Johnnie Bassett RIP

From Bob Corritore


RIP Johnnie Bassett - Oct 9, 1935 to Aug 4, 2012 Detroit blues guitarist and vocalist extraordinaire Johnnie Bassett, died from complications of liver cancer on Saturday, August 4 at Saint John Hospital in Grosse Pointe, Michigan. He was 76 years old. Born in Marianna, Florida, Johnnie and his family moved to Detroit in 1944. He did his first recordings as a member of Joe Weaver's band who also recorded behind Nolan Strong & The Diablos, and Andre Williams for Fortune Records. He also played and recorded with the Miracles on their 1958 recording of "Got A Job."  Johnny seemed to emerge as an artist in his own right late in his career, with his great mid '90s recording work including Cannonball Records various artist collection Blues Across America; The Detroit Scene and his first CD I Gave My Life To The Blues on the Dutch Black Magic label. He made further recordings for Cannonball before switching to Mack Avenue Records and found many awards and nominations for his work. He also backed up Alberta Adams on her recordings for Cannonball Records. He will always be remembered as one of the the greatest blues musicians of the Detroit scene. To see a great video of Johnnie on TV singing "A Woman's Got Ways," click here, and a live performance of "Bassett Hound Blues," click here.

Ernest Lane RIP

•    From Bob Corritore
  
  RIP Ernest Lane - March 16, 1931 to July 8, 2012 Clarksdale, Mississippi native Ernest Lane was a highly respected blues piano player who was perhaps better known by his musical peers than by the general public. Ernest seemed born into blues piano; not only was his father an acomplished player but at an early age Ernest and his childhood buddy Ike Turner studied under fellow Clarksdalean Pinetop Perkins. Ernest will likely be best remembered for stirring piano on the late 1940s Robert Nighthawk session that produced "Sweet Black Angel" and "Anna Lee." Ernest would also work with Earl Hooker and Houston Stackhouse in the Southern music circuit. He would relocate to California in 1956 where he performed with Jimmy Nolen and George "Harmonica" Smith before becoming a part of the Ike & Tina Turner Revue. He also made records with the Monkees and Canned Heat. He quit music for a number of years until once again joining Ike Turner for Ike's musical comeback. Ernest led the band at Ike's 2007 funeral performing classics by his lifelong friend. In recent years Ernest released 2 CD's under his own name. We say goodbye to a true piano great. To hear  Ernest Lane playing piano on Robert Nighthawk's "Anna Lee" click here.  Ernest Lane's website is http://ernestlaneblues.com/.

