Joan Osborne – “Real Love”
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As soulful and Bluesy as ever, here’s Joan Osborne singing about “Real Love.” She’s got a new album coming out in February called, Radio Waves. It’ll probably be genre-bending because Joan can sing anything.
The Best Headphones Of 2021
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Over the past year, listening patterns continued to change, as people sought out personalised sound experiences amidst lockdowns and increased working from home. What better way to do that than with a great pair of headphones? (Spoiler Alert: These puppies ain’t cheap!)
The Blues Rock Show
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On this episode of the Blues Rock Show, Pete and Willie discuss underrated albums from the year, Spotify’s year end stats, and Tik Tok’s importance in Blues rock. (Good discussion about 2021’s sleeper albums.)
Joe Bonamassa – “Curtain Call”
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Here’s a new video from Joe Bonamassa. It’s “Curtain Call,” a song from his latest album, Time Clocks. The music’s compelling and the video dramatic. (Connecting the two is an exercise for the listener.)
Dan Auerbach’s Easy Eye Sound To Release 60-Year-Old Son House Recordings With “Forever On My Mind”
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Easy Eye Sound, the record label owned by Dan Auerbach of the Black Keys, has unearthed a collection of previously unreleased Son House recordings which will make up a forthcoming album, Forever On My Mind. Due out on March 18th, Easy Eye Sound has shared the first single and music video for “Preachin’ Blues.”
Rock & Blues Muse Holiday Gift Guide 2021
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Make this Christmas/Holiday season extra special with hand-picked gifts from The Rock & Blues Muse 2021 Holiday Gift Guide! Choose for yourself, music fans, or the musicians in your life. R&BM chose music-related and fun items that you’ll love. From the downright fabulous guitars and gear to fun apparel. Happy shopping.
Lolo – X
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Big, big voice on this album of cover tunes from Lolo (AKA Lauren Pritchard). You’ll remember these tunes from the 50’s and 60’s but you won’t remember anyone singing them with this much passion and power. (Vocally, she really went all out on this one.)
Dion, Legendary Rock & Blues Artist, Talks About His New Album Stomping Ground, His Great Career, And Classic Hit Songs
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Dion, who is 82 (my hero), remains a very active artist who continues to release high-quality albums. He has just released his latest album called Stomping Ground, for which he co-wrote 13 of the 14 songs. And impressively, he has recruited many music legends to collaborate with him on the album.
Bruce Springsteen Sells Catalogue To Sony For $500 Million
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Bruce Springsteen has reportedly sold his catalogue to Sony for $500 million (£375 million). According to editors at Billboard, the 72-year-old musician has sold his masters and publishing catalogue to bosses at Sony, with the deal described as “the biggest deal in music for an individual body of work”. (Glory Days Baby!)
Rosedale Junction – “Sleigh Bell Blues”
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Let’s finish up this week with this Rosedale Junction, Delta Blues-inspired acoustic number. It’s one man’s rambling ode to Christmas. (Complete with harmonica and designated (reindeer) driver.)
Jon Beres
I’m one part Blues Fan and one part Digital Native (with a dash of Curmudgeon.) I’m also the publisher of AlltheWayBlue.com. If you love the Blues, I have a feeling we’ll get along just fine - cheers!
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