Blues News & Features
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Features4 months agoThe Lomax Legacy: Giving A Voice to the Voiceless
The work of John and Alan Lomax has been pivotal in understanding the history of the blues and its Black cultural offshoots and antecedents.
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News4 months agoB.B. King Music Company Confirms Revitalized Partnership With Gibson
Plans include the launch of a new Epiphone model and the B.B. King Icon Life Legacy Initiatives.
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Features4 months agoDown In The Soul Cellar: Spencer Davis Group Reopen Twisted Wheel
The famous Manchester R&B club reopened in its new location on September 18, 1965 with a visit from a favourite band.
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Features4 months agoB.B. King: Still The King Of The Blues
Along with his beloved guitar 'Lucille', B.B. King brought the blues out of the margins and into the mainstream of America.
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Features4 months agoThe 120 Best Blues Albums: Classic Records You Need To Hear
From Muddy Waters to B.B. King and Koko Taylor to Shemekia Copeland, discover the records that made it onto our list of the best blues albums ever.
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Features4 months ago100 Of The Best 60s Songs: Classic Tunes From A Decade That Changed Music Forever
This list of the best songs of the 60s celebrates wild and far-ranging sounds from all around the world.
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Features4 months ago‘80’: B.B. King’s Birthday Party With Eric Clapton, Mark Knopfler, Elton John, And More
As he became an octogenarian, B.B. released the all-star album featuring Eric Clapton, Mark Knopfler, Elton John, Van Morrison, and many more.
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News4 months agoGibson Flying V And Explorer Guitars Flying Again In New Collection
The new models are the culmination of a three-year project by the Gibson Custom Shop.
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Features5 months ago53 Mother’s Day Songs: A Playlist Of Classic Songs About Moms
Time to celebrate mothers and the songs that have celebrated them with a playlist of the best songs about moms for Mother’s Day.
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Features5 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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News5 months agoEric 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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News5 months agoRoger 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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News5 months agoThe 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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Features5 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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Features5 months agoJimmy 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.
