Author: American Blues Scene Staff

“Little Girl In Rome,” the first single and video from Hudspeth & Taylor’s new album, Ridin’ The Blinds, shows the Kansas City duo expanding the critically acclaimed and BMA-nominated footprint their 2019 debut, Folie a Deux, created. This cover of Otto Virgail (which might be considered obscure in some circles) is a prime example of the way they rework Mississippi Delta Blues in a way that pays homage and reinvents them at the same time.  “Most of the songs on this album are pre-war Delta Blues,” notes guitarist Brandon Hudspeth. “We wanted to bring back some of those old melodies…

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