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<title>Stevie Ray Vaughan</title>
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<pubDate>Fri, 18 Dec 2009 12:08:51 -0800</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[The loss of Stevie Ray Vaughan in a 1990 helicopter crash was a rock (and blues) death on par with the loss of Jimi Hendrix and Otis Redding, so deeply was the public moved. Vaughan had been the catalyst for a massive blues revival in the 1980s, with a distinctive guitar tone and a string of singles that managed to cross over to mainstream rock radio. This was somewhat detrimental to his image, as Vaughan was at heart a pure blues guitarist, and his mainstream success did more to damage any authenticity he might have enjoyed as an obscure axeman, especially with purist blues fans. But in the years since his death Vaughan's music has come to represent a pinnacle of Texas or Modern Blues, and no longer seems like the call to arms for beer-swollen George Thorogood fans that it did at the height of his popularity. All his early studio albums are worth checking out (they're certainly better than Robert Cray's), but the real fun begins with Vaughan's live recordings, on which he repeatedly goes wholly over the top.
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<title>Z.Z. Hill</title>
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<pubDate>Mon, 16 Nov 2009 10:52:22 -0800</pubDate>
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<title>Bobby "Blue" Bland</title>
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<pubDate>Fri, 27 Nov 2009 10:24:58 -0800</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[One of the few bluesmen who's solely known for his singing, Bobby "Blue" Bland has been a major player in blues since the mid-1950s. Often working with B.B. King, and always showcasing a voice that can be as smooth a silk one minute and deeply tortured the next, Bland had a string of hits in the '50s and '60s. Early on, his work was straight-up Texas country, but as he aged his music and singing style laid much of the groundwork for what's called "soul blues" today.
- Mike McGuirk]]></description>
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<title>Johnny Winter</title>
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<pubDate>Tue, 1 Dec 2009 09:47:58 -0800</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[Texas guitar legend Johnny Winter became a seeming overnight star in 1968 with the release of his first album on Columbia records. Winter was and remains an incendiary guitar player and a gruff, authoritative vocalist. An exceptionally fluid and dynamic soloist on both standard and slide guitar, his records in the 70's tended towards rock excess, but by the end of that decade he had returned to a much more pure blues approach which continues today. Along the way Winter was instrumental in helping the career resurgence of Muddy Waters, producing and playing on a number of acclaimed records. Winter was an important influence on a whole generation of musicians, including Chris Whitley and Stevie Ray Vaughn
- Tom Heyman]]></description>
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<title>Freddie King</title>
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<pubDate>Fri, 9 Oct 2009 10:32:54 -0700</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[One of the three Kings of electric guitar, Freddy (or Freddie) co-owned many of the most classic blues riffs with B.B. and Albert. He got a slightly rawer sound than his fellow Kings, playing bright, snappy licks plucked with thumb and fingers on his Fender Stratocaster. Although he was born in Texas, King had more of a Chicago Blues sound, drawing influence from artists such as Robert Lockwood Jr. and Jimmy Rogers. Defining his style early, King had initial success with instrumentals like "Hideaway." His rough, loud, powerful vocals came later, when he started belting out songs like "Big Legged Woman." Eric Clapton was one of the most notable performers influenced by King, basing his entire sound on a love for King's music. Live in concert was the best way to experience the original, who tore up the stage with his large and slashing guitar presence.]]></description>
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<title>Albert Collins</title>
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<pubDate>Sat, 19 Dec 2009 10:51:45 -0800</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[The late Albert Collins was an important and influential blues artist with an unmistakable sound. Playing a Fender Telecaster with his fingers through a hundred-watt amplifier, Collins produced a lead guitar sound that was brittle, biting, and funkily syncopated. His cool tone, and a number of early instrumentals he cut with titles like "Frosty" and "Sno-Cone," earned him the title "The Iceman." In the early 1960s Collins led big horn bands, but played with smaller bands and bounced from label to label after that. He signed with Chicago's Alligator records in the '70s, became a star attraction on the international blues circuit, and was a bona fide blues superstar by the time of his death in 1993. He was an important influence on a whole generation of guitarists, from Billy Gibbons to Stevie Ray Vaughn and Robert Cray.
