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White House of the Blues

Paul Stoller | Posted 05.05.2012

Read More: The Blues, Michelle Obama, Mick Jagger, Chicago, President Barack Obama, Mitt Romney, Buddy Guy, Political Dysfunction, B.B. King, The White House, The Human Condition, Obamas, White House, Chicago Blues, Blues, Barack Obama, Culture News

The magic of The Blues worked itself way into the White House, providing a moment of communitas in Washington, D.C., a moment of unexpected unity in our divided society.

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WATCH: Obama Sings AGAIN

AP | NANCY BENAC | Posted 04.22.2012

Read More: Barack Obama Sings Sweet Home Chicago, Sweet Home Chicago, Video, Mick Jagger, Obama Sings Sweet Home Chicago, Obama Let's Stay Together, BB King, Buddy Guy, Barack-Obama, Obama Sings Al Green, Obama Sings, Obama Al Green, B.B. King, Politics News

By NANCY BENAC, The Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) -- The president just couldn't say no: Mick Jagger held out a mic almost by way of command, an...

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Antony Bitar's Holiday Download, Chatting with Gary Clark Jr. and Macedo, Plus a James Mee Anthem

Mike Ragogna | Posted 02.19.2012

Read More: Andrew Oedel, Eric Clapton, Bonnie Raitt, Albert King, Billie Holiday, Stevie Ray Vaughan, Esperanza Spalding, Muddy Waters, Fred Kevorkian, The Supremes, Rilo Kiley?S Jenny Lewis, Radiohead, Sia, Real Housewives of New Jersey, Regina Spektor, Diana Ross, Anton Bitar, Stevie Wonder, Melissa Macedo, Feist, Rolling Stone, Ella Fitzgerald, Buddy Guy, Joni Mitchell, Susan Tedeschi, Nils Montan, Michelle Macedo, Jimi Hendrix, Marvin Gaye, Jackson 5, Gary Clark Jr., Video, Zero7, Macedo, Entertainment News

Antony Bitar released his self-titled debut album in September, and his rendition of the Christmas classic "Silent Night" is a special gift that Antony is giving to Huffington Post readers for the holidays.

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Maroon 5 with Travie McCoy on SNL, Plus Chatting with Vince Gill, Trombone Shorty and Paul Rodgers

Mike Ragogna | Posted 01.06.2012

Read More: Joe Cocker, Wilson Pickett, Trombone Shorty, Maroon 5, Warren Haynes, Sam Cooke, Garah Gill, Otis Redding, Dolly Parton, Bad Company, Stevie Wonder, Gerry Rafferty, Rosanne Cash, Pete Wasner, Ashley Monroe, Maggie Bell, Corrina Gill, Detective, Rick Rubin, Muddy Waters, Vince Gill, The Everly Brothers, Steve Lukather, Jason Bonham, Led Zeppelin, Jeff Beck, Rebirth Brass Band, Dr. John, Jasmine Rogers, Booker T. And the MGs, Dylan O'brien, U2, Buddy Guy, Ray Charles, Jazz Fest, Po' Folks, Solid Gold, Gym Class Heroes, Brad Paisley, Jenny Gill, Pure Prairie League, Tuba Fatts, Eric Clapton, Slash, Elmore James, Pistol Annies, Paul Kossoff, Keith Urban, The Firm, Treme, Queen, Neal Schon, Bob Ezrin, Travie McCoy, Will Owsley, Robert Lucas, Aretha Franklin, Janis Joplin, Ian Hatton, Amy Grant, Louis Armstrong, Carly Simon, Alison Krauss, James Brown, Les Paul, Bekka Bramlett, Green Day, Free, Paul Rogers, American Bandstand, Canned Heat, Luther Allison, Mr. Haney, John Lee Hooker, Lenny Kravitz, Green Acres, The Ministry, Jimi Hendrix, Nin, James Taylor, Entertainment News

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Dog Ears Music: Volume 189-Rewind

Phil Ramone and Danielle Evin | Posted 10.19.2011

Read More: mp3s, Asaf Avidan & the Mojos, Pärson Sound, Junior Kimbrough, Latin Playboys, Phil Ramone, Buddy Guy, El Rego, Danielle Evin, Esquivel, Music, Dog Ears, Daniel Bjarnason, Aleck Karis, Hank & Cupcakes, Entertainment News

This week, we review albums by Daníel Bjarnason, Hank & Cupcakes, Junior Kimbrough and more.

