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Is Your Mood Affected By The Season?

Psychology Today | Posted 11.06.2009 | Living

Read More: Seasonal Affective Disorder, Depression, Mental Health, Eating, Winter, Blues, Winter Blues, Weight, Seasonal Eating, Happiness, Sleep, The Inner Life, Living News

When the days get short and dark, many people develop a predictable set of symptoms. At their extreme, they can be very difficult and disabling. Toget...

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Interview: Visionary Entertainer Josh Charles

2morrowknight | Posted 09.25.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: New Orleans, Jelly Roll Morton, Healing Time, Professor Longhair, R&b, Preservation Resource Center, Music, Josh Charles, Twitter, Jazz, Lil Wayne, Dr. John, Facebook, Gregg Rubin, Neville Brothers, Louis Armstrong, Healing Time Foundation, Zydeco, Katrina, Blues, Funk, Rock & Roll, Grammy Award, Gospel, Wynton Marsalis, Motown, Dixieland, Entertainment News
2morrowknight

"When you write a song, you never know how it will evolve," Charles said. "I've been approached by people who are recovering from cancer and they have shared stories with me of how 'Healing Time' has helped them."

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Now Hear This (Interview): Time To Celebrate Imelda May Day

Michael Bialas | Posted 11.19.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Pretenders, Chrissie Hynde, Jools Holland, United Kingdom, Duffy, Jeff Beck, Cd, David GIlmour, Music, Imelda May, Blues, Amy Winehouse, Janis Joplin, Patsy Cline, Rockabilly, Darrel Higham, Ireland, Dublin, Entertainment News
Michael Bialas

May is a genuine throwback, a sexy seductress who'll knock you out just as quickly with her dynamite voice as her sultry looks.

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CDs: Willie Nelson's New American Classic

Michael Giltz | Posted 09.27.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Jazz, Norah Jones, Vocals, Blue Note, Diana Krall, Standards, Blues, Music, Stardust, Willie Nelson, Wynton Marsalis, Entertainment News
Michael Giltz

Some of my favorite albums of all time were recorded by artists well past their prime. Willie Nelson's American Classic can be added to the list.

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Healing America (and What One Man Is Doing)

Beth Arnold | Posted 09.14.2009 | Politics

Read More: Delmark Goldfarb, Twitter, Mass Hysteria, Corporate America, Balance the Bucks Concert, Health Care Reform, Portland Oregon, Neil Young, James Morgan, Corporate Greed, Blues, Barack Obama, Politics News
Beth Arnold

A man I've come to know a bit is a blues musician named Delmark Goldfarb from Portland, Oregon. He's producing a concert titled "Balance the Bucks", a rally against greed.

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Bonnaroo Goes Green: Rocker Ben Sollee Bikes to Mega Festival

Jeff Biggers | Posted 07.05.2009 | Green

Read More: Pop Music, Biking, Jazz, Yo Yo Ma, Ben Sollee, Al Green, Green, Tennessee, Bonnaroo, Music, Blues, Rock and Roll, Green News
Jeff Biggers

Recipient of the UK A Greener Festival award, Bonnaroo has always placed an emphasis on local and sustainable ways of making music.

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HuffPost Reviews: Bob Dylan - Together Through Life / Playing For Change - Songs Around The World

Mike Ragogna | Posted 05.27.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Americana, Windham Hill, The Huffington Post, New York City Subway, Bono, Native Americans, Grateful Dead, Donny Herron, Sun Records, Higher Octave, Dublin Ireland, Mark Johnson, David Hildago, Blues Rock, The Buena Vista Social Club, George Recile, Oliver Dahan, Reggae, Six Flags, Carmine Street, Monks, Chess Records, Standing in the Shadows of Motown, The Knitting Factory, Willie Dixon, Playing for Change, Bob Dylan, Blues, Los Angeles, New York, Keb' Mo', Roger Ridley, Hulu, World Music, Jackson Browne, New Age, Robert Hunter, The Band, Mike Campbell, Tony Garnier, Soca, Narada, Himalayan, Bob Dylan Review, Huffpost Review, Music Review, Entertainment News
Mike Ragogna

Together Through Life is a tonic whose pace is moderate, music is organic, lyrics are intelligent, and feel is refreshingly human.

