Blues News Bites (Willie P, Rodeo Kings, Jerry Johnson)

This was the final of the Blues News Bites series. In 2012 we started the weekly News Roundup entries.

Canada

• Willie P. Bennett to be Inducted in Canadian Country Hall of Fame

World

• Podcasts: SA Roots and Blues #120, Roadhouse #277, Nothing But the Blues #91
• Unreleased Beatles Ed Sullivan Footage Coming on DVD
• 2010 Blues Blast Awards Nominees Released 

Featured Videos

 

Links: Jerry Johnson , More Jerry Johnson Stories 

Blackie and the Rodeo Kings: You Don't Have to Play the Horses (w Bruce Cockburn)



Lee Harvey Osmond: Gentle on My Mind

Blues News Bites (Ariana Gillis, Chris Chambers, Lee Harvey Osmond)

Local

• View Magazine: Hamilton Music Notes (Jacob Moon) 

 World

• Podcasts: SA Roots and Blues #119, Murphy's Saloon #182, Roadhouse #275, Nothing But the Blues#89, Wood Stomp Blues#18, Roadhouse #276, Nothing but the Blues #90, Murphy's Saloon #183

Featured Videos

Ariana Gillis: Samuel Starr




Links: Chris Chambers - More Chris Chambers Stories

Lee Harvey Osmond: Solitary Man

Blues News Bites (Medakovic, Kirby, Dawn Larsh)

Local

• Mississippi Kings are Now Called City and the Sea
• View Magazine: Lee Harvey Osmond Cover Story, Hamilton Music Notes -Wilson Family Forgery/Blues With a Feeling 

World

• Podcasts: SA Roots and Blues #118, Murphy's Saloon #181, Nothing But the Blues #88, Roadhouse#274 
• Door Members to Tour with Voice Behind Rock Star Movie
• Mick Jagger Speaks Out For Legalized Drugs
• Bob Dylan's Like a Rolling Stone picked as best song of all time
• Joe Bonamassa's supergroup (featuring Deep Purple's Glenn Hughes and Jason Bonham) is now called Black Country Communion 

Featured Videos

Dan Medakovic: Karma's Gonna Get You


Kirby: Where to Begin


Broken by Dawn Larsh and Frank Koren

Blues News Bites (Beatles, Big Sugar, Videos)

Canada

• Big Sugar to Reunite 

 World

• Podcasts: Murphy's Saloon #180, Roadhouse #273, Nothing But the Blues #87
• Keith Richards to Release Biography in October 2010

Special Beatles News Section

• Scorsese Plans George Harrison Documentary
• Liam "Oasis" Gallagher's Band to Record Songs for Beatles Movie
• "Zombie" Beatles Movie Planned

Featured Videos

Lee Harvey Osmond: The Love of One




Rhythm and Bones: Brown Sugar

Old Breakfast Television Performance by Open Mind

Blues News Bites (Patrick Lawton, Dan Medakovic, Mary Simon)

Local

• New Ariana Gillis Blogpost
• Pictures from John Ellison's Gala Fundraiser in Snap Magazine
• View Magazine: Caretakers Cover Story 

World

• SA Blues and Roots #117 , Nothing But the Blues #85, Roadhouse Blues # 271
• Folk Singer Susan Reed Passes

Featured Videos

Patrick Lawton: Boogie for the Doctor


Dan Medakovic: Sailing


Mary Simon: Big Sore Heart

Blues News Bites (Caretakers, Daniel Lanois, Tom Wilson)

Local

• Jacob Moon May Newsletter (Announcing Adoption of His New Son)
• View Magazine - Hamilton Music Notes: Pete Tigchelaar

Canada

• Bruce Cockburn to Write Biography
• Joni Mitchell Calls Dylan a Fake

 World

• Lennon's Day in the Life Lyrics Up for Auction
• Podcasts: Roadhouse #270, Nothing But the Blues #84
• Cool Twitter Page: Every Bob Dylan song line-by-line. 1 line/hr until all have been tweeted
• Slash Learned Guitar Tricks from Ron Wood of the Stones
• Jeff Beck's Highest Chart Debut of Career

Featured Videos

Indie Music Canada Blog Post about the Caretakers (includes video)


Daniel Lanois' Blackdub: Nomad Knows


Mary Gauthier and Lee Harvey Osmond - Dear Doctor

Blues New Bites (Trebilcock, Harlan Pepper, Mary Simon)

Local:

• View Magazine: Mary Simon

World

• New Pinetop Perkins Twitter Page
• My Space Allows Musicians to Sell Tickets
• Phil Collins to Do Soul Covers CD
• Podcasts: Roadhouse#269, Nothing But the Blues #83 
• Best Blues CD's for Beginners
• Black Crowes Plan "Lengthy Hiatus"
• John Lennon's 40-Year Old LSD Stash Found?

