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Saw Gary Clark Jr. give an excellent performance tonight at the Hollywood Bowl with a great opening by The War and Treaty.
Maktub song by Gary Clark Jr. on May 18, 2024 live @ " A Black Rock Festival " @ American Legion Mall downtown Indianapolis.
Craft Recordings will release a remastered and expanded edition of In Session, the famous meeting of Albert King and Stevie Ray Vaughan that was recorded in Canada in 1983. The release features new tracks Born Under a Bad Sign, Texas Flood, and I'm Gonna Move to the Outskirts of Town.
Provided to YouTube by Universal Music GroupBorn Under A Bad Sign (Remastered 2024) · Albert King · Stevie Ray VaughanBorn Under A Bad Sign℗ 2024 Craft Recor...
Grace Bowers & The Hodge Podge performing this week on Jimmy Kimmel Live. Grace Bowers is a rising star guitarist to watch, and she just released her debut album Wine on Venus. I first saw her last year at Eric Clapton's Crossroads Guitar Festival.
Grace Bowers & The Hodge Podge perform the song Tell Me Why U Do That on Jimmy Kimmel Live.SUBSCRIBE to get the latest : http://bit.ly/JKLSubscribe Fo...
Tab Benoit has released the first music video for his upcoming album I Hear Thunder, which will be released August 30. I Hear Thunder will be Benoit's first album since Medicine in 2011.
I Hear Thunder is the long awaited release by Tab Benoit. It will be available on August 30th on Whiskey Bayou Records. Ten solid tracks that showcase Tab’s ...
John Mayall, known as the Godfather of British Blues, passed away yesterday at his home in California at age 90. Mayall's band the Bluesbreakers fostered some of the great talents in the London blues-rock scene in the '60s and has featured an ever-evolving lineup of talented musicians over the last 61 years. The 1966 album Blues Breakers with Eric Clapton was a key step in propelling Eric Clapton to superstardom. The stellar list of guitarists to play in the Bluesbreakers over the years also includes Peter Green, Mick Taylor, Walter Trout, Buddy Whittington, Coco Montoya, Carolyn Wonderland, and Harvey Mandel.
Other videos of this concert in my playlist - John Mayall & The Bluesbreakers and Friends, 70th Birthday Concert 2003
Going to see Slash's Serpent Blues Festival tour tonight featuring Warren Haynes, Samantha Fish, and Eric Gales at the Greek Theater in Los Angeles!
Warren Haynes joins Slash for "Shake Your Moneymaker" to close the inaugural S.E.R.P.E.N.T. Festival show in Bonner, Montana.Connect with Blues Rock Review:h...
New podcast episode featuring four of my favorite albums from summer 2024 so far.
Join me as I explore four of my favorite albums released so far in summer 2024.1. Heavy Soul - Joanne Shaw Taylor - 5:092. Wild Love - Joanne Shaw Taylor - 4:233. Curtain Call - Joe Bonamassa - 9:034. The Last Matador of Bayonne - Joe Bonamassa - 8:125. Somewhere Else - Rick Estrin & The Nightca...
Today on the podcast I'm featuring four of my favorite albums from summer 2024 so far.
Please enjoy my latest single "Wild Love"! Stay tuned for more new music in the coming months! Let me know your thoughts in the comments and stream the full ...
Happy 4th of July! Always a good time to revisit one of the all time classics.
This Monday of august 1969, He definitely wrote his name in history.
Stevie Ray Vaughan jamming with Kim Wilson and Duke Robillard in Austin in 1988.
Stevie Ray Vaughan, Duke Robillard, Kim Wilson and gang perform for a Charity Benefit in Austin, Texas, 1988. One of a kind. I shot this during a Santa Bene...
Saw the Tedeschi Trucks Band give a great performance tonight at the Greek Theatre in Los Angeles. Little Feat opened, and Cesar Rosas and David Hidalgo of Los Lobos made guest appearances.
