EARL HOOKER – Off The Hook
June 12, 2019
Earl Hooker - Off The Hook is this week's "Blues Video of The Week." Earl Hooker, a Chicago blues guitarist known for his slide guitar playing. As a result, he performed...
Booker T. Jones – Born Under a Bad Sign
June 6, 2019
Booker T. Jones: NPR Music Tiny Desk Concert About Booker T. Jones Booker T. Jones came into the music scene in 1962. This NPR clip shows that he is both humble about...
The Greatness of Lightnin Hopkins
May 30, 2019
The Greatness of Lightnin Hopkins - Video of The Week This video opens up with brief interviews with Jimmie Vaughan and B. B. King. They talk about Lighnin Hopkins guitar playing...
Video of The Week – Wanda Jackson – The “Queen of Rockabilly”
May 20, 2019
Wanda Jackson - The “Queen of Rockabilly” Wanda Jackson's debut single, "You Can't Have My Love," reached the Top 10 while she was still a sixteen-year-old high school student. She hit...
Joshua King – The Next Generations of Blues Artists
May 12, 2019
Joshua King - The Next Generation of Blues Artists It is important to know his early roots in music and the life-changing influence blues had on him. His dad gave him...
Doyle Bramhall II – Mama Can’t Help You
May 10, 2019
Doyle Bramhall II - Mama Can't Help You This week's video "Mama Can't Help You" is one of the tracks from Doyle Bramhall II’s 2016 album Rich Man. This track has some...
Blues Video Of The Week – Paul Butterfield At Woodstock
May 1, 2019
Blues Video Of The Week – Paul Butterfield At Woodstock This week's Blues video of the week is “The Paul Butterfield Blues Band” and their performance at Woodstock. Growing up in...
Susan Tedeschi Has Kozmic Blues
April 26, 2019
Born and raised in Massachusetts, Susan Tedeschi first performed in public as an understudy for a Broadway musical, was in several groups throughout her adolescence, and eventually formed the Susan...
R. L. Burnside Sees His Jumper on the Line
April 19, 2019
R. L. Burnside was one of those guys who never really felt the need to use the whole stage in order to give a good show. In fact, he was...
Live at Farm Aid 1986 – Steppenwolf – Born to Be Wild
April 12, 2019
This week’s video of the week has the 80s written all over it: the hair, the clothes… and did we mention the hair? With the same bravado since the Canadian...