James Cotton and Keith Richards Remember Hubert Sumlin
It’s always exciting when two notorious icons collaborate and bring us a unique sound and melding of souls. And it’s even more stirring when they
June 24, 2020
Blues News
Pinetop Perkins – Piano Man
The photo of the week is a still shot from Perkins at the Portland Waterfront Blues Festival on July 4th, 2007. Here, despite the difficulties
June 23, 2020
June 22 – June 28 Blues Birthdays
Geoffrey “Jeff” Beck: 6/24/1944 As one of the most celebrated guitarists to emerge from the British blues rock scene of the 60s, over the years
June 22, 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
Talkin’ Blues with Hubert Sumlin
Hubert Charles Sumlin met Howlin’ Wolf as a boy when he snuck into a performance to see him, but it was not until 1954 that
June 17, 2020
Little Milton is Alright with the Blues
The man who made “The Blues is Alright” a national anthem with blues enthusiasts around the globe was born to a family of humble sharecroppers
June 16, 2020
June 15 – June 21 Blues Birthdays
This week’s blues birthdays run the gamut from Don “Sugarcane” Harris to Grace Potter. Check out who else celebrates this week! (Pictured above: SARA
June 15, 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
Eric Bibb Heard the Angels Singing
Few are those who can make it sound like there’s a whole band on stage when in fact it is just one impressive musician and
June 10, 2020
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