- Tom Heyman]]></description>
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<title>Lightnin' Hopkins</title>
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<category>Texas Blues</category>
<pubDate>Sun, 20 Dec 2009 09:42:38 -0800</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[Instantly recognizable with his wandering acoustic style and coarse, emotive singing, Lightnin' Hopkins remains one of the giants of country blues. His career as a bluesman started as far back as the 1920s, jamming with Blind Lemon Jefferson and eventually working as his personal guide, but it wasn't until the big folk blues boom of the '60s that he enjoyed any real recognition, cutting hundreds of songs for as many labels and selling-out college coffeehouses all over the country. A nimble craftsman with language, Lightnin's deeply personal lyrics could be both hilariously funny and starkly harrowing depending on his mood. He was famous for making words up on the spot to fit the occasion, making his live recordings unpredictable and of particular interest. With a staggering body of work that spans from the '60s right up to his death in the '80s and includes such classic narrative blues as "Bald Headed Woman" and the eerie "Black Ghost Blues," Lightnin' Hopkins is an essential figure in the history and appreciation of the blues.
- Mike McGuirk]]></description>
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<title>T-Bone Walker</title>
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<pubDate>Mon, 21 Dec 2009 09:57:31 -0800</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[As one of the first Electric Blues guitarists, Texas-born T-Bone Walker influenced the course of blues history with his direct, emotional, single-note lead guitar. Along with a few other players (such as jazz pioneer Charlie Christian), Walker plugged his guitar in to make it stand out among the other instruments of his band. Sustaining bends, stinging yet elegant licks, fast-picked single notes -- each has their roots in Walker's fluid playing. His singing was powerful and versatile as well, effortlessly delivering a soft ballad as easily as leading some steamy Jump Blues. Among the artists who have cited him as a primary influence are none other than B.B. King, Clarence "Gatemouth" Brown and Albert King. These three musicians -- and basically every rock and blues artist -- exhibit elements of Walker's style, elaborating on his pioneering runs. The song "They Call it Stormy Monday (But Tuesday's Just as Bad)" is a certified classic, while many of Walker's other songs are regularly covered as well.
- Jessy Terry]]></description>
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<title>Johnny "Guitar" Watson</title>
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<pubDate>Fri, 11 Dec 2009 11:39:30 -0800</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[When ZZ Top's Billy Gibbons sings "with my New York brim and my gold tooth displayed" on "I'm Bad, I'm Nationwide," he might well be describing the legendary Johnny "Guitar" Watson, whose 14-karat smile and natty, pimped-out image sometimes overshadowed his monstrous musical talent. Watson came up in the fertile Houston, Tex., music scene of the 1950s and was heavily influenced by the swinging sounds of T-Bone Walker and Gatemouth Brown. After starting out as keyboard player, guitar became his primary instrument and he earned his nickname with his dazzlingly mercurial technique. In 1960s Los Angeles, he worked as a leader as well as a sideman, often with singer Larry Williams. When Watson reemerged in the mid-1970s with his "gangster of love" persona, his new sound combined hard Funk and soulful ballads. He became hugely successful on R&B charts in the U.S. and around the world. He died onstage in Japan in 1994.
- Tom Heyman]]></description>
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<title>Big Mama Thornton</title>
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<pubDate>Wed, 16 Dec 2009 11:55:21 -0800</pubDate>
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<title>Clarence "Gatemouth" Brown</title>
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<pubDate>Tue, 1 Dec 2009 09:47:10 -0800</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[Gatemouth was a Texas legend who played as many kinds of music as he did instruments. A true master of the blues guitar, adept with violin, harmonica, bass, and drums, as well as a fine, rough singer, Brown had never been content to be pigeonholed into any one style. Calypso, jazz, country and blues are all mixed into his folky, funky, roots-driven sound, which benefits from the breadth of his instrumental prowess. His originally stinging, trebly tone on the guitar (which was to influence the great bluesmen Albert Collins and Johnny Copeland) developed into a smoother, jazzier sound over the years and couldn't really be compared to anyone else. Brown was just as happy fiddling a hoedown, writing a blues number with biting lyrics, or playing a Big Band jazz chart. Fans kept him on the road and in the studio until illness started slowing him down in 2002. At age 81, Clarence "Gatemouth" Brown survived Hurricane Katrina, only to pass away a week later from a combination of lung cancer and heart disease. You can hear the influence of his guitar in the music of everyone from Stevie Ray Vaughan to Brian Setzer.
