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Vinyl Vault — Freddie King, "My Feeling for the Blues"

Next time on the Vinyl Vault it’s a blues blast with a 1970 album from Freddie King entitled “My Feeling for the Blues.” The album was released on the Atlantic…

Jazz Vocalist Barbara Morrison, who left a lasting imprint on L.A., dies.

Barbara Morrison, one of Los Angeles’ top jazz vocalists, called singing good therapy. A jazz and blues legend who left a lasting imprint in L.A., Morrison died Wednesday at 72.…

The Delta Sonics

The Delta Sonics music takes a Chicago Blues base and seasons it with Swing, Delta, N’awlins R&B, and some early Rock n’ Roll. They were Westword’s best blues band in…

A Lifetime of Blues - Blues Legends Al Chesis & David Booker

Celebrate a LIFETIME OF BLUES with Blues Legend Al Chesis and David Booker! A very special night for the Colorado Blues Community. David and Al are two legends of the…

Norman Provizer's Jazz Notes

Norman Provizer

March is off to a shaky start with the world witnessing a blatant effort to reshape Europe and the political order that the continent represents. The whole world is indeed…

On Stage — Live and Local with Bluesman Sam Mayfield

KUVO’s performance series “On Stage” features Bluesman Sam Mayfield! Don’t be surprised that blues musicians make their home in the mild climate of Denver. The blues are universal. So Sam…

Bill Kopper, Guitarist

Guitar – The Instrument that Rocked the World, now at the Denver Museum of Nature and Science. Tickets at dmns.org. Bill Kopper is a Boulder, Colorado-based guitarist known for his…

Happy Birthday, Nina Simone!

Eunice Kathleen Waymon, known professionally as Nina Simone, was an American singer, songwriter, musician, arranger, and civil rights, activist. Her music spanned styles including classical, jazz, blues, folk, R&B, gospel,…

Bessie Smith, St. Louis Blues 1925 — Short Film

On this day, in 1925, the version sung by Bessie Smith, with Louis Armstrong on cornet, was inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame in 1993. “The St. Louis Blues”…

Blues Guitarist Sam Mayfield

GUITAR: The Instrument that Rocked the World, now at the Denver Museum of Nature and Science. Tickets at dmns.org. Sam Mayfield’s long and rich musical history during which the multi-talented…

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