Besides being dapper as all get out, the 87 year old Henry Gray is a legend you’ve never heard of. Not unless you’re an aficionado of post war Chicago blues.
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George Jones, the peerless, hard-living country singer who recorded dozens of hits about good times and regrets and peaked with the heartbreaking classic “He Stopped Loving Her Today,” has died. He was 81.
Ethnomusicologist and guitarist Bob Brozman, famous for his vast folk knowledge and guitar prowess, has passed away. He was 59.
This Saturday, April 27th, the Hartford radio station WRTC FM will present a six-hour tribute to the great recordings & musicians of the Stax/Volt label — broadcast LIVE from the Stax Museum of American Soul in Memphis, Tennessee
State’s oldest music museum recognized for “exceptional contributions” to community!
Legendary Musician Richie Havens, best known for his intense rhythmic guitar, soulful covers of pop and folk songs, and his opening performance at the 1969 Woodstock Festival, has passed away. He was 72
Today, Twitter allowed the world access to their much talked about music feature on the popular short blurb driven social media network. We have been playing around with it this morning to see just what it means for blues bands
Tonight, the late Albert King will be inducted into the Rock n Roll Hall of Fame, taking his rightful place between the other two kings of blues.
“In Performance at the White House”, which aired last night on PBS, celebrated Memphis Soul in grand fashion. An hour long concert paying tribute to some of the greatest music ever committed to disc, it had it’s ups and downs.
The lead singer of The Animals talks “House of the Rising Sun”, an ‘erotic’ trip to the Vietnam Memorial, and his new blues album, which combines the urgency of youth with the creative sharpness of a seasoned juggernaut and the wisdom of a sage.