@solroots
"New Orleans influenced funk, deep blues, heartfelt soul, energetic rock, and hypnotic rhythms." Sol is a Home Grown Music Network artist and a "Next Generation" Music Maker Foundation artist. SolRootsMusic.com
Selwyn Birchwood To Release ‘Electric Swamp Funkin’ Blues’ Album out March 27, on Alligator Records, Shares New Single. Listen up!
rockandbluesmuse.com/2026/01/27/s... #selwynbirchwood #blues #newmusic #rockandbluesmuse
Happy 41st Birthday to Selwyn Birchwood! His sound is an intoxicating mix of deep blues, blistering, psychedelic-tinged rock, booty-shaking funk and sweet Southern soul. The next chapter in his musical career is just around the corner with Electric Swamp Funkin' Blues March 27
selwyn.lnk.to/Electric
‘Remember me as you saw me’: Ursula Ricks, a Baltimore blues gem, insists baltimorebeat.com/remember-me-...
Tues Mar 10
The Nighthawks
Private Event
Vero Beach, FL
"The Nighthawks perform their mix of low down blues, R&B, soul, & rock. The band is led by master harmonica player Mark Wenner. The lineup feat drummer Gary Crockett, talented guitarist Zach Sweeney, & powerful bassist/vocalist Sol Roots"
Thanks @pizzacook.bsky.social !!
Thanks @esmereldaohara.bsky.social !!
Mon Mar 9
The Nighthawks
Amelia Theatre
Fernandina Beach, FL
"The Nighthawks perform their mix of low down blues, R&B, soul, & rock. The band is led by master harmonica player Mark Wenner. The lineup feat drummer Gary Crockett, talented guitarist Zach Sweeney, & powerful bassist/vocalist Sol Roots"
"Harmony is within us, only when we allow the outside world to disturb our inner peace do we feel distanced from each other. We need to hold on to this harmony. We should not give anyone an opportunity to pit us against one another."
Happy Birthday Zakir Hussain
born 9 March 1951
"It's not a style, it's not a race, it's just an idea. That's why music is so free for people to cherish, and so open; it's how the idea is affecting you, and how you express what it means to you, regardless of what the style is."
Happy Birthday Ornette Coleman
born 9 March 1930
Ornette Coleman was born in Fort Worth, Texas on this day in 1930.
Sun Mar 8
The Nighthawks
Earl's Hideaway
Sebastian, FL
"The Nighthawks perform blues, R&B, soul & rock. The band is led by master harmonica player Mark Wenner. The lineup feat drummer Gary Crockett, talented guitarist Zach Sweeney & powerful bassist/vocalist Sol Roots"
Wow, this (digital) reissue label has many albums that are otherwise difficult to hear outside of 🇧🇷!
To start, Moacir Santos's Coisas (1965) is an essential jazz record & an essential Brazilian record. He was signed to Blue Note on the strength of this debut, releasing 3 albums there from 1973-75.
Happy 74th birthday, guitarist and vocalist Ernie Isley. 🎂
Ernie started playing drums at 12. His first live gig as a member of his brothers' band was as a drummer in 1966 at the age of 14. Ernie was influenced by José Feliciano's version of "Light My Fire" and in 1968 got his first guitar. He is a self-taught musician. In 1968 he did his first professional recording, playing bass on the Isleys' breakthrough funk smash "It's Your Thing", released in 1969. He played electric guitar, acoustic guitar, and drums on the group's early 1970s' albums Get Into Something, Givin' It Back, and Brother, Brother, Brother, before fully joining The Isley Brothers in 1973, becoming a multi-instrumentalist playing acoustic guitar, electric guitar, drums and percussion. Ernie is a prolific songwriter, penning, among others, "Fight the Power (Part 1 & 2)", Harvest for the World", "Voyage to Atlantis", "(At Your Best) You Are Love", "Footsteps In the Dark", "Brown Eyed Girl" and co-writing "That Lady", "Between the Sheets" and "Take Me To The Next Phase". His guitar riffs are recognizable on "Summer Breeze", "That Lady", "Voyage To Atlantis" and "Choosey Lover". In 1984, Ernie, Marvin and Chris formed the group Isley-Jasper-Isley, releasing their number one album Caravan of Love. In 1990, Ernie released his first solo album, High Wire. In the same year he recorded a cover version of The Cars' "Let's Go" for the compilation album Rubáiyát. In 1991, he rejoined Ronald and Marvin on tour and in the studio. In 1996 they released their platinum CD Mission to Please, and in 2001 "Eternal", the lyrics to the title track written by Ernie. The Isley Brothers were inducted into the Rock n' Roll Hall of Fame in 1992. In 2014 the Isley Brothers received the Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award.