- Jessy Terry]]></description>
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<title>Jimmie Vaughan</title>
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<pubDate>Tue, 1 Dec 2009 09:47:12 -0800</pubDate>
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<title>Carolyn Wonderland</title>
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<pubDate>Fri, 19 Jun 2009 09:06:46 -0700</pubDate>
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<title>Marcia Ball</title>
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<category>Texas Blues</category>
<pubDate>Tue, 20 Oct 2009 10:13:13 -0700</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[Marcia Ball is one of the best-known artists to come out of the fertile Louisiana-Texas delta that spawned such greats as Janis Joplin and Lonnie Brooks. Her Boogie-Woogie piano playing draws from Swamp Rock and Zydeco to achieve a unique flavor, while her songwriting always returns to the blues. Authentically southern and unforced, these tracks illustrate Ball's great feel for both slow blues and Boogie-Woogie. Her smoky, intriguing vocals do justice to every tune, while the piano swings mischievously behind her. A southern artist to her core, Ball draws on the best music of her region to impressive effect.
- Eric Shea]]></description>
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<title>Arc Angels</title>
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<category>Texas Blues</category>
<pubDate>Sat, 28 Nov 2009 09:38:29 -0800</pubDate>
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<title>Smokin' Joe Kubek</title>
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<category>Texas Blues</category>
<pubDate>Wed, 27 May 2009 10:34:44 -0700</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[Veteran Texas Blues guitarist Kubek and singer B'Nois King have forged a unique sound in a crowded field. Kubek is a fiery guitarist who easily lives up to the Texas reputation for incendiary playing. King, rather than trying to outdo the guitar with vocal pyrotechnics, goes for a much smoother and subtler approach. He almost croons with his resonant tenor vocals, projecting an unflappable coolness. The resulting combination of contrasting styles adds up to something more than the sum of its parts.
- Tom Heyman]]></description>
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<title>Lowell Fulson</title>
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<category>Texas Blues</category>
<pubDate>Sun, 20 Dec 2009 09:42:27 -0800</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[Few blues artists have worn as many hats as Lowell Fulson. He's got a massive discography behind him and an even more massive talent for experimentation. He's tried everything from acoustic and rural to urban and electric to R&B, and he's still going strong. Listen for a few minutes to Fulson's dead-on delivery and pristine guitar playing and you'll understand why his career has spanned half a century -- few can sing the blues so well yet sound free of self-pity at the same time.
- Sarah Bardeen]]></description>
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<title>Kim Wilson</title>
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<category>Texas Blues</category>
<pubDate>Tue, 20 Oct 2009 10:13:17 -0700</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[As front man for the Fabulous Thunderbirds, Kim Wilson has proven to be a consummate performer and devoted blues lover. But it's in his solo work that he truly shines. A musician's musician, many consider Wilson to be one of the premier blues harmonica players in America. His style is grounded in the past -- as evidenced by the many classic blues and R&B tunes he covers -- but it's also uniquely his own. And his vocal style rivals -- or outshines -- any blues singer out there today: his tone is buttery and rich, slightly scarred, and never in a hurry. Raw and yet refined, this contemporary blues will make you be glad that you've got the blues.
- Sarah Bardeen]]></description>
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<title>The Vaughan Brothers</title>
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<category>Texas Blues</category>
<pubDate>Sat, 6 Jun 2009 08:29:29 -0700</pubDate>
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<title>Blind Lemon Jefferson</title>
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<category>Acoustic Blues</category>
<pubDate>Sat, 12 Dec 2009 11:16:48 -0800</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[One of the most famous masters of the blues, Blind Lemon Jefferson recorded a number of highly revered race records (78s) in the Charleston-soaked 1920s. Jefferson's Texas Blues songs were touched by his two octave vocal range and guitar playing that accompanied his crooning melodies like a third harmonic voice. He poured his hard times and fast living into his playing and songs. His recorded music was popular coast-to-coast (no small feat in the Â20s), and contributed to the awareness of racial equality. His well thought-out arrangements and random, sporadic, improvised guitar solos have influenced most every blues musician.
