Moved by the spirit of music September 16, 2010 By Tony Sauro Recordnet.com Edgar Winter sounded as fired-up as a kid playing his first gig. "It means the world to me to do what I love most

'A real bluesman' July 22,209 By: ANDY VINEBERG phillyBURBs.com Michael Burks has a dilemma. He’s watching two of his three grandkids on a Thursday afternoon, and his granddaughter is bug

'Bishop of the Blues' spreads his strings to Bordentown Friday, April 17, 2009 BY LISA RICH NJ.com I f you're familiar with Trenton and good music, you've probably heard of Paul Plumeri. Ca

A 'Patchwork' Tour Of New Orleans With Anders Osborn May 25, 2010 by MELISSA BLOCK NPR You can find the renaissance of post-Katrina New Orleans echoed in the life of musician Anders Osborne.

A Few Minutes With Dusty and Elvin June 2010 Bruce Jenkins SF Gate There are times when Dusty Baker's office feels like the back room of a night club. The man's influence reaches out to so man

Alex Wilson’s house of blues By Jim Lundstrom Scene Alex Wilson has a few Wisconsin Area Music Industry Awards on his shelf declaring him best guitar slinger in the state (2008) and his Milwa

Billy Jones: The Urbanization of Delta Blues April 30, 2009 by David King All About Jazz It's a long way from the rich, fertile delta lands of North Little Rock, Ark., to the Netherlands, wher

BLUES BEAT: Busy weekend for Otis Taylor January 21, 2010 By DOMENIC FORCELLA New Britain Herald Friday, Otis Taylor, an award-winning blues musician will be at the Infinity Music Hall. Taylor

Blues come effortlessly to versatile songwriter September 25, 2010 Bruce McMahon The Courier-Mail JUSTIN Townes Earle is one tall streak of musical talent, a young man bridging the years bet

Blues great gives 'brilliant' performance April 9, 2010 by Amy Fletcher The Juneau Empire ew-York-based blues musician Guy Davis showed Juneau audiences the full range of emotion of acoustic b

Blues guitarist Robert Cray blazes out of the studio August 2, 2009 By Martin Bandyke freep.com A versatile blues guitarist and vocalist who employs rock, soul, reggae and a touch of gospel in

Blues legend Eddy 'The Chief' Clearwater is Whippany-bound June 9, 2010 BY BILL NUTT The Daily Record He was born in Mississippi and raised in Alabama. But when Eddy "The Chief" Clearwat

Blues Legend Elvin Bishop Announces New Album and Tour 5/28/2010 antimusic.com Blues Legend Elvin Bishop Announces New Album and Tour 05/28/2010 . Elvin Bishop will celebrate his slide wo

Blues pianist tackles music with a fiery kind of cool April 12, 2010 by Michael Granberry Dallasnews.com Obsession and passion are concepts that Radoslav Lorkovic fully understands. But in

Blues pro young in the tooth November 22, 2010 by Mark Smith Moonee Valley Leader IN music industry terms Kenny Wayne Shepherd is a veteran. With six albums in a career spanning 15 years -

Blues traveler: Robert Sampson January 09, 2010 GREG OLSON Journal-Courier rom his earliest days, Robert Sampson recalls that it was in blues music that he found his voice. “Living in Ea

Bluesman Kenny Neal battles tragedy, illness and comes out on top September 29, 2009 By Tim Parsons Tahoe.com Tommy Castro may have said it best: Kenny Neal is the real deal. Neal's latest

Bluesman Lucky Peterson back from the brink of destruction October 7, 2010 By MARIO TARRADELL Dallas News Living a gut-bucket blues song, Lucky Peterson stepped into the fire, got scorched by

Bluesman's work has role in movie July 25, 2009 By STEPHEN HUMPHRIES philly.com LOS ANGELES - In blues circles, Otis Taylor is something of an outsider. The musician, whose music plays a prom

Bob Margolin brings his blues to Whippany on Sunday December 4, 2009 By JENNIFER L. NELSON The Daily Record Sing the blues with North Carolina-based blues guitarist Bob Margolin at the Ukraini

