Second annual event to feature three weekends of live music and hundreds of musicians, from Gregg Allman and Robert Cray to Tim McGraw and Bobby Rush.
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“A man can live a long time without water or food, but a man cannot get along without hope.” So says blues legend Bobby Rush
30th annual Chicago Blues Festival on June 6-9, Shemekia Copeland and Bobby Rush kick off the festival’s Journey Up the Mississippi
Doug Watson, Johnny Sansone, and Bobby Rush, oh my! This blues festival is KICKING!
The Juke Joint Festival remains one of the blues world’s great annual gatherings, bringing together legendary performers, emerging artists, and devoted fans in the place where many of their stories intersect.
In this installment of Language of the Blues, author and rocker Debra Devi explains how the chitlin’ circuit became both sanctuary and stage for generations of Black musicians during segregation, nurturing early careers from Little Milton to James Brown, B.B. King, and Jimi Hendrix.
Billy Branch didn’t hear the blues until 18, but decades of experiences, influences, and collaborations make ‘The Blues Is My Biography’ (Nov. 7, Rosa’s Lounge Records) a fitting reflection of his life in music.
‘King of Them All’ unpacks the pioneering label that gave the world James Brown, genre-crossing hits, and a behind-the-scenes story every music fan needs to see.
American Blues Scene’s Australian correspondent traveled to Nashville’s AmericanaFest to catch up with Zach Ernst, guitarist and curator behind Austin’s legendary Antone’s. At the heart of Antone’s 50th anniversary celebration, Ernst discussed his journey with the club, the making of ‘The Last Real Texas Blues Album,’ and his ongoing mission to connect Austin’s rich blues history with a new generation of artists. By pairing veteran and rising musicians, creating a museum, and expanding the Austin Blues Festival, Ernst demonstrates that the blues are far from fading into the background.
Brant Buckley’s “Wedding Love,” tuned to 432hz, heralds a meaningful creative shift for the Berklee-trained songwriter.