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Kenny ‘Blues Boss’ Wayne will have you ‘Jumpin’ and Boppin”

Rhetta Akamatsu blues, boogie-woogie piano, jump blues, Jumpin and Boppin, Kenny “Blues Boss” Wayne July 12, 2016

Kenny “Blues Boss” Wayne is back with his third album for Stony Plain Records, Jumpin’ and Boppin’ and it is pure joy from start to finish. Wayne started his career as a child prodigy over 60 years ago, and yet his verve and enthusiasm comes through in every note like this is his first album. […]

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Kenny “Blues Boss” Wayne Jumpin’ & Boppin’

Richard Ludmerer blues, Funk, indie Blues, jump blues, Kenny “Blues Boss” Wayne, making a Scene, neo blues, new Blues, nu blues, RNB, Rock, soul July 4, 2016

Kenny “Blues Boss” Wayne Jumpin’ & Boppin’ Stony Plain Records Kenneth Wayne Spruell a.k.a. Kenny “Blues Boss” Wayne was born in Spokane, Washington in 1944. He is a blues and boogie-woogie pianist, singer and songwriter. Wayne recorded his debut album “Blues Boss Boogie” in 1988. Wayne won a Juno award, the Canadian equivalent of our […]

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An Exclusive Interview with Gus Spenos

Richard L'Hommedieu .blues, Gus Spenos, indie Blues, jump blues, Live from the Midnight Circus., making a Scene June 4, 2016

Fans of jump, swing and boogie, rejoice: You have a new artist to play! Gus Spenos is a bluesman with the shouting style of some of the all-time greats who also has serious sax chops (and the day job of being a top neurologist in Indianapolis). On If You Were Gold Baby, Spenos and his big band prove […]