As you may know, Buddy Guy only plays at his bar, Buddy Guy’s Legends, in January of each year. American Blues Scene was on hand to give you a front row seat on the blues party that went down.
Browsing: Blues
Blues is a universal language — appreciated and revered by fans everywhere.
John Lee Hooker, the dynamic and immortal bluesman who continues to be one of the most influential figures in music, has announced his official independent candidacy for presidency in 2012.
The good folks at the Natchel Blues Network put together quite an event as a final fundraiser to assist two blues acts, Roosterfoot (Seth Stainback and Keith Stainback) and The Bush League, with the expenses of their trip to the International Blues Challenge (IBC)
In response to the popularity of the recent Cookie’s Blues, here’s one more; A moose…
The Wired Band is one of the most power-packed bands, trio or not, in the Northwest, and they have won the bragging rights to compete to the IBC in Memphis, representing the Washington Blues Society for the second straight year.
Samantha Fish, a relative newcomer to the blues, has recently released a top quality, guitar-driven album, produced by Mike Zito, that touches on a number of styles and boasts several memorable tracks.
Before Beverly McClellan ever stepped foot on L.A. soil, she had already put out five albums of soulful and heavily blues infused music. Her latest album that was released just before the rocket left the launching pad contains a song titled “I Can’t Hide Me” and this might as well be her theme song.
Here is a fun article from The Onion, the satirical fake newspaper, on Eric Clapton releasing a new blues album.
The recent commissioning of June to be African-American Music Month by President Obama is extremely significant to the preservation and continuation of Blues’ legacy and musical impact.