February 2015 - Paul Merry Blues and Rock.

Blues’ filthy forgotten ancestor
ByPaul Merry February 20, 2015

Updated 30 August 2017 EXCLUSIVE. How blue American sea shanties led to filthy rugby songs and, unbelievably, blues. Two Rugby players say ‘hello’ before an evening of beer and communal sing song. For some reason, the most read item since my blog started on blogspot four years ago – by tens of thousands of hits –…

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The Bloody Nerve rise from the ashes with Taste
ByPaul Merry February 3, 2015

UPDATED JUNE 28 2016 The Bloody Nerve’s Stacey Blood, left, and Laurie Ann Layne What a bloody terrible year 2014 was for the Nashville-based blues-rock duo, The Bloody Nerve. The home of guitarist Stacey Blood and singer Laurie Ann Lyne, their possessions and the Nerve’s carefully-constructed recording studio were all totally destroyed by fire. And…

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