Blues

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  Kenny Wayne Shepherd's Blues Music Awards Nomination Rescinded over Confederate Flag Imagery

  PUBLISHED Mar 19, 2021

  Ahead of handing out the hardware at the Blues Music Awards this June, the Blues Foundation has rescinded Kenny Wayne Shepherd's 2021 Blues...

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  Toronto Blues Society Readies Annual Maple Blues Awards

  PUBLISHED Jan 28, 2021

  The Toronto Blues Society's annual Maple Blues Awards are going virtual for 2021, with streams taking place every Monday in February from a...

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  Gary Clark Jr. Joins Baz Luhrmann's Elvis Presley Biopic

  PUBLISHED Jan 28, 2021

  In 2019, Baz Luhrmann landed former child actor Austin Butler to star in his forthcoming Elvis Presley biopic, and the project's cast now i...

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  Wendell Pierce (a.k.a. Bunk from 'The Wire') Is Playing B.B. King in a Biopic

  PUBLISHED Oct 20, 2020

  Wendell Pierce — the actor best known as playing Detective Bunk Moreland in The Wire — has landed himself quite the role. The actor has rev...

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  Lady A Launches New Lawsuit Against Band Formerly Known as Lady Antebellum

  PUBLISHED Sep 16, 2020

  Lady A — the solo artist born Anita White — has filed a new lawsuit against the band formerly known as Lady Antebellum, who are now trying...

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  William Shatner Is Releasing a Blues Album Called 'The Blues'

  PUBLISHED Aug 27, 2020

  Captain Kirk is once again pursuing his music career. Yes, Star Trek legend William Shatner is releasing another new album. His latest mus...

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  Salome Bey, Canada's First Lady of Blues, Dies at 86

  PUBLISHED Aug 10, 2020

  Salome Bey — an American-born, Canadian singer-songwriter, composer and actress affectionately known as Canada's First Lady of Blues — has...

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  Lady A Says Band Formerly Known as Lady Antebellum "Only Wanna Be Partially Woke"

  PUBLISHED Jul 22, 2020

  Lady A — the solo artist — has once again spoken out against the band formerly known as Lady Antebellum in response to ongoing legal battle...