The Smokers Spread 'Jam' Onto Their Blues
Peoria's Smokers Blues Band member Hal Duckett recently stopped by the GLT Studio's to talk with Jon Norton about band's debut album, titled "Roads Less Traveled."Â He also talked about their recent...
View ArticleToronzo Cannon Has Paid His Blues Dues
"Paying your Dues" is a saying heard frequently in blues music. Chicago's Toronzo Cannon has been doing that nightly for two decades ... while driving a CTA Bus during the day. Cannon began his dues...
View ArticleGuy King Goes 'Uptown'
Chicago’s Guy King spices his blues with Jazz & R&B, the "uptown" sounds he devoured growing up in his native Israel. When he moved to the United States in his early 20’s, those sounds became...
View Article'Million Dollar Quartet' Mines Gold From The Sons Of Sharecroppers
In December 1956, an impromptu recording session in the now legendary Sun Records Studio's became legendary itself. Elvis Presley, Johnny Cash, Carl Perkins, and Jerry Lee Lewis spent a relaxed...
View ArticleMatthew Curry Is Getting His Mojo Back
Matthew Curry's ascent in the music business has been breathtaking. Barely out of Bloomington (IL) High School, the 20 year old has recorded two full-length albums and has opened for some of the...
View ArticleCharles Bradley: Tales of Perseverance
Covering a 1972 Black Sabbath song seems an unlikely choice for a black Soul singer.“The reason I wanted to learn it is because of my Mom, and because the lyrics fit my soul. And when I hear something...
View ArticleJeff Jensen Had Faith In His Fate
Jeff Jensen was living in Portland Oregon in 2011 when he lost his marriage and house. Devastated, he packed what was left of his belongings and prepared to move to California,“I have a really...
View ArticleCorey Dennison: 'The Blues Chose Me'
Corey Dennison listened to a lot of music growing up in Chattanooga TN and various other southern burgs. But he said everything changed once he heard Howlin' Wolf's "London Sessions" album."Right then...
View ArticleBoogie-Woogie Is In Good Hands
Boogie-woogie pianist Eden Brent will grace the GLT Summer Concert stage June 11. The Greenwood, Mississippi native has been immersed in blues music since she met the much older Aibe "Boogaloo" Ames...
View ArticleStray Cats Founder Says Rockabilly Was The Original Punk Music
One of the founding members of the early 1980's Rockabilly revival group "The Stray Cats" will headline the GLT Summer Concert June 11. Double-bassist Lee Rocker has had a successful career of his own...
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