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After many years fronting their own bands, Susan Tedeschi and Derek Trucks combined their talents in 2010 — Tedeschi the blueswoman who can float up to a soft chorus or overpower the end of a verse, Trucks the onetime electric-guitar prodigy.

The top concerts taking place in Sarasota, Manatee and Charlotte counties this week.

Blues guitar legend Buddy Guy will play 8 p.m. Aug. 19 at Penn’s Peak in Jim Thorpe.

Given Johnny Iguana’s track record, it would be all too easy to assume that his current band The Claudettes traffic in blues and R&B. This is, after all, a musician

Kirk Fletcher gives you a lesson in the blues guitar style pioneered by the great Buddy Guy, Junior Wells and Magic Sam

Willie Dixon, The Shakespeare of Blues; son-of-a-legend Bernard Allison; Reddog has friends in high places; Sugaray Rayford finds the Soul within Blues; Utahs J-Red Cooley is the coolest guy in the state; and a new Popa Chubby is cause for celebration.

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MAGIC is on the cards in the week ahead, and you cant wrong if you follow Charles Hutchinsons tips for what else to do and see.

Also in this issue: Animals As Leaders, the worlds first official look at Line 6s new DL4 MkII, John McLaughlin, Eddie Phillips, Volbeat, Khemmis, Squeeze and more

He calls London home, and from an early age became enamored with that classic R&B sound of the ‘60’s from the likes of The Impressions, Ray Charles, Junior Wells and Magic Sam. This new album is one that captures the essence of “Northern Soul” – crisp beats, a catchy song, soulful delivery, a honking sax/horn solo and authentic femme backing vocals.