The Tedeschi Trucks Band performs Jeff Beck's "Becks Bolero" at Peach Festival 2023 in Scranton, PA. Brought to you by Less Than Face Productions.
Blues harmonica master Phil Wiggins died May 7, just shy of his 70th birthday. Wiggins was a longtime partner of the late guitarist and singer John Cephas in the duo Cephas & Wiggins. I saw Wiggins perform twice, including once in the office when I was an intern at Smithsonian Folkways.
Saw Marcus King tonight at The Wiltern in Los Angeles. Marcus is a great performer and has an excellent band. JJ Wilde opened and also sang with Marcus's Band, and guitarist Eric Krasno made a guest appearance.
The Blues Music Awards winners were announced by the Blues Foundation last night in Memphis, TN. Christone "Kingfish" Ingram was the big winner with four awards for Album of the Year, Best Guitarist, Best Contemporary Blues Album, and Contemporary Blues Male Artist. The other top awards went to Bobby Rush for Entertainer of the Year, the Nick Moss Band for Band of the year, and Ruthie Foster for Song of the Year. A couple others I was happy to see were Jason Ricci winning Best Harmonica Player and D.K. Harrell winning Best Emerging Artist Album.
The Blues Foundation announced its winners for the 2024 Blues Music Awards Thursday night in Memphis, Tennessee. Christone “Kingfish” Ingram
New podcast episode featuring five of my favorite albums released so far in 2024.
2024 is shaping up to be a year full of good music. In this episode, I feature five of my favorite albums released so far this year.1. F*ck My Life Up Again - Marcus King - 4:192. Delilah - Marcus King - 4:243. All Falls Down - Lizzy McAlpine - 2:524. Older - Lizzy McAlpine - 3:215. Maktub - Gary Cl...
Today on the podcast I'll be featuring songs from some of my favorite albums from 2024 so far, including Marcus King's new album Mood Swings.
Recorded at The Shangri-La Studios owned by Rick Rubin in Los Angeles, CAListen to "Delilah" from my new album Mood Swings: https://marcusking.lnk.to/moodswi...
Dickey Betts, former guitarist for the Allman Brothers, passed away today at age 80. Betts was incredible both as the foil for Duane Allman in the band's early years and as the lead guitarist from Duane's death until he left the band in 2000. He also wrote several of the band's most iconic songs including In Memory of Elizabeth Reed, Jessica, and Ramblin' Man. Here is a great live version of One Way Out featuring some incredible playing from Betts.
Superlative Betts !! Goldie + SLO 100 + JBL D120F = Dynamite
Marcus King performing his new song Delilah on the Tonight Show. His new album Mood Swings comes out April 5.
Musical guest Marcus King performs "Delilah" for The Tonight Show.The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon. Stream now on Peacock: https://bit.ly/3gZJaNySubsc...
Saw Christone "Kingfish" Ingram tonight at the Fonda Theater in Hollywood. Great show from one of the biggest rising stars in the blues. Artur Menezes played a great opening set.
John Lee Ho**er and Van Morrison performing Baby Please Don't Go in 1992. This is from the DVD Come See About Me, released in 2004, which features a collection of live performances and interviews from throughout Ho**er's career.
For more information on John Lee Ho**er, visit http://www.johnleehooker.comKnown to music fans around the world as the “King of the Boogie,” John Lee Ho**er ...
New podcast episode on the 2024 Blues Music Awards nominees. It's a strong group this year. I go through the ballot, discuss each category, and pick who I'm voting for, while also featuring music from many of the nominees.
The Blues Foundation has nominated a strong class of artists and albums for the 2024 Blues Music Awards. Join me as I go through the ballot, discuss the nominees, and pick who I am voting for. I also feature music from many of the nominees across all subgenres of the blues. The winners will be annou...
Today on the podcast, I'm discussing the strong 2024 class of Blues Music Awards Nominees. Here's Monster Mike Welch with a song from his album Nothing But Time, which was nominated for Best Traditional Blues Album.
