There's a little more shuffling among the Top Ten on the blues chart for the week ending April 5, 2014 than in previous weeks, with a couple of re-entries of old favorites. We're happy to see the Michael Bloomfield box set, From His Head To His Heart To His Hands , reappear at a very respectable number six, a nice feat for a multi-disc set with a higher price tag than your usual CD. The Royal Southern...
Weekly Blues Music Report: George Thorogood's Icon Returns
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