An old friend and former co-worker of mine posted this video on Facebook earlier this week. It's from the Cherokee, Iowa Jazz & Blues Festival that took place last weekend. They had a number of area bands booked, but the scene-stealer was a 10-year old who busted out what we call the guitar players National Anthem: Jimi Hendrix' "Voodoo Chile".
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A full hour edition of the Blues Fix at 6 featuring some fantastic guitar players like: Stevie Ray Vaughan, Buddy Guy, Joe Bonamassa, Kenny Wayne Shepherd, Jonny Lang, Mato Nanji and more.
The list of January 2013 new music releases prove it's shaping up to be a Happy New Year indeed for classic rock fans. Some of our favorite groups and artists are kicking off the year with a bang, and though it's not exactly "out with the old, in with the new" -- this is classic rock, after all, so it's more like "update the old, in with the remasters" -- we're still getting so
Stevie Ray Vaughan-Tightrope from In Step (1989)
Biscuit Miller-Belly Up Some Blues from Blues With A Smile (2010)
Michael Burks-Empty Promises from Iron Man (2008)
Warren Haynes-I'll Be The One from The Lone EP (2003)
Charles Brown & Bonnie Raitt-Merry Christmas Baby from A Very Special Christmas 2 (1992)
Stevie Ray Vaughan-The Sky Is Crying from The Sky Is Crying (1991)
A 30th anniversary edition of Stevie Ray Vaughan and Double Trouble's debut album, Texas Flood, will be released on January 29th. The two-disc set adds a previously unreleased concert recorded in Philadelphia in October 1983.
David Hidalgo, Mato Nanji & Luther Dickinson-Make It Right from 3 Skulls And The Truth (2012)
Lance Lopez-Lowdown Ways from Handmade Music (2012)
Tab Benoit-Muddy Bottom Blues from Night Train To Nashville (2008)
Stevie Ray Vaughan-Boot Hill from The Sky Is Crying (1991)
Ruthie Foster-Nickel And A Nail from The Truth According To Ruthie (2009)
Guitar Shorty-The Sting from Bare Knuckle (2010)