Blues is an old man’s game. Rock and roll is about youthful aggression. The Rolling Stones, now all in their early to mid-70s, don’t play by either genre’s rules, but meet the two in the middle.
Ascencia, a Glendale based organization dedicated to raising people out of homelessness, announced that it will hold its first-ever Urban Blues Festival on Aug. 29
“We all are professional musicians, and we all do bring unique energy into the band as well as musicality. The chemistry that Jaimoe brought together makes a unique sound…”
American Blues Scene spoke recently with Tony Coleman who is best known for his 29 years as B.B. King’s drummer.
Here’s the latest installment of our weekly series, The Language of the Blues, in which…
This is the latest from The Bluesmobile’s C.C. Rider, who spends her life venerating the founding fathers…
The New Orleans great discusses his friend B.B. King, his appearance in the HBO series Treme, The Stones covering his music, losing everything in Katrina, and how New Orleans music is coming back strong!
He was the King of the Jukebox. One of the first black artists to achieve crossover success. He was a band-leader. Songwriter. Multi-Instrumentalist. Killer dancer. He starred in shorts and feature films alike. He was a titan, and his name was Louis Jordan.
This is the latest installment of our weekly series, The Language of the Blues, in…
“Youth Music Project” is the name of an elite group of teenaged musicians who will make their debut at the Waterfront Blues Festival this year…