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  • Samantha Fish & Sadie Johnson – Black Cat Bone

    Samantha Fish & Sadie Johnson – Black Cat Bone

    Samantha Fish – Guitar/vocals
    Sadie Johnson – Guitar/vocals
    Scott Southerland – Bass
    Go-Go Ray – Drums

    The Miller House Restaurant – Owensboro, KY
    9.19.14

    Tremendous !!! They not only ” scratch ” chords or make ” endless ” solos; these two women give a lesson in how you interact between two guitars and enjoying letting space. The result is a masterful performance and joy to the ears.

    These two awesome guitarists need to collaborate a LOT more often. They sound like they’ve been playing together since childhood.

    These girls have such natural chemistry and the ability to define what blues is all about.

    Samantha Fish

    Samantha Fish recalls her first musical taste as the classic rock of The Rolling Stones and Tom Petty, alongside contemporary artists like Sheryl Crow and The Black Crowes, but after several underage clandestine visits to the Knuckleheads Saloon blues club in her native Kansas City, she followed the thread from modern masters like Zito and Tab Benoit, through fallen ’80s heroes like Stevie Ray Vaughan, right back to the pre-war Delta masters. “I fell in love with it,” she told Premier Guitar of her growing passion for the form, “and started doing my homework by listening to the old guys like Son House and Skip James.”

    Soon enough, appreciation for the blues had spilled over into the application, and by the age of 18, Samantha had settled on a searing lead guitar style that expressed her own voice rather than mimicking the clichéd blues licks note-for-note. The home practice didn’t scratch the itch, and she broke into a dues-paying period on the Kansas City jam circuit: an apprenticeship at the sharp end that tightened her musical chops, polished her stagecraft and gave her the grit to overcome occasional skepticism about her age, hair tone, and gender. “I always hated the idea of the gimmick,” she told Premier Guitar. “People come out just because you are a girl, but then you have so much more to prove once you get them in the door.” (Read more… rufrecords.de)

  • The Sad Sam Blues Jam – Killing Floor/Crossroads

    The Sad Sam Blues Jam – Killing Floor/Crossroads

    The Sad Sam Blues Jam

    The group is based out of Bloomington, Indiana. The four-piece features sister act Sadie (lead guitar and vocals) and Sam Johnson (bass) upfront, alongside Krista Hess (guitar) and Matt McCarthy (drums).

    For the Sad Sam Blues Jam, an Indiana band featuring three female members younger than 20, it’s still fairly common to play in front of skeptical crowds.

    And winning over doubters hasn’t lost its thrill.

    “You’ll come out with a killer song, and people can’t even dance,” vocalist-guitarist Sadie Johnson said. “They’re just sitting there, like, ‘What is this?’ ”

    Fellow vocalist-guitarist Krista Hess said the “What is this?” sensation can arrive before a show even begins.

    “People see a bunch of teenage girls setting up,” Hess said. “They’re expecting something frivolous or shallow. I feel like we have to prove ourselves every time we play a new venue. We have to move them and show them.” Read More…

    Blues Music

    Blues is a musical genre known as the folklore of African-American musicians. Its origins are associated with the southern states of the USA, that is the region conventionally called the “deep south”. The very name of the genre (sadness, despair) is related to its nostalgic form, also in the textual layer. Blues pieces touch male-female relationships as well as feelings and emotions (love, loneliness, faithfulness, jealousy). However, blues performers often sing about freedom, work and travel. The songs also feature social criticism relating mainly to racial inequality and political issues.

    Many artists are inspired by blues music and combine it with other styles. In this way, such musical mergers as punk blues, soul blues or blues rock. The popularity of this genre in the USA has led to the emergence of regional varieties, such as Louisiana, New Orleans, Texas and Detroit blues. There are also factions characteristic of other countries – British blues and African blues.

  • Sadie Johnson – Voodoo Woman

    Sadie Johnson – Voodoo Woman

    Sean Carney Band with Special Guests Sadie Johnson, Bart Walker, Jonn Del Toro Richardson at Natalie’s Coal Fired Pizza in Worthington, Ohio Franklin County. Sean Carney on Guitar, Sadie Johnson on Guitar, Bart Walker on Guitar, Jonn Del Toro Richardson on Guitar, Lenny Fatigati on Bass, Jan Roll on Drums. Sadie Johnson Playing and Singing.

    Sadie Johnson

    Sadie Johnson first picked up the guitar at the age of 6. She began playing blues at 13 during open mic nights at a local blues bar in her hometown. She quickly learned from the regulars, the art of improvisation, but could not be taught to play with the heart and soul, which she exudes on stage. During that time, she fell heard and fast for everything blues, including the music of Mr. Eric Clapton. Now 17, Sadie has become one of the most well rounded players in an alarmingly musical city.

