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J.J. Cale and Eric Clapton The Road To Escondido 20th anniversary Enhanced Edition album cover.

J.J. Cale And Eric Clapton Unearth Three Unreleased Songs For The Road To Escondido 20th Anniversary

by Paul Cashmere

J.J. Cale and Eric Clapton’s 2006 collaboration The Road To Escondido receives a 20th anniversary Enhanced Edition featuring three previously unreleased studio recordings, including Roll On with Billy Preston and John Mayer, plus three live performances from San Diego.

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John Farnham Celebration Concert cast performing at Rod Laver Arena Melbourne

Mahalia Barnes + The Soul Mates Confirm 25-Date Australian Tour For 2027

by Paul Cashmere

Mahalia Barnes + The Soul Mates will play 25 Australian shows from March to May 2027, with dates across NSW, the ACT, Queensland, Victoria and South Australia.

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The Rolling Stones, Ros OGorman photographer, Rod Laver Arena

Keith Richards Revisits Jimmy Reed Classic Bright Lights, Big City For GTA VI

by Paul Cashmere

Keith Richards has recorded Jimmy Reed’s “Bright Lights, Big City” for the GTA VI soundtrack, revisiting a song The Rolling Stones recorded in 1963.

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Angus & Julia Stone performing during the Karaoke Bar era

Nina Simone’s Wild Is The Wind Turns 60

by Paul Cashmere

Nina Simone’s Wild Is The Wind turns 60, marking six decades of an album that became one of the defining recordings of her Philips Records period.

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John Mayer performing during the Continuum era

John Mayer’s Continuum Turns 20

by Paul Cashmere

John Mayer’s Continuum turns 20 on September 12, 2026, marking two decades since his third studio album reshaped his sound through blues, soul, R&B and pop.

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Steve Cropper Watching The Tide album featuring Brian May and Billy Gibbons

Steve Cropper’s Posthumous Album Watching The Tide Features Brian May, Billy Gibbons, Eric Clapton And Ronnie Wood

by Paul Cashmere

Steve Cropper’s posthumous album Watching The Tide features Brian May, Billy F. Gibbons, Eric Clapton and Ronnie Wood.

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The Blues Train

19-Twenty To Headline Blues Train’s First Off-Track Blues Sessions

by Paul Cashmere

The Blues Train launches its first Off-Track Blues Sessions this August with 19-Twenty heading a bill that also includes Phil Coyne & The Wayward Aces and Anna Scionti.

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Blues Breakers with Eric Clapton

John Mayall & The Bluesbreakers With Eric Clapton: Blues Breakers Marks 60 Years As A Landmark Blues Rock Album

by Paul Cashmere

John Mayall and Eric Clapton’s landmark 1966 album Blues Breakers with Eric Clapton reaches its 60th anniversary, celebrating one of the defining recordings in British blues rock.

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Murray and the Movers photo bu Jo Forster

Murray & The Movers Release New Version Of ‘I Put A Spell On You’

by Paul Cashmere

Murray & The Movers have released a new version of ‘I Put A Spell On You’, combining the influences of Nina Simone and Screamin’ Jay Hawkins in a late-night blues-jazz arrangement.

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Ray Beadle

Ray Beadle To Headline Great British Rhythm & Blues Festival In UK First

by Paul Cashmere

Australian blues guitarist Ray Beadle will headline the Great British Rhythm & Blues Festival in Colne, Lancashire, marking the first UK festival headline appearance of his career.

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Samantha Fish Paper Doll Live

Samantha Fish Releases First Official Live Album ‘Paper Doll Live’

by Paul Cashmere

Samantha Fish has unveiled her first official live album, Paper Doll Live, recorded at Knoxville’s historic Bijou Theatre and featuring the new single Rusty Razor Live.

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Judith Owen Suit Yourself

Judith Owen Suit Yourself Features Joe Bonamassa On New Album As Welsh Singer Expands Her Jazz Era

by Paul Cashmere

Judith Owen’s new album Suit Yourself features Joe Bonamassa and continues the Welsh singer-songwriter’s evolution into jazz, blues and big band music.

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Clarence Carter from Encyclopedia of Alabama

Clarence Carter Dies Aged 90

by Paul Cashmere

Soul and blues singer Clarence Carter, best known for Slip Away, Patches and Strokin’, has died aged 90 after complications from pneumonia.

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Steve Cropper Watching The Tide

Steve Cropper & The Midnight Hour Announce Watching The Tide, Posthumous Album Featuring Eric Clapton, Brian May, Billy Gibbons And Ronnie Wood

by Paul Cashmere

Steve Cropper & The Midnight Hour will release Watching The Tide on August 28, a posthumous album featuring Eric Clapton, Brian May, Billy Gibbons and Ronnie Wood.

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John Hammond photo by Jessica Chornsky

John Hammond Blues Guitar Pioneer Dies Aged 83

by Paul Cashmere

Legendary blues singer and guitarist John Hammond has died aged 83, ending a six-decade career dedicated to preserving and performing traditional blues music.

