“I set out to write and arrange tunes that put my favorite styles of rock and blues front and center and possibly turn younger listeners onto the blues.” – Clay Melton
Author: American Blues Scene Staff
Rite of June tour starts in Ft. Myers, Florida on June 22!
Long coveted by cratediggers and beatmakers, Dyke & The Blazers were one of the earliest funk acts to emerge in the mid-’60s soul scene, alongside artists like James Brown and The Meters
“’In a World without You’ is one of my favorite songs off of the new album,” Sullivan says. “We shot it (the video) at Building Records, a recording studio in Marlboro, New York. I had an absolute blast making it.”
‘Pure’ is Robben Ford’s first wholly instrumental studio album since 1997’s ‘Tiger Walk.’
“I’m really fond of the Piedmont style of guitar playing made popular by Mississippi John Hurt. And that’s all over this track. Hallelujah.”
A brilliant, virtuoso guitarist who influenced everyone from Richard Thompson to The Grateful Dead, Ry Cooder, and Taj Mahal, Joseph Spence was infused with the spirit of improvisation
Wide-ranging run begins August 27 in Charlotte, NC
“I had always wanted to do an album of covers and when 2020 sort of derailed life it seemed like a good time to get creative in a new way. The tracks for this record reflect songs I have always loved regardless of how they ‘fit’ with what we do as a band.” – Jason McKinney
“By the time that I started playing guitar, the sound of Duane Allman’s slide was almost an obsession, His playing on ‘Layla’ is still one of the high-water marks for me. The spirit, the joy, the recklessness, and the inevitability of it. My dad would play that record for me and my brother to fall asleep to and further sear it into my DNA.” – Derek Trucks