the birth of a soul icon, a HUGE blues album release from B.B. King, the launch of a major blues radio station, the commemoration of a blues landmark, and much more!
Just after the announcement that he would be leaving Royal Southern Brotherhood, Zito sat down with ABS to discuss in detail what really happened, moving forward, and knowing himself.
Find out where Hoochie Coochie, made famous by Muddy Waters himself, means, exactly… and discover the term’s deep origins!
John Hammond picked up Jimi Hendrix for his band after Curtis Knight fired Jimi in 1965…
latest offering on the Malaco label is a return to the rhythm & blues and soul that seductively permeated the airwaves decades ago and it is a welcome return indeed.
It seems only fitting that Jeff Jensen would have the last word at the 2014 White Mountain Blues & Boogie Festival…
Homecoming at Hopson’s Commissary and The Shack Up Inn Juke Joint Chapel in Clarksdale, MS – October 12th from 3:00 – 7:30 pm. Suggested Donation $15
The blues is all about gettin’ through tough times. About surviving. Surviving poverty, inequality, and hard labor.
This Week in Blues Past has some big landmarks, with the loss of a Hill Country icon, the opening of a distinctly American hall of fame, the birth of a Texas blues giant a big bootleg recording, and much more!
If you don’t know “Ozark Grunge”, you’re about to.