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10 TOP TEN

Chantel McGregors’s favourite Top Ten 12 HAPPENIN NEWS Find out news on the scene 70 FESTIVAL FEVER

Big Wheel, Lax’n Festival, Ferriday’s Soul Survivors Festival. 80 BOOK REVIEWS

Led Zeppelin “ The story behind every song”. You Can’t Always Get What You Want. 82 DVD REVIEWS

Janice Joplin “Her Final Hours 114 GOT LIVE

Eddie Martin, Elephant Shelf, Joe Bonamassa, Aynsley Lister, Jethro Tull, Hamilton Loomis, Gary Moore, Bare Bones

Boogie Band, Rob Tognoni, Lisa Mills, Jon Amor & Chantel McGregor.

8 FEEDBACK 16 BLUES FOUNDATION

AWARDS IN MEMPHIS 18 INTERVIEWS

Awek, Bjorn Berge, Eric Bibb, Jimmie Vaughan, John Norum, Larry Miller, Marcus Bonfanti, Mike Zito, Nine Below Zero, Sandi Thom, Small Blues Trap, Tommy Castro.

76 BLUE BLOOD

Debbie Giles’ Midnight Train, JPThree and Smokin Hogs 124 EARLY BLUES Liz Aiken 126 THE HEGEMONY OF

THE BLUES Richard Thomas.

84 CD REVIEWS WILL TANG, BIG BILL MORGANFIELD, TREVOR

LAY, CLARE FREE DAVID GERALD,SMOKIN’ HOGS, LITTLE AXE, CHARLIE BURSE AND HIS MEMPHIS MUDCATS, STANTON MOORE, RAY CHARLES, DEBBIE DAVIES, HIPBONE SLIM AND THE KNEETREMBLERS, CATHERINE RUSSELL, STACEY EARLE & MARK STUART, EGYPT, OTIS GIBBS, ELI ‘PAPERBOY’ REED & THE TRUE LOVES, DAVID MAXWELL & LOUISIANA RED, ANA POPOVIC, JOHN NORUM, STEVIE RAY VAUGHAN AND FRIENDS, AYNSLEY LISTER, THE STEVE MILLER BAND, THE MANNISH BOYS, MUDDY WATERS, SMALL BLUES TRAP, GROUNDHOGS, PHILIP SAYCE......

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FIN- Cover feature Page 28. ERIC BIBB - Part 1 Climb aboard with us for this fabulous two part interview with Eric. He is one of the most charismatic performers you will ever have the great pleasure of watching. If you get the chance dont miss the experience.

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