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News January 8th 2023: New EP The Blues Standard Series, Vol. 4 - The 50th Anniversary Sessions released
New EP The Blues Standard Series, Vol. 4 - The 50th Anniversary Sessions including more than 32 minutes musik by Norbert Egger and his Bands City Blues Connection, Natural Blues &The Berchtesgaden Blues Band is released.
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Live Premiere: Wednesday, December 28, 2022 from 8 p.m. in the bar of the Hotel Edelweiss Berchtesgaden
The Berchtesgaden Blues Band (quartet) with
Frank Neumeier (sax, clarinet, percussion, backing vocals), Hubert Grassl (bass, sousaphone, backing vocals),
Martin Ernst (drums) and Norbert Egger (guitar and vocals)
performs live for the first time with full cast!
Special Guest Rudi Renger (guitar)
Dezember 12th 2022: Vinyl Single The Blues Standard Series, Vol. 3 available, Release EP (Audio CD) planned for January 2023
Vinyl single City Blues Connection featuring Anne Bischow - The Blues Standard Series, Vol 3 is available.
Release EP (Audio CD) is planned for January 2023.
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November 14th 2022: City Blues Connection - A Sunday Kind Of Love #1 & Natural Blues - Sweet Goddess Blues #3 in Bluestime Charts
Thank you so much!
Thanks to you, City Blues Connection is again leader in Bluestime Charts (based on Spotify streams)!
Thank you, thank you and thank you, again!
Our new chart song A SUNDAY KIND OF LOVE with City Blues Connection featuring Anne Bischow (Vocals) from Single The Blues Standard Series, Vol. 2 has received over 260'000 streams until November 1st!
You can find our music on Spotify https://spoti.fi/3zXzZb4 and many other other streaming platforms.
Thank you to all friends, fans and listeners for your streaming and likes: https://spoti.fi/3WXIo9H
Now released: Single The Blues Standard Series, Vol. 3
This is the third release in The Blues Standards Series. Side A presents new arrangement of the great Blues & Soul classic At Last, Norbert Egger & his City Blues Connection featuring Anne Bischow (vocals). The B-side is the Rattlesnake Blues, a wild R&B number composed, written and sung by Norbert Egger.
The songs were recorded at sessions in May 2022 in Austria and Germany.
With the new release, Norbert Egger and his band once again features an extraordinary artist:
Anne Bischow, accompanied by the Rhythm & Blues Big Band City Blues Connection, can be heard singing on the great Soul and Blues standard At Last. The great classic, also known by Etta James, has been rearranged for this release with a brass section.
The young singer Anne Bischow was selected by Norbert Egger because of her excellent singing with her spectrum from sensitive to powerful in a casting from over 50 singers in 2020. In the context of the producer's 50th stage anniversary, several titles were recorded, which will be released this year.
The Blues Standard Series, Vol. 3 is the second joint production by Anne Bischow and Norbert Egger.
City Blues Connection was founded by Norbert Egger in 1979 and is now The Rhythm & Blues Big Band.
The single will be available as 7" vinyl single, soon.
Direct link to Spotify: https://spoti.fi/3yWltB4
and other streaming platforms via landing page https://www.artistcamp.com/SmartLinks/0791732582765/
#Blues #Soul #keepthebluesalivealive
Now available: Vinyl Single The Blues Standard Series, Vol. 2
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Side A: Sunday Kind OF Love / Side B: Dust My Broom (Instrumental)
Also available on Spotify https://spoti.fi/3O2Yyce
and other streaming platforms via landing page http://hyperurl.co/20jhf8
This is the second release in The Blues Standards Series - and includes new arrangements by Norbert Egger of two great Blues and Soul standards: Norbert Egger and his City Blues Connection featuring Anne Bischow (vocals) with A Sunday Kind Of Love and Norbert Egger and his Natural Blues featuring Steve Baker (Blues harp) with an instrumental version of great Blues standard Dust My Broom. The music has been recorded during sessions in Austria, Switzerland and Germany in May 2022.
With the new release, Norbert Egger and his bands features two exceptional artists:
Anne Bischow, accompanied by the Rhythm & Blues Big Band City Blues Connection, can be heard singing on the great soul and blues standard A Sunday Kind Of Love. The great classic, also known from Etta James, has been rearranged for this release with a horn section. The young singer Anne Bischow was selected by Norbert Egger because of her excellent singing with her spectrum from sensitive to powerful singing in a casting from over 50 singers in 2020. In the context of the joint performance at the producer's 50th stage anniversary, several titles were recorded, which are to be released this year.
