if Muddy’s performance at the Newport Folk Festival in 1958 didn’t cement that reputation on film, the Sony Legacy DVD Soundstage Blues Summit in Chicago, 1974 does.
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1. Big Walter April 6th, 1918: Blues harmonica player, “Big Walter” Horton was born in…
Today would be Muddy Waters’ 102nd birthday, and we’re bringing you several interesting ‘hidden gem’ facts about the life and legacy of Muddy Waters and those who, inspired by his accomplishments, used his innovative music to help change the world!
The word is out on the street, blues fans. Buddy Guy will headline the this year’s Chicago Blues Festival in Grant Park.
Maxwell Street was where Muddy Waters, Little Walter, Howlin’ Wolf, Elmore James, “Maxwell Street” Jimmy Davis and other legendary blues artists played their first performances! Check out the newest LOTB!
Bessie Smith, “The Last Waltz”, JIMI HENDRIX!!! This Week in Blues Past is packed FULL of killer blues!
John the Conqueror root has been a staple of hoodoo magical practices since the 1850s…
Find out where Hoochie Coochie, made famous by Muddy Waters himself, means, exactly… and discover the term’s deep origins!
“I’m not a rock n roller,” Winter told American Blues Scene. “I’m a bluesman.” From his earliest to his last breath on the road, Winter truly lived up to that statement in every sense of the word.
CC Rider Venerates Jimmy Rogers, one of THE legendary Head Cutters, a “band” who’s other two members were Muddy Waters and Little Walter