Blues

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  Mendelson Joe, Canadian Singer-Songwriter, Visual Artist and Activist, Dies at 78

  PUBLISHED Feb 8, 2023

  Mendelson Joe — the Canadian singer-songwriter, visual artist, and activist who was a fixture of Toronto's arts community for over four dec...

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  Matt Andersen Uncorks 'The Big Bottle of Joy' on New Album, Announces Canadian Tour

  PUBLISHED Jan 27, 2023

  Matt Andersen has lifted the curtain on a new album. The New Brunswick singer-songwriter will share The Big Bottle of Joy on March 10 via S...

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  Influential English Guitarist Jeff Beck Dies at 78

  PUBLISHED Jan 11, 2023

  Jeff Beck — the English guitarist who rose to prominence with the Yardbirds and recorded with Stevie Wonder, Ozzy Osbourne, Kate Bush, Mick...

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  American-Canadian Transgender Soul Singer Jackie Shane Honoured with New Heritage Minute

  PUBLISHED Nov 2, 2022

  Late American-Canadian transgender soul singer Jackie Shane is the subject of a new Heritage Minute from Historica Canada. The dramatizati...

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  Tom Wilson Documentary 'Beautiful Scars' Heads to TVO

  PUBLISHED Oct 27, 2022

  Tom Wilson — of Blackie and the Rodeo Kings and Junkhouse — is the subject of a biographical documentary sharing the name of his 2017 memoi...

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  Tinariwen Play Canada on North American Tour, Announce Three Reissues

  PUBLISHED Sep 1, 2022

  Ahead of playing Canada on a North American tour this fall, Tinariwen have announced plans to reissue a pair of albums and bring a new rari...

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  Ruby Singh and the Future Ancestors Detail Self-Titled Debut, Share Liberatory "Dog Bone"

  PUBLISHED Aug 16, 2022

  Vancouver-based multi-visionary musician Ruby Singh has assembled a new musical supergroup to kick up some stardust. Ruby Singh and the Fut...

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  'ELVIS' Actress and Singer Shonka Dukureh Found Dead at 44

  PUBLISHED Jul 22, 2022

  Shonka Dukureh — the American singer and actress who recently portrayed singer-songwriter Willie Mae "Big Mama" Thornton in Baz Luhrmann's...