With the B-side song Natural Blues features Blues harp top star Steve Baker together with Norbert Egger and his slide guitar in a wild instrumental version of the blues classic Dust My Broom. The two musicians have known each other since the 1980s, when they performed together at various sessions in Hamburg.
Born and raised in London, England, Steve has for many years lived near Hamburg, Germany and has been a full time professional since 1975. Steve has developed an instantly recognizable and highly musical style which is both expressive and lyrical, characterized by his subtle, rhythmically accented phrasing. His unique sound draws on the blues harmonica tradition and combines it with elements from country, folk, funk, soul and jazz to create an exciting and individual fusion, with an emotional intensity which finds its way straight to the hearts of his listeners. He has influenced a generation of younger players and is often regarded as one of those musicians who have revitalized the instrument in Europe, and as one of its leading exponents worldwide. He has made hundreds of recordings as a studio musician in Germany and beyond and can be heard on a wide variety of CD, film and TV productions. In recognition of his longstanding work in the service of the harmonica, Steve Baker was presented with the Pete Pedersen Lifetime Achievement Award by the American SPAH Association in summer 2019.
City Blues Connection, founded by Norbert Egger in 1979 today is The Rhythm & Blues Big Band. Natural Blues is the Blues formation created in Hamburg by Norbert Egger in 1982.
Price: EUR 9,90 plus shipping cost.
E-mail: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
Norbert Egger & His Natural Blues and City Blues Connection featuring Anne Bischow and Steve Baker in April 2023 back in Rockhouse Salzburg
Friday, April 28 2023 / 08:00pm / Rockhouse Hall
Ticket link: click here
New Single THE BLUES STANDARD SERIES, VOL. 2 Released
City Blues Connection featuring Anne Bischow (Vocals): A Sunday Kind Of Love
Natural Blues featuring Steve Baker (Blues Harp): Dust My Broom (Instrumental)
Available on
Spotify https://spoti.fi/3O2Yyce
and other streaming platforms via landing page http://hyperurl.co/20jhf8
Vinyl will be available, too!
Concert: July 08th 2022: Norbert Egger and His Natural Blues in Magazin3, Bad Reichenhall
Website Magazin3: https://magazin3-kultur.de/events/norbert-egger-his-natural-blues/
Event information in Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/events/1454471221666180/
May 09th 2022: Norbert Egger's 50th stage anniversary at the Rockhouse Salzburg
Many thanks to all guests, the Rockhouse team, musicians, media representatives, photographers and the film team!
Photographer: Susi Graf
A huge thank you to the great audience at Rockhouse Salzburg and to the Rockhouse team for the great organization! Yours, Norbert Egger
A week ago, on Monday May 9th, 2022, I celebrated my 50th stage anniversary there with my bands Natural Blues and City Blues Connection as well as the special guests Anne Bischow (vocals) and the top star on the blues harp, Steve Baker.
Thank you and thank you and thank you again for being there at my "round" stage birthday!
And by the way: Anne Bischow and Steve Baker can also be heard on our new album. The first recording sessions in the recording studio have already been made.
