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Features1 day ago‘Hush Hush’: Jimmy Reed Enthrals Keith Richards With Hypnotic Blues
The Vee-Jay single entered the R&B chart on October 24, 1960 for the man Keith called a big model for the young Rolling Stones.
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Features3 days ago‘Don’t Answer The Door’: BB King’s Electrifying R&B Smash Of 1966
The track was already BB’s 38th entry on the R&B chart, but marked only the 12th time he had made the pop list.
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News5 days ago
Epiphone B.B. King Lucille Replica Model Launched By Gibson
The signature guitar pays tribute to the peerless achievements of one of the great pioneering figures in music.
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Features1 week ago
Did Muddy Waters’ First UK Tour Launch The British Blues Boom?
Travelling with Chris Barber’s jazz band, Muddy Waters’ first UK tour found him playing “pure” and “uninhibited” blues to devoted crowds.
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News2 weeks ago
The Teskey Brothers And Orchestra Victoria Prepare ‘Live At Hammer Hall’
The live album of their acclaimed 2020 Christmas performance is out December 3.
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News2 weeks ago
Steve Winwood Joins Joe Bonamassa’s ‘Keeping the Blues Alive’ 2022 Cruise
Other newly-confirmed names include Tommy Emmanuel, Samantha Fish, Jackie Venson, and the Reverend Shawn Amos.
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Features2 weeks ago
‘I’ll Play The Blues For You’: Albert King Makes Good On His Promise
His guitar is wonderfully evocative, but then so is his singing; Albert King had one of the finest voices among guitar-toting blues men.
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Features3 weeks ago
Wading Into Muddy Waters’ Blues-Rock Hybrid ‘Electric Mud’
In 1968, Muddy Waters took the blues in a new direction with 'Electric Mud' and managed to influence the likes of Chuck D to Jimi Hendrix in the process.
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Features3 weeks ago
Psychedelic Blues: When The Blues Turned On And Tuned In
When African-American innovators of the 50s met Black Power and Flower Power head on, the psychedelic blues was born.
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Features3 weeks ago
‘Moanin’ In The Moonlight’: Howlin’ Wolf’s Primal Blues Scream
A collection of 50s singles, ‘Moanin’ In The Moonlight’ brought all of Howlin’ Wolf’s best qualities together: “a tail dragon with a voice like an angel”.
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Features3 weeks ago
‘Juke’: The Rolling Stones’ Harmonica Hero Little Walter Rules The Joint
Credited to Little Walter & his Night Cats, the song was the first chart entry by the singer and distinctive harmonica man.
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Features3 weeks ago
‘Walking The Blues’: Maestro Willie Dixon Gets A Hit Of His Own
The prolific blues writer had his only hit in his own name with a song he didn’t write himself.
