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Blues Power Photo’s First Annual Blues Awards for 2018:

In  Articles  on 05/13/2019  by Ray  has No Comment



Written by Ray Proetto

I was unable to attend the Blues Foundation’s Blues Music Awards this year in Memphis. Therefore, I decided to begin the first annual Blues Power Photo Blues Awards!The purpose is to promote...


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Stormy Monday Catches Lightning in a Bottle!

In  Articles  Electric Blues  Mississippi Blues  on 09/09/2018  by Ray  has No Comment



Stormy Monday Catches Lightning in a Bottle!

A Review of Stormy Monday’s “Have Blues Will Travel.”

Plus: An Interview with singer and guitarist, John Gholston.

Story...


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Why You Should Go to The Blues Music Awards

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Why You Should Go to The Blues Music Awards

Story and Photos by Ray Proetto of Blues Power Photo

 

 Thursday, May 10th, 2018: What a Night...


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Mississippi Marshall – A True Delta’s Son

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Mississippi Marshall: A True Delta’s Son

Story and photos by Ray Proetto of Blues Power Photo

 

A Very Private Performance

It was a Sunday afternoon at the 2017 Juke Joint Festival...


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Jason Ricci and the Bad Kind – Live: Dirty, Down, and Out There!

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Jason Ricci and the Bad Kind – Live:

Dirty, Down, and Out There!

Review of Jason Ricci: Friday, October 6th, 2017 – Live at The Alley, Sanford FL.

Story and photos by Ray Proetto...


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Terry “Harmonica Bean” – Talking About the Blues

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Terry “Harmonica Bean” – Talking About the Blues

On August 12, 2011 I caught up with Terry “Harmonica” Bean outside of Red’s Juke Joint in Clarksdale Mississippi. I was there for the Sunflower...


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Bluesman LC Ulmer has passed.

In  Acoustic Blues  Blues  Blues 2011  Country Blues  Louisiana Blues  Mississippi Blues  on 02/15/2016  by Ray  has No Comment



LC ULMER HAS LEFT US!

I just heard the news, LC Ulmer has passed. Another incredible loss for the Blues community. He was such a unique character. A man in his 80s who could hold your attention for hours…    Every time I was in Clarksdale...


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Barbecued Goat and Blues at the Turner Family Picnic

In  Acoustic Blues  Articles  Blues 2010  Country Blues  Electric Blues  Hill Country Blues  Mississippi Blues  on 12/06/2015  by Ray  has No Comment



Barbecued Goat and Blues at the The Turner Family Picnic

Article and Photos by Ray Proetto of Blues Power Photo

December 6, 2015

 

Anticipation

My...


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Post Cards from the Juke Joint Festival #2

In  Blues 2015  Harmonica Blues  Mississippi Blues  on 04/10/2015  by Ray  has 1 Comment



Post Cards from the Juke Joint Festival #2

Mellow Blues at the Hambone Art Gallery

I stopped in Stan Street’s Hambone Art Gallery around 3:30 pm to say hello to Stan. It was Thursday and although the Juke Joint Festival hadn’t...


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Postcards from the Juke Joint Festival #1

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Wednesday Night at Po Monkey’s Lounge

Arriving in Clarksdale today for the Juke Joint Festival, I tagged along for a ride to Po Monkey’s Lounge on Wednesday April 8th with Kevin, Art, and Watermelon Slim. As we arrived, Harp Hart...


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