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Rick Keene Music Scene; ALLIGATOR RECORDS TO RELEASE KOKO TAYLOR’SCROWN JEWELS LP ON JULY 18

GRAMMY Award-Winning Queen Of The Blues To Be Honored With New Greatest Hits Collection Available On LP And Digital Koko Taylor was one of very few women who found success in the male-dominated blues world. She took her music from the tiny clubs of Chicago’s South Side to concert halls and major festivals all over the world. She shared stages with every major blues star, … Continue reading Rick Keene Music Scene; ALLIGATOR RECORDS TO RELEASE KOKO TAYLOR’SCROWN JEWELS LP ON JULY 18

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Rick Keene Music Scene – Monday’s Buffet of New Releases

Everyday music is set free. From Newfoundland to Vancouver Island, Canadians all over plant flowers for everyone to smell. Check out a few of those songs and support music everywhere. Do not stream – buy. After all, pies from your local bakery aren’t free ? World-Jazz Singer-Songwriter Nancy Ruth Urges You to “Turn The Lights Back Down” in Sultry New Single — Available Now! Donate … Continue reading Rick Keene Music Scene – Monday’s Buffet of New Releases

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Rick Keene Music Scene – One of The Greatest Songs in Canadian History Celebrates a Rebirth

If you are a music fan and you have not heard The Kings’ ‘This Beat Goes On / Switchin’ To Glide‘, shame on you. It has been forty years this month since that song hit the Billboard Top 100. The Kings were ( for all intensive purposes) a one hit wonder. August 23rd, 1980, The Kings also marked history by closing the now-legendary Heatwave Festival … Continue reading Rick Keene Music Scene – One of The Greatest Songs in Canadian History Celebrates a Rebirth

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Rick Keene Music Scene – Online Edition Of The Festival International Jazz De Montreal A Success

Forty -five countries tuned in to stream the live music and archived concerts broadcast on the Festival website and social media platforms The Festival team worked tirelessly to mount the most exciting event possible, given the exceptional Covid circumstances , and it required some ingenuity, some gumption, a forward-thinking perspective, and a whole lot of creativity, but the results speak for themselves and the numbers tell … Continue reading Rick Keene Music Scene – Online Edition Of The Festival International Jazz De Montreal A Success

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Rick Keene Music Scene – Johnny Dee of Honeymoon Suite Talks New Single and Album

Honeymoon Suite were everywhere in the eighties. Whether it was penning the title track for the Mel Gibson film Lethal Weapon or reaching the Top Fifty in the United States – Honeymoon Suite took full advantage of a decade fueled by videos. The band was formed in 1981 and as a fortieth anniversary approaches – Honeymoon Suite are at it again. Please listen below to … Continue reading Rick Keene Music Scene – Johnny Dee of Honeymoon Suite Talks New Single and Album

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Rick Keene Music Scene – The Best New Fall Tunes and A Hint of What’s To Come.

Creativity within the Blues structure. Essential to creating great music. Lots of new Blues albums coming out this Fall and into 2021. Some legends and some rookies. Charlie Musslewhite and Elvin Bishop top the heap as wily old veterans while newcomer Chris Cain displays why the future of The Blues looks great. Please listen below to some great new tunes and a precursor to the … Continue reading Rick Keene Music Scene – The Best New Fall Tunes and A Hint of What’s To Come.

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Rick Keene Music Scene – ELVIN BISHOP TO RECEIVE CHRIS STRACHWITZ LEGACY AWARD

Legendary guitarist, singer, songwriter and Rock ‘N’ Roll Hall Of Famer Elvin Bishop will receive the Chris Strachwitz Legacy Award from The Arhoolie Foundation at the second annual Arhoolie Awards And Benefit Show in San Francisco on Friday, November 22. Elvin Bishop’s Big Fun Trio (Elvin on guitar and vocals, Bob Welsh on piano and guitar and Willy Jordan on cajón and vocals) will headline the event which will … Continue reading Rick Keene Music Scene – ELVIN BISHOP TO RECEIVE CHRIS STRACHWITZ LEGACY AWARD

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Rick Keene Music Scene – Smoke Meat Pete Blues Playlist

It is good to be blue sometimes … The essentials, the base – the cement floor to the skyscraper known as music. That is what The Blues are. The fundamental tools required to make it in music. If you don’t know the Blues – there is no point trying anything else. Please listen below to some great Blues tracks from around the world. Visit Smoke … Continue reading Rick Keene Music Scene – Smoke Meat Pete Blues Playlist

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Rick Keene Music Scene – Barb Diab Talks New Album and Working with B.B. King’s Longtime Drummer

Local singer and Blues lover Barb Diab has come a long way. A teacher by trade, Barb’s love and passion for The Blues has transported her to places beyond her imagination. It just goes to show ya – follow your dream and one day your dreams may follow you. Please listen below to my chat with Barb about her second album Mojo Woman and what … Continue reading Rick Keene Music Scene – Barb Diab Talks New Album and Working with B.B. King’s Longtime Drummer

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Rick Keene Music Scene – Rick’s Top Free Montreal Jazz Festival Picks

The Montreal International Jazz Festival is celebrating it’s 40th Anniversary this summer. Aside from the usual top choices of tunes from all genres and all countries, this year the Jazz folks have added another borough to it’s already large territory. Verdun will feature class acts and expand the Jazz Festival experience to a larger portion of people who may not have the means to travel … Continue reading Rick Keene Music Scene – Rick’s Top Free Montreal Jazz Festival Picks

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Rick Keene Music Scene – Jeff Gunn’s ‘Sonic Tales’ A Must Listen for Every Guitar Player

Adding layers to a canvas sounds easy … Every artist can add and subtract tones from their work of art. Experimenting and learning tones from around the world and ‘adjusting’ the canvas is an entirely different thing. On Jeff Gunn’s latest offering ‘Sonic Tales’, exploration is the key. An entry into the sounds of an instrument Jeff has nurtured. Few guitar players have devoted so … Continue reading Rick Keene Music Scene – Jeff Gunn’s ‘Sonic Tales’ A Must Listen for Every Guitar Player

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