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<title>Ray Charles</title>
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<description><![CDATA[Heaven and earth battle it out in the music of Ray Charles, who combined gospel with the best of secular music and helped give birth to soul, rock, and hard bop. His early work showed the silky influences of the Nat "King" Cole trio and the piano blues great Charles Brown. Charles combined their sophisticated styles with R&B and gritty gospel to create his signature sound: hard, snappy piano combined with exquisite vocals that fall somewhere between a preacher gone bad and a yearning romantic balladeer. Charles absorbed styles like a sponge: big band jazz, country and pop were all added to his musical arsenal, and he built up a musical empire that kept him in the public eye for decades up until his untimely death, at the age of 73, in June 2004. Just prior to his passing, Charles cut his first duets record with such fans as Norah Jones, Willie Nelson, and Elton John, which illustrates a multi-generational sampling of the artists who list him as a prime influence. An American institution, Ray Charles' rendition of "Georgia on My Mind" has even become that state's anthem. If only the other 49 states could be as fortunate.
- Nick Dedina]]></description>
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<title>Taj Mahal</title>
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<pubDate>Thu, 26 Nov 2009 11:27:21 -0800</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[Here is a man who has closely studied and preserved the roots music of African Americans since he began playing the Boston folk scene in the 1960s. He studied the history and formulas of Caribbean, West African, Zydeco, rock, jazz, and R&B. In fact, it was always the music of Country Blues that has influenced most of his own music. After learning how to play a multitude of instruments, Taj Mahal moved to Los Angeles and teamed up with Ry Cooder to form the Rising Sons, who split after one single was released (more songs from these sessions were released in the 1990s). Taj Mahal finally recorded his first solo album in 1968, shortly before playing an incredible performance of the Banks/Parker hit, "Ain't That a Lot of Love" on the Rolling Stones' <i>Rock & Roll Circus</i> with the late, great Jessie Ed Davis on lead guitar. Following what his fans believe to be his prime years, Taj Mahal went on to experiment with whatever music genre he was infatuated with at the time, and also wrote some scores for the stage as well as television and film. Those who know his music well can testify that when he played Country Blues, the Taj was at his best. His rich soulful singing has an ultra-deep dynamic range that fits perfectly with the driving shuffle-beats and bass bounce of this particular blues subgenre.
- Eric Shea]]></description>
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<title>Dinah Washington</title>
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<description><![CDATA[A great jazz and pop vocalist who excelled at the blues, Dinah Washington had a sharp, powerful voice that she wielded with knife-like precision. Washington's open and direct (yet smartly controlled) style was extremely popular throughout the 1950s with black audiences, and by the late-'50s she had crossed over to the white pop market with big hits such as "What A Diff'rence A Day Makes," which combined a jazz and blues feel with Nashville-style arrangements. Washington loved after hour jam sessions, and also released a stellar series of jazz albums on Mercury (now Verve Records) that included many of the greatest musicians of the day. Known for her full figure, strong personality, hard-living lifestyle, and multiple marriages, Washington was something of an Elisabeth Taylor/Marilyn Monroe for the African-American community: always in the news, she was almost as famous for newspaper headlines, funny quips, and her fun fashion sense as she was for her music. She died of an accidental overdose while going on a crash diet in December 1963. Washington rightly remains extremely popular in jazz and vocal circles, and she's a major influence on R&B in general and artists such as Ray Charles, Etta James and Aretha Franklin in particular.
- Nick Dedina]]></description>
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<title>Little Milton</title>
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<pubDate>Fri, 20 Nov 2009 12:51:01 -0800</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[Known as both a stinging blues guitarist and a powerful Soul singer, this Mississippi native has long made a name for himself by combining the best of those two worlds. Since the 1950s, he's recorded for top-notch labels like Sun, Chess, Stax, and Malaco, alternating between straight Electric Blues (most of his Sun catalog), horn-driven, Funk-tinged Soul Blues ("That's What Love Will Make You Do"), and pure Memphis soul ("Grits Ain't Groceries (All Around the World)"). Throughout his career, he's proven able to adapt his blues-rooted sensibilities to a variety of settings, without losing that all-important visceral quality.
