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Willie (Dixon) and Me
Gerbil News Network —
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Worcester, Massachusetts is not even a byway, much less a highway, of the blues. Mississippi’s Highway 61, Memphis’s Beale Street, Chicago’s Stony Island Avenue, home of the Burning Spear–those public ways will take you to the blues, but not the streets of New England’s second-largest city. Isiah ...2 days ago -
The Weekend: Parades, music, marketplaces
Newstreamz San Marcos —
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The weekend is chock-full of fine events. The Veterans Day Parade in San Marcos has more than 78 entries, Java Jive is cooking up delicious foods and coffees, the music is particularly good this weekend and the weather? Well, it should be a bit crisp.1 week ago -
On This Date (October 29, 2008) Mae Mercer / Popular Blues Singer
The Music's Over —
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Mae MercerJune 12, 1932 – October 29, 2008Mae Mercer was an actress and blues singer who spent most of her music career singing in Paris. With a richly deep voice, she sang what Willie Dixon once called, “the real low-down blues.” She fronted a band that included Memphis Slim for the better part of the [...]2 weeks ago -
On This Date (October 16, 1969) Leonard Chess / Chess Records
The Music's Over —
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Leonard Chess (Born Lejzor Czyz)March 12, 1917 – October 16, 1969Born in Poland, a young (and not yet called) Leonard Chess moved with his family to Chicago in 1928. Leonard and his brother Phil got into the music business by way of the Macomba Lounge, a popular Black club they took over in 1946. Shortly [...]4 weeks ago
