Lazy Lester proved to be a talented multi-instrumentalist. Providing guitar, vocals and harmonica for a number of Excello sessions…
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His 20th career album dives headlong into one of his first musical loves, the blues.
This album is as gritty, stark and raw as one can imagine. But that’s Bentonia and nobody plays it better than Holmes.
Chester Burnett stood six foot three in size 17 shoes. Oh, he cut a mean figure off stage. And on stage? He became something else all together – somewhere between a superhuman and a feral beast. No surprise they called him the Howlin’ Wolf…
When Stevie Ray Vaughan died on the morning of August 27th, 1990, a piece of the blues world’s heart died with him.
If you wanna know where Elvis, James Brown and Michael Jackson learned their moves…look no further than Jackie Wilson. Jackie Wilson was one of the first real stars of rock n’ roll. They called him Mr. Entertainment—and it wasn’t for nothin’…
This is the latest installment of our series The Language of the Blues, in which…
Whether you just can’t quite make it to Chicago for the annual Blues Festival there, or if you just want to add something a bit different to your musical diet, The Missouri Chainsaw Grassacre might just be your ticket!
In his early 70s, Burns’ voice is both powerful and valid and his guitar work is flawless. You owe it to yourself to buy this one.
What could be better than seeing blues giants and emerging stars performing in this historic venue?