Fred McDowell of Como, Missisippi was one of the great originals of modern blues music. After playing guitar and singing the blues and gospel music for friends and family for many years and developing a completely unique style, he was “discovered” in the late 1950’s and went on to have a successful late life recording [...]
Although bluesman Johnny Shines is remembered today as a running buddy of the famous Robert Johnson, he was actually much more than a fellow traveler. Shines grew up in Tennessee, soaking up the Beale Street sound in Memphis learning at the foot of Howlin’ Wolf. He roamed depression era America for a couple of years [...]
The date of the 2010 Blues Music Awards has been moved up one week from Thursday, May 13 to Thursday May 6, 2010. The original date was based on The Blues Foundation’s understanding regarding the dates of the Memphis in May organization’s Beale Street Music Festival and World Championship Barbeque Cooking Contest dates. [...]
On September 15th, 2009 the good folks at Eagle Rock Entertainment will be releasing Tough. The eleven-song collection ventures into some daring new lyrical territory for Mayall, exploring such subjects as
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Dark Streets
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Set in 1930s noir-like Gotham City (I guess of Batman fame?), Dark Streets follows the life of Chaz Davenport (Mann) a big town playboy with the city’s hottest blues, jazz, swing nightclub. Davenport’s father, a wealthy power company owner, mysteriously commits suicide and leaves Chaz disillusioned, broke, and in financial trouble as he gets written [...]
Buddy Guy’s Legends will be moving sometime in 2010. Legends has been open since 1989, when Buddy Guy moved his operation from the now-gone Checkerboard Lounge that used to be housed at 423 E. 43rd Street. The new venue will also host a new upgraded video and sound system. Rumors have long been [...]
One of America’s most informative and oldest blues publications, Living Blues, announced last month its 2009 Awards from both the Critic’s & Reader’s Poll. The following are the winners of this year’s awards:
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You can now book your hotel for the 26th International Blues Challenge via the Blues Foundation website.
