.com/ for more info and to register. With this line up, the earlier you register the better.

See you in Mississippi my friends (officia Press Release coming soon!)

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TBS and the Town of Sackville Present International Blues Challenge Winner Grady Champion Band (Mississippi) Saturday, Feb. 5, 9 PM, George’s Roadhouse January 27, 2011

Tickets are $12 in advance (at Ducky’s) and $15 at the door

Garden State Harp Blow Out is CANCELLED tonite! January 27, 2011