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Buddy Guy Way: Chicago Names Street For Blues Legend

AP | Posted 10.08.2011

Read More: Chicago People, Buddy Guy Legends, Buddy Guy, Chicago Blues, Buddy Guy Chicago, Chicago Music, Buddy Guy Way, Best of Chicago, Blues, Chicago Street Buddy Guy, Chicago News

CHICAGO — Chicago blues great Buddy Guy now has his own street. The city of Chicago has renamed the stretch of Wabash Street in front of his cl...

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A Prayer for the Planet: Chatting With DJ Logic Plus Nikka Costa

Mike Ragogna | Posted 10.04.2011

Read More: Michael Jackson, Eric Clapton, The Story of Stuff, Prince, Ronald Reagan, Justin Stanley, Dave Matthews, Jason Miles, Miles Davis, Blues Traveler, Vernon Reid, DJ Logic, Ben Taylor, John Mayer, Jeff Coffin, Carly Simon, Nikka Costa, Falguni Shah, Romero Lubambo, Johnny Depp, Living Colour, B.B. King, Nancy Reagan, Doyle Bramhall, Neil Diamond, Stax, Robert Randolph, The Roots, Ben Harper, Lee Oskar, Don Costa, Wall-E, Concord, Michael Caine, John Popper, Courting Alex, Malika Zarra, Inxs, Annie Leonard, Mickey Mouse, Sly Stone, Tommy Hilfiger, Phoenix House, Buddy Guy, Frank Sinatra, Kenny Rankin, Karl Denson, Rupert Holmes, Medeski Martin and Wood, Falu, Entertainment News

A Prayer For The Planet, DJ Logic's latest album, is a collaboration with Jason Miles, his partner, and also Falguni Shah.

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2120 South Michigan Avenue: Chatting With George Thorogood

Mike Ragogna | Posted 09.09.2011

Read More: Bob Feller, Bo Diddley, Tom Hambridge, Jim Suhler, George Thorogood, George Thorogood & the Destroyers, Buddy Guy, Chess Records, Bob Dylan, Johnny Carson, Harmon Killebrew, Charlie Musselwhite, The Donna Reed Show, Chuck Berry, Entertainment News

George Thorogood's 17th studio album -- 2120 South Michigan Avenue -- is an obvious tribute to Chess Records. He recently told me the story behind it.

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Seeing and Not Seeing Jimi Hendrix

Binky Philips | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Manny's, Louie Myers, Fender Stratocaster, The Jimi Hendrix Experience, The Planets, Led Zeppelin, Buddy Guy, Junior Wells, Steve Paul's Scene, Binky Philips, Fred Below, Entertainment News

I met Desmond in 1968. He grew up in George Carlin's White Harlem aka Morningside Heights, a sliver of a neighborhood on the upper west side of Manhat...

