News Roundup (Local Podcasts, Neon Rain, Roadkill Bill)

Local

• Greater Hamilton Musician Annual Published
• Kevin's Barber Shop Podcasts: Social Animals, Blind Mule, Peter Arsenault, Ray Materick, Boxing Day Special
  

Canada

• Jan 2013 issue of Maple Blues (w Steve Strongman & Andre Bisson)
  

World

• Bobby Womack Diagnosed with Alzheimer's
• Blues Artists That Died in 2012
• Rescue Me Singer Fontella bass passes
• Jimmy McCracklin passes
• New study examines short lifespans of rock stars
• Podcasts: Nothing But the Blues 223, Roadhouse  408, Roadhouse 409 

Blasts from the Past

• 2009: Halton Blues Society Live CD 
• 2010: Hamilton Folk Club@Pheasant Plucker 
• 2011: Eggmen@This Ain't Hollywood
• 2012: Kirby@The Casbah 

Featured Videos 


Links: Lou Campanella, Robin Benedict, John M. Crawford, Missy Bauman, Dawn Before Descent, Video courtesy of Brian Berneker


Links: Rob Kirkham and Neon Rain, Video courtesy of Neon Rain


Links: Roadkill Bill, More Roadkill Bill Stories, Video courtesy of Highway of Heroes

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Locke Street Festival (September 8, 2012)

Links: Rae Billing - More Rae Billing Stories



More Muddy Waters cover/stories



Links: Wayne Janus, More Wayne Janus Stories



Links: Dinner Belles, More Dinner Belles stories

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Blast from the Past: Harrison Kennedy@Locke Street Fest 2011

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Tommy D Band and Friends @ Aout 'N About (December 19, 2010) Part 2

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Left to right: Lou Campanella (harmonica), John Newton (guitar), Tommy D (guitar, vocals on Evil Ways), Danny Sandwell (drums, vocals on Mojo and 300 LBS), Eric Bower (bass)







Links: Click here for Part 1 - Tommy D Band - More Tommy D Stories

Tommy D Band and Friends @ Aout 'N About (December 19, 2010) Part 1

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Left to right: Lou Campanella (harmonica), John Newton (guitar on Matchbox), Tommy D (guitar, vocals), Danny Sandwell (drums), Eric Bower (bass)









More to come . . .

Links: Tommy D Band - More Tommy D Stories

Hammertones@Frankie's Bar & Grill (March 26, 210)

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Links: Hammertones, More Hammertones Stories

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Hamilton 4 Haiti @ St. Peter's Church (February 6, 2010) Part 4 (Blues Jams)

Links: Part 1, Part 2, Part 3

More to come . . .

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Hamilton 4 Haiti Blues Jam - Stormy Monday

Hamilton Blues Lovers | MySpace Video







Links: John M. Crawford, More John M. Crawford Stories, Hammertones, More Hammertones Stories, Dawn Before Descent

Hamilton 4 Haiti @ St. Peter's Church (February 6, 2010) Part 1

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Links: Rick and the Krickets Site - More Krickets Stories

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Links: Troy Harmer - More Troy Harmer Stories

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Haiti Fundraiser @ Lincoln Alexander Centre (Jan 24, 2010) Part 3

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This is the final batch of videos from the fundraiser.

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Links: Caretakers - More Lena Montecalvo Stories

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Links: Hammertones - More Hammertones Stories

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Links: Sophia Perlman - Adrean Farrugia

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Link: Andrea Henry

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Links: Mississippi Kings - More Mississippi Kings Stories

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Blues With A Feeling: Day One (Corktown - June 5)

A lot of great musical acts played the Corktown Blues and Roots Fest in honour of King Biscuit Boy.

We're still uploading a few more videos from that performance - check back tomorrow for more.

If you can't see the videos below, click here

Quick Links: Previous official vids - YouTube page.



Links: TNT Bluesmen You Tube - More TNT Bluesmen stories



Links: Wayne Janus, More Wayne Janus Stories





Links: Hammertones, More Hammertones Stories
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Justin Timberlake Recruits Local Musicians For Blues CD

Pop Superstar Justin Timberlake certainly knows where to find great blues musicians. He'll be working with some Hamilton talent for his new blues CD.

In a move that stunned the music world, Timberlake has turned his back on pop/dance music. "I'm sick of all the repetitive, cookie cutter, shallow, repetitive s#!+," he said.

"I've been feeling down for a while now, " he added, "I didn't want the fame, the prestige, the riches, the groupies - so becoming a blues musician seemed to be the best choice."

A Google search landed him at this very blog where he discovered the great talent that Hamilton and Burlington had to offer.

To record his new CD, he recruited guitarist James Anthony. "This is a dream come true!" James said enthusiastically, "I have all his CDs, including his stuff with N Sync - not to mention all the posters on my wall!"

James is joined by Dale Park on drums (returning to drumming just for this project), Michael Hickey (Trickbag) on bass, and Lou Campanella (TNT Bluesmen, Hammertones) on harp . Also in the band are Justin's rumoured love interest, Lily Sazz (Groove Corporation) on keyboards and Loretta Hale (Andre & the J-Tones) on trumpet (who some say is also seeing the pop star).

This amazing band has already recorded two songs: "Britney Done Left Me"and "Wardrobe Malfunction Blues".

As a transition from his old style to his new one, Justin has decided to re-record his mega-hit SexyBack as a folky blues song with the help of Alfie Smith.

"I sing that song in the shower all the time!" Alfie exclaimed, "It'll be a privilege to finally record it."

The album will be rushed into production soon to prevent illegal downloading. It should be out in late April. "Fools will think this is impossible," Justin explains, "But they'll see I can sing the blues with the best of them."

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