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Little Bill and the Bluenotes helped shape Washington’s blues scene, playing across Washington for more than fifty years.
Brother of acclaimed guitarist Syl Johnson, the late Jimmy Johnson was a singular player who was a mainstay of his city's ...
Prof. Doug Miller will speak in St. Paul about the guitarist who played with Bob Dylan, Jackson Browne and others.
While Morgan Wallen is dropping double albums about his moping, Garth Brooks is chasing sales records and Kenny Chesney is ...
One of the most popular blues and roots music artists performing today, acclaimed musician Tommy Castro with his band the Painkillers has been igniting audiences for more than 30 years. A 10-time ...
The birthplace of the Blues — and much of American music — lies in Mississippi’s northwest corner.
A special 40th anniversary edition of Brothers in Arms will be released tomorrow on CD, vinyl and Blu-Ray. It features a previously unreleased 14-track live concert, album cover art cards and notes ...
I liked the crunch in Axl [Rose’s] voice, a la BB King. I tried modelling my voice around it, exploring high octaves. I always thought they were far ahead of their time. My favourite remains Appetite ...
BB King left behind the racism of rural Mississippi to become the King Of The Blues. Here's his incredible story in his own ...
2," feature a more concise and less guitar-heavy sound ... the threesome toured heavily and opened for acts including B.B. King, Ray Charles, Dr. John and Gov’t Mule. The constant grind of ...
the ensemble surrounding him represents a rich tapestry of musical experience with Walter King (B.B.'s nephew) on tenor sax, Cato Walker III on alto sax, Eddie Rowe on trumpet, James Toney on organ, ...
And the steady bass of Alyssa Martini ... Cedeno: Who plays the guitar? Stankevich and Martini point to Moore. Martini, laughing: We are just props. Cedeno: What is it about you and the guitar?