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Dog Ears Music: 'Tis The Season Playlist

Phil Ramone and Danielle Evin | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Mavis Staples, Elliott Smith, Black Joe Lewis & the Honeybears, David Sanborn, Etta James, Calexico, Under Byen, Music, Kenny Dorham, John Hiatt, Billy Preston, Dolly Parton, John Mayer, The Beatles, The Heavy, The Innocence Mission, Buffalo Springfield, Ben Sollee, Sly & the Family Stone, Carly Simon, Charlie Rich, Surfer Blood, Julia Kent, Elton John, Cory Williams, Benny Goodman, Sparks, A Tribe Called Quest, The Velvet Underground, Tv on the Radio, The Ruby Suns, Horse Feathers, The Temper Trap, Led Zeppelin, Danielle Evin, Willie Dixon, Radiohead, Sister Gertrude Morgan, The National, Clara Rockmore, Telemetry Orchestra, mp3s, Rev. Edward Clayborn, Brian Eno, Kid Creole & the Coconuts, Robert Randolph & the Family Band, Phil Ramone, Buddy Guy, Astrud Gilberto, Marvin Etzioni, Loretta Lynn, Dog Ears, James Taylor, Drive-by Truckers, Marvin Gaye, Entertainment News

It's not just the thought that counts; it's the overview of how each year we repeat the journey home. And on the return -- our jeans a little tighter, the déjà vu unpleasantries of travel; all a mere blip, as in the end we still do anything to come home to our loved ones.

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The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Should Be The American Music Hall of Fame

Brian Ross | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: New Orleans, Elmore James, Count Basie, Thelonius Monk, Soul Music, Ska, Miles Davis, Aretha Franklin, Otis Redding, Louis Armstrong, John Coltrane, Bluegrass, Reggae, Charlie Parker, Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, Country Music, Glenn Miller, Big Joe Turner, Bob Marley, American Popular Music, R&b, Dr. John, Tom Waits, Pop Music, Bobby "Blue" Bland, Dick Clark, John Lee Hooker, Jazz, Artie Shaw, Duke Ellington, Blues, Cab Calloway, Ray Charles, Rock and Roll, Eric Clapton, B.B. King, Jimmy Cliff, Buddy Guy, Rolling Stones, Don Cornelius, Music, Entertainment News

The latest crop of inductees was announced yesterday by the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in Cleveland, Ohio. Once again, it honored musicians who just a...

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Joe Bonamassa: The Best Living Guitarist You've Never Heard Of...

Brian Ross | Posted 05.25.2011

Joe Bonamassa is to the blues-rock guitar what a tsunami is to a coastline: A devastating force of nature to be reckoned with. Easily one of the top g...

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Gearheads Unite: Conversations with Bachman & Turner, Plus Life is Good Concerts, and Freetime with Stars' Torquil Campbell

Mike Ragogna | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Eric Clapton, Galactic, Corinne Bailey Rae, Jason Mraz, The Sippy Cups, Neil Young, OK Go, Jeff Healey, Bob Rock, Cream, The Who, Creedence Clearwater Revival, Dan Zane, Office Depot, Freetime With Fuzzy, Gary Peterson, Stars, Bonnaroo, Ian Curtis, Joy Division, Field of Dreams, Torquil Campbell, They Might Be Giants, Laurie Berkner Woodstock, Paul Rogers, Tal Bachman, Led Zeppelin, Ben Harper, Syd Barrett, Brian Setzer, Randy Bachman, Robbie Bachman, Mark Knopfler, The White Stripes, The Guess Who, Bachman & Turner, She's Out of My League, Neil Young & Crazy Horse, Ben Harper & the Relentless 7, Dire Straits, Pink Floyd, Buddy Guy, The Stray Cats, The Black Keys, Bachman-Turner Overdrive, Fred Turner, Jimi Hendrix, Ziggy Marley, Superfly, Entertainment News

Let's talk about your new album Bachman & Turner. First of all, the music is classic, and please don't be offended by this, but much of it sounds it like classic BTO.

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Buddy Guy, the Montreux Jazz Festival & Protecting Our Musical Heritage

Vivian Norris | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: South, BP Oil Spill, New Orleans, Poverty, Louisiana, Buddy Guy, Jazz, Racism, Montreux Jazz Festival, Eric Clapton, Joe Bonamassa, Music, Blues, Rolling Stones, Culture, Entertainment News

We have such a rich musical heritage in the US, yet many children do not know where this strong musical history comes from, nor how the South plays such a strong role in keeping this music alive.

