“I’m not a rock n roller,” Winter told American Blues Scene. “I’m a bluesman.” From his earliest to his last breath on the road, Winter truly lived up to that statement in every sense of the word.
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The murky origins of the fascinating “Griots”, African magic men and their parallells to blues singers.
Earlier in the year, it was announced that acclaimed actor Don Cheadle would be playing Miles Davis in an upcoming biopic. Now see the first glimpse of Cheadle as Miles, in a stunning picture.
“Look man, I don’t want you to do what I do. I want you to go out and be somebody. Don’t be me. Go out and do something.”
Stevie Ray Vaughan and Ronnie Earl were friends before Stevie became famous. The well-known bluesman has had a long and winding career, filled with highs and lows — but no devil’s music.
Grinding on each other! Find out the fascinating origins of this popular blues word and phrase!
The Washington Blues Society’s annual Best of the Blues Awards (“BB Awards”) was held at the Kirkland Performance Center on Sunday, June 29th to honor musicians and artists nominated by blues society members in 29 award categories.
Kansas City blues icon was influential KC blues musician, long-time touring act and collaborator to huge blues champions.
Bobby Womack, the legendary soul singer whose career spanned seven decades, died Friday at age 70
In the 1950’s, Big Bill Broonzy was one of the first Bluesmen to tour all over the U.S. and throughout Europe. He was a leading figure in what they called the Folk Revival.