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buzzz worthy. . .  BENEFIT TO FEATURE JOE BONAMASSA, KEB' MO', KENNY WAYNE SHEPHERD, SLASH,  SUSAN TEDESCHI, DEREK TRUCKS, JIMMIE VAUGHAN, AND  JOE LOUIS WALKER  WITH JIMMY VIVINO AND THE BASIC CABLE BAND   GRAMMY Foundation ®  Vice President Scott Goldman to Host Benefit Tribute Event   (SANTA MONICA , Calif.)  — The GRAMMY Foundation ®  and GRAMMY Museum ®  are partnering on  Sept. 1  to celebrate the life and legacy of  B.B. King , 15-time GRAMMY ® -winning rhythm & blues singer. Titled  Icon: The Life And Legacy Of B.B. King , the live tribute, sponsored in part by  Gibson USA , will include performances by multi-GRAMMY winners  Keb' Mo' ,  Derek Trucks , and  Jimmie Vaughan ; GRAMMY winners  Slash  and  Susan Tedeschi ; GRAMMY nominees  Joe Bonamassa  and  Kenny Wayne Shepherd ; and blues guitarist  Joe Louis Walker . The show's music direct...

Zakiya Hooker, Daughter of Blues Icon John Lee Hooker, Serenades "Live" and "In The Mood" With Jazzy New Music Releases and Video                                                           Atlanta - Blues legend John Lee Hooker is best remembered for his iconic hits, "Boom, Boom" and "One Bourbon, One Scotch, One Beer." But perhaps his greatest legacy is found in the seductively supple vocal stylings of his daughter, the jazz-inflected, bluesy recording artist, Zakiya Hooker . Zakiya last showcased her brand of the remarkable Hooker inheritance with her 2009 CD release "Keeping It Real," an unbridled presentation of sassy melodious seduction. Her return to rhythm's landscape is now powerfully n...

buzzz worthy. . . (New York, NY)  -- Based in Los Angeles and Las Vegas, this tight combo of veteran musicians brings new energy to a style that has its roots in the swing era. The New Jump Blues blends up-tempo elements of blues and jazz and adding touches of calypso.   The ensemble showcases dynamic front man Antonio " Huggy Bear" Fargas who gained fame as an actor earning the nickname as the iconic street character from the mid-'70s television series Starsky & Hutch. He has also app eared in countless films such as "I'm Gonna Get You, Sucka ", "Foxy Brown" and played a recurring role Everybody Hates Chris. The New Jump Blues also features additional vocalists Adrian Battle and Airreal Watkins and is packaged as an exuberant revue-style stage show with dazzling choreography giving its audience an authentic dancehall experience reminiscent of the 40's and 50's. The band taps into that infectious energy, setting a...