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A Blues Fan Meets Her Idol

My name is Reyna Taylor and I want to share with you my Blues experience. The first time that I listened to the blues was some music from my all-time favorite female Blues guitarist, Ana Popovic. The first blues that I heard by her was from her new song, ‘Can...

Pay Attention – Brent Johnson Is Ready

Bryan Lee and the Blues Power Band Live in Orlando FL Story and photos by Raymond Proetto of BluesPowerPhoto In April of this past year I had the pleasure of attending a performance by Bryan Lee and the Blues Power Band in Orlando FL. The show was one of Zaida...

Bradenton Blues Fest 2013 Video

I found a video of the entire Bradenton Blues Fest for this past December 7, 2013. The quality is good and the performances were great… if you like rockin’ blues that is. Here’s the lineup for the day… 11:00am – 11:40am – Albert Castiglia...

Brandon Santini at Dunedin Brewery 10-12-13

Caught the great young blues harp player Brandon Santini at the Dunedin Brewery the other night. Brandon was on a tour of Florida and on his way to the Daytona Blues Festival the following day. Santini played the relatively small Dunedin Brewery last spring and was...

Jimmy Griswold Jam Stingray’s on 9-17-13

At the weekly jam that Jimmy Griswold does at Stingray’s Bar and Grill it was a special night. Jimmy got to play with his old band mate Steve Vitale on bass, and great drummer Tommy Fesenden on drums. These guys seemed to really inspire Jimmy and got him to take...

30th International Blues Challenge

The International Blues Challenge, or IBC as it is known, is an annual competition to identify the best unknown blues musicians. Actually it tries to identify not so much unknown musicians, but ones who are ready for the “big time.” The IBC competition can...

“Born In Chicago” Documentary

There was a time when only black folks loved the Blues… or at least were hip to that music. Then in the 60’s things changed. White musicians found the blues. Then a white audience came along, thanks to the folk “scare” of the early 60’s....