Bob Corritore Update

Wednesday August 8, 2012

• Bob Corritore receives Living Blues Award in the Harmonica category! Full list of winners! Living Blues Magazine is the longest running blues publication in the USA and is highly respected for it's thoughtful, in-depth reporting and it's leaning towards the traditional side of the blues. Living Blues has announced the winners of the 2012 Living Blues Awards and Bob Corritore has won in the category of Most Outstanding Musician -Harmonica (Reader's Poll) . A heartfelt thanks to all our friends and fans who voted! Other winners include Buddy Guy, Robert Cray, Marcia Ball, Mavis Staples, Kenny "Beedy Eyes" Smith, Lazy Lester (who won the critics choice for harmonica!), Chicago Blues: A Living History, Lil' Ed & The Blues Imperials, Bobby Rush, Johnny Rawls, and many more! To see a complete listing of all the winners of the 2012 Living Blues Awards, click here.
• Junior Watson / Fred Kaplan CD Release Party Friday at the the Rhythm Room! The West Coast blues scene has many heros and influential figures. Ranking among the highest on that list are guitarist Junior Watson, pianist Fred Kaplan, and drummer Richard Innes who's collective resumes are filled with unbeleivable acheivement. They along with bassist extrordinare Kedar Roy will appear Friday at the Rhythm Room in Phoenix for a double CD release party! The CDs, Junior Watson / Jumpin' With Junior, and Fred Kaplan / Hold My Mule both have recently been released on the Regal Radio Records label, owned by rising-star harmonica master Bharath Rajakumar. Look for a night of rockin', swingin', and top shelf blues musicianship. CDs will be available for purchase that night! The Rhythm Room is located at 1019 E. Indian School Rd., Phoenix, Arizona 85014.
• Other upcoming blues acts at the Rhythm Room! We will highlight some additional national acts appearing at Phoenix's Rhythm Room: The 44s (Aug. 18), Henry Gray with the Rhythm Room All-Stars (Aug. 24 & 25), Joe Beard with the Tommy Grills Blues Band (August 31), Scott H. Biram (Sept 6) Janiva Magness (September 7), Billy T. Band from Norway (September 15), Zac Harmon (September 21), Tab Benoit (Sept. 24), Jimmie Vaughan (Sept 26), Rod Piazza & The Mighty Flyers and Bob Corritore's birthday party (Sept 29), Sonny Landreth (October 14), Taj Mahal (Oct 21), Shawn Pittman (Oct 27), Candye Kane (Nov 2) Lisa Otey's annual Boogie Woogie festival (Nov 7), Sammy Eubanks (November 9) and many more acts yet to be announced! Also look for regular weekend appearances by great Arizona-based blues bands such as the Rocket 88's, Cold Shott & the Hurricane Horns, Tommy Dukes Blues Band, Bad News Blues Band with Long John Hunter, The Sugar Thieves, George Bowman, Big Nick & The Gila Monsters, Soul Power Band and more! The Phoenix Blues Society will have a showcase on Aug 26th, hosted and organized by George Thomas & the Flamekeepers, and the Arizona Blues Showdown (preliminary to the IBC in Memphis) will happen on the afternoons of October 7, and 14. For a complete list of acts appearing at the Rhythm Room visit http://www.rhythmroom.com/)
• Tail Dragger & Bob Corritore's CD in the media! Thanks to everyone for the great acceptance shown to Tail Dragger & Bob Corritore / Longtime Friends In The Blues, released on March 20th of this year on the Delta Groove label. To date there have been 81 glowing reviews from all around the world which we have posted online at http://www.bobcorritore.com/tdbc_rev.html. Thanks to all the DJs who have been spinning this CD which charted #4 in March and #5 in April in the Living Blues Radio Charts and #1 in April on the French Powerblues Charts! Special thanks to Bill Wax and everyone at Sirius/XM Satellite Radio's B.B. King's Bluesville station who is giving this CD solid airplay. Thanks to Delta Groove for a spectacular marketing campaign and for all that they stand for. Thanks for all the supporters of the blues that allow down home records like this to do well in today's contemporary environment.
• Mannish Boys / Double Dynamite is #1 on July / August Powerblues charts! Congratulations to the Mannish Boys for their #1 chart position in the French Powerblues Charts! The Mannish Boys / Double Dynamite CD on the Delta Groove label is a 2 CD set that has this blues super-group with a star-studded array of special guests. The Mannish Boys band-members are  Finis Tasby, Sugar Ray Rayford, Randy Chortkoff, Kirk Fletcher, Frank Goldwasser, Kid Ramos, Willie J. Campbell, and Jimi Bott. Special guests on the CD include include Jackie Payne, Elvin Bishop, Rod Piazza, James Harman, Jason Ricci, Mud Morganfield, Bob Corritore, Junior Watson, Nathan James, Mike Finnigan, Fred Kaplan, Rob Rio, Bill Stuve, and many more! We have constructed a web page of beautiful photos from the sessions for the Mannish Boys CD which you can see by clicking here. To see the Powerblues charts click here.
• Louisiana Red's blues on Mars! With the successful landing on Mars of space probe Curiosity. We have to highlight the great Mars-themed blues song by late great Louisiana Red called "Red's New Dream". In this song Red goes to the red planet and discusses the Earth's doings including woman, money, taxes, and soul food with the head Martian! Though our search did not find an available online version, this song appears on Red's albums Louisiana Red Plays the Blues and No Turn On Red.
• Muddy Waters 1966 performance of Got My Mojo Working on YouTube! Please enjoy this amazing clip of Muddy Waters and a superb band that includes James Cotton and Otis Spann recorded for a Canadian TV show in 1966. Click here to see.

Curry Harter Update

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"Blues at the Warren"
Saturday, August 11 doors open 6:30pm
Curry & Rob 7pm
Hot Tamale and the Red Hots 8pm
Tickets $10 at the door
154 Public Square, Greenfield, Iowa 50849

Curry

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Olga Wilhelmine: It Is What It Is

The latest from Louisiana's own Olga Wilhelmine.  Its a nice song show her some love and watch her video!

John Hammer Blues News

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