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KOKO TAYLOR RECEIVES A BEALE STREET BRASS NOTE IN MEMPHIS ON MAY 10, 2012

[05/07/2012]
Koko Taylor, the late Queen Of The Blues, will be honored with a coveted Beale Street Brass Note in a ceremony to be held in Memphis, Tennessee, on May 10, 2012

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JANIVA MAGNESS TO APPEAR ON NPR'S WORLD CAFE ON MAY 24, 2012

[05/07/2012]
Award-winning vocalist Janiva Magness, whose new CD Stronger For It is already being hailed as the best of her career, will appear on NPR's World Cafe on May 24, 2012.

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MICHAEL "IRON MAN" BURKS, JULY 30, 1957 - MAY 6, 2012

[05/06/2012]
Guitarist, vocalist, songwriter Michael "Iron Man" Burks died in Atlanta on Sunday, May 6, 2012. He was 54 years old.

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Lil Ed' & The Blues Imperials To Release JUMP START On June 5

[04/26/2012]
Alligator Records has set a June 5, 2012 release date for Jump Start (AL 4949), the blistering new CD from Chicago's award-winning blues masters, Lil' Ed & The Blues Imperials.

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Curtis Salgado's SOUL SHOT Debuts At #6 On Billboard Blues Chart

[04/18/2012]
Portland, Oregon-based soul-singer/harmonica icon Curtis Salgado's Alligator Records debut, Soul Shot, hit the #6 position on the Billboard Blues Chart for the week ending April 15.

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