“I’ve had a very interesting life,” blues legend John Mayall once told American Blues Scene. “And I think, being a musician, you are able to put your experiences into music. That’s the nice thing about the blues is you can tell your stories through words and music.”
Author: American Blues Scene Staff
A journey of faith, redemption, and hope against a backdrop of chaos and upheaval, ‘Kingdom’ returns time and again to its message of truth and love.
Featuring Luther Dickinson, Cody Dickinson, Jimmy Hall, Lindsay Lou, Lamar Williams Jr., Alex Orbison, Jackie Greene, Larry McCray, Anders Osborne, and more TBA!
Collaboration benefits Mid-South Food Bank in Memphis, and marks ten year anniversary of Jeff DeLia’s 72 Music Management!
‘Lead Belly: The Man Who Invented Rock & Roll’ documentary premiering at The Loft at City Winery on September 15!
Brazilian-born guitarist/vocalist Salim and California harp player/singer Carriere have been musical co-conspirators going back to the late 1990s, yet ‘About Time’ is the first album they’ve released together.
Upcoming album ‘West Georgia Blues’ out August 16th via Strolling Bones Records!
For this new version, in celebration of her hero Mavis Staples’ upcoming 85th birthday, June enlisted another close friend and mentor, Stax soul legend Carla Thomas as well as the talented students at Stax Music Academy.
Fantastic Negrito has confirmed a truly epic international tour schedule, including a shared stage with Sting at Nieuwpoort, Belgium’s upcoming Beach Festival!
As we remember Kinky Friedman, we celebrate a man who defied categorization and lived life on his own terms.