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Ray Manzarek, Keyboardist for The Doors, Dead at 74
Posted on May 20, 2013 |Ray Manzarek, famous for co-founding The Doors with Jim Morrison, has passed away. He was 74.0Comments -
Study Blues Guitar with Robben Ford at Montana’s Crown Guitar Fest
Posted on May 20, 2013 |Ford, Pat Metheny, Lee Ritenour Darryl Stuermer Slated to Teach & Perform0Comments -
Skip James and the Haunting, (In)Famous Bentonia Blues
Posted on May 20, 2013 |Far-reaching effects of Bentonia blues is a fascinating look at the diversity & influence of varying blues styles.0Comments -
Modern Day Blues Legends Taj Mahal, Corey Harris, Shemekia Copeland, Guy Davis, Alvin Youngblood Hart, and Phil Wiggins Assemble
Posted on May 20, 2013 |“Blues is the blueprint. It’s the foundation of all contemporary music, no matter where you go.” – Corey Harris0Comments -
Gregg Allman Autobiography Coming to the Big Screen
Posted on May 20, 2013 |A movie based on the candid, raw biography of the incredible musician is in the works. With Allman and his long-time manager as producers, casting is underway.0Comments -
Walter Trout Kicks it up a Notch With Luther’s Blues
Posted on May 18, 2013 |On Luther's Blues, Walter Trout & His Band pay homage to another fantastic musician that we have enjoyed for years, Mr. Luther Allison. The album starts out fast and furious with the throttle mashed all the way to the floor with "I'm Back", just the way Allison would have wanted it but they also mix in some great slow stuff.0Comments -
Florida Blue Blues & Music Festival to Replace Sarasota Blues Festival
Posted on May 16, 2013 |Saturday, October 26th will still bring the blues to the gulf side of Florida! In the span of less than a day, The Sarasota Blues Festival was cancelled, essentially dead, then reincarnated as the Florida Blue Blues and Music Festival.0Comments -
The Language of the Blues: “BUFFET FLAT”
Posted on May 16, 2013 |From the early 1900s to the 1930s, certain speakeasies/brothels in African American urban communities were known as "buffet flats." Discover the bawdy, wild hidden meanings behind this word!0Comments -
Hard Charging Family Band Trampled Under Foot Signs With Telarc Records
Posted on May 15, 2013 |July 9, 2013 Telarc debut reveals a musically sophisticated young sister/brother/brother trio heavily inspired by classic blues and rock0Comments -
Blues Law: Robert Johnson vs. the Rolling Stones
Posted on May 13, 2013 |We all know the classic tracks that Robert Johnson laid down. Now discover the landmark legal battle between the Stones and Johnson's estate that helped form copyright law.0Comments
