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The Canadian award-winning singer/songwriter/pianist Kenny “Blues Boss” Wayne is known primarily for his energetic boogie-woogie piano style, his flashy outfits, and engaging showmanship. Here on Go, Just Do It! he
Sometimes terrific albums are the ones the artist never really intended to make. Abbey Road comes to mind as the prime example among many others. Such is the case for
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It’s a bit too easy and unfair to lump the Southern music sister duo, the Atlanta-bred, Nashville-based Rebecca and Megan Lovell, as just another blues act. They are more wide-reaching,
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Sure, Michael McDermott has been compared to Dylan and Springsteen before but one listen to the blistering opening title track “What in the World” will have you thinking Dylan’s “Subterranean
