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COMING: JIMMY JOHNSON 92ND BIRTHDAY PARTY! Saturday Nov 28th

LIVE STREAMING on FACEBOOK: JIMMY & HIS BAND. Saturday November 28th, 2pm Chicago time (CST), 17 hs in Latin America, 21 hs in Europe. Get Jimmy’s hoodies, tee shirts & albums! INTERNATIONAL PARTNERS…!!! LIVE from Delmark Records studio, in partnership with MOJO FESTIVAL in Italy. Jimmy Johnson, BEST GUITAR PLAYER on “Living Blues Magazine”, with:…

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Johnny Iguana on the cover of BLUES BLAST MAGAZINE!

Pianist extraordinaire Johnny Iguana is the cover feature interview in the acclaimed publication, BLUES BLAST! Thank you, Bob Kieser and Mark Thompson for this candid and revelatory interview with the one and only Johnny Iguana. Johnny talks about his entire career, including his influences, how he got his nickname, playing with the legendary Junior Wells,…

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CELEBRATING BLUES MASTER JIMMY JOHNSON’S 92nd anniversary…! LIVE STREAMING with his band SAT NOV 28TH 2pm Chicago time! Directly from Delmark Records!

A Brief History Of Jimmy Johnson… On November 25th, 1928 in Holly Spring, Mississippi, Verlie and Sam Thompson proudly introduced me into this world, their first boy child, James Thompson. I was the first boy of 10 children, with only one older sibling, my cherished sister Annie Mae, who would watch over me as I…

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Dave Specter: “THE BALLAD OF GEORGE FLOYD” & OTHER COURAGEOUS SONGS FOR DIFFICULT TIMES

The musical association between Billy Branch & Dave Specter for the release of “The Ballad of George Floyd” is causing quite a spark. This poignant tune completed a triptych of social and political songs Dave Specter started over a year ago. How Low Can One Man Go? with guest musician Jorma Kaukonen (of Jefferson Airplane…

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