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New Tunes On Monday: Little Walter, Prince, James Taylor, John Wesley Harding, Paul Carrack, and Matthew Barber

Mike Ragogna | Posted 05.13.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Ace, The Drifters, Prince, Dionne Warwick, The Eagles, Squeeze, Scott Dirks, Mike + the Mechanics, Harvard Square, Breaking Dawn, Target, Juno Award, Xtc, Whitesnake, Oklahoma, Folk, Paul Carrack, Tony Glover, The Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, Cajun, Philly, Reggae, Traditional, Checker Records, Elvis Costello, Burt Bacharach, Stephanie Meyer, Marvin Gayes, Timothy B. Schmit, John Wesley Harding, Sam & Dave, Michael McDonald, Little Walter, Muddy Waters, Johnny Cash, Ron Sexsmith, Stan Lewis, Nick & Nora's Infinite Playlist, High Fidelity, Billy Davis Jr., Singer-Songwriter, Philly International Records, Hip-O Select, Bill Withers, Entertainment News, Al Green, Aaron Neville, Lawrence Stern, Ray Charles, Pop, Americana, Dobie Gray, Jill Barber, Sonny Boy Williamson, Bria Valente, Broadway, Canada, Grammy, The Kinks, Stax, Motown Records, Livingston Taylor, The Beatles, Matthew Barber, Nick Heyward, Harmonica, Don Henley, Phil Collins, Elvis Costello & the Attractions, The Little Walter Story, Hear Music, Arthur Crudup, Stax Records, R&b, Motown, Sam Moore, Chess Records, Harry Nilsson, Johnny Nash, Gospel, Bobby Womack, David Gray, Wesley Stace, Willie Dixon, Bob Dylan, Blues, The 5th Dimension, David Seitz, Tom Waits, Juno, Washington Square Park, Grammy Awards, Don McLean, John Wesley Hardin, A Mighty Wind, Roots, Randy Newman, Ward Gaines, Ben E. King, Jimi Hendrix, James Taylor, Rupert Holmes, Bruce Springsteen, Listerine, Nilsson, Atlantis, Misfortune, Rumpelstiltskins, Josh Ritter, Entertainment News
Mike Ragogna

Blues harmonica player and singer Little Walter died over forty years ago, but his influences still can be heard in many blues-rock recordings that employ the instrument.

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8 Natural Ways To Beat The Winter Blues

health.com | Posted 03.13.2009 | Living

Read More: Blues, Seasonal Affective Disorder, Sad, Living News

Standard treatments for SAD include light therapy, drugs, and psychotherapy. To learn more about natural approaches to tackling mild winter-blues symp...

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5 Happiness Boosters That Do More Harm Than Good

Gretchen Rubin | Posted 12.06.2008 | Living

Read More: Daily Life, Blues, Mood, Election, Happiness, Happiness Tips, Election Blues, Living News
Gretchen Rubin

Every Wednesday is Tip Day. This Wednesday: Five happiness boosters that actually do more harm than good. It's the day after the election--maybe you'...

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Esquire Anoints Green Mill

Esquire | Posted 10.10.2008 | Chicago

Read More: Walter Payton's Roundhouse, The Red Lion Pub, Bungalow Chicago, Chicago Drinking, Duke of Perth Chicago, Chicago's Best Bars, The Green Mill, The Matchbox, The California Clipper, Chipp Inn, America's Best Bars, B.L.U.E.S., The Violet Hour, The Hideout, Food, Chicago Bars, Hopleaf, Chicago News

Esquire released it's list of America's best bars and the Green Mill came in at number six. Now in its 100th year, the Green Mill embodies the Golden...

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New Orleans' Musicians Take Message to DNC and RNC

Georgianne Nienaber | Posted 09.18.2008 | Entertainment

Read More: Democratic Convention, New Orleans, Hurrican Recovery, Rnc, Jazz, Cyril Neville, Irma Thomas, Dnc, Wetlands, Blues, Music, Tab Benoit, Entertainment News
Georgianne Nienaber

On August 24 Tab Benoit and the Voice of the Wetlands All Stars have accomplished something that is quite remarkable -- they will open the Democratic Convention.

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Von Johin, Second Life Bluesman, Scores Real Life Recording Deal

Listening Post | Eliot Van Buskirk | Posted 09.13.2008 | Business

Read More: Second Life Record Deal, Von Johin, Bon Johin, Von Johin Record Deal, Second Life Blues, Second Life, Second Life Music, Blues, Von Johin Blues, Business News

Nashville bluesman Von Johin learned the art of Mississippi Delta-style blues the old fashioned way: by playing small venues across the country. But d...

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