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This may very well be the coolest video we’ve found in some time. LEGENDARY Buddy Guy playing “The Sky is Cryin'” with Derek Trucks, Warren Haynes, and Gregg Allman
Hosted By Phoenix Singer-Songwriter Pete Thelen
Ana Popovic’s hit album Unconditional, a perpetual force on the chart for the past eight weeks, has landed in the top spot, achieving #1 status in the Blues Top Five this week.
Matthew Davidson, a 13-year-old blues and rock guitarist who the American Blues Scene interviewed back in May, has won the 2011 Robert Johnson New Generation Award!
Composer, multi-instrumentalist and vocalist Taj Mahal is one of the most prominent and influential figures in blues and roots music. His style represents virtually every corner of the globe – West Africa, the Caribbean, Latin America, Europe, and more. Taj Mahal’s best known hits include the studio and live albums Dancing the Blues, Phantom Blues, An Evening of Acoustic Music and the Grammy® Award-winning Señor Blues. The Taj Mahal Trio will bring their lush style in concert to The Ridgefield Playhouse on Thursday, March 1, at 8 p.m. This event is part of the Doyle Coffin Architecture Singer/Songwriter Series. In…
If you’re in the Chicago Area tonight, start The New Year Right With Chicago Blues All-Stars live at Kingston Mines, January 5th, 2012.
Long time captain of likely most successful blues label since Chess Records given prestigious honor.
Brandon Isaak is a roots-based Canadian artist with some strong things to say, and an old school blues way of saying it, floating from a country blues, “Mississippi Sheiks” style, to Gospel, Piedmont and beyond. His latest album Bluesman’s Plea consists of 14 original tracks. Before this album landed in our inbox, we were unfamiliar with Isaak. The initial listen to the album, however, was a pleasing, entertaining, and memorable experience. Plea kicks off with some finger picking Delta Blues on the title track. Brandon is a skilled songwriter, fitting just the right amount of words and all-important spacing into…
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