Bobby Rush delivers trademark blues on 'Blind Snake' December 17, 2009 Scott Barretta clarionledger.com On Bobby Rush's new CD Blind Snake (Deep Rush), the bluesman returns to some time-tested

Born into showbiz, but not the blues July 24, 2009 by Jerry Fink Las Vegas Sun The desk clerk answered in French, leading me to wonder where bluesman Guy Davis was staying. Maybe he was at

Born under a blues sign December 24, 2009 by Bill Forman Colorado Springs Independent Lurrie Bell's nomination for a Grammy Award earlier this month was the latest confirmation of the blues i

Buddy Guy: Ambassador to the blues January 28, 2010 BY MARK GUARINO Chicago Sun-Times Just before midnight on a recent Saturday, the temperature stops at zero. Snowflakes persist; sidewalks in

Charlie Musselwhite Draws from Life Experiences on 'The Well' October 29, 2010 VOA News.com Singer Charlie Musselwhite has been at the forefront of the contemporary blues scene for more than 40

Child of the blues Wilson has deep music pedigree November 26, 2009 By Joe Lawler DesMoinesRegister.com Alex Wilson's family has a rich musical history. His grandmother, Rosa Saviano, was

Duke Robillard brings his style of blues to Galesburg November 18, 2010 By RYAN SWEIKERT Galesburg.com GALESBURG — With only three tour dates planned in Illinois, blues legend Duke Robillar

Eddy "The Chief" Clearwater April 2, 2010 WLS-TV April 2, 2010 (CHICAGO) (WLS) -- Award-winning Bluesman Eddie "The Chief" Clearwater has traveled the world and has made a mark in the Blues ind

Grady Champion is a bluesman on the rise April 13, 2010 Mitch McCracken Examiner.com I caught Fox 13’s Good Morning Memphis the other day and saw a great new artist named Grady Champion and

Guitar virtuoso wows 'em with bluesy world music August 08, 2009 By RICH HOLMES Cape Cod Times HYANNIS – In the world of guitar heroes, Derek Trucks stands out for his lack of seeking the sp

Guitarist Thackery plays workingman's blues December 4, 2009 Laura Blackley Take 5 immy Thackery has earned the reputation of being one of the hardest-working blues musicians in the industry.

He's got the hottest blues harmonica around June 19, 2010 Dave Howell The Morning Call You can argue about who is the world's greatest harmonica player, but the hottest up-and-coming contender

Howlin' still June 6, 2010 BY JEFF JOHNSON Chicago Sun-Times He looked like a member of the Rams’ Fearsome Foursome, sang in a voice so gritty it could cut diamonds and worked Chicago’s b

It's easy to be a 'Hard Believer' in Tommy Castro's music November 25, 2009 By: Emily Cary The Washington Examiner Tommy Castro's Alligator Records debut, "Hard Believer," is solid proof tha

Jimmie Vaughan is living in the past, and he's OK with that July 2, 2010 By ANDREW DANSBY Houston Chronicle AUSTIN - Jimmie Vaughan steps out of yesterday, unfolding from his 1932 Ford Fiv

Jimmie Vaughan talks the joy of the blues October 30, 2010 By Michael Hoinski austin360.com Jimmie Vaughan is a retroist who's giving technology the benefit of the doubt. He's at a picnic tab

Joe Bonamassa Interview (2010) March 10, 2010 Rev. Keith A. Gordon About.com Blues-rock guitarist Joe Bonamassa is coming off one of his best years yet in 2009: his critically-acclaimed CD The

Joe Henry Gives His Own Tone to the Blues August 24, 2009 By Scott Timberg The Los Angeles Times oe Henry is tapped into the American past in unexpected ways. He lives in a roomy South Pasade

Johnny Winter Talks Gibson Guitars, Crossroads and Life on the Road March 2011 Guitar International For over five decades, 63-year-old Texas guitar ace Johnny Winter has weathered the fierce

Johnny Winter: The Blues' Last Outlaw By: Jarrod Dicker JamBase When Old Man Winter comes to town He's got a special way of dropping in And spreading cheer around You know [the blues] is aro

