Posts Tagged ‘blues’
Lifting spirits through North Richmond blues
Service was a recurring theme at the 2nd Annual North Richmond Music Festival, which drew more than 250 neighborhood residents for a day of barbecue, sweet blues music and social service outreach.
Read MoreBlues to return to North Richmond Saturday
Bluesman Jesse James will headline an array of performers set to let the music fly Saturday at Shields-Reid Park for the second annual North Richmond Music Festival. The event is scheduled for 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Read MorePart 3: North Richmond blues
The music scene that emerged in North Richmond featured a strong, bluesy, country twang that represented not only the influx of southerners to the area during World War II, but also other unique geographical and cultural heritages.
Read MoreRichmond, once a mecca for the Blues
James Brown and B.B. King were just two of the titans who once played Richmond’s circuit of Blues clubs.
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