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Author: American Blues Scene Staff
Includes historic images of Beatles, Rolling Stones, Aretha Franklin, Otis Redding, and many more!
Powerhouse 7-piece Southern soul, blues and roots rock band Bywater Call have announced a September 2nd world-wide release date for their new album, Remain, on Gypsy Soul Records, distributed in the US by Alliance Entertainment, in Canada by Warner Music and in Europe by Proper Music. Powered by the dynamic vocals of Meghan Parnell and the blistering slide guitar work of Dave Barnes, this Toronto-based band has been generating acclaim throughout their native Canada and now the rest of the world. Formed in 2017, Bywater Call has been Maple Blues and Independent Blues Award nominated and has made waves in…
Star-studded six-night festival at sea will also feature performances from The Mavericks, Old 97’s, Lucinda Williams, Steve Earle & The Dukes, Ray Wylie Hubbard, Kathleen Edwards, Carlene Carter, Elizabeth Cook, The Waco Brothers, and more!
“Breezy is one of the most unique guitar players I’ve worked with, he’s a rising star in the blues world!” – Anson Funderburgh
Demetria will receive the KOKO TAYLOR AWARD during a ceremony at the Bluesville Music Hall in Tunica, MS.
Listen to “Nothin’ But Trouble” featuring Paul Nelson and Bobby Rush!
This year, the 18-date Revival tour will kick off on November 26 in historic home base of the Allman Brothers, Macon, GA.
Deep In the South: A Music Maker Songbook will take music fans on a musical road trip through the South. The book, which comes with an accompanying nineteen-track CD, will be released September 20 by Music Maker Foundation, encompassing guitar tablature for 27 songs, numerous photographs by Music Maker executive director and renowned photographer Tim Duffy, and eighteen artist stories. Photo: Tim Duffy A download code will come with the book for all 27 songs. Songs come from the repertoires of: National Endowment for the Arts Fellowship recipient Etta Baker, whom NPR called “one of America’s most influential guitarists… credited…
It’s been a long road to here for songwriter Bobby Cool. Just over the last few years, especially during an industry-wide shutdown, Cool found himself working as a janitor, radon inspector, and flooring salesman to make ends meet. Before that, he honed his craft in Athens, Georgia, dive bars before making a move up to Nashville’s club scene. Every step of the way, though, Cool collected bits and pieces of everyday life stuff; memories, anecdotes, tall tales, and true stories. His superpower? Bringing all of those small moments back around and telling them in a way that makes listeners feel…
“This Mother’s A Miracle,” the new video from Bad Daddy (AKA Paul Waring), is an impassioned reminder of just how fragile and precious the environment and our eco-systems are.