Listen to our full playlist on Spotify https://spoti.fi/379PzpH or other streaming platforms via landing page: http://hyperurl.co/20jhf8
Please like us on Spotify: Norbert Egger: https://spoti.fi/3Mk9D8K / City Blues Connection: https://spoti.fi/3Mk9jH4 / Natural Blues: https://spoti.fi/39mMIuP
See first posts from
Managing Director of Rockhouse Salzburg, Wolfgang Descho: https://www.facebook.com/wolfgang.descho/posts/10158563815181587
and City Blues Connection: https://www.facebook.com/CityBluesConnection/posts/1860457104150367
Photographer: Holger Frank Dunke
Photographer: Susi Graf
Photographer: Susi Graf
February 18 2022: New Single Available: Norbert Egger & His Natural Blues - Trouble in Mind
This is the first release in new THE BLUES STANDARD SERIES. Listen & like on
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Spotify: https://spoti.fi/35YCiji Amazon Music: https://amzn.to/3rZIXCq Napster: https://bit.ly/3JsMeAa YouTube: https://bit.ly/3H3UoNI Please follow us on Spotify Norbert Egger: https://spoti.fi/34L9URI |
Apple/iTunes: https://apple.co/3I1DQY4 Deezer: https://bit.ly/3sNQMdC Tidal: https://bit.ly/3BwfKlB or via landing page http://hyperurl.co/20jhf8
Natural Blues: https://spoti.fi/3GVT9QB |
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February 12 2022: Norbert Egger & His Natural Blues new release - Trouble in Mind
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New single Trouble In Mind will be released February 18 2022. Recorded during sessions in Switzerland and Berchtesgaden a vocal and an instrumental version of the great Blues standard is included. Will be available on streaming platforms: Spotify: https://spoti.fi/35YCiji and other streaming platforms via landing page http://hyperurl.co/20jhf8 Keep the Blues alive! #Blues |
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November 03 2021: Natural Blues - I Am Not Don Quixote in Magazin eclipsed
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Natural Blues – I Am Not Don Quixote in magazin eclipsed, November 2021: „With their current album, Norbert Egger and his Natural Blues have presented a very 'black' album by German standards with a high level of authenticity. The opener 'We'll Handle That', a country blues and the slide number 'Sliding' To Call For Action 'sound as if they were made in the Mississippi Delta. This also applies to the sparingly but effectively arranged 'I Hear My Phone Ringing' and the classic 'Fishing Blues'. In addition to the acoustic numbers, the band also has some blues rockers in the program ('What My Boss Wants') who score with their transparency. Strong!“ Preis 19,90 EUR (plus shipping costs and charges) via This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. Listen on Spotify https://spoti.fi/3pYvUAx an many other streaming platforms: http://hyperurl.co/20jhf8
We look forward to your „Likes“ and „Follower“: https://open.spotify.com/artist/0Uiywt2Agresj5Su8OxALd?si=RmELYqENTMKYDU0lUJWskA https://open.spotify.com/artist/2VwdqMLOSRpj5RlJIj6wA4?si=CcY8xMZnTn6M1XNyWiVe0w
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September 29 2021: Rockhouse Salzburg Continues Successful Cultural Work
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Susanna Kuschnig (Dep. Managing Director) |
Wolfgang Descho (Managing Director) |
Wolf Arrer (Booking) |
Christian Sálic (Member of the Executive Board) |
Wolf Arrer said conservative politicians should to take good note, that
“Art production, art education is more than a fleeting pastime, more than a leisure activity for‘ culture lovers ‘, as a leading member of the government recently called us organizers, artists and the public. There is an inherent urgency in art, in the concrete in music. Something unconditional ...
We stick to the old theater rule: there is a play in the evening ... that is not an expression of escapism, of an escape from reality, but rather taking art and music seriously as indispensable food!"
Thanks a lot, dear Rockhouse team!
Norbert Egger, Bluestime, 29.09.2021
September 12 2021: 4 AAA Culture Blues Acts in Bluestime Charts Top 11
Thank you! Thank you so much! 4 AAA Culture Blues Acts in September Bluestime Top 11:
#2 City Blues Connection
#5 Natural Blues
#8 Van Dyck Inc.
#11 Wolfgang Kalb
Our Music on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/6cetIc3ruChmaSjvk4DiCx?si=4a7fdc76c48c4e6c
... and here's the landing page for other streaming platforms: http://hyperurl.co/20jhf8
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September 10 2021: More than 400 new followers in each "Edited Spotify Playlist" with Natural Blues songs
Thank you! Natural Blues songs in Spotify edited playlists "Blues Focus" and "Morning Blues":
More than 400 new followers for each of the playlists within 2 weeks. Thank you again!
Listen and if you like, follow the playlist, too:
https://open.spotify.com/playlist/37i9dQZF1DX9tJFUKjeDqu?si=250438c13bd4409d
https://open.spotify.com/playlist/37i9dQZF1DX0vfpJ74tSuo?si=3c9cbcf6bd5e493f
and please follow us:
https://open.spotify.com/artist/2VwdqMLOSRpj5RlJIj6wA4?si=yxvNNvNeRS63Mc9LXg490Q
Our full playlist on Spotify: https://spoti.fi/2TdeXVe
or our music on others streaming platforms: http://hyperurl.co/20jhf8
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August 31 2021: Songs from Norbert Egger & His Natural Blues - I Am Not Don Quixote In Edited Spotify Playlists
Few days ago, songs from album Norbert Egger & His Natural Blues I Am Not Don Quixote been added to edited Spotify playlists for the first time. Thanks a lot to the Spotify team, our friends and fans!