- Eric Shea]]></description>
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<title>Johnny Copeland</title>
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<category>Texas Blues</category>
<pubDate>Tue, 1 Dec 2009 09:47:10 -0800</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[Indicative of music he heard as a child, Johnny Copelands music is a blend of the Funk of New Orleans and the Jump Blues of Kansas City. Although he began recording in the late 50s, he didnt begin to attract a following until the early 80s. His fiery delivery and legendary high energy performances earned him the title of the Texas Twister. Known for his horn-driven swinging sound, Copeland was also able to synthesize African rhythms into his records.]]></description>
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<title>Lonnie Mack</title>
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<category>Texas Blues</category>
<pubDate>Thu, 5 Nov 2009 16:49:05 -0800</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[Lonnie Mack's locomotive, whammy-crazed guitar has been a genre-transcending musical treasure since his rambling instrumental version of "Memphis" was released back in 1963. After buying one of the first Gibson Flying V's ever made, Mack honed his craft as a session-man for such big names as James Brown and Freddie King. He went on to release the single "Memphis" and a series of critically praised but commercially unsuccessful records featuring his monstrous guitar capabilities and a countrified, grizzly vocal style. The Mack's guitar playing is a dynamic mixture of bluesy soul, Rockabilly stomp and blazing, barely-in-control speed, and it certainly influenced Stevie Ray Vaughan's everything-but-the-kitchen-sink showmanship. Just about every student of the guitar has heard his name; unfortunately few are familiar with his generation-spanning influence.
- Mike McGuirk]]></description>
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<title>Joe Louis Walker</title>
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<category>Modern Blues</category>
<pubDate>Fri, 20 Nov 2009 12:51:36 -0800</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[Joe Louis Walker's Blues Rock is a warm and rootsy cornucopia of Modern Electric Blues, Texas Blues, and R&B. His soulful voice belts out melodies that strut along with his music's strong shuffle beats and foot-stomping grooves.
- Eric Shea]]></description>
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<title>Doyle Bramhall</title>
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<category>Texas Blues</category>
<pubDate>Sat, 14 Feb 2009 13:01:10 -0800</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[He's played drums with Lightnin' Hopkins and the Vaughan brothers, opened for Jimi Hendrix, and helped to develop the Texas Blues scene. If that isn't enough, Bramhall can sing mean, gritty songs with the best of them, and he's sure to have some famous guests in tow.]]></description>
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<title>Mel Waiters</title>
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<category>Texas Blues</category>
<pubDate>Mon, 16 Nov 2009 10:52:19 -0800</pubDate>
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<title>Mance Lipscomb</title>
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<category>Texas Blues</category>
<pubDate>Thu, 5 Nov 2009 16:49:19 -0800</pubDate>
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<title>Pee Wee Crayton</title>
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<category>Texas Blues</category>
<pubDate>Tue, 1 Dec 2009 09:47:21 -0800</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[Texas born Pee Wee Crayton began to hit the charts in the late '40s after he relocated to California. He reportedly learned guitar from Elmore James. His electric blues instrumentals proved to be integral to the acceptance of amplified guitar to blues purists. Though his rough sound never completely caught the public's eye, Crayton was simply influential to a generation of guitarists.
- Jon Pruett]]></description>
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<title>W.C. Clark</title>
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<category>Texas Blues</category>
<pubDate>Sat, 4 Apr 2009 20:15:57 -0700</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[A former guitarist for Joe Tex's band, Wesley Curley Clark has established himself as the seasoned veteran of Austin, Tex.'s constantly flourishing blues community. His extraordinary style of Texas Blues boasts fretboard chops and licks that go down with the same deliciously greasy gusto of the city's many fine BBQ dining establishments. Fans of Clark usually tend to go for his more organic mix of Texas Blues, in which he adds multicultural elements to his proven formula of Tex Mex instrumentation, grinding organs, and even a sublime pinch of that Cajun flavor. His acclaimed 1994 album <I>Heart of Gold</I> is an unblemished example of his unique style.
