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ST. PETERSBURG â Damon Fowler and his band will perform Friday, July 2, 8 p.m., at the Palladium at St. Petersburg College, 253 Fifth Ave. N., St. Petersburg.
Tickets start at $20. Call 727-822-3590 or visit mypalladium.org. This is a limited-seating, socially distanced, and no-intermission event designed for maximum safety and comfort. Face coverings for vaccinated individuals are voluntary. For more information on St. Petersburg College’s safety policies, visit www.spcollege.edu/spc-updates.
Fowler will be celebrating the release of his new album âAlafia Moon.â He will be joined by Chuck Riley on bass, and Justin Headley on drums, along with special guests TC Carr on harmonica and Josh Nelms on guitar.
Rolling Stone Menu 7 Bucket List Destinations for Blues Lovers
From the obvious to off the beaten path, these cities are full of excellent blues joints and hosts to the history of the art form.
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Visiting these cities isn’t just about the music; it’s a peek into American culture.
You don’t have to be a die-hard blues fan to embrace this art form’s influence. The blues has strong connections to other styles of music gospel, soul, rock not to mention its ties to American history.
by Johnny Punish
So recently, my poetic son wrote and shared some new amazing lyrics with me, To me, they rang of oppression, racism, and poverty. I said, “hey let me put those words into music”. As I developed the song, it started to become clear to me that was about a forgotten man; you know, that man who lived during the Depression Era of the 1930s?
That forgotten man, a returned World War I Veteran who was down and out on his luck, was expressed like no other in the classic film
Goldiggers of 1933 whereby the last scene is called “Remember My Forgotten Man” sung by Joan Blondell and Etta Moten. This song turns that movie into an unforgettable everlasting homage to the reality of that terrible poverty-stricken era in America; a classic that should be on your list of 100 movies to see before you die. So if you have NOT seen this movie, go watch it. It’s amazing! Anyways….
Alabama Slim –
The Parlor (Cornelius Chapel): “The story of a bluesman getting discovered late in life is one that has repeated itself a handful of times over the last few decades. There is a sadness to this story in the fact that talented musicians can toil away most of their life without having their music ever heard and appreciated by anyone outside of their immediate community. But there is also a triumph, a redemption of sorts that comes from this music finally reaching grateful listeners around the world. While visiting bluesman Little Freddie King in New Orleans, Music Maker Relief Foundation founder and president Tim Duffy met his cousin Alabama Slim, born Milton Frazier in Vance, Alabama on March 29, 1939. King and Slim often played together, with King’s scorching guitar backing Slim’s deep and smooth vocals that bring to mind the cool, flowing singing of John Lee Hooker…. In the summer of 2019, Slim and King – along with drummer Ardie Dean – finally found