Stories from BluePower.Com
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Thelonius James Rides Again!
BluePower.Com &bull Apr 29, 2010Here at BluePower, we are always on the lookout for what we feel is inspired product. We receive so many CDs that just don't go that extra step to make the music different and unique. This CD is the best… Full Story »
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BluePower Presents....Southern Guitar Masters!
BluePower.Com &bull Apr 9, 2010Southern Guitar MastersMississippi Fred McDowell Charley Patton Robert JohnsonSkip James Bukka WhiteRose Hemphill Sunnyland Slim From southern England:Cream The blues is about many things. About how your woman done you wrong. The Boss Man being mean to you. Things humorous.… Full Story »
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Why the NAB Is Losing Radio's Royalty Exemption!
BluePower.Com &bull Apr 8, 2010By Jerry Del CollianoInside Music Media The radio lobby (National Association of Broadcasters) and the record industry lobby (MusicFIRST Coalition) are being childish. The record label interests try to make it appear that the radio industry is trying to hurt starving artists by opposing the proposed repeal of the performance royalty exemption. It's not like the radio industry doesn't already pay ASCAP, BMI and SESAC licensing fees. You've got a polarization developing (does this surprise you in today's political climate?) that you're either for artists or against them. The radio lobby is just as bad. As NAB Spokesperson Dennis Wharton… Full Story »
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Topics:
- Head
- Play
- Performance
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In The Beginning....Skip James!
BluePower.Com &bull Apr 5, 2010After several months of deliberation, BluePower has come to the conclusion that it would be beneficial to develop a series which exposed the many fine artists who added so much to the rich heritage of the American folk tradition called… Full Story »
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Topics:
- Heritage
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BluePower Re-Run....An Evening With Barry McCabe!
BluePower.Com &bull Jan 30, 2010The strength of the Blues can be determined by the sheer amount of ground the music has covered in the last 80 years. In that time, this purely American art-form has managed to blossom in nearly every country in the… Full Story »
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- Rock
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In The Beginning....The Vaudeville Years!
BluePower.Com &bull Jan 20, 2010Vaudeville entertainment for black audiences began in 1909 with an organization called TOBA . Those four letters stood for Theater Owners Bookers Association . Often called by the black entertainers who worked the TOBA circuit: Tough On Black Artists .… Full Story »
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A Laid Back Christmas Eve....2009!
BluePower.Com &bull Dec 20, 2009Can you believe it? Another year has passed quickly away. Where did the time go? I'll have to check my diary. I know we lost a lot of good folks somewhere along the way this year and I surely hope… Full Story »
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Topics:
- Albert King
- B.B. King
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Hit Producer, Engineer And Friend, Larry Cox Passes Away!
BluePower.Com &bull Dec 16, 2009Pictured from left to right: John Rhys, Suzanne Ellis and Larry Cox The call came this morning. Larry Cox had finally succumbed to cancer. He fought the disease bravely throughout the last several years. He had mentioned that his wish… Full Story »
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Topics:
- Parker
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BluePower Presents....The Blues From Catalonia!
BluePower.Com &bull Nov 17, 2009Since we have been involved with BluePower, we have been sent the Blues from some strange places. The country of origin for tonight's music is certainly not a place known for the Blues. Until now, that is. The music and… Full Story »
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Half Dead In Hollywood....Bobby "Boris" Pickett!
BluePower.Com &bull Oct 25, 2009This time in 2006 was the last time I saw Bobby Pickett alive. When he came to the BluePower studio he told us he wasn't well and jokingly said, "We'd better make this a good show as it may be my last. I… Full Story »
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Topics:
- Jimmy Page
- Muddy Waters
