In honor of Robert Johnson’s upcoming 100th birthday, up to Johnson’s birthday on May 8th, we will be releasing a series of videos, songs, and articles on the iconic blues hero. Today’s is Beck, playing “Last Fair Deal Gone Down”
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Matt Marshall
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A dedicated blues fan has a tendency to drop everything when a festival rolls around, and we know our priorities! We’re heading to the Juke Joint Festival, in Clarksdale, Mississippi. Be back Monday!
“Mistakes Were Made” might be the best captured congregation of mind-blowing delta artists since Alan Lomax!
Pearl Handled Revolver is the rockin’ U.K. blues band that’s spreading their hard-hit style across the British countryside. Their gritty psychedelic organ blues demands your attention, and your most primal dance moves.
The Rolling Stones cover “Love In Vain”, from their acclaimed live album Get Yer Ya-Yas Out!
Spring is upon us, and that means Juke Joint Festival is kicking off the festival season! We talked with Roger Stolle of Cathead Folk Art Gallery about the exciting Clarksdale, Mississippi festival.
Doctor Dan Ivankovich is, to put it mildly, not your average doctor. A surgeon by day and an accomplished bluesman by night, Dr. Dan attends to Chicago’s poorest and neglected citizens.
Happy Birthday Muddy Waters! Nearly no soul in history could say they were the Blues like Muddy Waters could. Muddy is one of the most prolific embodiments of the Blues that ever lived.
Big Joe and the Dynaflows new album “You Can’t Keep A Big Man Down” is a jumping blues anthem with unique flavors of classic R&B, swing, wicked drumming, power guitar, and heavy horns!
We just released a statement to the AP after learning about a remarkable find. This is a must read.