See how grave dirt came to be used as a curse, and how the bleus tied it into our modern vocabulary!
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To further establish its standing as the academic home of the blues, Delta State University is proud to announce the creation of the International Delta Blues Project!
“I could have been playing in front of the Washington Monument for a handful of Republicans, and I would have been in heaven ’cause I’m with Eddie Shaw,” says the million-selling artist…
As an acoustic set, the simplicity of the presentation really adds to the impact of the music, with only Franc and his guitar(s) painting vivid images, as this Florida native is so talented at doing.
A man who played on eighty gold records and crafted the sound that would define the city of Memphis, who was loved by Elvis and Otis, is just happy to be able to play his horn and make a living.
Original is, from the start, a fantastic album. When the vocals of Janiva Magness first…
YouTube is about to roll out a new subscription service, and threatening to block independent labels who don’t sign up for their terms.
Hugh Laurie has a spirited discussion about an emotional moment after playing with Dr John, how all human life is in the blues, Jelly Roll Morton being an “olympian god” of music, and trying to introduce Bessie Smith to someone new.
The word goofer comes from the Bantu kufua and the Ki-Kongo kufa. Both mean “to die.” But Goofer’s dust digs deeper than that. Find out what magic Ma Rainey and the early blues masters were talking about.
The United States Library of Congress has selected AmericanBluesScene.com for inclusion into the historic collection of Internet materials related to the Performing Arts Archive