Hamilton Blues Lovers

Monday, February 10, 2025

Get Out Your Guitar Day Videos by Danny Medakovic

Update of 2019 Post

Links: Dan Medakovic, More Dan Medakovic Stories, Videos above courtesy of Dan Medakovic, More 'Get Out Your Guitar Day' Videos

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Wednesday, February 5, 2025

Throwback Thursday: Lee Harvey Osmond Videos

Original: January 13, 2009

Updated: February 6, 2025

Links: Tim Gibbons, More Tim Gibbons Stories, Video above courtesy of highorhurtin

Video above courtesy of highorhurtin

Links: Lee Harvey Osmond, More Lee Harvey Osmond Stories, Video above courtesy of highorhurtin

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Monday, February 3, 2025

Canadian Grammy Winners 2025

There was a lot of Canadian content at the 67th GRAMMY Awards that took place at the Crypto.com Arena (LA) on Sunday, February 2 and was broadcast live on CBS.

Here is the televised ceremony:

Links: Grammy, More Grammy Stories, Video above courtesy of Recording Academy / GRAMMYs

Hamilton Bluesman Steve Strongman attended as a nominee. Below is his commentary

Links: Steve Strongman, More Steve Strongman Stories, Video above courtesy of Steve Strongman Music

Below is a complete list of Canadian winners. Click here for the complete list

Best Traditional Blues Album: The Taj Mahal Sextet - Live at The Church in Tulsa (released through Waterdown Canada’s Stony Plain Records)
Lowell: Album of the Year/Best Country Album (Beyoncé - Cowboy Carter, co-writer on some tracks)

Links: Lowell, More Lowell Stories, Beyonce, More Beyonce Stories, Video above courtesy of rauhlren
Daniel Caesar: Best Reggae Album: (Bob Marley: One Love - Music Inspired By the Film ft the song Waiting In Vain)

Links: Daniel Caesar, More Daniel Caesar Stories, More Bob Marley Covers/Stories, Video above courtesy of Stereohearts R&B
Shawn Everett: Album of the Year/Best Country Album (Beyoncé - Cowboy Carter, production and mixing) / Best Country Song: (Kacey Musgraves - The Architect, production and mixing)
Dave Hamelin: Album of the Year/Best Country Album (Beyoncé - Cowboy Carter, producer)
Yannick Nézet-Séguin: Best Compilation Soundtrack for Visual Media (Maestro: Music by Leonard Bernstein with London Symphony Orchestra and Bradley Cooper)
Jessie Reyez: Best Reggae Album: Bob Marley: One Love - Music Inspired By the Film ft the song Is This Love)

Links: Jessie Reyez, More Jesse Reyez Stories, Video above courtesy of Jessie Reyez
Scott Zhang aka Monsune: Best R&B Song (SZA - Saturn, songwriter)

Links: Monsune, More Monsune Stories, SZA, More SZA Stories, Video above courtesy of SZA

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Sunday, February 2, 2025

Honouring the Day the Music Died w Videos by Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens, The Big Bopper

Click pic to learn about 'The Day The Music Died"

Links: Video above courtesy of Buddy Holly - Topic

Links: Ritchie Valens, More Ritchie Valens Stories, Video above courtesy of Ritchie Valens - Topic

Links: Big Bopper, More Big Bopper Covers/Stories, Video above courtesy of The Big Bopper - Topic

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Saturday, February 1, 2025

Play Your Ukulele Day Videos by Poacher Ukulele Band, Niagara on the Lake Ukesters, Royal City Ukulele Ensemble

Links: Poacher Ukulele Band, More PUB Stories/Videos, Video above courtesy of rwhmoto

Links: NOTL Ukesters, Video above courtesy of NOTL Ukesters

Links: Royal City Ukulele Ensemble, More Motorhead Covers/Stories, Video above courtesy of Melanie Berard

Friday, January 31, 2025

Black History Month Videos ft the Jewell Family

Picture courtesy of CBC Hamilton

From Black Past in Guelph Website

In 1925, Percy Cornelius Jewell, a CP Rail employee, married Ida Brooks, and while living in Guelph, the couple had four children: Percy, Ted, Melba, and Pat. Although little could be found about the younger Percy, the other three Jewell children all found moderate success as a result of musical prowess. Melba and Pat formed two thirds of trio known as the “Fabulous PJ’s” performing alongside the white Patti-Jo Patriquin and releasing at least one album together.

Video above courtesy of MOCM - Museum of Canadian Music

Links: Video above courtesy of Guelph Museums

Ted, however, went a different route and played as part of the musical accompaniment of several shows at Guelph’s Capitol Theatre, including the August 1950 musical “Up in Central Park,” before studying music at the University of Toronto and going on to graduate from the Royal Conservatory of Music.

Ted Jewell attained post-secondary education and eventually would be named Chancellor of Huntington University. For Melba and Pat Jewell, while their band would have allowed them to tour and generate revenue for themselves, being part of a mixed-race band may have allowed an even greater level of access.

Click here for a TVO special about Ted.

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