Month: February 2019

“The blues, despite it being the roots of all American music, has always been relegated to an underground status. I was always acutely aware that blues was not on mainstream radio or television except on rare occasions. It has not been given the due that it legitimately deserves.” – Billy Branch

“One Step Forward” is a brand new track from Harpdog Brown’s forthcoming album ‘For Love & Money’ scheduled for release on April 26th, 2019.

They call me Sugaray but I’m just Caron Rayford. Whether you listen to this album or the last 12 albums, what you will notice is I’ve been real, and I’ve just told the truth.

Garden Jam Music Festival, presented by Fisherman’s Market & Grill, will kick off what is recognized as ‘Coachella Music Month’ with a multi-genre
line-up of award-winning musicians performing Friday and Saturday, April 5 – 6, 2019.

‘Neon Highway Blues’ “wasn’t a quick record to make,” nor was it easy, according to Hoey. It displays the care that came with the time spent on it.

‘The Angels in Heaven Done Signed My Name’ serves to only further enrich Welch’s legacy. It resonates with the music, and the life, of one of the last real bluesmen.

“I never once wanted to be the frontman/singer. I never wanted to be the boss and the leader. But it took that for me to do what I really wanted to do.” – Harpdog Brown

As one of the first big blues festivals of the season each year, the Tampa Bay Blues Festival is a great way to start your annual blues music experience with a bang!

One could really get lost in New Orleans, lose themselves in the reverie of rhythm and blues. For Alex Chilton, this was especially true.

‘Texas Honey’ proves once again the soulful vocal, burn-it-down fretwork and heart-on-sleeve songcraft of Venable has made Texas hers for the taking.