Every month, AirPlay Direct & American Blues Scene join to pick one incredible blues act. This month’s Michael Powers was schooled by Jimmy Reed and toured with James Cotton! Check him out!
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This week’s “Language” article explores one of the most (in)famous blues terms, the BACK DOOR MAN!
Fifty four years ago today, one of the most powerful, influential vocalists of the modern era passed away. Though her life was plagued with pain, she overcame all odds to create a stunning musical legacy.
Read the great Dr. John explain what this week’s “Language of the Blues” word, AXE, is all about!
Blues Music Award-winning soul/blues singer & harmonica master Curtis Salgado will undergo surgery on July 18 in Oregon. Blues fans across the country have already donated to help Curtis offset the incredible expense of the treatment.
The powerful Lionel Batiste, of the famous Treme Brass Band, has passed away.
Another installment in our new weekly series by author and rocker Debra Devi. This week, we explore the term “Ashes Hauled”, made famous by Sleepy John Estes
It is the mission of this publication to celebrate, expose, & enhance the enriching art form known as the Blues & what it’s inspired. It is for these reasons that the American Blues Scene is endorsing a presidential candidate.
From rockabilly to an L.A.-meets-Chicago version of Piedmont slow blues, the 44s blast out of LA like the Dirty Harry namesake pistol with their latest album.
Soul blues singer/harmonica master Curtis Salgado will undergo surgery on July 18 in Portland, Oregon, to remove a cancerous growth from his lung, according to his manager Shane Tappendorf.