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12/20/2023

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Bman's Blues Report Music Review: Lil' Jimmy Reed with Ben LevinAdd ๐Ÿ’ฟ๐˜ฝ๐™–๐™˜๐™  ๐™ฉ๐™ค ๐˜ฝ๐™–๐™ฉ๐™ค๐™ฃ ๐™๐™ค๐™ช๐™œ๐™š to your music collection today:...
12/19/2023

Bman's Blues Report Music Review: Lil' Jimmy Reed with Ben Levin

Add ๐Ÿ’ฟ๐˜ฝ๐™–๐™˜๐™  ๐™ฉ๐™ค ๐˜ฝ๐™–๐™ฉ๐™ค๐™ฃ ๐™๐™ค๐™ช๐™œ๐™š to your music collection today:
๐ŸŽง https://lnk.to/BacktoBatonRouge

ย I just had the opportunity to review the most recent release, Back To Baton Rouge, from Lil' Jimmy Reed with Ben Levin and it's terrific. Opening with Jimmy Reed shuffle, Down In Virginia, Lil' Jimmy Reed is up front on guitar, harmonica and lead vocal and showing excellent aptitude at both gets t...

We're proud to have two albums on the NACC Chart Top Blues Records of 2023 list:๐Ÿ’ฟ๐˜ฝ๐™–๐™˜๐™  ๐™ฉ๐™ค ๐˜ฝ๐™–๐™ฉ๐™ค๐™ฃ ๐™๐™ค๐™ช๐™œ๐™š by Lil' Jimmy Reed ...
12/16/2023

We're proud to have two albums on the NACC Chart Top Blues Records of 2023 list:

๐Ÿ’ฟ๐˜ฝ๐™–๐™˜๐™  ๐™ฉ๐™ค ๐˜ฝ๐™–๐™ฉ๐™ค๐™ฃ ๐™๐™ค๐™ช๐™œ๐™š by Lil' Jimmy Reed with Ben Levin
and
๐Ÿ’ฟ Generations of Blues by Larry Taylor and The Taylor Family
Thank you to all of the DJs for the spins, and to Blind Raccoon for promotional support.

CONGRATULATIONS to the Blind Raccoon artists appearing on the NACC Chart ๐“๐จ๐ฉ ๐๐ฅ๐ฎ๐ž๐ฌ ๐‘๐ž๐œ๐จ๐ซ๐๐ฌ ๐จ๐Ÿ ๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ‘!

Buddy Guy
Lil' Jimmy Reed with Ben Levin
Teresa James
Big Harp George
Johnny Rawls
Joel Astley
Larry Taylor & The Taylor Family/Generations of Blues
Mississippi MacDonald1
Teresa James & The Rhythm Tramps

12/11/2023

Yesterday was a proud day for Nola Blue when John Nรฉmeth invited Benny Turner onstage to jam with The Blue Dreamers and him.

The two song jam ended with an enthusiastic standing ovation (unfortunately after the phone storage was full). What a treat for all in attendance at the Blues Society Of Central Pennsylvania Christmas Party!

12/05/2023

Love it when we discover new videosโ€ฆ this one featuring Benny Turner with Marc Stone is a must see! ๐Ÿ”ฅ๐Ÿ”ฅ๐Ÿ”ฅ

๐Ÿ“ฃ๐ˆ๐ญ'๐ฌ ๐๐š๐ง๐๐œ๐š๐ฆ๐ฉ ๐…๐ซ๐ข๐๐š๐ฒ!!! ๐Ÿ’™๐Ÿ’ฟ๐ŸŽง๐ŸŽถ๐ŸŽถ๐ŸŽ๐Ÿ›’ Enjoy some ๐™ท๐™พ๐™ป๐™ธ๐™ณ๐™ฐ๐šˆ ๐š‚๐™ท๐™พ๐™ฟ๐™ฟ๐™ธ๐™ฝ๐™ถ ๐™ต๐š๐™พ๐™ผ ๐™ท๐™พ๐™ผ๐™ด ๐ŸŽ„๐ŸŒŸVisit https://nolablue.bandcamp.com to view our...
12/01/2023

๐Ÿ“ฃ๐ˆ๐ญ'๐ฌ ๐๐š๐ง๐๐œ๐š๐ฆ๐ฉ ๐…๐ซ๐ข๐๐š๐ฒ!!! ๐Ÿ’™๐Ÿ’ฟ๐ŸŽง๐ŸŽถ๐ŸŽถ
๐ŸŽ๐Ÿ›’ Enjoy some ๐™ท๐™พ๐™ป๐™ธ๐™ณ๐™ฐ๐šˆ ๐š‚๐™ท๐™พ๐™ฟ๐™ฟ๐™ธ๐™ฝ๐™ถ ๐™ต๐š๐™พ๐™ผ ๐™ท๐™พ๐™ผ๐™ด ๐ŸŽ„๐ŸŒŸ

Visit https://nolablue.bandcamp.com to view our entire catalog!
"On Bandcamp Fridays, an average of 93% of your money reaches the artist/label (after payment processor fees)."

