“They call Elvis the King; but the sure-enough King was Johnny ‘Guitar’ Watson.” – Etta James

Recorded in a live performance, the video displays their mastery of the craft.

There will be a Health Fair and Screenings event from noon through 2:30 pm. The IBC Quarterfinals – Round 1 begin at 4:30 pm.

The International Blues Challenge (IBC) officially opens at the Clayborn Temple, a key site in the civil rights struggle of the 1960s where Dr. Martin Luther King spoke.

This is the latest installment of our weekly series The Language of the Blues, in…

There are genres in which an artist must rely less on production wizardry, and more on natural-born talent, and dedication to craft.

Basile is still going strong with his latest release ‘Mid-Century Modern.’

Enjoy wonderful blues music by many of the great Women in Blues performers and some of our finest blues brothers, while partaking of Alfred’s tasty lunch menu.

The shows will feature 2016 Grammy nominee Vasti Jackson, St. Louis blues prodigy, Marquise Knox, and American bluesman and educator, Fernando Jones.

If you aren’t already a devotee, this album will not only convert you, but will baptize you in the fire that is Beth Hart.