If you like soaring, soul bursting, euphoric blues, this article is for you. The list below is my own personal opinion of the top ten blues guitarists of all time. You’ll no doubt note the list is heavy with more modern players, which leaves the early masters little room. This is not to slight the ...
Memorial Day is a fun day to celebrate history and have fun at the same time. A great way to celebrate Memorial Day is to sit back relax, cook out, socialize with loved ones and crank out some great tunes. If you search online it’s very hard to find a perfect Memorial Day playlist. You ...
If you are in your twenties and looking for a nice dance club in Connecticut, the choices are rather limited with many clubs in the large cities like New Haven and Hartford so instead one should check out the Ultra 88 Night Club in the Mohegan Sun Casino in Uncasville. Comparing the club to those ...
In every corner of the world, there are fans and afficianados of American blues music. The un- disputed “King” of American blues music, is without a doubt, Mr BB King. With an unmistakeable sound that is all his own, BB King has revolutionized and poplularized American blues music like no other musical artist ever before. ...
I love music and I love teaching. On those occasions when I have a chance to combine the two, good things always seem to happen. Last year, I decided to showcase music as a thematic unit for the year and though all of the lessons were constructive, there was one in particular that turned out ...
In this day and age of rapid information exchange, even radio broadcasting has gone ultra-modern and off the beaten track. Sure, we still have traditional radio stations that do perfectly well with their traditional equipment, but increasingly, more and more users have shifted to the internet. What’s the appeal of the internet? There’s about no ...
For a generation of baby boomers, that infamous graffiti painted on the decaying walls of a London building was the astute capitulation of the musical aspirations of radical youth in a radical time. “Clapton is god”, it said, and rightly so. The sixties was a revolutionary period of ambitious, idealistic change, and Clapton’s wailing guitar ...
Rhythm ‘n’ Blues (R&B;, Rhythm and Blues – however you wish to title it) is akin to free verse in poetry. As free verse sheds the constraints placed on so-called “classic poetry,” an adherence to set and prescribed meter; or cadence; or form; so it is with R&B.; R&B; disdains the European concept of the ...
Nashville, Tennessee isn’t just for cowboys and country music fans anymore. Sure, if your interests fall into that range then Nashville will be a great experience for you, but there is much more than country music to Nashville. Romantic couples may not think of Nashville as the first place to visit for a romantic get ...
The vibe in the state of Tennessee is music. From blues and rock ‘n roll in Memphis to blue grass and country in Nashville, music is everywhere. When it comes to live entertainment, there is no place like Nashville. The downtown is lined with bars, clubs and restaurants, most of them with live entertainment. Every ...