Author: American Blues Scene Staff

‘Parables Of A Southern Man,’ produced by Samantha Fish, is out via Wild Heart Records on July 2!

The Columbia Pike Blues Festival, one of the D.C. area’s most highly-anticipated events, combines livestreaming concerts and outdoor performances

“I like records where you can hear the guys listening to each other and reacting and discovering the music in real time. There’s an immediacy and a freshness that comes with it that you just can’t fake.” – Ericson Holt

Live at Red Rocks 9/14/19 streaming exclusively on The Coda Collection (Amazon Prime)

“Even before I started, I knew I was gonna make a good album because I had so many songs and I had so much energy. For me to do my own album after all that – it was joyous. Dream of dreams.” – George Harrison

The catch is that Reliford passed away in 1993 and left behind only unaccompanied recordings. Along came co-producers Bruce Watson and Will Sexton, who put a band behind his tracks

Out of Space announces 2021 lineups in August and September at Canal Shores and Temperance Beer Co. in Evanston

“We’re looking forward to our next 50 years bringing the blues of Sweet Home Chicago to the world. Thank you, Mayor Lightfoot.” – Bruce Iglauer

Virtual show features performances by ”Kingfish” along with past BMA winners Bobby Rush, Watermelon Slim, Southern Avenue, Don Bryant, Shaun Murphy and John Németh & the Blue Dreamers

Patton and Smith hit the nail directly on the head with “I’m a Sinner.” It’s hard to decide if she’s the next big thing, or if this an unearthed 70s Sacred Soul track.