- Eric Shea]]></description>
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<title>Anson Funderburgh and the Rockets</title>
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<category>Texas Blues</category>
<pubDate>Fri, 29 May 2009 09:34:16 -0700</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[Lean, hard-shuffling Texas Blues that makes it happen for the audience three hundred nights a year, from nightclubs to festival stages the world over. The band is fronted by Funderburgh on guitar and Sam Meyers on vocals and harmonica. Meyers is a veteran of the chitlin circuit, where he worked for years as a sideman to folks such as Elmore James. Funderburgh is an endlessly inventive guitarist with a crisp-toned, classically minimalist style.
- Tom Heyman]]></description>
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<title>Dennis Herrera Blues Band</title>
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<category>Texas Blues</category>
<pubDate>Sun, 17 Aug 2008 08:51:00 -0700</pubDate>
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<title>Doyle Bramhall II</title>
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<category>Texas Blues</category>
<pubDate>Fri, 29 May 2009 09:35:30 -0700</pubDate>
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<title>Malford Milligan Band</title>
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<category>Texas Blues</category>
<pubDate>Sat, 14 Feb 2009 13:00:14 -0800</pubDate>
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<title>Little Charlie &amp; the Nightcats</title>
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<category>Jump Blues</category>
<pubDate>Mon, 30 Nov 2009 10:00:40 -0800</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[San Francisco Bay Area stalwarts Little Charlie & the Nightcats have been making their mark for nearly 30 years. Led by guitarist Little Charlie Baty and harmonica player/vocalist Rick Estrin, the band play a lean, hard-driving combination of Jump Blues, Swing, Chicago Blues, Rockabilly and jazz with amazing virtuosity, and they use clever original material and obscure cover songs to come up with a language all their own. Baty is a widely acknowledged master guitar player, fusing the swinging style of Charlie Christian and horn players like Lester Young with the sheer sonic fury of players like Otis Rush and Buddy Guy. Estrin, as well as being a masterful harmonica player, is a songwriter of uncommon skill, breaking free of the moribund clichés that plague much modern blues.
- Tom Heyman]]></description>
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<title>Larry Davis</title>
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<category>Soul Blues</category>
<pubDate>Thu, 11 Jun 2009 09:47:25 -0700</pubDate>
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<title>Mean Gene Kelton &amp; The Die Hards</title>
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<category>Texas Blues</category>
<pubDate>Fri, 23 Oct 2009 16:25:39 -0700</pubDate>
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<title>Floyd Domino </title>
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<category>Texas Blues</category>
<pubDate>Thu, 23 Oct 2008 10:22:05 -0700</pubDate>
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<title>Lou Ann Barton</title>
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<category>Texas Blues</category>
<pubDate>Thu, 22 Oct 2009 13:23:51 -0700</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[Austin blues singer Lou Ann Barton has a voice that moves effortlessly from a sexy purr to a paint-peeling wail. Her meager recorded output is consistently good, but doesn't quite reflect her twenty-plus years in the music business, nor her force as a live performer. She's been closely associated with several hotshot Texas guitar players -- most notably Stevie Ray Vaughan and his older brother Jimmie. Her voice is a mighty instrument with enough power and soul to keep the spotlight on her, no matter how notorious or famous her supporting musicians might be.
- Tom Heyman]]></description>
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<title>Mercy Dee Walton</title>
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<category>Piano Blues</category>
<pubDate>Sun, 25 Oct 2009 10:21:41 -0700</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[In 1953, prodigious pianist Mercy Dee Walton cut the weary and warbly R&B hit "One Room Country Shack" for Specialty Records. The legendary Mose Allison had a hit with that same song in 1957, helping to further the recognition of this Texan-cum-Californian. Although Walton's move to the West Coast was a typical transition for Texas blues players at the time, he managed to keep that hot and sweaty style tangible in his playing. His songs ranged from hyper, up-tempo blues drivers such as "Come Back Maybellene" to more sultry, base songs such as "Dark Muddy Bottom." Walton's near weeping vocals on these numbers were some of the most underrated and remarkable performances in Piano Blues.