Ernest "Ernie" Isley (born March 7, 1952) is an American musician best known as a member of the musical ensemble The Isley Brothers, and also the splinter group Isley-Jasper-Isley.
Happy B'Day March 7 to Ernie Isley brilliant electric guitarist w/ The Isley Brothers (1952)!
Who’s That Lady youtube.com/watch?v=S1Mv...
Fight The Power youtube.com/watch?v=8QZv...
Ernie’s Jam youtube.com/watch?v=p6GV...
#JimiHendrix #isleybrothers #fenderstratocaster #guitarist
Happy birthday to Ernie Isley who wrote this evergreen gem
▶️ youtu.be/8QZvoOqUkqw
And when I rolled with the punches
I got knocked on the ground
By all this bullshit going down
#WeekendSingles
Thanks @planetcarnival.bsky.social !!
Thanks @pizzacook.bsky.social !!!
youtube.com/watch?v=QDtH... Montgomery Brothers Live Happy birthday Wes Montgomery
"A lot of things come out of so-called 'mistakes'. In reality, nothing is a mistake; it's how you shape music, how you resolve it. If people hear things in my music and identify with them, that's good. The music speaks for itself."
McCoy Tyner
December 11, 1938 - March 6, 2020
As @pabloreports.bsky.social says, every journalist should be speaking out for Estefany Rodriguez here in Nashville.
Full: www.instagram.com/reel/DVhdNba...
Fri Mar 6
The Nighthawks
Buckingham Blues Bar
Fort Myers, FL
"The Nighthawks perform their low down blues, R&B, soul, & rock. The band is led by master harmonica player Mark Wenner. This lineup features drummer Gary Crockett, talented guitarist Zach Sweeney, & powerful bassist/vocalist Sol Roots"
"Regardless of what you play, the biggest thing is keeping the feel going." - Wes Montgomery
"Regardless of what you play, the biggest thing is keeping the feel going..."
Remembering Wes Montgomery, one of the greatest ever guitarists, born OTD 1923 in Indiana, Indianapolis.
#jazzsky #musicsky #guitar #wes
The American jazz guitarist Wes Montgomery #botd was known for his unusual technique of plucking the strings with the side of his thumb and for his extensive use of octaves, which gave him a distinctive sound...
Happy B'Day March 6 to Wes Montgomery jazz guitar genius (1923-1968)!
Smokin at the Half Note youtube.com/playlist?lis...
The Incredible Jazz Guitar youtube.com/playlist?lis...
Full House youtube.com/playlist?lis...
#Jazz #jazzguitar #jazzmusic #grantgreen #georgebenson
Wes was perhaps the most influential, widely admired jazz guitarist since Charlie Christian. He re-invented the instrument with his thumb-plucking technique, his innovative approach to playing octaves, and his inventive, masterful execution of complex lines. He was not skilled at reading music, and learned complex melodies and riffs by ear. Instead of using a guitar pick, Montgomery plucked the strings with the fleshy part of his thumb, using downstrokes for single notes and a combination of upstrokes and downstrokes for chords and octaves. This technique enabled him to get a mellow, expressive tone from his guitar. Montgomery’s phrasing, tone, and octave technique became part of the instrument’s vocabulary, shaping generations of guitarists that followed.
Remembering Wes Montgomery (Jazz guitarist)
(March 6, 1923 - June 15, 1968) aged 45.
"I believe in range. If you don't have complete freedom, or you won't let yourself get away from that one straight line oh, my goodness, that's too horrible to even think about."
Happy Birthday Wes Montgomery
born March 6, 1923
Medeski Martin & Wood Live at Blue Note (late show) 2012-12-13 https://archive.org/details/mmw2012-12-13_late.dr40.duro.flac16
