Bettye LaVette: American Idol Singers Don't Deserve Overnight Fame June 15, 2009 by Michael Hogan Vanity Fair Bettye LaVette has become famous (at last) by singing unexpected songs. Her recent

Award-winning blues performer Marcia Ball still hard at work August 31, 2010 Sean Spillane newstimes.com n an interview a few years ago, award-winning performer Marcia Ball stated her desire

B.B. King’s daughter hopes to expand music caree September 24, 2010 By Melissa Ruggieri houmatoday.com ATLANTA — When your father is B.B. King and you choose to enter the music realm, you’

Betty LaVette gets to the soul of British rock May 31, 2010 By Steve Appleford The Las Angeles Times The woman on stage was nearly 65, dancing across the boards in high heels and shaking her

Bettye LaVette: It Pays To Sing The Blues April 27, 2009 Jim Otey Pollstar When Bettye LaVette takes the stage at the 30th annual Blues Music Awards on May 7, it’ll be one more great moment

Bluer than blue February 9, 2011 By Deborah Ramírez Sun Sentinel When blues artists sing about the range of human emotion, from sorrow and pain to the joy of being alive, they are expected to

Blues guitarist Laurie Morvan is still pushing on music's glass ceiling June 8, 2010 California Chronicle Laurie Morvan follows a grand tradition of blues guitarists and frontwomen that include

Blues singer has truth to tel August 13, 2010 MOLLY GILMORE The Olympian Since she released her first album at age 19, blues singer Shemekia Copeland has found the voice of her truth. Sheme

Blues singer helps foster children April 19, 2011 By Joe Ballor Daily Tribune By her own admission, blues singer Janiva Magness as a teenager was “hell on wheels.” “There’s no doubt

Candye Kane's blues revival March 19, 2010 OregonLive.com eing a porn star isn't the dead-end job it once was. Just ask Candye Kane. The voluptuous blues belter is revered by serious fans of th

Chip off the old Block July 5, 2009 By Keith Loria Wilton Villager When you look at Rory Block's upbringing, it kind of seems that she didn't have any choice but to follow a career in music.

Clayton to be awash in Delta blues (Rory Block) November 25, 2009 By CHRIS BROCK Watertown Daily Times CLAYTON — The SoZo Teen Center is bringing the blues to raise bucks. Rory Block has

Cyndi Lauper Sings the 'Memphis Blues' July 8, 2010 Newsweek The blues, like the novel, is always dead or dying, according to someone, somewhere. But somehow, time and again, both these old for

Eden Brent: A Jazz Queen With a Case of the Blues September 2, 2010 Tad Hendrickson AOL Spinner azz grew out of the blues some time in the late 19th or early 20th century in and around New Orl

Ever-busy Raitt ready for a break October 23, 2009 By Sean Piccoli SunSentinal.com Being immersed in blues music, Bonnie Raitt represents a segment of the culture that is rooted in slower, sim

Fresh off national blues honor, Magness rolls into D. M. May 14, 2009 By J. SHARPE SMITH DesMoinesRegister.com aniva Magness was on top of the mountain. It was the 30th annual Blues Music Awar

From Orange to Austin 12/30/2009 Robert Hankins The Record Newspapers After years of success, Ball makes GC Hall of Fame Marcia Ball says she claims “dual citizenship” between Orange

James: Blues with Etta-tude May 10, 2009 By Lauren Carter The Edge Midway through her set at the House of Blues on Friday night, blues siren Etta James divulged what had already become clear.

Janiva Magness brings hard-earned blues sound to Anthology January 25, 2010 Miguel Toombs SDNN.com hen Janiva Magness makes the trip to perform Thursday at Anthology, she’ll be in her elemen

Janiva Magness celebrates ‘Stronger’ at Fat Fish March 15, 2012 Galesburg.com GALESBURG — Award-winning blues and soul vocalist Janiva Magness will celebrate the release of her new All

Janiva Magness’ blues for life July 8, 2010 by Bill Forman Colorado Springs Independent It's almost a cliché that people who've suffered the most pain are also able to find solace — and e