Slidin' To Call For Action is together with B.B. King, Ry Cooder, Buddy Guy. Eric Clapton and all these great Blues musicians in edited Spotify playlist Blues Focus.
Please listen and like Blues Focus: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/37i9dQZF1DX9tJFUKjeDqu
Sweet Goddess Blues is together with Albert King, B.B. King, Freddie King, Magic Slim, Slip James, Taj Mahal, Keb' Mo', Little Walter, Sonny Boy Williamson and all these great Blues musicians in edited Spotify playlist Morning Blues.
Please listen and like Morning Blues: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/37i9dQZF1DX0vfpJ74tSuo
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August 25 2021: New Album, released today: Norbert Egger & His Natural Blues - I Am Not Don Quixote
Today new album Norbert Egger & His Natural Blues I Am Not Don Quixote is released. The focus of this album is acoustic Blues, i.e. Delta Blues (e.g. das Instrumental Slidin' To Call For Action) and Country Blues (e.g. We'll Handle That). Some modern electric Blues complete this album.
Order the CD via This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. . The CD includes a 16 pages booklet with information regaqrding songs and artists and many photos.
This album is available on Spotify, too: https://spoti.fi/3DjaFNY
... and also on many other streaming platforms, see landing page: http://hyperurl.co/20jhf8
We are very pleased, of you follow us and if you like us: https://spoti.fi/3jcJixh
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August 08 2021 - Coming Soon: New Natural Blues Album
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August 23 2021 new Natural Blues album will be released: I Am Not Don QuixoteFurther information will follow shortly. After Elementary Power album, released in January 2021, main focus of this new album is acoustic Blues: Rags, Country Blues and Delta Blues, "spiced" with few electric songs.
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February 14 2021: Thank you very much for your support - 3 AAA Culture Blues Acts in Top 20!
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Thank you so much sor your plays and with this voting! #4: City Blues Connection Please go on playing our artists. By this you're voting directly and you're generating revenues for our artists in these difficult times. Available as CD, for download and streaming in all important portals, e.g. Spotify: https://spoti.fi/3qvU0QR For other portals see Landingpage
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Jan 25 2021: New Album: Natural Blues - Elementary Power
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Album Natural Blues-Album Elementary Power is released now! For details click on Link On this occasion, a special offer is valid until February 8th 2021: The first 100 orders to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. receive optionally additionally either 1 Album (CD) Louisiana Red & The City Blues Connection - World On Fire
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Jan 15 2021: Support Music Szene: Rockzirkus.de
Music scene needs support from all, musicians, clubs, magazines, blogs, radio stations, technicians etc.
Have a look to "Rockzirkus".
https://www.rockzirkus.de/blog
Jan 2 2021: Thank you for your support in 2020! We wish you all a happy 2021!
Thank you so much for
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more than 1.8 million streams in 2020!
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Thanks to your voting 4 of our musicians/bands been 12 months in top 10 and together 22 weeks #1 in Bluestime Blues Charts!
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for your kind feedback and likes!
Let's bring music in 2021 back on stage again!
EP Extraordinary Times (The Duo Sessions) released- Landing Page & Video
The new Natural Blues-EP Extraordinary Times is released and supports Black Lives Matter Movement!
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For every CD sold, we donate 2,00 EUR to the Black Lives Matter Movement. Also the full net income from streaming & download of the song I Can't Breathe will be donated to blacklivesmatter.com Here's the landing page leading to the streaming portals: Link Beside our YouTube-Video for the duo version - if you like it, we would be happy for a "like" in YouTube! Thanks a lot! |
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EP Extraordinary Times (The Duo Sessions) Release Date December 11 2020
With another EP Natural Blues is supportng Black Lives Matter Movement again!
Extraordinary Times (The Duo Sessions) is a musical journey from the Mississippi Delta to Chicago: The 8 (!!!) songs range from Delta Blues with Dobro and other acoustics to modern electric Chicago Blues.
From this EP 2,00 EUR for every CD sold and the full net income of the songs I Can't Breathe to Black Lives Matter Movement.
16.11.2020: Released: New Natural Blues EP I Can't Breathe
FACEBOOK IS SUPPRESSING APPEAL AGAINST RACISM!
Please follow the link to our Spotify playlist: https://spoti.fi/2IzkU9I
If you like to listen on other streaming portals, please user our landing page https://naturalblues.de/landing-page
It does cost you no money, but we receive revenues and can donate more.