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Buddy Guy's 'Legends' Blues Club Moves To New, State-Of-The-Art Space

Chicago Tribune | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Chicago Real Estate, Buddy Guy Legends, Blues Music, Buddy Guy, Blues, Chicago Blues, Buddy Guy Blues, Chicago Blues Clubs, Chicago News

After a decade of uncertainty, Buddy Guy's Legends finally has a new home - and it's a lavish improvement on just about anything the venerable Chicago...

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"How Deep is the Ocean?": A Playlist for Saving Our Shores and Selves

David Wild | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Crash Test Dummies, Miley Cyrus, Michelle Branch, The Beach Boys, Jamey Johnson, Neil Young, Jane's Addiction, Counting Crows, Billy Bragg, David & David, Phish, Oil Spill, Oil Spill Gulf of Mexico 2010, Jr., Junior Wells, Deep Purple, Hank Williams, The Cult, The Rolling Stones, Bp, Modest Mouse, President Barack Obama, Kathleen Edwards, The Golden Gate Quartet, Incubus, George Strait, Led Zeppelin, Oil, The Fixx, Nancy Griffith, Tower of Power, Brian Eno, Buddy Guy, Diana Krall, Johnny Greenwood, Brad Paisley, Ivy, Entertainment News

The greatest minds of our times ought to be focused on making alternative energies a reality now. And while they do that, I'll use my lesser mind to make another silly but heartfelt playlist.

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Triple Treat Tuesday: Conversations With Jackie Greene, Street Drum Corps' Bobby Alt, and Nicky Holender, Trainer to the Stars

Mike Ragogna | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Vans Warped Tour, Street Drum Corps, The X-Files, Al Gore, Nicky Holender, Gio Marini, Bobby Alt, BB King, Interscope Records, Godzilla, Jackie Greene, Dana Scully, Cream, The Beatles, The Bachelor, The Spice Girls, Robbie Williams, Tea Leoni, Taj Mahal, Amazon, Linkin Park, Dancing With Stars, King Kong, E Entertainment, My Chemical Romance, Lightnin' Hopkins, Six Flags Magic Mountain, Led Zeppelin, Wilco, Csi, Mel B, Gold's Gym, Fox Mulder, Jimmy Iovine, Kendra Wilkinson, Buddy Guy, Qr Code, Papa Roach, Joni Mitchell, DJ Lethal, Ray Charles, American Idol, Flying Blind, Itunes, Projekt Revolution Tour, Chris Harrison, Hoobastank, Entertainment News

"'Medicine' is one of those messed-up drug songs. It's more like a tantrum, you know saying, 'I don't want your bulls**t.' I don't know, it's sort of hard to explain."

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Junior Wells Made His First Blues Record in 1965: Has Anyone Made a Better One Since?

Jesse Kornbluth | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Buddy Guy, Junior Wells, Chicago, Chicago Blues, Entertainment News

I could run down the song list and marvel at the rich variety of music, but the big picture is all that matters: These are the definitive versions of twelve classic songs.

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Say It Ain't So Joe: A Playlist for Senator Joseph Lieberman

David Wild | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Cream, Green Day, Public Option, Herbie Hancock, Aetna Insurance, Dhani Harrison, Buddy Guy, Senator Joseph Lieberman, Joe Lieberman, Jakob Dylan, Miranda Lambert, Public Enemy, Bob Dylan, Jimi Hendrix, Entertainment News

Here are some tunes meant to encourage the Senator from the fine state of Aetna to change his mind about a public option and actually act independently of his insurance donors.

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Dog Ears Music: Volume Ninety-Six

Phil Ramone and Danielle Evin | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: mp3s, Yacht, The Books, Phil Ramone, Buddy Guy, Buddy & Julie Miller, Danielle Evin, Laurie Anderson, Music, Mayer Hawthorne, Dog Ears, Entertainment News

This week's column features music by Buddy & Julie Miller, The Books, Laurie Anderson, Mayer Hawthorne, Yacht and Buddy Guy.