    In addition to her jazz accomplishments, she has played with Samantha Fish, Kate Moss, Jimmy Carpenter, and Blues Traveler, to name a few, and her inspirations include Louis Armstrong, Doyal Bramhall ll, Susan Tedeschi and Derek Trucks. This summer her band, The Sad Sam Blues Jam, will open the Blues from the Top festival in Winter Park, Co. before heading out on their inaugural US tour. Read More…

  • Samantha Fish & Sadie Johnson – Black Cat Bone

    Samantha Fish & Sadie Johnson – Black Cat Bone

    Samantha Fish & Sadie Johnson - Black Cat Bone
    Samantha Fish & Sadie Johnson – Black Cat Bone

    Samantha Fish – Guitar/vocals
    Sadie Johnson – Guitar/vocals
    Scott Southerland – Bass
    Go-Go Ray – Drums

    The Miller House Restaurant – Owensboro, KY
    9.19.14

    Tremendous !!! They not only ” scratch ” chords or make ” endless ” solos; these two women give a lesson in how you interact between two guitars and enjoying letting space. The result is a masterful performance and joy to the ears.

    These two awesome guitarists need to collaborate a LOT more often. They sound like they’ve been playing together since childhood.

    These girls have such natural chemistry and the ability to define what blues is all about.

    Samantha Fish

    Samantha Fish recalls her first musical taste as the classic rock of The Rolling Stones and Tom Petty, alongside contemporary artists like Sheryl Crow and The Black Crowes, but after several underage clandestine visits to the Knuckleheads Saloon blues club in her native Kansas City, she followed the thread from modern masters like Zito and Tab Benoit, through fallen ’80s heroes like Stevie Ray Vaughan, right back to the pre-war Delta masters. “I fell in love with it,” she told Premier Guitar of her growing passion for the form, “and started doing my homework by listening to the old guys like Son House and Skip James.”

    Soon enough, appreciation for the blues had spilled over into the application, and by the age of 18, Samantha had settled on a searing lead guitar style that expressed her own voice rather than mimicking the clichéd blues licks note-for-note. The home practice didn’t scratch the itch, and she broke into a dues-paying period on the Kansas City jam circuit: an apprenticeship at the sharp end that tightened her musical chops, polished her stagecraft and gave her the grit to overcome occasional skepticism about her age, hair tone, and gender. “I always hated the idea of the gimmick,” she told Premier Guitar. “People come out just because you are a girl, but then you have so much more to prove once you get them in the door.” (Read more… rufrecords.de)

  • The Sad Sam Blues Jam – Killing Floor/Crossroads

    The Sad Sam Blues Jam – Killing Floor/Crossroads

    The Sad Sam Blues Jam - Killing Floor/Crossroads
    The Sad Sam Blues Jam – Killing Floor/Crossroads

    The Sad Sam Blues Jam

    The group is based out of Bloomington, Indiana. The four piece features sister act Sadie (lead guitar and vocals) and Sam Johnson (bass) up front, alongside Krista Hess (guitar) and Matt McCarthy (drums).

    For the Sad Sam Blues Jam, an Indiana band featuring three female members younger than 20, it’s still fairly common to play in front of skeptical crowds.

    And winning over doubters hasn’t lost its thrill.

    “You’ll come out with a killer song, and people can’t even dance,” vocalist-guitarist Sadie Johnson said. “They’re just sitting there, like, ‘What is this?’ ”

    Fellow vocalist-guitarist Krista Hess said the “What is this?” sensation can arrive before a show even begins.

    “People see a bunch of teenage girls setting up,” Hess said. “They’re expecting something frivolous or shallow. I feel like we have to prove ourselves every time we play a new venue. We have to move them and show them.” Read More…

    Blues Music

    Blues is a musical genre known as the folklore of African-American musicians. Its origins are associated with the southern states of the USA, that is the region conventionally called the “deep south”. The very name of the genre (sadness, despair) is related to its nostalgic form, also in the textual layer. Blues pieces touch male-female relationships as well as feelings and emotions (love, loneliness, faithfulness, jealousy). However, blues performers often sing about freedom, work and travel. The songs also feature social criticism relating mainly to racial inequality and political issues.

    Many artists are inspired by blues music and combine it with other styles. In this way, such musical mergers as punk blues, soul blues or blues rock. The popularity of this genre in the USA has led to the emergence of regional varieties, such as Louisiana, New Orleans, Texas and Detroit blues. There are also factions characteristic of other countries – British blues and African blues.