๐Ÿ“ฐSouthland Blues E-Weekly Magazine Review: Larry Taylor and The Taylor FamilyAdd ๐Ÿ’ฟGenerations of Blues to your collectio...
11/28/2023

๐Ÿ“ฐSouthland Blues E-Weekly Magazine Review: Larry Taylor and The Taylor Family
Add ๐Ÿ’ฟGenerations of Blues to your collection today:
๐ŸŽง https://lnk.to/generationsofblues
Nola Blue Records
Publicity and Promotion: Blind Raccoon

We will never forget the feeling when Frank Bey's album, ๐Ÿ’ฟ๐˜ผ๐™ก๐™ก ๐™ˆ๐™ฎ ๐˜ฟ๐™ช๐™š๐™จ ๐˜ผ๐™ง๐™š ๐™‹๐™–๐™ž๐™™, was nominated in the 63rd Grammy Awards....
11/10/2023

We will never forget the feeling when Frank Bey's album, ๐Ÿ’ฟ๐˜ผ๐™ก๐™ก ๐™ˆ๐™ฎ ๐˜ฟ๐™ช๐™š๐™จ ๐˜ผ๐™ง๐™š ๐™‹๐™–๐™ž๐™™, was nominated in the 63rd Grammy Awards.

In loving memory of The Southern Gentleman of the Blues, we are having a โšก๏ธ๐”ฝ๐•ƒ๐”ธ๐•Šโ„ ๐•Š๐”ธ๐•ƒ๐”ผโšก๏ธthrough Sunday, November 12 at midnight...
Get 33% off one or both of Frank's albums, when you order here:
โžก๏ธโžก๏ธโžก๏ธ https://frankbey.bandcamp.com/..

What a thrill to hear Lil' Jimmy Reed's interview with Cerys Matthews on BBC Radio 2 ~ ๐Ÿ“ปThe Blues Show with Cerys Matthe...
10/24/2023

What a thrill to hear Lil' Jimmy Reed's interview with Cerys Matthews on BBC Radio 2 ~ ๐Ÿ“ปThe Blues Show with Cerys Matthews.

The show is available to stream for one month at this link:
๐ŸŽง https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/m001rgh0
๐Ÿ’ฟ ๐˜ฝ๐™–๐™˜๐™  ๐™ฉ๐™ค ๐˜ฝ๐™–๐™ฉ๐™ค๐™ฃ ๐™๐™ค๐™ช๐™œ๐™š: https://lnk.to/BacktoBatonRouge
Ben Levin
Publicity and Promotion: Blind Raccoon

Thanks to Curtโ€™s Blues for a fresh review of ๐Ÿ’ฟ๐™ˆ๐™ฎ ๐˜ฝ๐™ง๐™ค๐™ฉ๐™๐™š๐™ง'๐™จ ๐˜ฝ๐™ก๐™ช๐™š๐™จ by Benny Turner.๐ŸŽง https://lnk.to/mybrothersblues๐Ÿ“ธ Josep...
10/22/2023

Thanks to Curtโ€™s Blues for a fresh review of ๐Ÿ’ฟ๐™ˆ๐™ฎ ๐˜ฝ๐™ง๐™ค๐™ฉ๐™๐™š๐™ง'๐™จ ๐˜ฝ๐™ก๐™ช๐™š๐™จ by Benny Turner.

๐ŸŽง https://lnk.to/mybrothersblues
๐Ÿ“ธ Joseph A. Rosen Photography

๐Ÿ“ฐBlues Music Magazine Review: Larry Taylor and The Taylor FamilyAdd ๐Ÿ’ฟGenerations of Blues to your collection today: ๐ŸŽง ht...
10/20/2023

๐Ÿ“ฐBlues Music Magazine Review: Larry Taylor and The Taylor Family
Add ๐Ÿ’ฟGenerations of Blues to your collection today:
๐ŸŽง https://lnk.to/generationsofblues
Nola Blue Records
Publicity and Promotion: Blind Raccoon

๐Ÿ“ฐBig City Rhythm & Blues Magazine Music Review: Larry Taylor and The Taylor FamilyAdd ๐Ÿ’ฟGenerations of Blues to your coll...
10/19/2023

๐Ÿ“ฐBig City Rhythm & Blues Magazine Music Review: Larry Taylor and The Taylor Family
Add ๐Ÿ’ฟGenerations of Blues to your collection today:
๐ŸŽง https://lnk.to/generationsofblues
Nola Blue Records
Publicity and Promotion: Blind Raccoon