- Eric Shea]]></description>
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<title>Long John Hunter</title>
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<category>Texas Blues</category>
<pubDate>Fri, 14 Aug 2009 11:02:06 -0700</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[Inspired by a 1953 B.B. King performance, Long John Hunter bought himself a guitar and embarked on a career in Texas Blues that only in the past few years has managed to generate national attention. With a slashing, precise lead style that belies his level of recognition, Hunter has remained in semi-obscurity, fashioning a fervent cult following out of the sweltering environs of his El Paso home. His gutsy vocals and full-on blues power attack came to vinyl fruition in 1996 with <i>Border Town Legend</i>, generally considered one of the high points of the Modern Blues era.
- Mike McGuirk]]></description>
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<title>Just Got Lucky</title>
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<category>Texas Blues</category>
<pubDate>Sun, 23 Nov 2008 09:14:51 -0800</pubDate>
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<title>Tutu Jones</title>
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<category>Texas Blues</category>
<pubDate>Thu, 22 Oct 2009 13:23:49 -0700</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[A talented young guitarist steeped in Texas tradition, bending stinging licks and sending them into the core of your being. He's also a drummer and producer, as well as the son of R&B guitarist John Jones.
- Jessy Terry]]></description>
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<title>Mike Morgan And The Crawl</title>
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<category>Texas Blues</category>
<pubDate>Fri, 23 Oct 2009 16:25:09 -0700</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[Texas Blues band led by a guitarist whose smart playing is a study in economy and taste. Tight band is equally at home playing Jump Blues, hard driving shuffles or slow, 12-bar laments.
- Tom Heyman]]></description>
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<title>Harmonica Slim</title>
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<category>Texas Blues</category>
<pubDate>Fri, 21 Aug 2009 10:04:26 -0700</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[Workman-like Chicago and Texas Blues from an artist who manages to infuse some energy into what can tend to become mundane. Sparkling guitar and harmonica interplay throughout.
- Tom Heyman]]></description>
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<title>Frankie Lee Sims</title>
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<category>Texas Blues</category>
<pubDate>Tue, 1 Dec 2009 09:47:12 -0800</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[Cousin of the honorable Lightnin' Hopkins and ardent devotee of the Country Blues culture (Texas style), Frankie Lee Sims rocked the late 1940s and early 1950s with a crunchy, dirty tube-toned, Electric Blues guitar style all his own. Sims' fevered playing pumped a healthy dose of octane boost into the gas tank of his near satanic sound, often inviting the likes of Smokey Hogg and Lil' Son Jackson along for the ride.
- Eric Shea]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 3 Dec 2009 22:54:40 -0800</pubDate>
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<pubDate>Fri, 14 Nov 2008 11:57:15 -0800</pubDate>
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<pubDate>Sun, 22 Feb 2009 10:57:06 -0800</pubDate>
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<title>Juke Boy Bonner</title>
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<pubDate>Sat, 12 Dec 2009 11:16:51 -0800</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[Bonner is a sadly overlooked Texas bluesman who started recording in the 1950s, and cut some great sides for the Arhoolie label in the 1960s. Bonner has a wonderfully ragged and soulful tenor voice that conveys a sense of intimacy and immediacy. He accompanies himself on electric guitar and harmonica, playing jumping, slashing shuffles and drones on the guitar while punctuating his songs with wailing, mournful harmonica solos. He bridges a gap between Electric Blues and Folk Blues by playing his electric guitar as if it was an acoustic. Bonner died in 1975, never really achieving any more than cult status.
- Tom Heyman]]></description>
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<title>Jimmy "T-99" Nelson</title>
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<pubDate>Thu, 23 Jul 2009 13:16:38 -0700</pubDate>
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- Jessy Terry]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 3 Apr 2009 23:04:40 -0700</pubDate>
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