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CONTENTS
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Eliza Lynn Frisky or Fair This first release for North Carolina artist Eliza Lynn mixes up Blues, Jazz, Swing and Folk into a collection that is more than Fair, and catches you as soon as you hit the 'Play' button. All the tracks are self written and personal stories. |
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IT'S
BIG, AND IT'S BACK!The Blues Festival Guide
contest to win a
FESTIVAL CRUISE
THIS TIME WE ARE GIVING AWAY 2 CRUISES and 40 other great prizes. 42 winners in all.
GRAND PRIZE
Trip for two on Sandy Beaches Cruise # 13
with Delbert McClinton and Friends
scheduled to perform
W.Marcia Ball
Marcia Ball and Betty LaVette are among Delbert's friends
Enjoy 8 days, 7 nights in the Caribbean onboard
Holland America's ms Westerdam luxury cruise ship
(Outside Deluxe Cabin)
1 winner - trip valued at $4,990
FIRST PLACE PRIZE
Amanda Gresham's
Delta Music Experience
Riverboat Cruise for two
Connect with musicians on this intimate, one of a kind musical journey while being entertained, educated and enlightened.
1 winner - trip valued at $2,500
SECOND PLACE PRIZES
"The Language of the Blues" the new book by Debra DeSalvo. A witty, ribald and unparalleled dictionary of blues.
10 winners
THIRD PLACE PRIZES
"Full Circle" a new CD from Blues Guitar Legend, Walter Trout*
30 winners
*release date June 20, 2006
42 winners in all!
Contest ends September 12, 2006
Click here to enter (you will be asked to complete a short survey)
A Jimi Hendrix Biopic Is Planned;
Lenny Kravitz Is Top Choice To Star
Jimi
Hendrix's (photo at left) life and death is set
to hit the big screen with
Lenny Kravitz (photo below and right)
the favorite to play the rock legend. Music impresario Elle
Von Lear has acquired the "exclusive authority" to use the
name, likeness and performances of Hendrix after a lengthy
battle with the rocker's estate, and the first thing she
plans to do is make a controversial biopic.
Von Lear, a longtime Hendrix family friend, plans to revisit Hendrix's death, suggesting all was not as it seemed, and she also hopes to include a storyline about the American rocker and Mick Jagger teaming up in a recording studio just before he died.
She says, "I know exactly what happened to Jimi Hendrix. I have the autopsy reports, and I have unsealed all the court records regarding Jimi Hendrix's legacy. It took years due to all the U.S. and U.K. litigation. Our goal is to do a proper major feature film that finally tells the real shocking story (of Jimi's life and death). Now I can do what he intended for his legacy, and I plan to start by making a The Doors-type film about Jimi's life. It will be heavily music-driven with all those great Hendrix original recordings."
Von Lear added, "Right now I'm looking for the right director, but I have David Fincher (Fight Club) and Dominic Sena (Swordfish) in mind, and I'm not ruling out Quentin Tarantino or Clint Eastwood. I've always liked the idea of Lenny Kravitz playing Jimi, but he might be a bit long in the tooth now. If not him, we'll be looking for an unknown."
We want to know...
"Will Lenny learn to play the guitar left handed?"
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Tribute to: OTIS RUSH Otis Rush is one of the unsung heroes of Chicago Blues. His unique and powerful guitar style influenced a generation of rock icons, including Jimi Hendrix, Jimmy Page and Stevie Ray Vaughan. Otis rush turns 72 this weekend, and Elwood Blues is celebrating with a special Otis Rush birthday tribute, next time on the House of Blues Radio Hour. |
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Courtesy of Roots Music Report "where only the music matters". This chart reflects the radio airplay spins of some of the most prominent people in the genre, worldwide. Reporters to the chart include over 100 radio stations who are playing blues; record stores and distributors selling the blues; clubs booking blues artists; and key music correspondents throughout the world.
For further information about the Roots Music Report, visit www.rootsmusicreport.com
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| TW | LW | Artist: | CD Title: | Label: | Weeks On: | Location: |
| 1 | 1 | ERIC LINDELL | CHANGE IN THE WEATHER | ALLIGATOR RECORDS | 5 | CA |
| 2 | 2 | LEE ROY PARNELL | BACK TO THE WELL | UNIVERSAL SOUTH | 6 | TX |
| 3 | 3 | THE DEREK TRUCKS BAND | SONGLINES | COLUMBIA | 8 | GA |
| 4 | 5 | GUY DAVIS | SKUNKMELLO | RED HOUSE | 4 | |
| 5 | 4 | DELBERT MCCLINTON | COST OF LIVING | NEW WEST | 29 | TX |
| 6 | 7 | SUSAN TEDESCHI | HOPE & DESIRE | VERVE | 27 | IL |
| 7 | 6 | BONNIE RAITT | SOULS ALIKE | CAPITOL | 28 | TX |
| 8 | 10 | VARIOUS ARTIST | ALLIGATOR RECORDS 35X35: 35 SONGS, 35 YEARS OF GENUINE HOUSEROCKIN' MUSIC | ALLIGATOR | 3 | |
| 9 | 8 | MARKUS JAMES | CALABASH BLUES | FIRENZE | 16 | VA |
| 10 | NEW | SUE FOLEY | NEW USED CAR | RUF | 1 | CANADA |
| 11 | NEW | VARIOUS ARTIST | GIANTS OF BLUES | MOVIEPLAY | 1 | |
| 12 | 13 | JIMMY THACKERY | THE ESSENTIAL | BLIND PIG | 3 | IL |
| 13 | 22 | REVEREND BILLY C WIRTZ | SERMON FROM BETHLEHEM | BLIND PIG | 2 | |
| 14 | 12 | THE PORKBELLY FUTURES | WAY PAST MIDNIGHT | WILDFLOWER RECORDS | 22 | CANADA |
| 15 | 15 | JAMES HUNTER | PEOPLE GONNA TALK | ROUNDER | 4 | UK |
| 16 | 20 | VARIOUS ARTIST | BLUES GUITAR WOMEN | RUF | 7 | |
| 17 | 9 | CARLOS GUITARLOS | HELL CAN WAIT | NOMAD | 8 | CA |
| 18 | 11 | ANGELA STREHLI | BLUE HIGHWAY | M.C. RECORDS | 28 | TX |
| 19 | NEW | SWEET BETTY | LIVE & LET LIVE | MUSIC MAKER | 1 | GA |
| 20 | 16 | JOHNNY & THE MOTONES | TWO HITS FOR THE KITTY | ALTENBURGH | 4 | |
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