Born from the spirituals, work songs, and field hollers of African American communities in the Deep South, blues music gave ...
Kenny Wayne Shepherd’s career launched to stardom when he was only 18 years old with his debut album Ledbetter Heights, featuring his explosive guitar solos that blended rock with traditional blues.
His cover of Hoochie Coochie Man went viral, but Burnham is blowing minds with his fretwork – and referencing the lineage of ...
The 1970s gave us some of the greatest blues-rock music ever recorded, but not every masterpiece got the attention it deserved. While everyone knows Led Zeppelin and Cream, dozens of brilliant albums ...
The fusion subgenre known as blues rock came together in the early 1960s in the US and UK. It didn’t really kick off in a massive way until the late 1960s and early 1970s, during which some of the ...
The late 19th and early 20th century work songs and spirituals of the Mississippi Delta have traveled far. They came from Freddie Spruell, Charley Patton, Eddie “Son” House, Chester Burnett (Howlin’ ...
Earlier this week, I saw the great Buddy Guy live in concert. At 88, the blues legend still prowls the stage like a man with something to prove—but there’s also a real sensitivity to his swagger.
Named after lead singer, guitarist and songwriter Garrett James, the Tucson-based blues rock group Garrett James and the Wanderers has a vintage sound but is made up of young musicians. The band ...
Rock music fans are fortunate John Lodge didn’t pursue his initial career goal. The bassist for British progressive rock pioneers The Moody Blues had a boyhood dream of designing automobiles. “I was ...
Blue on the Bridge officials say the inaugural Spring Blues Breakout will take place at Thirsty's on Sunday, May 17th. This ...