Featured Videos

Mike Trebilcock @ Casbah Lounge


Harlan Pepper: This Ain't the Country
HARLAN PEPPER - This Ain't The Country from Mitch Fillion on Vimeo

Blues News Bites (Matt Paxton, Podcasts, Local Videos)

Local

• Free Matt Paxton MP3 Download
• Alfie Smith Wins Guelph Songwriting Competition

Canada

• Little Walter Tribute CD to Feature Shrimp Daddy, Raoul and the Big Time, Paul Reddick, Bharath
• New CD's: Jeff Healey: Last Call 

World

• Podcasts: BluzNDaBlood #94, Nothing But the Blues #82, SA Roots and Blues#116
• Santana to do Covers CD
• New CD's: Jeff Beck: Emotion and Commotion

Featured Videos

Pete Vandyk: Whiskey Queen


More Steve Strongman YouTube Videos


Powerhouse@2009 Burlington Ribfest

Blues News Bites (Jacob Moon, Acoustics, de Keyzer)

Local 

• Jacob Moon April Newsletter

World

• Mary Chapin Carpenter to Recieve "Spirit of Americana" Award
• Robert Plant Recreates Pre-Zeppelin Band for Tour and Recording
• Official Willie Dixon Facebook Page
• Podcasts: Roots and Blues #115, Roadhouse #267, Nothing But the Blues #81 

Featured Videos

Jacob Moon Rehearses Rush Song


Acoustics - Chicaraca




Links: Jack de Keyzer, More Jack De Keyzer Stories
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Blues News Bites (Petko, Daniel Lanois, Medakovic)

Local

• Country Star Alan Jackson Releases CD with Title Track Written by Fred Eaglesmith

 World

• Podcasts: Murphy's Saloon #178, Roadhouse#266, Nothing But the Blues #80
• Rock Photographer Jim Marshall Passes 
• Jimi Hendrix Coming to Rock Band

 Funny/Weird Stuff

• Kiss - Detroit Rock City (Reggae Version)

Featured Videos

George Petko and the Soul Shifters@Corktown


Daniel Lanois: Birth of Bellavista Nights


New Song by Dan Medakovic

Blues News Bites (Kim Koren, Tim Gibbons, Podcasts)

World

• Podcasts:  SA Roots and Blues 114, Roadhouse #265, Nothing But the Blues #79 (featuring a song by Rita Chiarelli)

Funny/Weird Stuff

• Blues-related comic strips from Pearls Before Swine: Part 1, Part 2
• Blues-related cartoon from Free Range

Featured Videos

DaveRave/Tim Gibbons/Gord Lewis Doing Countrified Ramones

Tim Gibbons and Driftin' Drawers: Black Annie


Kim Koren: Jolene

Blues News Bites (Famous Framus, Dan Achen, Groove Corporation)

Local

• We Now Have Over 500 Videos on Our YouTube Page
• Dan Achen (RIP) stories: CBC, Band Release Demo Recordings As Tribute

World

• Free MP3's by Mississippi John Hurt
• Alex Chilton (Box Top, Big Star) Passes

Funny/Weird Stuff

• Humorous Article: 6 Albums That Were Thinly Veiled F-You's (warning, mature content)
• Guitar Related Comic Strip from Hi and Lois
• Guitar Related Comic Strip from Duplex

Featured Videos

Famous Framus Playing Slide Guitar

Links: Famous Framus, More Famous Framus Stories

Groove Corporation at Nathan Phillips Square

Blues News Bites (Kim Koren, Tom Wilson, ESRB, Arianna Gillis)

Local

• Chris White CD Release/Fundraiser and Shrimp Daddy Fundraiser in March 2010 edition of Snap Hamilton
• The Blues Report Reviews Rita Chiarelli's New CD

World

• Podcasts: Murphy's Saloon #176 , Roots and Blues #113
• Snopes.com Article About Mama Cass Urban Legend

Kim Koren and Lee Harvey Osmond: Raven Heart


Video: Emerson Street Rhythm Band at McMaster


Arianna Gillis: The Cove

Blues News Bites (Tom Wilson, Paul Coombs, Jeff Healey)

Canada

• East Coast Guitarist Wade Brown Passes
• Jeff Healy Live Jazz DVD/CD to be Released

International

• Rolling Stones to Reissue Exile on Main Street with Unreleased Tracks
• Beatles, Paul Simon, Santana and More in Vatican's Top 10 List
• Brian (BB) Bruce Passes
• Podcasts: Blues Time 113
• Beck and Clapton Together in Rolling Stone
• Stax Number 1's Collection Coming Soon

Funny/Weird Stuff

• Guitar Hero Related Off the Mark Cartoon

Featured Videos

Tom Wilson Performing for CHCANADA.COM Indie Radio Show (debuts new song "Big Chief" co-written by his son Thompson



Paul Coombs: Work That Thing

Blues News Bites (Leonard Cohen, Podcasts, Videos)