- Will York]]></description>
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<title>Lowell Fulson</title>
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<category>Texas Blues</category>
<pubDate>Sat, 21 Nov 2009 13:42:46 -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>Roomful of Blues</title>
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<pubDate>Tue, 20 Oct 2009 10:13:12 -0700</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[Steaming band takes the horn-filled approach to its limits. Guitarists Duke Robillard and Ronnie Earl were both members at one time, borrowing from Swing to create an energetic type of blues.]]></description>
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<title>Jimmy Witherspoon</title>
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<pubDate>Sun, 25 Oct 2009 10:21:44 -0700</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[With a voice as tasty as grandma's cooking, Witherspoon hit the 1940s running and had a series of hit records. The Blues that burst out of him were tinged with a weary sense of loss: he roared but it was almost a quiet roar. By the mid-'50s, he was considered all washed up. He started recording with a series of jazz greats such as Ben Webster, Richard Groove Holmes, and Buck Clayton. It was a move that did more than just revive his career: his music was better than ever. Witherspoon's intense delivery is so powerful that he can lay out during long solos and his presence can still be felt. More soul is found in his music than in a cemetery. He left that soul with us when he finally lost his long battle with throat cancer in '97. He was singing until the end.
- Nick Dedina]]></description>
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<title>Charles Brown</title>
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<category>Jazz Blues</category>
<pubDate>Mon, 30 Nov 2009 10:00:46 -0800</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[Oakland native Charles Brown was a classically trained pianist: instrumental in creating the laid-back California Blues style. Though he was a major influence on Ray Charles, his playing style bore a closer resemblance to that of Nat King Cole.
- Nick Dedina]]></description>
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<title>Johnny Otis</title>
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<pubDate>Fri, 20 Nov 2009 12:51:40 -0800</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[Otis is a seminal figure in the development of West Coast R&B, 1950s rock 'n' roll, and Blues Rock. He discovered, produced and wrote songs for numerous artists, led his own very successful bands, recorded hit records, and fathered Bay Area Blues Rock guitar hero Shuggie Otis, whose song "Strawberry Letter 23" was a massive hit for the Brothers Johnson in 1975. Otis started out as a drummer, playing in big bands in the '40s and eventually began producing R&B records. Along the way he discovered Big Mama Thornton, Little Esther, Etta James and others, producing their records and backing them up with his band. He scored a major rock 'n' roll hit in 1957 with the often covered "Willie and the Hand Jive." Throughout the '60s and the '70s his band -- billed as the Johnny Otis Show -- was a major attraction in clubs and on the festival circuit. He continues to perform and is a disc jockey with a blues and R&B radio show in the San Francisco Bay Area.
- Tom Heyman]]></description>
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<title>Chuck Willis</title>
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<pubDate>Mon, 30 Nov 2009 10:00:57 -0800</pubDate>
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<title>Willie Dixon</title>
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<pubDate>Tue, 10 Nov 2009 10:13:19 -0800</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[Willie Dixon was one of the best blues songwriters to ever walk the planet -- the songs he wrote affected the entire course of blues music, not to mention rock and roll. His deep bass voice and acoustic bass playing were not initially focused on when Dixon began working with Chess Records, but rather his down-to-earth songs such as "Hoochie Coochie Man", "Spoonful" and "Little Red Rooster." It was later in his career that Dixon became a performer as well as writer, singing gritty odes to the back alley and mastering the double meaning in lyric writing. Every single blues artist is influenced by Dixon, and it was partly due to classic renditions of his songs that Muddy Waters and Howlin' Wolf came to fame. With covers (credited or not) by The Rolling Stones, Jimi Hendrix, Cream and Led Zeppelin, Dixon shaped the way that rock was supposed to sound, and the attitude that rock stars were to take with them on stage.
