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Soundstage - B.B. King - DVD

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Watch: Mick Jagger and B.B. King get President Obama to sing 'Sweet Home Chicago'

WASHINGTON (AP) — The president just couldn't say no: Mick Jagger held out a mic almost by way of command, and soon Barack Obama was belting out the blues with the best of them. The East Room of the Whi...

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B.B. King - The Four Kings of Blues Guitar

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Blues legend Pinetop Perkins dead at 97

In 1969 in Buffalo, N.Y., a wiry, middle-aged chain smoker sat in on piano during a jam session and earned a spot in the band of legendary bluesman Muddy Waters. By then, Pinetop Perkins had already performed with ...

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Help musician Jeff Golub: check out this online auction

Hitfix devotes very little time to smooth jazz. Well, let's be honest, we devote no time. We know that's not what you come to this site for. However, we also know that our Hitfix readers have tons and tons of heart. S...

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Fats Domino makes very rare appearance in NOLA

NEW ORLEANS - Fats Domino rarely emerges from his Louisiana home - and many wondered if he'd show up for "The Domino Effect," his namesake concert that raises funds to help rebuild schools and playgrounds damaged by H...

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Slash, John Mayer, more remember Les Paul

  Anyone who has ever picked up an electric guitar owes a debt of thanks to Les Paul, who died today at 94. Paul built a solid body guitar, which served as the template for the electric guitar. Paul's model, in...

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Slew of A-list musicians to participate in Paul McCartney tribute album

A coterie of A-list musicians will be giving Paul McCartney, who turns 70 this year, an all-star tribute with a new album featuring cover versions of several songs from the ex-Beatle's back catalog. Those performing o...

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Steven Tyler and Stevie Nicks nominated for 2013 Songwriters Hall of Fame

NEW YORK (AP) — Elvis Costello, B.B. King and Ray Davies are among the nominees for the 2013 Songwriters Hall of Fame. They're joined by a slew of top acts, including Jimmy Buffett, Vince Gill and Rod Tempert...

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Soul Power - Blu-ray Disc

Presented in conjunction with the landmark "Rumble in the Jungle" boxing match between famed pugilists Muhammad Ali and George Foreman, Zaire '74 was a three-day music festival in Kinshasa that was organized...

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