Leo “Bud” Welch, the bluesman who issued his debut album ‘Sabougla Voices’ at 81, has died.

“Who knows what’s good. It’s like I’m from Louisiana man. People can tell you how good they cook down there all they want but you ain’t gonna know until you taste it.”

As a musical genre, it arguably dates back almost a century. But who really invented the music known as rock and roll? Here are the contenders.

“Servings and Portions from My Boarding House Reach” seems to be highlights of songs on the new album. It’s all we have to whet our appetites for now.

The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Class of 2018 includes Bon Jovi, The Cars, Dire Straits, The Moody Blues, Nina Simone and Sister Rosetta Tharpe.

“It’s a great thing to still be around and enjoy life, and talk about it in the morning. That’s all that matters to me.”

“I’m very crazy about Lucille. Lucille took me from the plantation; you might say, brought me fame.”

If you’re a lover of blues, soul, Gospel, or simply socially conscious, you’re gonna want ‘The Reverend Shawn Amos Breaks It Down.’

The final volume in a trilogy from the Hendrix archives, ‘Both Sides of the Sky’ focuses on music recorded between 1968 and Hendrix’s death in 1970.

Hosting over 1,500 shows to date, Callahan’s has also been home for the Detroit Blues Society’s annual Blues Challenge, whose winners advance to the IBC in Memphis.