Sol Roots

Sun Nov 23 Sol Roots trio perform on historic U Street in Washington D.C.

"Award-winning blend of upbeat Jazz & Funk, deep Blues & Soul, heartfelt R&B, and hypnotic rhythms"

A weekly evening concert in the heart of the historic Washington DC jazz & soul U Street corridor

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RL Burnside (blues singer, songwriter, guitarist) was born on this date in 1926. He died on September 1, 2005 at the age of 78.

Happy Birthday Nov 23 to RL Burnside delta blues legend (1926-2005)!
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#deltablues #blues #bluesmusic

YouTube video by behind007 R. L. Burnside - Rollin and Tumblin

youtube.com/watch?v=Q7Pd... RL Burnside Live

RL Burnside autograph

Blues great R.L. Burnside (d. 2005) was born November 23, 1926 in Mississippi.
Detail of his signature on a poster from the 1993 King Biscuit Blues Festival.

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FRI NOV 21 & SAT NOV 22
The Oyster Riot
Washington DC

The annual Oyster Riot is known as "DC's preeminent food & wine event'
&
"One of the greatest parties of the year in Washington DC"

featuring live music by Yacht Lobsters (yacht rock), Bad Influence Band (blues), Sol Roots band (funk/soul)!!

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Thanks @jazzandbluesjrny.bsky.social !!!

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FRI NOV 21 & SAT NOV 22
The Oyster Riot
Washington DC

The annual Oyster Riot is known as "DC's preeminent food and wine event'
&
"One of the greatest parties of the year in Washington DC"

featuring live music by Yacht Lobsters (yacht rock), Bad Influence Band (blues), Sol Roots band (funk/soul)!!

Robert Johnson - They're Red Hot (1936)
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YouTube video by PBS NewsHour Taj Mahal and Keb' Mo' perform 'Diving Duck Blues'

youtube.com/watch?v=H3sD... Taj Mahal Keb Mo Live

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Thanks for all you do @rockinbluesshow.bsky.social !!!

Scientists Successfully Extract 40,000-Year-Old RNA From Woolly Mammoth The ancient pachyderm was preserved in permafrost, providing the most intact RNA ever studied.

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So, with viable RNA scientists are one step closer to bringing back the Wooly Mammoth

Copy of Robert Palmer’s “Deep Blues”. I’ve given away several copies , this is my most recent and has been partially eaten by my dog

Little Rock native Robert Palmer (the other one) died this date in 1997.
Musician (w/Insect Trust), music critic for NY Times, educator, producer.
His “Deep Blues” is a classic.
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Michael Arnone's Crawfish Fest Reels In Samantha Fish, Rebirth Brass Band & More For 2026 Lineup The 2026 Michael Arnone's Crawfish Fest lineup features headliners Samantha Fish, Rebirth Brass Band and Kenny Neal.

Bringing a taste of Louisiana to New Jersey, the 33rd annual Michael Arnone’s Crawfish Fest lineup includes Samantha Fish, Rebirth Brass Band, Kenny Neal + more ...

YouTube video by 1AnitrasDance Matt Schofield & Chris Cain - Black Cat Bone - 1/20/20 (Cadillac Zack) Maui Sugar Mill

Yes, they're great. I found out about him because Robben Ford really rates him. Same with Chris Cain, another RF recommendation. His rhythm playing is phenomenal. He's on the left.

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YouTube video by 1AnitrasDance Chris Cain - Baby Please - 4/27/19 Big Mamas Rib Shack - Pasadena, CA

Chris Cain - Baby Please
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#BluesAroundTheWorld #BluesGuitar #GuitarBlues #BluesPlayer

Happy B'Day to blues guitar maestro Chris Cain
born Nov 19, 1955!
Raisin' Cain LP
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#alligatorrecords #bluesguitar #Blues

Happy 40th birthday to Bill Waterson’s ‘Calvin and Hobbes’. A work of consummate, stubborn, human, and more-than-human art.

Calvin & Hobbes walking along a tree trunk laid across a river as a bridge.

40 years ago today the world was introduced to a small boy and his best friend. Happy birthday Calvin & Hobbes.

Adams Morgan’s streateries are overwhelmingly popular. Forthcoming requirements put them and others at risk of vanishing Pete’s on-the-street interviews find that streateries on 18th Street NW, which the District paid for but is, nonetheless, about to dismantle, are overwhelmingly popular. Alex ruminates on the connecti...

A large majority will disappear citywide, not just in AdMo — 82% of survey respondents said they'd rather have the streateries than parking spaces.

“In Adams Morgan, which currently has 33 streateries, only three plan to continue under the new rules." dub.sh/StreateriesDC

Bob Dylan Scholarship Comes in 'Through the Open Window' » PopMatters Through the Open Window does something ambitious in exploring Bob Dylan's early development and capturing the essence of a scene.

'Through the Open Window' does something ambitious in exploring Bob Dylan's early development and capturing the essence of a scene.

Review: Kim Wilson'Slow Burn' Review: Kim Wilson of the Fabulous Thunderbirds, out November 21 digitally and December 5 for CD, by By Nick Cristiano

Review: Kim Wilson 'Slow Burn' singer/harmonica player for the Fabulous Thunderbirds, out November 21 digitally and December 5 for CD, by Nick Cristiano.
rockandbluesmuse.com/2025/11/18/r... #blues #bluessinger #newmusic #rockandbluesmuse

#ThrowbackThursday to 2018, and TajMo performing "Diving Duck Blues" together at the Grammy award ceremony. 🪕

Listen to TajMo's new album 'Room On The Porch' at the link below. @kebmo.com

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