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Billy Branch & The Sons Of Blues Roots And Branches: The Songs of Little Walter

Richard Ludmerer billy branch, blues, cd review, indie Blues July 5, 2019

Billy Branch & The Sons Of Blues Roots And Branches: The Songs of Little Walter Alligator Records Billy Branch was born in Chicago in 1951, and raised in Los Angeles. In 1969 when he was eighteen Branch moved back to Chicago to attend The University of Illinois. That summer he attended the first Chicago Blues […]

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George Freeman George the Bomb! Featuring Billy Branch

Jim Hynes billy branch, blues, cd review, george freeman, indie Blues, jazz guitar, making a Scene April 3, 2019

George Freeman George the Bomb! Featuring Billy Branch Southport This is the epitome of “less is more.” George Freeman is a legendary Free 91-year old jazz-blues guitarist who does not waste one note and has such an inherent feel for each genre, befitting the title. Yes, he is the bomb! Freeman can remember when Charlie […]