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19 hrs ago | Miami.com

Celebrity birthdays on Nov. 8

CBS newsman Morley Safer is 78. Singer Bonnie Raitt is 60. Entertainment Tonight host Mary Hart is 59.

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Related Topix: Bonnie Raitt, Entertainment Tonight, Entertainment, Television, Mary Hart

Sat Nov 07, 2009

Poughkeepsie Journal

Blues gives Coryell his own voice in musical family

Murali Coryell spent years shunning his legacy. With an affinity for languages, he toyed with the idea of becoming a translator or an academic.

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Related Topix: Larry Coryell, Jazz, Black Entertainment, B.B. King, Buddy Guy, Ulster County, NY, Pawling, NY

Fri Nov 06, 2009

www.blueswebzine.com | porski

Legendary Rhythm 'n Blues Drummer Passes

Rhythm 'n blues drummer Matti Oiling has passed away. He died peacefully at a Fuengirola hospital in Spain on Thursday, 5 November 2009.

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Related Topix: The Blues Band

Thu Nov 05, 2009

WDAM-TV Hattiesburg

Blues Trail marker going up

A Mississippi Blues Trail marker will be dedicated Friday on Summit Street in McComb.

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Related Topix: McComb, MS, Little Freddie King, Freddie King

Caliente

This week's hot 5 events

Another round of hard rock and blues awaits those who attend the 22nd Annual Nam Jam benefit concert Saturday.

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Related Topix: The Blues Band, Tucson, AZ, Theater, Arts

Wed Nov 04, 2009

www.lauriemorvan.com | 12 Bars of Fate

Laurie Morvan Band Set to Fire It Up

Laurie Morvan's new release, "Fire It Up," contains 12 original songs, including "Cafe Boogaloo, Lay Your Hands, Skinny Chicks, Livin' In A Man's World and Come On Over to My BBQ." Celebrations for her fourth CD will be held on 11/06 in Hermosa Beach and on 11/14 in Ukiah, California this month. Laurie recently performed many of her songs on The Legendary Rhythm and Blues Cruise. More information is available at the website.

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Tue Nov 03, 2009

Http

New Orleans' Voodoo Festival banishes zombie blues

Tara May played the part of a Voodoo Festival zombie on Halloween to the hilt. While modeling her white dress, black and white leggings and zombie face paint, the 10-year-old from Metairie explained why she likes the festival.

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Related Topix: Life, Halloween, Holidays, Metairie, LA, The Black Keys, Entertainment

Anacortes American

Bluesman Harman returns to the Rockfish

Showman, vocalist and blues harp player James Harman, a charismatic performer who will be remembered by many here for his rocking appearances in Bluesharp Blowouts, returns to the Rockfish Grill at 8 p.m. Thursday to head a show featuring Nathan James.

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Related Topix: Panama City Metro, Panama City, FL, Junior Parker

Mon Nov 02, 2009

Crawley Today

MUSIC: Crawley Blues Festival

THE fourth annual Crawley Blues Festival is bigger and better than ever, organisers at The Hawth are promising.

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Related Topix: Blues, Sleepy John Estes, Ry Cooder, Mississippi John Hurt

www.blueswebzine.com | porski

German, Latvian, Swedish Contestants Proceed to IBC

The Baltic Blues Challenge and German Blues Challenge contests were held last weekend in Eutin, Germany.

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Related Topix: Blues

Sun Nov 01, 2009

KCSB-FM Santa Barbara

"Bluesland" Welcomes Kenny Wayne Shepard to KCSB Tonight

Writing about tonight's broadcast of "Bluesland," the show's host Leo Schumaker writes that he "is excited to bring renowned blues rock guitarist Kenny Wayne Shepherd to KCSB Thursday at 9 PM.

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Related Topix: Kenny Wayne Shepherd, Agoura Hills, CA

Sat Oct 31, 2009

Burnley Citizen

Burnley's Blues Festival scaled down

BURNLEYa S famous blues festival is set to be slashed to a single day because of financial worries, the Lancashire Telegraph can reveal.

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Related Topix: Blues

Wed Oct 28, 2009

www.blueswebzine.com | porski

Erja Lyytinen Embarks on British Tour

In addition to her solo career, Erja Lyytinen has twice starred in Blues Caravan: in 2006 with Ian Parker and Aynsley Lister, and again this year with Oli Brown and Joanne Shaw Taylor.

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Related Topix: Black Entertainment, B.B. King

Tue Oct 27, 2009

CNN

Embracing the Economic Blues

When you walk the streets of Clarksdale, Mississippi, you can still hear the voice of blues legend Robert Johnson - ringing from the shop windows as well as from passing cars.

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Related Topix: Clarksdale, MS, Robert Johnson

Mon Oct 26, 2009

Star Phoenix

Downtime with the Downchild Blues Band

Comic actor Dan Aykroyd, who is guesting with Downchild on several eastern Canadian dates of this tour, became one of the group's biggest fans.

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Related Topix: The Blues Band, Downchild Blues Band, The Blues Brothers, Comedy Movies, Action Movies, Musical Movies, Dan Aykroyd

Sun Oct 25, 2009

Midhurst and Petworth

MUSIC: Hamsters at CFT with heady mix of Hendrix and blues

With more than 4,000 gigs under their belt, you'd think The Hamsters would have played pretty well everywhere by now.

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Related Topix: Ian Siegal

Edmonton Journal

Blues veteran Finis Tasby on the Ball stage

Closing in on 70 years of age, blues singer Finis Tasby continues to improve his craft and artistry.

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Related Topix: Blues, Finis Tasby, Georgia

Fri Oct 23, 2009

Daily Journal

Monkees' Tork to bring his bluesy tunes to Fuel House

VINELAND -- Peter Tork feels everything is right with the world when the blues rock the house.

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Related Topix: Vineland, NJ, Pop/Rock, The Monkees, Junior Wells, Muddy Waters

Thu Oct 22, 2009

WisInfo

Four blues bands to perform in latest Great Northern Blues Society concert

Four award-winning and pedigreed bands will perform in "Blues Ala Carte," a new Great Northern Blues Society musical event set for Saturday.

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Related Topix: The Blues Band, Lurrie Bell

Wimbledon Guardian

Blues band do it their way

The Blues Band have a very interesting technique to their gigs, there are no set lists and they don't even stay in the same hotel sometimes.

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Related Topix: The Blues Band

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