Tag Archives: blues

Lucky Peterson records with Woodstock players

July 9, 2010 | princep | 0

Peterson’s album, scheduled for September 28, 2010 release on Dreyfus Records, was made in the Catskills with master Woodstock musicians ►

Johnny Lang has evolved into a multifaceted performer

July 9, 2010 | princep | 0

Jonny Lang has come a long way. The former teenage blues phenom, now 29, has evolved into a multifaceted performer in which “guitar slinger” is only one of his roles. ►

Obituaries: Marcus Melvin Gordon, Charles “Melvin” Lewis, Lonnie W. Heard, Bill Aucoin and Deborah Jo White

July 8, 2010 | princep | 1

Goldmine’s deepest sympathies to the family and friends of 5th Dimension manager Marcus Melvin Gordon, Kiss manager Bill Aucoin and Lynyrd Skynyrd backup singer Deborah Jo White, Charles “Melvin” Lewis, Lonnie W. Heard and others ►

GOLDMINE PRESENTS: What’s in the music Archive?

July 7, 2010 | princep | 0

This vlog episode takes us to The Archive of Contemporary Music whose lofty goal is to collect EVERY record distributed in the USA! A lofty goal but with over 2,000,000 in their possession, they are well on their way! ►

Online sellers are singing the blues all the way to the bank

July 6, 2010 | princep | 1

Blues records made a nice showing in online auction results. But don’t worry, Elvis and Beatles fans — your guys are here, too. ►

James Wiggins came ‘Knocking’ long before Little Richard did

July 4, 2010 | princep | 0

The song’s basic framework was in place long before Little Richard put pen to paper, or for that matter, before he was even born, as James “Boodle It” Wiggins, recorded “Keep Knocking But You Can’t Get In.” ►

One song, two inspirations could be Furry Lewis’ claim

June 30, 2010 | princep | 1

Bluesman Furry Lewis should’ve been busting his buttons that two artists who hit it big in the 1950s thought enough of his early work to, um, “sample” it. ►

Kim Simmonds’ blues education through Savoy Brown

June 20, 2010 | princep | 0

Through the years, Simmonds has taken the band in the wake of Swinging London to the modern music world today. ►

Northern Soul, blues records dominate online auctions

June 15, 2010 | princep | 1

But The Beatles coming along for the ride with two less-frequent flyers on the Market Watch roundup ►

GOLDMINE PICK: Foghat’s 2010 blues album, ‘Last Train Home’

June 9, 2010 | princep | 6

Foghat will always be known as a classic rock band. But a disc like “Last Train Home,” which is a tribute to the blues, is not at all far-fetched for the band ►