Kenny Brown learned how to play guitar from Joe Callicott and R. L. Burnside. His guitar accompaniment was an important part of the sound of R. L. Burnside and Junior Kimbrough popularized by Fat Possum Records a few years ago. Now that both Burnside and Kimbrough have passed on, Kenny Brown plays and records with [Continue]
pat mAcdonald spells his name with only one capital letter. In the 1980s he was half of the duo known as Timbuk3. Now he's half of the duo known as PurgAtory Hill. The other half is melaniejane which is all one word and all lower case. The group name comes from the Purgatory Hill Harp cigar box guitar made by John Lowe of Memphis, Tennessee. [Continue]
I saw the sad announcement on Facebook: After four years of events, the Deep Blues Festival calls it quits. RIP. Long live Deep Blues. – Chris” The announcement was made by Chris Johnson, founder of the Deep Blues Festival, a man with a big heart and a big vision. Chris likes primal roots music. So [Continue]
The 2010 Deep Blues Film Festival will take place January 23rd and 30th in the St. Paul/Minneapolis, Minnesota area. I won’t be going but I sure wish I could. The Deep Blues Music & Film events that have taken place over the last three years are the brainchild of Chris Johnson of Hudson, Wisconsin. Chris [Continue]
Yesterday was Jeff Henson’s birthday. I posted a message on his Facebook wall to wish him a happy birthday and included a link to a video in which he can be seen briefly. The video is from the North Mississippi Hill Country Picnic, an annual event that I attend regularly. The picnic is organized by [Continue]
