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Hugh Laurie is best known for playing the character "House" from the hit TV show of the same name. Many don't know, however, that Hugh is an avid fan of our favorite music, the blues. Hugh announced over the summer that he is recording a New Orleans style blues album!

On the heels of achieving its all-time high membership (quickly approaching 4,000 total), The Blues Foundation will honor 21 individuals and organizations with its 2011 Keeping the Blues Alive (KBA) Award during a recognition brunch on Saturday, February 5, 2011, in Memphis, Tennessee.

Original Article By JOSH HATHAWAY BLOGCRITICS.ORG View the original article on blogcritics.org Reposted on American Blues Scene By Glen A. Casebeer/Northwest Music Scene They say you don't know what you've got 'til it's gone but I've seen that work...

Original Article By Josh Hathaway, Blogcritics.org Reposted on American Blues Blog By Glen A. Casebeer/Northwest Music Scene The surge begins for Buddy Guy, who is #1 on the Billboard Blues Albums chart and #2 at...

Bruce Willis doing the "Hip Shake". [youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tHwjLS0Zz9E&w=640&h=390]

The blues community at large often care deeply about their fellow men and women. Janiva Magness is among those ranks, headlining a benefit to aide an ailing teenager in need with a very life-threatening condition.

JJ Grey, driving force behind Jacksonville's JJ Grey & Mofro, has just released a video for the song, The Sweetest Thing, the first single from his critically acclaimed new CD, Georgia Warhorse.

The phrase "Saint Louis Blues" often evokes images of the hockey team, but it's blues music roots run almost as deep as a town can get; Saint Louis played a pivotal part in the development of both modern rock and blues.