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Interview with Marshall Chess and Keith LeBlanc about new album ‘New Moves,’ out now!
This article is part one of a three-part look at a man who spiked the sweet tea that is today’s blues scene.
Happy Birthday to Chuck Berry!
Walter was already well on his way to becoming a full-fledged musical mastermind, and would soon make some crucial changes to the way harmonica was played.
Chess went on to put out some of the most beloved LPs in music history. Here are ten of them.
A true paragon of the blues, he brought the music of the Mississippi Delta to Chicago in 1952.
Muddy Waters had an arsenal of guitars, both electric and acoustic.
First release since their acclaimed 2019 self-titled debut
For more than half a century, the name of Cash McCall has been musical money in the bank
“…that’s why I wrote so many songs because I been writing about the true facts of life that exists today, and yesterday and for what I hope will be tomorrow a better future.” – Willie Dixon