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Before there was Christine McVie and before Fleetwood Mac became international superstars there was Christine Perfect. Christine Perfect would rise to fame to England as the keyboardist/vocalist for the rock/blues group Chicken Shack. She would be honored as English female vocalist of the year two times and leave the band in 1969. By 1970 she...
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Formed in New York in 2002, The Randy Bandits began their adventures with a casual collection of gigs at folk clubs and parties. They would leave the crowd bowled over with their liveliness and audacity, often ducking out the back door with jackets full of fine china after the show.Fast forward to 2009 and The Randy Bandits have gone through a few...
Colorado is beautiful country during the summer, and if you're anywhere within a hundred miles of Winter Park, Colorado this coming weekend, you might want to check into the 7th Annual Blues From The Top Fest. The event will be held on Saturday, June 27th and Sunday, June 28th, 2009 at the city's Hideaway Park music venue from 10:30 am until 7:00 pm both days. Saturday's performers include notable blues guitarist Tab Benoit, soul-blues singer Mike Zito , and bluesman Zac Harmon. Sunday you can experience the talents of blues-rocker Tommy Castro , blustery singer Deanna Bogart, and blues harp player John Nemeth , among others. The Jimmy Hall Super Jam performs on both Saturday and Sunday. Overnight lodging is also available for blues fans wanting to stay both days. Winter Park is northwest of Denver, and the festival itself is sponsored by the Grand County Blues Society. For a
Billy Cox first met guitarist Jimi Hendrix in the early-1960s, when the two men were in the Army, stationed together at Fort Campbell, Kentucky. Both shared an interest in music, and would end up performing together at different Jefferson Avenue blues and R&B clubs in North Nashville. Hendrix would end up going to England and fame and fortune, while Cox would remain based in Nashville, playing with various bands and bringing his bass skills to the studio as an in-demand session player. When the Jimi Hendrix Experience fell apart in 1969 after bassist Noel Redding left the band, it was his old bandmate that Hendrix turned to for help. Hendrix brought Cox to New York City and made him a band member, taking him to Woodstock as part of his Gypsy Sun and Rainbows ensemble. Cox would perform with Jimi and drummer Buddy Miles on the infamous New Year's Eve/New Year's Day concerts
