About Author: Hubert O'Hearn

Description: Hubert O'Hearn has been covering the arts for the Thunder Bay Chronicle-Journal for the past 15 years. His introduction to the Blues was attending a Muddy Waters concert while a student at Queen's University; a pretty good place to start. His most memorable concert was in 2001, seeing Buddy Guy light up the house the night the great John Lee Hooker passed away.

Posts by Hubert O'Hearn

Dana Fuchs, the Force of Nature

Posted on March 1, 2013 |
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American female Blues singer with a raw sexuality, ideally with unruly hair and, oh yes, a voice that erupts like the entire field of the Daytona 500 blowing past and nobody’s having engine trouble.
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Rory Gallagher: His Life and Times

Posted on February 15, 2013 |
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One doesn't think of the Blues and Ireland necessarily in the same sentence, but the fascinating story of how blues guitar slinger Rory Gallagher inspired an entire nation might just change your mind...
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Beth Hart Thanks You for Your Company

Posted on February 9, 2013 |
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We talk with Beth Hart, the sensational and powerful singer, about her latest album, her dreams, the Kennedy Center, and despite legions of fans... being lonely.
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“Music From the Big House” Documentary — From the Heart of Angola

Posted on August 2, 2012 |
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In this documentary filmed in the infamous Angola Prison, deep in the bayou, blueswoman Rita Chiarelli discovers the sad defiance that defines the Blues in prison inmates.
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