- Jessy Terry]]></description>
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<title>Big Maybelle</title>
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<category>Classic Female Blues</category>
<pubDate>Fri, 13 Nov 2009 12:38:59 -0800</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[A rhythm and blues shouter, a rock 'n' roll pioneer, an uptown Soul Blues crooner, and a singer whose mighty pipes could burn down a slow blues ballad, the aptly named Big Maybelle got her start in Memphis singing for a number of different band leaders. Her career did not take off until she started recording in New York for the Okeh and Savoy labels, where she cut a version of "Whole Lot of Shakin' Goin On" before Jerry Lee Lewis. The song did not prove to be a hit, yet despite never topping the charts, Big Maybelle's prolific recorded output made her a very popular live act. Her last charting record was a version of "96 Tears" cut in 1967. She died at the age of 47 in 1972.
- Tom Heyman]]></description>
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<title>Percy Mayfield</title>
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<category>Classic R&amp;B</category>
<pubDate>Sat, 21 Nov 2009 13:42:46 -0800</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[Percy Mayfield was a great, sophisticated West Coast Blues crooner who was also undoubtedly the finest songwriter in the early R&B field. His subtle vocal style worked perfectly with the despondent, literate lyrics of such wrist-slashing songs as "Memory Pain," "Life is Suicide" and "Hopeless." He was fast becoming a major star in the early 1950s, but a tragic car accident destroyed his handsome looks. Luckily, his voice was as fine as ever and his work was championed by Ray Charles, who recorded acres of his songs, including "Hit the Road Jack." His most recorded song, "Please Send Me Someone to Love" has become a popular and jazz standard.
- Nick Dedina]]></description>
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<title>Amos Milburn</title>
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<category>Jump Blues</category>
<pubDate>Mon, 30 Nov 2009 10:00:50 -0800</pubDate>
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<title>Walter "Wolfman" Washington</title>
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<category>Jazz Blues</category>
<pubDate>Sat, 9 May 2009 09:56:42 -0700</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[New Orleans artist Walter "Wolfman" Washington is a Singer-Songwriter and instrumentalist who has been a professional musician for over 40 years. He began his career working with Lee Dorsey and Irma Thomas, and subsequently made a name for himself as Johnny Adams' band leader. Washington as a singer is capable of a smooth croon as well as a hard-edged R&B shout. He is an exceptionally fluid guitar player, effortlessly meshing, Bop, Funk, and blues into a singular style. He has recorded more than a half-dozen records as a leader, and is on numerous others as a sideman.
- Tom Heyman]]></description>
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<title>Eddie "Cleanhead" Vinson</title>
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<category>Blues Jazz</category>
<pubDate>Mon, 30 Nov 2009 10:00:45 -0800</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[This late Houston native worked throughout the 1930s and '40s as an alto sax player in big bands alongside such noted players as Arnett Cobb and Illinois Jacquet. In the '40s, Vinson fronted trumpeter Cootie Williams' band as a singer and horn player. Instrumentally, Vinson played in a swinging, harmonically sophisticated style that did more than hint at the nascent Bebop scene of the day, but it was as a vocalist that he truly distinguished himself. Working with some of the best players in jazz and blues, and often blurring the line between the two forms, Vinson sang his signature son "Cherry Red" in a distinctive voice that dissolved into a raspy falsetto at the end of a lyrical line. He died in 1988, but he was able to take full advantage of the '60s blues revival that brought him an all-new international audience.
- Tom Heyman]]></description>
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<title>Leroy Carr</title>
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<category>Urban Blues</category>
<pubDate>Fri, 20 Nov 2009 12:51:00 -0800</pubDate>
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<title>Big Twist &amp; the Mellow Fellows</title>
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<category>Soul Blues</category>
<pubDate>Fri, 23 Oct 2009 16:25:10 -0700</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[Chicago stalwart performs rousing, good-time blues with a tight backing band filled with twinkling piano and punchy horns. Cuts like "300 pounds of Heavenly Joy" and "Too Much Barbeque" highlight Big Twist's humorous, soulful style.
- Jessy Terry]]></description>
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<title>Shrimp City Slim</title>
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<category>New Orleans Blues</category>
<pubDate>Thu, 27 Nov 2008 12:00:49 -0800</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[Shrimp City Slim play an appealing blend of blues, soul, and R&B with a nod to Gulf Coast rock and Caribbean music. The music is played with authority and the different singers in this ensemble give the music some nice variation.
