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*A filmmaker has filed suit against B.B. King for allegedly interfering with his autobiographical film, “B.B. King and I,” which chronicles his long relationship with the blues legend and his success in helping King get a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, according to The Hollywood Reporter. King Size Film Production, who filed the [...]
*Famed saxophonist James “Red” Holloway, who played with the greats from the big band era through bebop, blues, R&B and modern jazz, has died in California, reports the Associated Press. He was 84. His manager, Linda Knipe, says the Cambria resident died on Saturday at a care home in Morro Bay from kidney failure and [...]
*When Mick Jagger held out his mic to the President of the United States during a Black History Month blues jam at the White House last night, the audience in the East Room got another dose of Barack Obama carrying a tune. Obama’s surprise performance came at the end of the playlist when the concert [...]
*Just like the headline says, this page/board is where you can discuss the stuff that we didn’t cover in today’s issue. (It’s sort of like feedback with a twist) Remember, NO name calling, racial taunting, graphic sex talk and vulgarity in general, PLEASE. ——– EUR MOTIVATIONAL NOTE If you have built castles in the air, [...]
*Just like the headline says, this page/board is where you can discuss the stuff that we didn’t cover in today’s issue. (It’s sort of like feedback with a twist) Remember, NO name calling, racial taunting, graphic sex talk and vulgarity in general, PLEASE. ——– EUR MOTIVATIONAL NOTE If you have built castles in the air, [...]
*Just one month after becoming the oldest Grammy winner in history, blues icon Pinetop Perkins has died. The veteran pianist passed away at his home in Austin, Texas on Monday (March 21) after suffering a cardiac arrest, according to reports. He was 97. Perkins’ death comes just weeks after he was awarded the Best Traditional [...]
*Veteran Chicago blues guitarist and vocalist Albert “Little Smokey” Smothers has died, his record producer said Tuesday. He was 71. The versatile sideman and influential teacher of younger bluesmen died Saturday at Little Company of Mary Hospital of complications from diabetes, said Dick Shurman, his producer and a blues scholar. “He knew it was time [...]
*The Ray Charles Memorial Library, featuring interactive exhibits about the musician’s life and career, officially opened its doors Thursday night in the studio and office building the singer built in South Los Angeles in the early 60s. Charles’ friends and colleagues — including Quincy Jones, B.B. King, producer Jimmy Jam and filmmaker Taylor Hackford — [...]
Just like the headline says, this page/board is where you can discuss the stuff that we didn’t cover in today’s issue. (It’s sort of like feedback with a twist) Remember, NO name calling, racial taunting, graphic sex talk and vulgarity in general, PLEASE. ————– EUR MOTIVATIONAL NOTE The question for each man to settle is [...]
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