Joan Armatrading chats about her 'Charming Life' July 1, 2010 By Michael Keating Seacoastonline.com For 30 years, British pop singer Joan Armatrading has made a career of making the personal u

Lady plays the blues: Raitt returns Tuesday for Thomas Wolfe show October 11, 2009 Michael Flynn Take 5 Bonnie Raitt's first musical love wasn't the blues. “I fell in love with folk music fr

Life’s Ups and Downs Add Something to a Song May 12, 2009 JON PARELES The New York Times Etta James is still mad that she didn’t get to perform her signature song, her 1961 hit “At Last

Madeline Peyroux brings old-style jazz and blues May 25, 2009 Norwalkplus.com Madeline Peyroux walks about with a guitar case strapped to her back, ready to make music, only now, she doesn't j

MUSIC INTERVIEW: Candye Kane April 20, 2011 By Frank De Blase City newspaper Bawdy blues belter Candye Kane is as tenacious as she is bodacious. Her path has been peppered with speed bumps an

Music review: Shemekia Copeland sings the blues ... and so much more 02/25/2010 By Dan Emerson TwinCities.com Thirty-year-old vocalist Shemekia Copeland, who performed at the Dakota Jazz Club

MUSIC SCENE: All-women blues band plays final tour July 17, 2009 By JAY N. MILLER Enterprisenews.com From their start in 1984, Saffire the Uppity Blues Women have tried to provoke the funnybon

Musical godmother' Joan Armatrading is back with new CD, tour July 2, 2010 By William Douglas Victoria Advocate WASHINGTON - England may be singer/ songwriter Joan Armatrading's home, but she

Queen of the Bayou brings sultry sounds to ST94 March 10, 2010 By Felice Rubin Montgomery Media It may still be chilly outside, but a warm trend is on the way, as pianist/vocalist/songwr

Rae lays out her blues for a receptive audience May 3, 2010 By James Reed The Boston Globe Corinne Bailey Rae spent a good part of Friday night at the House of Blues singing with her eyes cl

Ruthie Foster (Quietly) Tells The Truth May 28, 2009 By Marc Silver NPR In "I Really Love You," Ruthie Foster's warm and grainy voice is effortlessly charming. NPR.org, May 28, 2009 - Texas

Saffire - The Uppity Blues Women make stop at Wolf Trap on farewell tour October 25, 2009 By: Emily Cary The Examiner A quarter-century after hitting the road in midlife, Saffire - The Uppity

Saffire the Uppity Blues Women bid farewell to fans June 5, 2009 by Andrew Gilbert The Seattle Times fter a quarter-century of cracking wise and raising Cain, telling tales and writing rollick

Saffire the Uppity Blues Women prepare for final shows October 22, 2009 BY MELISSA RUGGIERI RICHMOND TIMES-DISPATCH little more than two weeks, Saffire the Uppity Blues Women will be a music

Shemekia Copeland brings soulful songs to Wolf Trap March 28, 2010 By: Emily Cary The Examiner Blues singer Shemekia Copeland used to worry that she would say something others would misconst

Shemekia Copeland makes her way into ranks of the blues greats September 8, 2010 By THIERRY PEREMARTI The Dallas Morning News It's hard to imagine anyone coming along who's as powerful as t

Singer draws on struggles to croon the blues By Rodger Mullen The Fayetteville Observer When Janiva Magness sings the blues, she has a lifetime of experience to draw from. By the time she was 1

Tedeschi earns Sweet Forgiveness June 27, 2009 By Gwenn Friss Cape Cod Times HYANNIS – Susan Tedeschi says last year’s “Back to the River” album was pivotal for her because it blended

Tracy K: Canada's First Lady Of The Blues Harp April 25, 2009 By David King All About Jazz Born and raised on the prairies in the small farm community of Beausejour, Manitoba, just 45 minutes

TRACY NELSON RELEASES 'VICTIM OF THE BLUES' March 14, 2011 AltSounds Tracy Nelson’s soul; indeed allowed her to both write and seek out the deeper songs regardless of niche or genre. A fier

With a voice 'like a 78 r.p.m. record,' American Music Masters honoree Janis Joplin belted out the blues and blazed trails November 13, 2009 by John Soeder Chicago.com When Janis Joplin was gr