Canada

• Leonard Cohen to be Inducted into Songwriters Hall of Fame
• New Chart Attack Magazine Facebook Page

World

• Memphis Bluesman Will Roy Sanders Passes
• Lightnin' Hopkins Get Historical Marker
• Abbey Road Studios for Sale
• Jimmy Page to Release Pictoral Autobiography
• Dale "Suzie Q" Hawkins Passes

Funny/Weird Stuff

• Blues Related Cartoon from Hi and Lois
• Humourous Article on How Music Affects the Brain (Warning: Mature language)

Featured Videos



Links: John M. Crawford, More John M. Crawford Stories

Hailey Gillis at SPCA Fundraiser

Blues News Bites (Jackie Washington, Trickbag, Podcasts)

Local

• The Hamilton 4 Haiti Event at St. Peter's Church Raised over $6,000 dollars
• View Magazine Interviews: Trickbag
• Trickbag Have Reissued Their Cacti Redux Live CD

World

• Podcasts: Big Road Blues 2/14/10, Nothing But the Blues #74, Roadhouse#260, SA Roots and Blues 112
• Li'l David Thompson Passes
• Zeppelin's Robert Plant Working on New solo CD

Weird/Funny Stuff

• Worst Singers of All Time
• Beatles Related Cartoon from Pearls Before Swine

Featured Videos

Video of Jackie Washington Tribute in Toronto


1991 Video of Jackie Washington Posted


Smoothies and Tramacets by Al Cannon

Blues News Bites (Barry Mac, Podcasts, Videos)

Local

• View Magazine Interviews: Barry Mac
• Harrison Kennedy Featured on the "In a Blue Mood" Blog

Canada

• Gary Kendall of Downchild Releases Single as Tribute to Military
• Leonard Cohen's Back Injury Delays European tour

World

• 7 Neil Young Albums That Should Have Won a Grammy
• Video Highlights of the Maple Blues Awards
• Podcasts: Simply the Blues 9, Nothing But the Blues #73, Roadhouse#259
• New Facebook Blues Society
• Blind Boys of Alabama to play White House
• MTV Removes "Music Television" from Their Logo

Funny/Weird Stuff

• Music Related Cartoon by Leigh Ruben of Rubes
• List of Dead Teenager Songs (mostly from the 50s and 60s)

Featured Videos

Tom Wilson and Colin James: Freedom


Tiny Bill Cody on CBC


Steve Sinnicks at DRV2WRK campaign

Blues News Bites (Ginger St. James, Lee Harvey Osmond, Grammys)

Local

• Ginger St. James Blog post
• View Magazine Interview: Jacob Moon
• Lee Harvey Osmond on NPR

World

• Ticketmaster/Live Nation Merger Approved
• Podcasts: Nothing But the Blues #72, Roadhouse #257,  Roadhouse #258, SA Blues #111
• 30th Blues Music Award DVD available (Taj Mahal, BB King, Maria Muldaur, more)
• Stars Celebrate Neil Young
• Blues Grammy Award Winners

Featured Videos

New Lee Harvey Osmond Video Starring Tim Gibbons


Blind Mule in Thunder Bay




Links: Ginger St. James, More Ginger St. James Stories

Blues News Bites (Valerie Beaulieu, Kim Koren, more)

Local

• Jacob Moon Winter Newsletter

Canada

• Paul Quarrington passes
• Folk Icon Kate McGarrigle Passes
• Maclean's Story Written by and About Dan Hill
• Photos from the Maple Blues Awards

World

• Roy Orbison to Get Star on Hollywood Walk of Fame
• Jeff Beck to Release First Studio CD in 7 years
• Nothing Bit the Blues Podcast # 71
• Winners of the 2010 International Blues Challenge

Funny/Weird Stuff

• 2 Blues Related Cartoons from the Barn Comic Strip: Day 1, Day 2

Featured Videos

Valerie Beaulieu and Chad Pilon at the Corktown


Kim Koren Song/Video for Haiti

Blues News Bites (Sons of the Hammer, Harrison Kennedy, Passings)

World

• Passings: Teddy Pendergrass, Bobby Charles (writer of "Walking to New Orleans" & "See You Later Alligator"), Sandra Wright, Mick Green (Pirates)
• Joe Bonamassa, Glenn Hughes (Deep Purple), Jason Bonham Form Supergroup Black Country
• Murphy's Saloon Blues Podcast # 173 (they play an Andre Bisson song)
• Jeff Beck and Rod Stewart May be Working Together Again
• Clapton and Paul Simon to join Yoko's Plastic Ono Band for Feb. concert
• New Remake of Beatles' Yellow Submarine Movie
• New Ringo Starr CD

Featured Videos

Sons of the Hammer, Sonny Del Rio, Bob Lanois Tribute to Jackie Washington


Harrison Kennedy Video Profile at Roots Music Canada