"Lilโ€™ Jimmy has got it all working here: His guitar hugs the ground. His A-harp orbits far above. His singing coasts wit...
10/19/2023

"Lilโ€™ Jimmy has got it all working here: His guitar hugs the ground. His A-harp orbits far above. His singing coasts with ragged ease. And his hair is perfect." ~Dennis Rozanski, North Jersey Blues Society
๐ŸŽง https://lnk.to/BacktoBatonRouge
Ben Levin
Blind Raccoon

When Jimmy Reed was yet again too plastered to take the stage one night in the 1950sโ€”this time in a Baton Rouge church auditoriumโ€”young, local startup Leon Atkins spontaneously, and quite successfully, filled in with the band. And the rest is history. Read the review of Lil' Jimmy Reed with Ben Levin "Back to Baton Rouge" - https://www.northjerseybluessociety.org/post/lil-jimmy-reed-with-ben-levin-back-to-baton-rouge Nola Blue Lil' Jimmy Reed Ben Levin Piano

John Nรฉmeth is headed to Europe with dates in Norway, Germany, The Netherlands, France and Switzerland!
10/18/2023

John Nรฉmeth is headed to Europe with dates in Norway, Germany, The Netherlands, France and Switzerland!

Bags are packed and Iโ€™m ready to go to Europe for a month! Please mark these dates on your calendar. Never know when Iโ€™ll be back again. Thank you! See you soon!

Lil' Jimmy Reed is back in the UK for 9 dates!
10/18/2023

Lil' Jimmy Reed is back in the UK for 9 dates!

๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง My UK tour starts Thursday, October 19! ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง

10/15/2023

Dave Keyes with very special guest Benny Turner at the Blues Society Of Central Pennsylvania Fall Show, October 1, 2023.

This was a dynamite combination, as confirmed by overwhelming feedback from attendees. ๐Ÿ”ฅ๐Ÿ”ฅ๐Ÿ”ฅ

TODAY at the 2023 Crescent City Blues & BBQ Festival CAMP STREET STAGE:๐Ÿ”ฅ 1:00PM Lil' Jimmy Reed๐Ÿ”ฅ 3:15PM Trudy LynnDon't ...
10/15/2023

TODAY at the 2023 Crescent City Blues & BBQ Festival CAMP STREET STAGE:

๐Ÿ”ฅ 1:00PM Lil' Jimmy Reed
๐Ÿ”ฅ 3:15PM Trudy Lynn

Don't miss these two blues torchbearers singing and playing the blues that moves, grooves and soothes. Louisiana Music Factory New Orleans has plenty of CDs at the merch tent,too!

๐Ÿ“ฃ๐ˆ๐ญ'๐ฌ ๐๐š๐ง๐๐œ๐š๐ฆ๐ฉ ๐…๐ซ๐ข๐๐š๐ฒ!!! ๐Ÿ’™๐Ÿ’ฟ๐ŸŽง๐ŸŽถ๐ŸŽถWe've got our ๐Ÿ”ฅnew and recent releases from Lil' Jimmy Reed with Ben Levin and Larry Taylo...
10/06/2023

๐Ÿ“ฃ๐ˆ๐ญ'๐ฌ ๐๐š๐ง๐๐œ๐š๐ฆ๐ฉ ๐…๐ซ๐ข๐๐š๐ฒ!!! ๐Ÿ’™๐Ÿ’ฟ๐ŸŽง๐ŸŽถ๐ŸŽถ
We've got our ๐Ÿ”ฅnew and recent releases from Lil' Jimmy Reed with Ben Levin and Larry Taylor and The Taylor Family/ Generations of Blues, in addition to our complete catalog.

Visit https://nolablue.bandcamp.com to update your music collection today!
"On Bandcamp Fridays, an average of 93% of your money reaches the artist/label (after payment processor fees)."

Great story in The Advocate (Baton Rouge, LA) about Lil' Jimmy Reed.  He returns home for three Louisiana shows next wee...
10/05/2023

Great story in The Advocate (Baton Rouge, LA) about Lil' Jimmy Reed. He returns home for three Louisiana shows next week, one at the Red Dragon Listening Room (with Ben Levin) where they will celebrate the release of ๐Ÿ’ฟ๐˜ฝ๐™–๐™˜๐™  ๐™ฉ๐™ค ๐˜ฝ๐™–๐™ฉ๐™ค๐™ฃ ๐™๐™ค๐™ช๐™œ๐™š.

