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Month: August 2012
NOW, get a sneak peek of the B.B. King Museum’s VERY FIRST “Conversation with the King” exclusively at the American Blues Scene!
We almost never focus on the numbers. It is the philosophy of the staff and writers to concentrate the vast…
From their travels, stays, music jams, and dozens of interviews in the Mississippi Delta, two brothers have compiled a book to capture the fascinating characters and sights of this musical mecca! Read the introduction!!
When it came showtime at JazzBones in Tacoma,Washington, the lights were dimmed & Ana was introduced to a sold out crowd… Then came the slide guitar.
Last week American Blues Scene flipped the power switch on the story of Don Leslie and his amazing tone cabinet
News was released late last night that the powerful blues & rock guitar champion Anthony Gomes’ touring van caught fire on Interstate 55 in Illinois.
In 1972, forty years ago today & seven years after the infamous Watts riots, a concert unlike any other was held at the famous Los Angeles Coliseum.
“balling the jack” a popular phrase from blues songs, rail yards, dance halls, and even Harlem plays and eventually the silver screen! Find all about “Balling the Jack”!
Miles Davis, the moody trumpeter that turned Music on it’s ear with his sharp, pioneering style released his wildly celebrated, quadruple platinum album Kind of Blue today.
The former T Model Ford band have struck a raw, gritty goldmine with the release of their latest. As you struggle to define it, you’ll find yourself enjoying gritty, incredible delta blues — with a twist.