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Soul Bag Magazine highlights The Ballad of George Floyd: Dave Specter’s song featuring Billy Branch

No one has forgotten the death of African-American George Floyd on May 25, 2020 in Minneapolis, Minnesota, from suffocation under the knee of a police officer. This tragic event will have a global impact and will be marked by multiple condemnations, protests and other demonstrations against racism and police violence, and well beyond the borders…

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91-year-old blues master Jimmy Johnson & his band livestreaming from Delmark Records Sat Sept 19th 2pm

Saturday Sept 19th 2:00 pm CST LIVESTREAMING directly from Delmark Records studio, we will celebrate Jimmy’s award by “Living Blues Magazine” as Best Blues Guitar Player of the Year. The Jimmy Johnson Band with Roosevelt Purifoy on keyboards, Big Ray on drums and Ari Seder on bass. Jimmy’s solo livestream on facebook from his home…

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WILLIE BUCK Has Chosen His way

Kari Kempas, for Blues News, Finland. An interview with blues master Willie Buck about his career and his last album: WILLIE BUCK WAY.   Willie Buck’s career as a blues singer began slowly after he arrived in the “Windy City,” Chicago, in the 1950s. He quickly got into the circles by exploring, through a relative,…

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“Vintage Guitar” Magazine gives great review to 91-year-old Jimmy Johnson for his new album “Live Every Day of Your Life”

Blues living legend Jimmy Johnson gets amazing reviews from all over the world for his last master piece. Review by Oscar Jordan – Vintage Guitar Magazine Still going strong at the age of 92, Chicago bluesman Jimmy Johnson returns to the Delmark label displaying vitality and great tunes. His no-nonsense approach to blues guitar and…

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