Eighty-five-year-old bluesman Leon Atkins found an apt title for his new album โ€” โ€œBack to Baton Rouge.โ€

๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆLil' Jimmy Reed heads to Canada!๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆPerforming three shows with Jimmy and the Sleepers:๐Ÿ’ฅ THURSDAY, October 5: Blues on W...
10/03/2023

๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆLil' Jimmy Reed heads to Canada!๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆ

Performing three shows with Jimmy and the Sleepers:
๐Ÿ’ฅ THURSDAY, October 5: Blues on Whyte / Commercial Hotel
๐Ÿ’ฅ FRIDAY, October 6: Ironwood Stage & Grill
๐Ÿ’ฅ SATURDAY, October 7: Horton Road Legion

Coming up Thurs, Oct 5 at Blues on Whyte in Edmonton and Fri/Sat, Oct 6/7 in Calgary. (The Ironwood and Horton Road Legion)
Jimmy and the Sleepers plus Little Jimmy Reed. (With Sleepers backing him up) A show not to missed!
*Details for Edmonton coming soon, call Cgy venues for details.

Congratulations to our 2023 Unsigned Only Music Competition winners!๐Ÿ”น John Nรฉmeth - "Rock Bottom"๐Ÿ”น Larry Taylor - "I Pai...
10/02/2023

Congratulations to our 2023 Unsigned Only Music Competition winners!

๐Ÿ”น John Nรฉmeth - "Rock Bottom"
๐Ÿ”น Larry Taylor - "I Paid My Dues"
Generations of Blues
๐Ÿ”น Lil' Jimmy Reed with Ben Levin - "They Call Me Lil' Jimmy"
View the full list here:
http://unsignedonly.com/winners
Publicity and Promotion: Blind Raccoon.

๐Ÿ“ฐTED Magazine Review: Larry Taylor and The Taylor FamilyAdd ๐Ÿ’ฟGenerations of Blues to your collection today: ๐ŸŽง https://ln...
09/26/2023

๐Ÿ“ฐTED Magazine Review: Larry Taylor and The Taylor Family
Add ๐Ÿ’ฟGenerations of Blues to your collection today:
๐ŸŽง https://lnk.to/generationsofblues
Nola Blue Records
Publicity and Promotion: Blind Raccoon

09/24/2023


2023 Blues Blast Music Awards!

Congratulations to John Nรฉmeth, Lil' Jimmy Reed with Ben Levin, Rodd Bland, and all the nominees!

The GORGEOUS ๐Ÿ’›Golden Girl๐Ÿ’›, Ms. Trudy Lynn ~ last night in Canada.
09/23/2023

The GORGEOUS ๐Ÿ’›Golden Girl๐Ÿ’›, Ms. Trudy Lynn ~ last night in Canada.


Great show last night in Sackville New Brunswick Canada!
Photo by Crystal Jean Cleveland

๐Ÿ“ฐRnR Magazine Review: Larry Taylor and The Taylor FamilyAdd ๐Ÿ’ฟGenerations of Blues to your collection today: ๐ŸŽง https://ln...
09/22/2023

๐Ÿ“ฐRnR Magazine Review: Larry Taylor and The Taylor Family
Add ๐Ÿ’ฟGenerations of Blues to your collection today:
๐ŸŽง https://lnk.to/generationsofblues
Nola Blue Records
Publicity and Promotion: Blind Raccoon

The Taylor Family and the new album, ๐Ÿ’ฟGenerations of Blues, is featured in the new issue of The African American Folklor...
09/11/2023

The Taylor Family and the new album, ๐Ÿ’ฟGenerations of Blues, is featured in the new issue of The African American Folklorist Newspaper.

Read all about it:
https://theafricanamericanfolklorist.com/articles/taylor-familynbspgenerations-of-bluesnbsp
Publicity and Promotion: Blind Raccoon

THANK YOU to Lamont Pearley and The African American Folklorist Newspaper for sharing this feature story on The Taylor Family and the new album, ๐Ÿ’ฟGENERATIONS OF BLUES.

๐Ÿ“ฐ Read the full story here:
https://theafricanamericanfolklorist.com/articles/taylor-familynbspgenerations-of-bluesnbsp
๐ŸŽง Purchase the music here:
https://lnk.to/generationsofblues
Recorded at Joyride Studio
Nola Blue Records
Publicity and Promotion: Blind Raccoon

09/11/2023

Fresh on the heels of a great weekend of shows in Chicagoland, Lil' Jimmy Reed is getting ready for Telluride Blues & Brews Festival. Don't miss him!

Blue Monday Monthly reprints the Blues.Gr interview with Ben Levin.  In it, he talks about his work with Lil' Jimmy Reed...
09/08/2023

Blue Monday Monthly reprints the Blues.Gr interview with Ben Levin. In it, he talks about his work with Lil' Jimmy Reed, and their new album, ๐Ÿ’ฟBACK TO BATON ROUGE.

Add it to your music collection today:
๐ŸŽง https://lnk.to/BacktoBatonRouge
www.bluemondaymonthly.com (issue 232 / Sept. 2023)
Publicity and Promotion: Blind Raccoon

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