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[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]I witnessed Kim Wilson and the Fabulous Thunderbirds last night at the Blue Ocean Music Hall in Salisbury Massachusetts. Really a stupendous blues show. They wound up the audience slowly from the first song through the finale. Thunderous harp. Tremendous band, especially Kevin Anker on piano...
A long story, but pretty cool. Monday night my wife and I had the great pleasure to see The Who show in Boston at the Garden. The sound directors Simon Higgs (20 years with The Who and Queen) and Bob Pridden (50 years with The Who, including...
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] From Shure.com Written by Davida Rochman on July 2, 2013 under Education Contributors: Dennis Gruenling, Michael PettersenSince the 1950s, blues harmonica players have amplified their instruments with bullet-shaped microphones and tube amplifiers. But how it all started remains a mystery. According to one legend, the mac daddy of all Chicago blues harp players,...
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Reprinted from The Boston Globe, March 04, 2016 By Joel Brown GLOBE CORRESPONDENT PLUM ISLAND — James Waldron stands 6-foot-6, and his home workshop is a cubbyhole under a staircase. It’s a tight fit between the drill press, the dozens of tools, and the cabinets full of...
Here's a nice article from the Idaho Statesmen talking about the recent Blues Harp Women compilation CD released last month. Deeds: Boisean produces unique tribute to blues harmonica women ...
These are original photos of Matt Guitar Murphy, of the Blues Brothers Band fame, playing the Rusty Nail in Hadley Massachusetts in the winter of 1982. Photos by me, James Waldron....
These are original photos of Muddy Waters playing the Rusty Nail in Hadley Massachusetts in the winter of 1982. Photos by me, James Waldron....
This is an original proof sheet of James Cotton playing at The Rusty Nail in Hadley Massachusetts in the winter of 1982. Photo by me, James Waldron....
This is an original photograph of James Cotton playing at The Rusty Nail in Hadley Massachusetts in the winter of 1982. Photo by me, James Waldron....