Browsing: Montreux Jazz Festival

Marianne Faithfull: The Montreux Years and Muddy Waters: The Montreux Years available September 17 via BMG

‘Nina Simone: The Montreux Years’ and Etta James: The Montreux Years’ uncover rare and previously unreleased performances by the musical icons

Known to music fans around the world as the “King of the Boogie,” John Lee Hooker endures as one of the true superstars of the blues genre, the ultimate beholder of cool

Today, we remember JAMES BOOKER on his birthday. In a region glutted with flamboyant musicians, Booker’s reputation as both a genius & a flake reached legendary proportions.

In a region glutted with flamboyant musicians, James Booker’s reputation as both a genius and a flake reached legendary proportions. He performed with style and wild improvisational frenzy.

Ray Charles has been called many things, and many of those things have been “genius”. Ray’s blues on the piano…