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Sue Foley Teams Up with Gibbons, Vaughan & Crew for the Annual Jungle Show

Planet Tone artist Sue Foley teams up with some of her closest friends in the annual Jungle Show. Billy Gibbons, Jimmie Vaughan, Chris Layton, Mike Flanigan and of course, Sue met up at Antone's for a night of killer music.  Here is glimpse of the per per view event -  a little number called "Pretty Thing". If you haven't had a chance to check out Sue's Ice Queen, it's an absolute treat and offers the flavor caught in this awesome video. You can grab the Ice Queen here: https://www.amazon.com/Ice-Queen-Sue-Foley/dp/B0788WSVCM    

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Steve Freund Laying Down The Blues!

 No better way to finish out 2020 than with some killer blues. This awesome number features Planet Tone artist Steve Freund. Very few can truly lay down the old blues the way Steve can. Look for more exciting live numbers from Steve in 2021. Be sure to check out his extensive catalog at www.stevefreund.com  

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Tinsley Ellis Lays Down Some Tasty Leads in "28 Days"

Planet Tone artist Tinsley Ellis has been posting killer blues and blues rock tunes weekly with "Basement Tapes". This one is no different with an absolutely smokin' groove. He lays into his wah-wah pedal with tasty solo and lead work backed by a lovely lush rhythm track. Tinsley never disappoints, always providing some of the sweetest blues and blues rock around   Tinsley Ellis · Tinsley Ellis - 28 Days   Catch the "Basement Tapes" weekly on Soundcloud. Tinsley also does a weekly acoustic segment every Sunday on Facebook. Tinsley Ellis plays Planet Tone Custom 1957 Humbuckers.

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Paul DesLauriers Band On Fire at The Funky Biscuit

It's hard to believe its almost been one year since Planet Tone artist Paul DesLauriers and his band went down to tour the Southeast United States. One of those stops was in Boca Raton at the Funky Biscuit. As you'll see from the power hour of blues and rock, PDB (Paul DesLauriers Band) just light it up! Paul has an affinity for tone and tasty guitars. In just one hour, you'll get to see several tasty gems in action. At one point, he rips at the double neck and shreds some killer slide guitar.  For more information about Paul DesLauriers check out https://www.pauldeslauriersband.com/ Paul uses custom wound Planet Tone Signature Humbuckers

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Tinsley Ellis: Ice Cream in Hell - Fiery and Tasty!

ICE CREAM IN HELL Tinsley Ellis, Heartfixer Music BMI  If Blues is what soothes your soul, gets you through a pandemic or arms you in the daily trenches, then take a little ride down tin pan alley, to a little malt shop called… Ice Cream In Hell. If DNA ancestry tests could be done on the mitochondrial musical soul, then Tinsley Ellis’ results would undoubtedly include markers of family tree contributors, that would include King BB, Clapton, the Roberts ie. Johnson & Cray, Jeff Beck, Stevie Ray (one ride in Tinsley’s guitar stable was indeed, formerly played by SRV). Hundreds of other souls would round out and fill in the genetic pool. Third-cousins-twice-removed might even include Big Mama, Lucinda…it’s possible...

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