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The Story Behind The Song, BY MY SIDE, by Roger “Hurricane” Wilson

I wanted to share this story with you about the song, BY MY SIDE, a Blues – Rock tune that I wrote back in 1978 when I was compiling material for a very first album. That project is really not worth mentioning, but this song has outlived all meager expectations. It was recently the Number […]

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CD Review by Vicente Zumel of La Hora Del Blues – Barcelona, Spain

Roger ‘Hurricane’ Wilson “Live At The Time Out Pub – Rockland, Maine”. BlueStorm 2021. The Time Out Pub has always been a must for all the great bluesmen who were touring Rockland area in Maine. Its Monday night jams became legendary and thanks to Paul Benjamin, founder of the North Atlantic Blues Festival, this pub […]

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Podcast #31 – Featuring the Single, THINKING POSITIVE

Please check out the nice review of THINKING POSITIVE by Brenda Lorenz for Beat Atlanta Online Magazine http://hurricanewilson.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/Beat-Atlanta-Online-Review-THINKING-POSITIVE.jpg

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Please Be With Me Podcast

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How Black Lives Are Important To Me

Without being political, I feel it now important that I weigh in on the current tense racial controversy that is now occurring in our country and around the world. From the beginning of my musical career, starting from my first guitar lessons at age 9, black musicians were the ones that influenced and inspired me […]

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Rayshard Brooks Did Not Deserve To Die

Something has to change! This young man who fell asleep in his car and had been drinking should have never ended up dead. While not denying that there are so many potential dangers for the driver and to others, there is no way sleeping in your car or driving while possibly intoxicated should be a […]

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Podcast #30 – Please Be With Me

Podcast #30 – Please Be With Me This song was originally recorded by the group, Cowboy, of Macon, Georgia’s Capricorn Records. Cowboy consisted of Scott Boyer and Tommy Talton.Their version featured a guest appearance by the late Duane Allman on dobro, which was also released on the first Duane Allman: An Anthology in 1972. The […]

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A SIMPLE QUESTION

(This is a previous post that I think needs to be re shared) Why are there no simple answers to simple questions anymore? The driver’s side door lock went out and needed to be replaced on my 09 Chevy Silverado Pickup.The part is referred to as a door lock actuator. When purchasing this part, it […]

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Feature by Shawn Poole of Backstreets.com (February 11, 2020)

Shawn Poole‎ to The Wild & The Innocent with Jim Rotolo February 11 at 1:29 AM THE MAN’S JUST BOPPIN’ THE BLUES: Today is National Get Out Your Guitar Day here in the U.S. Not a bad day for such a celebration, especially since this day also marks the births of folk/blues guitarist-singer-songwriter-activist Josh White, […]

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CD Review by Vicente Zumel of La Hora del Blues in Barcelona, Spain

  Roger ‘Hurricane’ Wilson “I Did What I Wanted To!”. Bluestorm 2019. After fifty years as a professional musician, singer and guitar player Roger “Hurricane” Wilson releases his album number 25, “I Did What I Wanted To!”. The title tells everything about his attitude in front of the music world. The opinion of people or […]

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