- Michael Ansaldo]]></description>
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<title>Otis Blackwell</title>
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<category>'50s Rock 'n' Roll</category>
<pubDate>Tue, 10 Nov 2009 10:13:46 -0800</pubDate>
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<title>Satan and Adam</title>
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<category>Urban Blues</category>
<pubDate>Sat, 13 Dec 2008 11:40:33 -0800</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[Satan and Adam is an unlikely guitar and harmonica duo that built up a sound and an audience playing on the streets of New York in the 1980s. The duo's unique sound came from electric guitarist Sterling (Satan) Magee's propulsive, funky rhythm sound and the percussion instruments he played with his feet, combined with Adam Gussow's fat-toned harmonica playing. Magee sings with the fervor of a southern Soul shouter. In addition to recording several albums, the duo were included in U2's movie <i>Rattle and Hum</i>.
- Tom Heyman]]></description>
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<title>Rosco Gordon</title>
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<category>Urban Blues</category>
<pubDate>Fri, 20 Nov 2009 12:51:29 -0800</pubDate>
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<title>Johnny Heartsman</title>
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<category>Jazz Blues</category>
<pubDate>Fri, 8 May 2009 01:50:42 -0700</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[Johnny Heartsman was one of the last great West Coast bluesmen. He sang in the low-key California style, played a mean Hammond organ, and laid out electric guitar lines that heavily influenced others. Not content to rest on his laurels, Heartsman could also handle woodwinds. Heartsman's blues was chock full of greasy jazz and sophisticated soul. A frequent sideman and live performer, he only had the opportunity to record a handful of albums under his own name.
- Nick Dedina]]></description>
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<title>Jimmy </title>
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<category>Urban Blues</category>
<pubDate>Fri, 27 Nov 2009 10:25:28 -0800</pubDate>
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<title>Buddy Johnson</title>
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<category>New York Blues</category>
<pubDate>Mon, 30 Nov 2009 10:00:57 -0800</pubDate>
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<title>Tarheel Slim</title>
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<category>Urban Blues</category>
<pubDate>Fri, 23 Oct 2009 11:55:37 -0700</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[Tarheel Slim started out as vocalist/session man Alden Bunn and recorded in just about every musical style played from the late '40s until the '60s, when he went underground for a few years. In 1958 he hit with the Rockabilly classic "No.9 Train" -- then fell off the map until the '70s when he returned, recording a pair of straight blues records. He's a talented multi-instrumentalist, and his proficiency with both the guitar and the harmonica complements his soulful vocal style in these traditionalized Electric Blues workouts.
- Mike McGuirk]]></description>
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<title>Angela Strehli</title>
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<category>Urban Blues</category>
<pubDate>Thu, 22 Oct 2009 13:23:55 -0700</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[Angela's got that knowing, wise-woman attitude that only ladies who sing the blues can cop. You get the feeling she's been around the block, and then some, and what she sings is only the tip of a big, blue iceberg.
- Sarah Bardeen]]></description>
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<title>Cecil Gant</title>
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<category>Piano Blues</category>
<pubDate>Sat, 21 Nov 2009 13:43:04 -0800</pubDate>
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<title>Arvella Gray</title>
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<category>Urban Blues</category>
<pubDate>Mon, 22 Sep 2008 18:38:57 -0700</pubDate>
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<rhap:artist xmlns:rhap="rhap">Arvella Gray</rhap:artist>
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<title>Jazz Gillum</title>
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<category>Harmonica Blues</category>
<pubDate>Sun, 27 Sep 2009 09:56:05 -0700</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[If he hadn't been shot dead in 1966, Jazz Gillum's name would undoubtedly be better known than it is. In the '30s and '40s, Gillum played as a session harpist on innumerable blues recordings in addition to recording his own material, and he was considered the best harmonica player of his time -- second only to Sonny Boy Williamson. While interest in his music seems to be of largely historical purpose, Gillum's spare, forlorn style is an integral part of the very basis of Harmonica Blues.
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