I vividly recall my first audible memory being the song “Hideaway” from John Mayall and the Blues Breakers 1966 LP (commonly known as the Beano album) with Eric Clapton. Over the course of time that record along with Clapton’s influential and...
Topics: blues, Blues News, Blues Reflections, New Releases, Prize Giveaway, Reviews

{"title":"Joe Bonamassa: Live From The Royal Albert Hall \u2013 DVD Review & Giveaway","post_url":"http:\/\/thebluesblogger.com\/787\/joe-bonamassa-live-from-the-royal-albert-hall-dvd-review-giveaway","feed_url":"http:\/\/thebluesblogger.com\/feed","author":"thebluesblogger","date":"2009-11-16 15:07:06","summary":"I vividly recall my first audible memory being the song \u201cHideaway\u201d from John Mayall and the Blues Breakers 1966 LP (commonly known as the Beano album) with Eric Clapton. Over the course of time that record along with Clapton\u2019s influential and..."}

It’s Sunday and I’m recovering (believe it or not) from a Christmas party I attended with my wife last night. In spite of not feeling in the holiday spirit just yet, it was a good time and the function gave my wife and I the opportunity to spend some.
Topics: blues, Blues Reflections, Jazz, Jazz Reflections, Reflections, Soul

{"title":"Nina Simone: My Baby Just Cares For Me","post_url":"http:\/\/thebluesblogger.com\/789\/nina-simone-my-baby-just-cares-for-me","feed_url":"http:\/\/thebluesblogger.com\/feed","author":"thebluesblogger","date":"2009-10-25 17:33:53","summary":"It\u2019s Sunday and I\u2019m recovering (believe it or not) from a Christmas party I attended with my wife last night. In spite of not feeling in the holiday spirit just yet, it was a good time and the function gave my wife and I the opportunity to spend some."}

The following was written November of 2007 and was originally featured on blogcritics.org. It came at a tough time where I was doing a lot of soul searching. Certainly one of my more personal pieces, it represents the creative building blocks for this...
Topics: blues, Blues Reflections, Jazz, Jazz Reflections, Reflections, The Sixties

{"title":"The Jewish Influence in Blues and Jazz","post_url":"http:\/\/thebluesblogger.com\/87\/the-jewish-influence-in-blues-and-jazz","feed_url":"http:\/\/thebluesblogger.com\/feed","author":"thebluesblogger","date":"2009-10-18 09:09:48","summary":"The following was written November of 2007 and was originally featured on blogcritics.org. It came at a tough time where I was doing a lot of soul searching. Certainly one of my more personal pieces, it represents the creative building blocks for this..."}

As I mentioned in my previous Delta Blues Book Giveaway post last week, I wanted to give some of my readers outside North America a chance to win something as well. So I’m offering one Amazon gift certificate valued at $50.00 dollars U.S. The...
Topics: blues, Prize Giveaway, Twitter

{"title":"The Blues Blogger\u2019s Random Prize Draw: Amazon Gift Certificate","post_url":"http:\/\/thebluesblogger.com\/778\/the-blues-bloggers-random-prize-draw-amazon-gift-certificate","feed_url":"http:\/\/thebluesblogger.com\/feed","author":"thebluesblogger","date":"2009-10-14 20:17:59","summary":"As I mentioned in my previous Delta Blues Book Giveaway post last week, I wanted to give some of my readers outside North America a chance to win something as well. So I’m offering one Amazon gift certificate valued at $50.00 dollars U.S. The..."}

Amazon.com WidgetsOctober 2007It was 2 years ago this time that I succeeded in freaking my entire family out when the news surfaced of my sudden heart attack. There were a lot of questions that would hopefully be answered in the next few days. In the...
Topics: blues, Blues Reflections, Reflections, The Sixties

{"title":"The Paul Butterfield Blues Band: East West (1966)","post_url":"http:\/\/thebluesblogger.com\/775\/the-paul-butterfield-blues-band-east-west-1966","feed_url":"http:\/\/thebluesblogger.com\/feed","author":"thebluesblogger","date":"2009-10-12 17:14:41","summary":"Amazon.com WidgetsOctober 2007It was 2 years ago this time that I succeeded in freaking my entire family out when the news surfaced of my sudden heart attack. There were a lot of questions that would hopefully be answered in the next few days. In the..."}