Tag Archives: Big Joe Turner

Book review: BOBBY RUSH with Herb Powell – I Ain’t Studdin Ya: My American Blues Story

Posted on September 10, 2021 by petefeenstra

Bobby Rush with Herb Powell - I Ain't Studdin' Ya - My American Story

Hachette Books [Publication date 15.07.21] Grammy award winner Emmett Ellis Jnr aka Bobby Rush’s ‘I Ain’t Studdin’ Ya: My American Blues Story’ is easily one of the best musical biographies of the year. It’s the life and time of a … Continue reading →

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Album review: JAMES OLIVER BAND – Twang

Posted on March 20, 2020 by petefeenstra

Pete Feenstra chatted to James Oliver for Get Ready to ROCK! Radio in April 2020. The Last Music Company [Release date 03.04.20] When it comes to the concept of ‘Twang’, Deke Leonard’s last book about guitarists, ‘The Twang Dynasty’, may … Continue reading →

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Album review: BRUCE “MISSISSIPPI” JOHNSON – The Deal Baby

Posted on July 18, 2017 by petefeenstra

Self Release [Release date 26.05.17] Bruce ‘Mississippi’ Johnson is a singer with a colourful past. As his nick name suggests, he hails from Mississippi, and aside from being a marine, he learnt his craft in Paris with veteran B.B. King … Continue reading →