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B.B. King's Blues Summit Joe Bonamassa

Joe Bonamassa Releases Landmark B.B. King Tribute Album

by Paul Cashmere

Joe Bonamassa releases B.B. King’s Blues Summit 100, a 32-track tribute featuring Eric Clapton, Chaka Khan, Buddy Guy and more

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Mike Finnigan

My Credit Didn’t Go Through Introduces Final Album From Blues Master Mike Finnigan

by Paul Cashmere

A new track from the late Mike Finnigan introduces a posthumous album celebrating the legendary Hammond B3 player’s voice, songs and lifelong impact on blues and soul music.

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Peter McFarlane Behind The Drum Kit, Finch Era

Peter McFarlane, Finch aka Contraband Drummer Dies Following Stroke

by Paul Cashmere

A full career retrospective and obituary for Peter McFarlane, drummer with Finch and Contraband, and a respected figure across Australian music.

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ThornBird announces 2026 Big Girl Pants Victorian shows

ThornBird Announces 2026 Big Girl Pants Victorian Shows

by Paul Cashmere

ThornBird will return to Victoria in February 2026 for four Big Girl Pants shows, showcasing the latest chapter in Vikki Thorn’s acclaimed solo career.

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Robert Plant presents Sensational Space Shifters photo by Ros O'Gorman

Watch Robert Plant Return To Roots With Intimate Tiny Desk Concert Performance

by Paul Cashmere

Robert Plant delivers an intimate Saving Grace performance featuring traditional works and a reimagined Gallows Pole, underscoring his enduring connection to folk and blues.

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Robert Finley to perform live on stage in Australia

Robert Finley To Tour Australia For The First Time In May 2026

by Paul Cashmere

Robert Finley will bring his blues and soul legacy to Australia for the first time in May 2026 with shows across New South Wales, Victoria and Queensland.

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Fantastic Negrito performing live during his Australian tour.

Fantastic Negrito Confirms March 2026 Return To Australia

by Paul Cashmere

Fantastic Negrito will return to Australia in March 2026 for a run of headline concerts and festival dates, bringing his powerful songs and bold storytelling back to local audiences.

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Mavis Staples shares title track ‘Sad And Beautiful World’ from upcoming album

Mavis Staples To Release New Album ‘Sad And Beautiful World’ November 7 – A Living Legend Still Lifting Voices Seven Decades On

by Paul Cashmere

At 86, Mavis Staples is still a force of nature. Her new album Sad And Beautiful World arrives 7 November, featuring Buddy Guy, Bonnie Raitt and Jeff Tweedy — a powerful testament to her seven-decade legacy.

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PepperCreek Revival release emotional new single Remember

PepperCreek Revival Honour Life, Loss And Memory With New Single ‘Remember’

by Paul Cashmere

PepperCreek Revival honour love, loss and memory on their emotional new single Remember, written by Kelly Auty, ahead of their February 2026 album.

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Slash performs Crossroads Live from the S.E.R.P.E.N.T. Festival album

Slash Ignites The Blues On ‘Crossroads (Live)’ Ahead Of His S.E.R.P.E.N.T. Festival Live Album

by Noise11.com

Slash returns to his blues roots with the fiery new single Crossroads (Live), taken from the upcoming live album and concert film Live At The S.E.R.P.E.N.T. Festival, out 7 November.

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Eric Bibb performing at Bellarine Estate among vineyards

Eric Bibb to Headline Bellarine Estate’s Inaugural 100 Acres Festival

by Noise11.com

Bellarine Estate will host the inaugural 100 Acres Festival on April 18, 2026, headlined by Eric Bibb with a strong local blues line up and estate wines on offer

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Ike Turner Jr, Son of Tina and Ike Turner, Dies Aged 67

by Noise11.com

Ike Turner Jr, son of Tina and Ike Turner, has died at 67 from kidney failure. A Grammy-winning musician and sound engineer, he carried on his family’s musical legacy despite a life marked by hardship and health struggles.

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Boz Scaggs Detour

Boz Scaggs Announces Detour, His First New Album in Seven Years, Out October 17 via Concord Records

by Noise11.com

Boz Scaggs will return this October with Detour, his first studio album in seven years. The record, due October 17 via Concord Records, marks the Grammy-winning vocalist and guitarist’s long-awaited follow-up to 2018’s Out of the Blues and finds him exploring the Great American Songbook with his trademark mix of finesse, soul and subtlety.

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The Black Sorrows Cover art for For Your Love single

The Black Sorrows Return with New Single ‘For Your Love’ Ahead of Nation-Wide Tour

by Noise11.com

One of Australia’s most enduring and celebrated bands, The Black Sorrows, are set to release their new single, For Your Love, this Friday, 24th October. The track is the first taste from their upcoming double album, The Quintessential Black Sorrows, a carefully curated collection celebrating decades of genre-defying songwriting.

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Mavis Staples photo supplied by Anti Records

Mavis Staples to Release New Album ‘Sad And Beautiful World’ November 7

by Noise11.com

There are few voices in American music that carry the weight of history, faith, and resilience quite like Mavis Staples. Now 86, Staples is still moving forward with the same passion that has defined her life in music, announcing the release of her new album Sad And Beautiful World for November 7. Produced by Brad Cook (Bon Iver, Waxahatchee, Nathaniel Rateliff), the record is a sweeping celebration of survival and connection, featuring appearances from some of music’s greatest names.

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