Mississippi Blues Trail Commemorates Blues History
The Mississippi Blues Trail is a project dedicated to placing markers at sites of historical significance to the development of blues music throughout the state
July 9, 2020
Blues Highlights
Ex-Yardbirds Reunite at ARMS Charity Concerts
The ARMS Charity concerts were a series of charitable rock concerts in support of Action into Research for Multiple Sclerosis in 1983 visualized by bassist
July 1, 2020
Les Paul Electrifies His Strings
Lester William Polsfuss was a self-taught guitarist, inventor, and luthier from Waukesha Wisconsin. He is also credited with bringing widespread attention to many recording techniques,
June 25, 2020
British Blues Borne of the Bluesbreakers
If you look through charts of Britain’s top rock and blues charts, you might be hard pressed to find the name Bluesbreakers on any of
June 18, 2020
The Blues and Gospel Train
On May 7th, 1964 The Blues and Gospel Train took off from Manchester’s Central Station to the abandoned Wilbraham Road station in the southern Manchester
June 11, 2020
Fantastic Negrito Gets Lost in the Crowd
His early years saw Fantastic Negrito on the streets of Oakland, California and sneaking into college classrooms to continue his mostly self-taught music education. He
June 4, 2020
Fueling Musicians Stream-a-thon
For the last several weeks, the Fueling Musicians program has been raising funds for musicians affected by the COVID-19 crisis. The initiative started by Joe
May 26, 2020
Chuck Berry’s 60th Birthday Celebration
This week’s Blues Highlight of the Week is brought by yet another star studded event: this time it’s Chuck Berry’s 60th birthday, commemorated with two
May 20, 2020
Zaire ’74 Music Festival
As promotion for one of the greatest sporting events of the 20th century, The Rumble in the Jungle, South African trumpeter Hugh Masekela and record
May 15, 2020
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