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This Day in Music – May 19, 1953 – Blues Guitarist Jimmy Thackery was born!!

I first discovered Jimmy Thackery &the Drivers in the late 90s, in the period where my sons and I visited Tunes Used CD store in Marlton every week. My introduction to his music was his 1994 release Trouble Man that I picked up on cassette. I’m listening to it now…

Where the Characters in My Favorite Mystery Series Live and Work!!

This year so far has been a slow year for reading. I have spent much more time over the last several months listening to music than reading. I think that I will make it a goal to read at least two books, that are part of a series that I…

Book 7 of 2014 – Light of the World – James Lee Burke

I read the first of James Lee Burke’s twenty novels featuring Dave Robicheaux The Neon Rain in July of 1990. I loved it and I have read almost every books since. I actually finished reading the latest book Light of the World back on the 14th of April, but I am…

Life’s Soundtrack – Another Good Run this time with Lisa Mann’s New Album – Move On (video)

So back on September 4th of last year I ran the same course that I ran tonight. Back then I was coming off a couple of months of inactivity (June and July too hot!) and starting to get back into shape. On that night I there was improvement, as I…

Blues from Britain’s Matt Schofield!!

Yesterday I listened to Matt Schofield’s new album Far As I Can See and if you’re like me and enjoy blues with some great guitar and some Hammond B3 added to the mix, then you’ll like the album – now I will write more about the album later, but…

It’s Monday – Here’s a Blues Playlist to Ease Us into the Week!!

So welcome to Monday it’s that day of the week that we all dread, the day that it’s back to work and the whole wonderful week lays before us! It’s enough to give anyone the blues. So here’s a lunch or anytime blues hour that I put together this morning!!…

Life’s Blues Soundtrack (a few days late) – Albert Castiglia’s Solid Ground (Video)

So last Thursday was the first day that I ran since back in January. It was a good run and you can read more about it here. The soundtrack for the run was the new release from Albert Castiglia Solid Ground. Solid Ground is seventh release from Castiglia (pronounced ka-steel-ya) and his first on…

The Date in Music – March 27, 1937 -Texas Blues Guitarist Johnny Copeland was born!!!

On this date, March 27, 1937 Texas blues guitarist and singer and father of Shemekia – Johnny Copeland was born. in Haynesville, Louisiana, about 15 miles south of Magnolia, Arkansas (formerly Texarkana) After his father died, his remaining family moved to Houston. As a teenager he played at two of the…

“Into the Night” with thoughts about those “Statesboro Blues”…. music by David Bromberg!

So if nothing else blues songs have staying power! Who would have thought that a song written by a blind blues singer born in 1898 would end up as the 9th rank song on the Rolling Stone Magazine’s list of the 100 Greatest Guitar songs of All time! Which is…

The 28 Day Reading Challenge – Three New Books !!

So I went to the library today, like I need more to read, anyway. I took two books back that I have read Kent Haruf’s Plainsong and Deborah Hick’s The Road Out– two others I did not have time to read Crossroads a book about BLues and Rock music and…

Mystery Thrillers Series Safari

This Day in Music – May 19, 1953 – Blues Guitarist Jimmy Thackery was born!!

Where the Characters in My Favorite Mystery Series Live and Work!!

Book 7 of 2014 – Light of the World – James Lee Burke

Life’s Soundtrack – Another Good Run this time with Lisa Mann’s New Album – Move On (video)

Blues from Britain’s Matt Schofield!!

It’s Monday – Here’s a Blues Playlist to Ease Us into the Week!!

Life’s Blues Soundtrack (a few days late) – Albert Castiglia’s Solid Ground (Video)

The Date in Music – March 27, 1937 -Texas Blues Guitarist Johnny Copeland was born!!!

“Into the Night” with thoughts about those “Statesboro Blues”…. music by David Bromberg!

The 28 Day Reading Challenge – Three New Books !!

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