Thanks a lot for your help!
05.11.2020: New Natural Blues EP - I Can't Breathe will be released on November 16 2020
With this EP Natural Blues supports the Black Lives Matter Movement: To the strong message for Black Lives Matter financial commitment is added. From every CD sold, 2.00 EUR plus the whole net income from the title song from streaming etc. will be donated to blacklivesmatter.com!
27.10.2020: We are taking a stand against racism
Stopp Racism!
In the USA, but also in our country, there is no end in sight to racism. Racist remarks here and in the USA on top of that, racially motivated murders. It is high time to fight against racism and xenophobia.
That is why we are committed to thematic and financial engagement: New Natural Blues EP will be released on November 16 2020 and the theme song „I Can’t Breathe“ calls against racism. For every CD sold, EUR 2 goes to the Black Lives Matter movement, and we also donate fixed amounts.
Get involved against racism and xenophobia!
03.09.2020: Restart Culture - Now Available: Reduced Tickets Pre-Selling For Natural Blues Concert November 16 2020
June 16 2020: Thank you, thank you & thank you again! Again 3 AAA Culture Blues Acts in Bluestime Top 10 Blues Charts: #1, #2 & #6
Thanks a lot for your voting!
In June, again 3 AAA Culture Blues are in top 10:
#1 Van Dyck Inc.
#2 City Blues Connection
#6 Natural Blues
Thank you, thank you & thank you, again!
March 11 2020: City Blues Connection Chart Positions - new #1 inBlues Album Charts, Switzerland, too
Thank you, thank you & thank you again:
Double album City Blues Connection 40 Years is #1 in iTunes Swiss Blues Album Charts in March 2020 (after #1 in Italy in December 2019)
Click here, to listen or downlaod City Blues Connection 40 Years in various portals
Natural Blues 27.02.2020 in KLANG-FILM-THEATER Schladming
Natural Blues, elementary power LIVE in Klang-Film-Theater Schadming, Badergasse 211, 8970 Schladming, Austria
Thursday, 27.02.2020, 08:00pm
Details: www.facebook.com/events
We wish you Merry Christmas and a peaceful, good and happy 2020!
Wintertime in Berchtesgaden
Top News:
Natural Blues Trio December 22 2019 in Hotel Edelweiss, Berchtesgaden
Hotel Edelweiss, Maximilianstr, 2, 83471 Berchtesgaden, Germany
from 08:00 to 11:00pm
Hubert Hofherr (Blues Harp) and Norbert Egger (Vocals & Guitar) are well-known Bluesmen by concerts from City Blues Connection and Natural Blues. In this concert, they play in a trio Blues from 100 years from "unplugged" to electric Rhythm & Blues.
Details: www.facebook.com/events
40th Anniversary Concert 17.10.2019: City Blues Connection Live on ORF TV
See City Blues Connection live in ORF (broadcast from October 17 2019). The band live at the festival Jazz & The City, Salzburg.
40th Anniversary Concert, October 16 2019, 08:30pm, Rockhouse Salzburg: FREE ENTRY
Within the festival Jazz & The City, Salzburg
LIVE: City Blues Connection - The Rhythm & Blues Big Band
Wednesday, October 16 2019, 08:30pm (Door open: 19:30)
Rockhouse (Hall), Salzburg, Schallmooser Hauptstraße 46, 5020 Salzburg, Austria
FREE ENTRY!
14.09.2019: Thanks A Lot For Your Voting AAA Culture Blues Acts!
4 AAA Culture Blues Acts in Top 10!
Details in News: http://aaa-culture.com/en/news-en.html
So., 20.04.2019: Stop suppression by Facebook in favor of Mr. Trump
No supression of opinion and arts - Freedom of opinion even at Facebook required!
Unbelievable, how Facebook does supression of opinion and arts in favor of Mr. Trump!
The distributed Youtube link presenting the Natural Blues "Shame On You, Mr. Trumo" maxisingle is supressed by Facebook. Facebook says, this "goes against community standards". Supporting Trump and helping to manipulate the US elections by Facebook (remember the Camebridge Analytica story) has been real unacceptable!
Please do not accept suppresion! Listen to the maxisingle using https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_m1-kO0VN3Tq2SFe6IqWhhRp8TVKDXvkWM, like the song and distribute the link. Do not accept Facebooks support for Mr. Trump!
Look at the Facebook suppression, supporting Mr. Trump:
