Author: Casebeer

Casebeer's first introduction to music was Elvis. Like many of his generation he grew up loving roots based sounds and his first introduction to the blues was through the bands that are considered classic rock now. He has a deep love of the blues, loves to talk about it, loves to write about it and loves to watch it live on stage, with or without.a camera in his hand.

Lately you might have noticed we have been posting a fair amount of videos by popular artists playing or singing the blues. The latest is from Adam Lambert and he is singing a very powerful version of “A Change is Gonna Come” by Sam Cooke.

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If you are on the lookout for some great blues guitar playing, whether it be throwback blues or blistering blues rock riffs such as I am, then here is another name to throw at you. Chris Dair. I’ve been hearing some phenomenal guitar players lately like Lance Lopez, Dudley Taft, and Chaz DePaolo , just to name a few but Chris ranks right up there with anyone. The list of legends Chris has played or jammed with is lengthy and includes names like Jimmy Page, Ginger Baker, Rory Gallagher, Jeff Beck, Led Zeppelin and the great blues player, Bukka White.…

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Get ready, strap in and buckle up. “Damnation Blues” probably should come with a warning label but I guess that’s what I’m here for. I’m warning you right now, if you don’t want to listen to some awesome blues rock, then don’t listen to this. If you do want to get your socks rocked off and tap your foot uncontrollably, then this is for you. There is also just enough classic blues mixed in, so there is a little bit of something for everyone that listens to “Damnation Blues”. The Heartland’s own Terry Davidson and the Gears bring it in…

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Original Article By JOSH HATHAWAY BLOGCRITICS.ORG View the original article on blogcritics.org Reposted on American Blues Scene By Glen A. Casebeer/Northwest Music Scene They say you don’t know what you’ve got ’til it’s gone but I’ve seen that work in reverse this week. I didn’t notice Eden Brent’s marvelous Ain’t Got No Troubles disappeared from the charts until seeing it storm into the Top 10 this week. It’s insane such a good record should have vanished for as long as it did and it’s great to see it back where it belongs. Buddy Guy is tops at radio and retail…

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