Growing up, Stud Ford was no stranger to gritty blues clubs with dim lighting, smoke…
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Crate digging, Mississippi masters, and Chicago rhythm — Carter’s blues reflects a singular journey.
Part Two: Jeff Hanna looks ahead at the final leg of The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band’s Farewell Tour, the songs they still love playing, and the moments that keep both the band and their fans grinning from ear to ear.
Decades of conversations reveal the full measure of John Hammond — the man who once had a young Jimi Hendrix as his sideman, and who loved doing it all his way. Don’s remembrance carries the weight of history, and the clarity of someone who truly understood the man behind the legend.
“I’ve taken flak all my career about being the wrong color, the wrong this or the wrong that,” Hammond once told him. “But listen, I love to do what I do… This is my life.”
“It’s great to be a part of something so good that’s lasted so long.” For Jeff Hanna, it’s never just been about the songs, but the shared experience with the audience. From jug band roots to the landmark ‘Will the Circle Be Unbroken’ sessions and beyond, he looks back on six decades of music, friendship, and the long, enjoyable ride of all those nights on the road.
How the filmmaker, provocateur, and Panther Burns founder documented North Mississippi blues and forged his own art-action response in Memphis.
Hill Country blues as inheritance and trance: Kinney Kimbrough, Kody Harrell, and Eric Deaton share the rhythm, lineage, and joy behind North Mississippi’s hypnotic sound.
What it means to carry on the Burnside blues tradition: “I write for somebody else; you never know how that song might help a person.”
Tom Hambridge: Turning a blank page into “magic,” this five-time Grammy-winning producer, drummer, and songwriter shares how groove, emotion, and relentless curiosity forge today’s essential blues.
Lived, learned, mastered: Tinsley Ellis translates decades of blues into acoustic brilliance on ‘Labor of Love.’