Blues News & Features
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Features4 days ago‘Hooker ’N Heat’: A Fiery Collaboration Between Two Blues Legends
With mutual appreciation for each other’s blues prowess, John Lee Hooker and Canned Heat collaborated on the smoking-hot album ‘Hooker ’N Heat.’
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News5 days ago
Keb’ Mo’ Shares New Album Preview In ‘Good To Be (Home Again)’
The song follows the appearance last October of the first preview of the album, ‘Good Strong Woman,’ featuring Darius Rucker.
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Playlists7 days ago
Mississippi Fred McDowell – His Ain’t No Delta Blues
Mississippi Fred McDowell was a key figure in Mississippi hill country blues and one of the most dynamic performers of the 60s blues revival.
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Features1 week ago
Space Cowboy: The Mighty Blues-Rock Legacy Of Steve Miller
With his track record on disc, and his voracious appetite for touring still intact, Miller's place in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame is well-earned.
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Features2 weeks ago
Kenny Burrell’s ‘Midnight Blue’: When Jazz Got The Blues
Kenny Burrell's ‘Midnight Blue’ blurs the boundaries between jazz and the blues and plays like a slow burn, soundtracking an imaginary film noir.
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Features2 weeks ago
The 46 Greatest Flying Songs: Traveling At The Speed Of Sound
From transcontinental journeys to late-night red-eyes, here are the best flying songs for the next time you fly the friendly skies.
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Features2 weeks ago
An Indelible Byline: In Fond Memory Of Richard Havers
A tribute to the author, journalist, broadcaster and former uDiscover Music editor-in-chief.
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Features2 weeks ago
‘Music Is Akin To The Spirit Of Man’: Sam Phillips On His Life In Music
More than just the man that discovered Elvis Presley, Sam Phillips know the roots of American music better than most, having grown up in the Deep South.
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Features2 weeks ago
The Best Guitar Solos: 108 Hair-Raising Moments
The best guitar solos – from driving riffs to technical displays of mastery – make a song complete and more often than not, transcend the track entirely.
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Features2 weeks ago
‘You’re So Fine’: No New Year Blues For Little Walter
Billboard's Most Played In Juke Boxes chart of January 2, 1954 brought a new entry for the man described by Keith Richards as ‘a blues harp player par excellence.’
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Features3 weeks ago
‘Going Up The Country’: More Boogie With Canned Heat
The spirited new single was a memorable follow-up to the band's debut hit 'On The Road Again.'
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Features1 month ago
‘Handful Of Blues’: Get A Grip On This Robben Ford Classic
With his trio The Blue Line, Robben Ford recorded an exquisitely played and impressively varied set of covers and originals in the 1995 LP ‘Handful Of Blues.’
