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LIVE from the Midnight Circus Featuring Janiva Magness

Richard L'Hommedieu blues, indie Blues, janiva magness, live from the midnight circus, making a Scene October 15, 2019

Making a Scene Presents the PODCAST of LIVE from the Midnight Circus Featuring Janiva Magness! This is the Voice of Indie Blues, the future of the blues. Artists who embrace the diversity of the blues that always has and still is being created from it’s roots. These artists understand the blues is a living art […]

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Janiva Magness is Making A Scene!

Richard L'Hommedieu blues, indie Blues, janiva magness, making a Scene October 13, 2019

HOME PAGE Making a Scene Present an Interview with Janiva Magness Janiva Magness has a brand new release out “Janiva Magness Sings John Fogerty Change in the Weather”! Grammy nominee, B.B. King Entertainer of the Year, Song of the Year, Contemporary Female Artist of the Year. As a 7x Blues Music Award winner, 28x BMA […]

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Janiva Magness Sings John Fogarty: Change in The Weather

Richard Ludmerer blues, indie Blues, janiva magness, john fogarty, making a Scene October 5, 2019

Janiva Magness Sings John Fogarty: Change in The Weather Bluelan Records Janiva Magness was initially inspired by the intensity of an Otis Rush performance. Rush gave Magness an appreciation for songwriting too. Magness has been nominated for twenty-eight Blues Music Awards having won that award seven times. She has won the award for Contemporary Female […]

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LIVE from the Midnight Circus Featuring Janiva Magness

Richard L'Hommedieu americana, artist interview, blues, blues-rock, indie Blues, janiva magness, live from the midnight circus, making a Scene, RNB, roots music, roots rock, soul February 21, 2018

This is the #1 and Original INDIE BLUES RADIO show! The Voice of Indie Blues! Each week we bring you the best in Indie Blues Artists who Embrace the Diversity of the Blues and are creating new original music from it’s roots. These Are the Innovators .. not the imitators! This week we have music from … Fantastic Negrito Lost In A […]

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An Interview with Janiva Magness

Richard L'Hommedieu artist interview, blues, blues-rock, indie Blues, janiva magness, roots rock February 17, 2018

HOME PAGE FACEBOOK PAGE Indie Blues artist Janiva Magness was a 2017 Grammy nominee, B.B. King Entertainer of the Year, 7x Blues Music Award winner, 26x nominee, and 2015 Contemporary Blues Female Artist of the Year Janiva Magness After Janiva Magness added a 2016 Grammy nomination to her 26 Blues Music Award nominations — with […]

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Janiva Magness Love is An Army

Richard Ludmerer blues music award, cd review, indie Blues, janiva magness, love is an army, making a Scene February 11, 2018

Janiva Magness Love is An Army Fathead Records/Bluelan Records Janiva Magness has been nominated for twenty-seven Blues Music Awards. She won the BMA for “Contemporary Female Artist of the Year” five times. Magness is also the only female artist other than Koko Taylor to win a BMA as “Entertainer of The Year”. Currently Magness has […]

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LIVE from the Midnight Circus Featuring Janiva Magness!

Richard L'Hommedieu blues, indie Blues, janiva magness, live from the midnight circus, making a Scene, RNB, roots music, roots rock, soul April 8, 2016

This is the #1 and Original VOICE OF INDIE Blues .. The VOICE of the touring artists who is creating new original music rooted in the blues! We only bring you what is happening today in Blues .. Great artists .. Great Music .. Tune and Discover what everyone is talking about .. INDIE Blues!! […]

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An Exclusive Interview with Janiva Magness!

Richard L'Hommedieu .blues, americana, indie Blues, janiva magness, Live from the Midnight Circus., making a Scene, RNB, soul April 8, 2016

Janiva Magness’ new album Love Wins Again is yet another evolutionary step for the soulful, elegant, award-winning singer-songwriter. It’s 11 core songs and two bonus tracks are built on a sonically sophisticated architecture that’s in full service of Magness’ remarkably flexible and generous voice—which can flow smoothly as champagne or churn up gravel on command. […]

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Janiva Magness Love Wins Again

Richard Ludmerer blues, blues-rock, indie, indie Blues, indie music, janiva magness, making a Scene, nu blues, roots music, roots rock March 19, 2016

Janiva Magness Love Wins Again Blue Elan Records/Fathead Records Janiva Magness was born in Detroit, Michigan. She wound up in the foster care system and was placed into a dozen homes before she got pregnant at the age of 17. Inspired by the intensity of an Otis Rush performance “Otis played as if his life […]

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Janiva Magness – Original

Richard Ludmerer blues, fathead records, janiva magness, making a Scene July 2, 2014

Janiva Magness Original Fathead Records This is Janiva Magness’s 11th album. Formerly on the Alligator Records label, her 2012 “Stronger for It” album garnered her two Blues Music Awards. Magness won the “Contemporary Female Blues Artist of the Year” for the fourth time having also won that award in 2006, 2007, and 2009. “Stronger for It” included three […]