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Arctic Monkeys' Humbug, This Week's New Album Releases, and More

Mike Ragogna | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Dr. Dre, Insane Clown Posse, Cookie Monster, Christopher Guest, Heroes, Aerosmith, Mary J Blige, Donovan, Tiki Lewis, Sylvia Massey, David Bazan, Alex Turner, Sony Music, Herbiew Hancock, Derek Webb, Kenny Wayne Shepherd, Eric Johnson, Edgar Winter, Les Sabler, Queen Latifah, Beijing's White, Chris Young, John Fogerty, Jamie Cullum, Rod Stewart, Chuck Ragan, Katherine Mcphee, Led Zeppelin, Harry Shearer, Holywood Undead, Ozzy Osbourne, Joshe Homme, H Is Orange, Queens of the Stone Age, Jawnee Burx, Radney Foster and the Confessions, Marshall Tucker Band, Andy Warhol, The Pretenders, Pitbull, They Might Be Giants, Pearl Jam, Susana Baca, System of a Down, Blue Oyser Cult, Soulja Boy Tell'Em, Yonder Mountain String Band, Reverened Horton Heat, Pink Floyd, Buddy Guy, Michael McKean, The Factory, James Ford, Trey Songz, The Black Crowes, Adam Block, Richard Lloyd, The Wiggles, Farewell, Heavy Young Heathens, Carlos Santana, Andrew W.K., Los Lobos, Queen, Jonny Lang, Arctic Monkeys, Whitney Houston, Sam Baker, Crack the Sky, Experience Hendrix, Staurday Night Live, Mariah Carey, Legacy Recordings, Feist, Universal Music Group, Duran Duran, Hafez Nazeri, Motown, Brandi Shearer, CuCu Diamantes, Simian Mobile Disco, Emerson Lake & Palmer, Paul Rogers, Robin Guthrie, Matt Dillon, Van Cliburn, Vanilla Fudge, Canned Heat, Jay Skinner, Denny Doherty, Alice Cooper, 3 Doors Down, Paul Morrissey, Jamie Cook, The Doors, Strawbs, The Apples in Stereo, Diana Krall, Lady GaGa, Jimi Hendrix, Drive-by Truckers, John Phillips, Tool, Chevelle, Echospin, Sylar, Datarock, Entertainment News

It's refreshing that a young, promising group like Arctic Monkeys and its producers were smart enough to reinvent the brand before it got stale and formulaic, which this project absolutely is not.

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In Honor Of Woodstock, The Best Rock Documentaries and Concert Films By Farr

John Farr | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Roy Orbison, Eric Clapton, The Rolling Stones, Emmylou Harris, Muddy Waters, Martin Scorsese, KD Lang, Neil Young, Concert Films, The Who, Best Movies by Farr, Bob Dylan, Bruce Springsteen, Elvis Presley, The Talking Heads, Otis Redding, Elvis-Costello, The Beatles, Monterey Pop Festival, The Grateful Dead, Janis-Joplin, Buddy Guy, Jonathan Demme, Woodstock, Joni Mitchell, Jimi Hendrix, The Band, Rock and Roll, Entertainment News

I've found that if you're equipped with a decent home theatre and quality speakers, it's hard to go wrong with a rock concert film.

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Beyonce Sings Etta James? Maybe. Etta James Singing Etta James? Now We're Talking Immortal.

Jesse Kornbluth | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Little Walter, Chess Records, Howlin' Wolf, Muddy Waters, Etta James, Buddy Guy, Leonard Chess, Ottis Spasnn, Chuck Berry, Beyoncé, Marshall Chess, Entertainment News

Whatever your opinion of that star turn, I'm still beating a drum for the idea of the film -- Etta James should be at least as well known as Aretha Franklin.

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