Blues News & Features
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Features3 months ago‘Live In Cook County Jail’: Capturing B.B. King’s Electric Live Act
‘Live In Cook County Jail’ is a truly classic B.B. King album that deserves to stand shoulder to shoulder with his ‘Live At The Regal.’
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News3 months ago
Eric Clapton’s Intimate Band Set ‘The Lady In The Balcony’ For Multi-Format Release
The Mercury Studios release features Clapton on top form with longtime bandmates Nathan East, Steve Gadd, and Chris Stainton.
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News3 months ago
Roger Daltrey To Dig Deep Into Catalog For Upcoming ‘Who Was I?’ UK Tour
Daltrey will dig deep into his solo work and also reinterpret some classics and rarities by The Who.
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News3 months ago
The Mavericks, Keb’ Mo’, Carla Thomas For Lifetime Americana Awards
The 2021 Americana Honors, on September 22 at the Ryman in Nashville, will open this year's Americanafest.
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Features3 months ago
‘To Know You Is To Love You’: B.B. King Teams With Stevie Wonder
Remembering a great collaboration 1973 between giants of blues and soul.
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Features3 months ago
Jimmy Reed: The Story Of An Unlikely Blues Hero
A celebration of the oft covered blues artist by the producer of a career-spanning 3CD compilation.
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Features3 months ago
‘I’m Ready’: Muddy Waters Was Drinkin’ TNT And Smokin’ Dynamite
Muddy was the first to record Willie Dixon's future blues classic ‘I'm Ready,’ on September 1, 1954.
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Features3 months ago
‘Songs For A Tailor’: After Cream, Jack Bruce’s Strongest Suit
The first solo release post-Cream, 'Songs For A Tailor' is an underrated gem from a clever songwriter.
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Features3 months ago
‘Five By Five’: When The Rolling Stones Sung The Blues For Chess
Recorded at Chess Studios, this EP paid homage to their blues roots and established their sound.
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Features3 months ago
Dinah Washington: Pop Star
In a world where Black women are consistently expected to compromise, Dinah Washington made few.
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Features3 months ago
‘No Reason To Cry’: Eric Clapton Calls On The Band And Bob Dylan
His fourth solo album was a celebration of both Eric’s refuelled creativity and some great musical relationships.
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Features3 months ago
Best Bassists Of All Time: 55 Legendary Bass Players
Four mighty strings and 55 mighty players: the best bassists are the ones who carve out signature sounds and play as many memorable licks as the guitarists.
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Features3 months ago
The Best Songs About Dogs: A Tribute To Our Four-Legged Friends
Hound dogs, salty dogs, rain dogs, the mighty canine appears in countless songs and this list celebrates all the dogs who’ve been saluted in song.
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Features3 months ago
The Best Guitar Solos: 100 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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Features4 months ago
Best John Lee Hooker Songs: 20 Essential Tracks By The Blues Legend
The best John Lee Hooker songs find an imitiable groove to prove that the blues could make you feel, but it could also make you dance.