Monster Mike Welch - Walking to you Baby.Trandalblues, Norway 2023
My friend Zach and I recorded a podcast episode where we shared and discussed our favorite songs of 2022 and 2023. From blues to indie to rock and more, a lot of great music was released in the past two years!
2022 and 2023 were full of amazing music, including new albums from our favorite artists, releases by exciting new artists we discovered, and even a decades-spanning single from the greatest band of all time. We each share and discuss our ten favorite songs from these two great years of music.Featur...
B.B. King breaking a guitar string on Lucille and restringing it on stage while singing his heart out to a packed stadium at Farm Aid in 1985.
B.B. King performs "How Blue Can You Get" live at the Farm Aid concert in Champaign, Illinois on September 22, 1985. Farm Aid was started by Willie Nelson, N...
New podcast episode featuring music from the winning acts at the 2024 International Blues Challenge in Memphis. I also talk about the end of Spotify's Music + Talk feature and what that means for the podcast going forward. (Don't worry, it's not ending, just going to be much less frequent.)
Five great up-and-coming blues acts walked away with trophies at the 2024 International Blues Challenge in Memphis, TN. We'll hear music from each of the winners. At the end of the episode, I take a few minutes to talk about the end of Spotify's Music + Talk feature, which I have been using for the....
Today on the podcast I'm featuring music by the winning acts at the 2024 International Blues Challenge in Memphis, including 1st place band Piper and The Hard Times!
Hey, Y'all! This is Piper and The Hard Times' promo video. For 20 years, Al "Piper" Green, Steve Eagon, and Dave Colella have been creating a bluesy, funky, ...
Spotify is discontinuing the Music + Talk feature which allowed podcast creators to integrate Spotify music into their podcast episodes. This means the current form that the Blues Power with Ben podcast has enjoyed for the past two years is coming to an end. I have posted two episodes per month for the past two years, and you can listen to them all here on Spotify.
As far as I can tell, the editing features for new Music + Talk episodes have already been discontinued, but old episodes will be available until June. I have two episodes I have been working on which I will post on my old Podomatic account when they are ready. After that, I will discontinue my two episode per month pace, but I will continue to create podcast episodes occasionally when I am inspired. At the very least I'll do an episode on my favorite songs of the year each year because that one is especially fun.
I knew this day might come at any time because Spotify has never been that supportive of the Music + Talk format, and the greedy and idiotic major record labels have always been hostile to the idea of independent creators promoting their music for free while they received compensation for it. I'm grateful that Spotify provided this opportunity for as long as they did. It was a lot of fun while it lasted, and hopefully they or another service will offer this type of podcasting format again in the future.
I love learning about the blues and sharing great music with you, and I will always continue to do that in whatever way makes sense based on the amount of time I have and the tools I have available. I hope you enjoy listening to the back catalog of Blues Power episodes while they are still available on Spotify. Thank you for being a fan of Blues Power!
Listen to Blues Power with Ben on Spotify. Hear and learn about a wide variety of awesome, intense blues. Each episode of Blues Power features the best music from all corners of the genre along with thoughtful analysis of what makes each song great and how it connects to the history and community of...
Congratulations to Grammy Winners Larkin Poe and Bobby Rush! Larkin Poe won Best Contemporary Blues Album for their album Blood Harmony, and Bobby Rush won Best Traditional Blues Album for his album All My Love for You.
Winners have been announced in the Blues categories at the 2024 Grammy Awards. The event took place in Los Angeles,
The International Blues Challenge finals were held January 20 in Memphis, TN. I'll be talking about the bands and solo/duo acts who took home awards on the podcast on February 14.
The Blues Music Awards nominees were announced January 25. Voting is open until February 28, and the awards will be presented May 9. I'm listening to the nominees right now, and I'll be talking about who I voted for on the podcast on February 28.
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