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2013 Blues from Jim Allchin – Q.E.D.

So I have listened to an album over the last few days that i think is one of the best blues albums of the year, Q.E.D. by Jim Allchin. Jim is not quite your typical blues artist. How many blues artist do you know that you can say this about??…….

Today in Music – Dec 23, 1940 – Happy 73rd Birthday – Jorma Kaukonen

So today is the birthday of one of my favorite guitar players Jorma Kaukonen! Jorma was born on this day in 1940 in Washington, D.C., the son of Beatrice Love (née Levine) and Jorma Ludwig Kaukonen, Jorma Kaukonen had Finnish paternal grandparents and Russian Jewish ancestry on his mother’s side….

Book 34 for 2013 – Linwood Barclay’s thriller – A Tap on the Window

Several years ago, well to be a little more accurate back in 2007 I read Linwood Barclay’s first Zack Walker novel Bad Move That book came to mind when I read the first line of Book 34 for 2013 Barclay’s latest thriller A Tap on the Window A middle-aged guy would have…

2013 Blues from Down Under – Kara Grainger – “Fire on the Bayou”

So this afternoon’s soundtrack will be the new album from Kara Grainger Shiver & Sigh. Here’s some background from Amazon.com Australia native, now Los Angeles based, Kara Grainger first picked up the guitar at age 12. She started performing in the late ’90s as lead vocalist and guitarist with the…

December 5th, 1899??? – A Blues Legend – Sonny Boy Williamson II is born!!

So one of those early bluesman who mightily influenced blues and rock performers in the 60s and 70s was born on December 5th! Now the year he was born that may be in question in his review at the AllMusic Guide, Cub Koda writes: A moody, bitter, and suspicious man, no one…

2013 Blues – Kim Wempe – Coalition – leads to a night with East Coast Canadian Music and Musicians!

So premiering at number 46 this week on the Roots Music Report is the new album from Kim Wempe Coalition. After giving the album the thirty-second test the fresh voice of Kim sounded like an artist that I’d like to get to know! I downloaded the album on to the iPhone…

Book 33 for 2013 – James Rollins – The Eye of God!

With all the music listening and writing this week, I totally forgot to write about Book No. 33 of 2013, James Rollins The Eye of God. I have been a fan of Rollins’ Sigma Force novels since I read my first Map of Bones in 2005, and have enjoyed Rollins blending…

Today in Music – Nov 30, 1943 – Happy Birthday – Ten Years After – Bassist Leo Lyons!!

So the first time I heard Leo Lyons name mentioned was at the end of one of my favorite Ten Years After songs, their cover of “Woodchopper’s Ball” When Alvin Lee said: TYA Intros And today 40 plus years after, I wish Leo Lyons a Happy 71st Birthday to Leo!!…

Book 32 for 2013 – Harlan Coben’s – Six Years

So it has been a long time between Books No. 31 and 32 for 2013. One of the reasons is that I have been listening to too much music late into the night and that cuts into reading time. Another reason is, no books have enthralled me recently!. I am…

2013 Blues from Oakland’s – No – Austin’s Birdlegg

A review of the Roots Music Blues Chart this morning led me to the blues of , Eugene “Birdlegg” Pittman and his 2013 Dialtone release Birdlegg.(#38) Since 1980 Birdlegg has been playing the blues in and around Oakland, California with his band the Tight Fit Blues Band. The band’s lineup would change from time…

Year: 2013

2013 Blues from Jim Allchin – Q.E.D.

Today in Music – Dec 23, 1940 – Happy 73rd Birthday – Jorma Kaukonen

Book 34 for 2013 – Linwood Barclay’s thriller – A Tap on the Window

2013 Blues from Down Under – Kara Grainger – “Fire on the Bayou”

December 5th, 1899??? – A Blues Legend – Sonny Boy Williamson II is born!!

2013 Blues – Kim Wempe – Coalition – leads to a night with East Coast Canadian Music and Musicians!

Book 33 for 2013 – James Rollins – The Eye of God!

Today in Music – Nov 30, 1943 – Happy Birthday – Ten Years After – Bassist Leo Lyons!!

Book 32 for 2013 – Harlan Coben’s – Six Years

2013 Blues from Oakland’s – No – Austin’s Birdlegg

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