Justin Townes Earle on Trying to ‘Keep it Together’ On Tour September 23, 2010 By Chris Adams Speakeasy Almost a week after a rowdy concert in Indianapolis that ended with him spending a n

Kenny Wayne Shepherd - The Legends, Family and Live In Chicago December 13, 2010 By Leslie Michele Derrough Glide Another skinny white kid trying to play the blues. It seems almost a cliché

McClinton's sound as robust as ever May 24, 2010 By Nick Cristiano The Philadelphia Inquirer It was the kind of moment that most in the audience at the Keswick Theatre on Saturday night - by t

Music Scene: Li’l Ed still bringing his fun blues to the masses August 21, 2009 By Jay N. Miller MPN Now Li’l Ed wants to make sure everyone knows the blues are not about being sad or depr

Music Scene: McClinton likes doing it his w Apr 30, 2010 By Jay N. Miller Stuttgart Daily Leader Twelve record labels later, Texas soulman Delbert McClinton is as relaxed and happy as ever. Th

New Allman Album Hits 7 Months After Transplant January 19, 2011 By CHRIS TALBOTT ABCnews.com When Gregg Allman asked his doctors for permission to start touring again just a few months after

Newhouse: The blues aren't always a sad song June 24, 2010 By Dave Newhouse MercuryNews.com Paul Wood doesn't just play and sing the blues. He lives the blues, looks the blues. The blues follo

Nick Moss breaks the blues mold April 5, 2010 By DON THRASHER Dayton Daily News On his seven previous solo albums and two live discs, Nick Moss stuck close to the Chicago blues template. Howe

Old man blues April 16, 2010 by Bernard Perusse The Vancouver Sun To put it politely, a few eyebrows must have arched skyward when a white boy, playing trumpet, sat in with B.B. King's band.

Otis Taylor: blues misfit and visionary June 9, 2010 By GEG KOT Kentucky.com Otis Taylor calls the music he plays "trance blues," which is one way of describing a sound that doesn't really ha

Part blues musician, part historian July 14, 2009 By: DAVID HENKE Northfield News he first time Dan Kase heard a blues broadcast over the radio, he knew he wanted to be a blues musician. A

Pick of the Week: Stevie Ray Vaughan July 12, 2010 By Doug Morrissey iBerkshires.com Couldn't Stand the Weather: Legacy Edition The blues is not something that can be learned. Great blues mus

Ramping up the Blues March 17, 2010 by Jennifer Chancellor Tulsa World Bill Homans' life is a story of opportunities. Not the sort where he meets a shadowy figure at the crossroads and se

Review: Buddy Guy begins Legends dates January 9, 2010 By Bob Gendron The Chicago Tribune A continuous snowfall wasn't about to stop Buddy Guy from venturing outside while playing his guita

Robert Cray's guitar is still smokin' November 4, 2010 Paul Freeman Mercury News He is a famous blues man, but Robert Cray's music also draws from soul, gospel, jazz and rock. Cray said, "The

Ronnie Baker Brooks learned from his father, other blues legends June 13, 2010 By Walter Tunis LexGO It goes without saying that the life of a bluesman embraces the blues. But in a slumping

Ry Cooder - the first 40 years November 24, 2009 by STEVE MOFFATT Rouse Hill Times WHEN blues singer Blind Alfred Reed wrote the song How Can a Poor Man Stand Such Times and Live it was 1929 a

Six String Down: Celebrating the music of Stevie Ray Vaughan September 2010 By Ryan Hodges Washburn Review s guitarist Stevie Ray Vaughan walked off the stage from a sold-out concert at Alpine

Soul singer, blues guitarist Tommy Castro plans to stick around August 27, 2009 BY L. KENT WOLGAMOTT JournalStar.com At 54, Tommy Castro is at the peak of his form and doesn't plan on stopping

Stevie Ray Vaughan lives on with Legacy July 26, 2010 By HECTOR SALDAÑA Chron As band mates and best friends, Tommy Shannon and Stevie Ray Vaughan went on the road, roomed together and kicke

Taylor is leaving his mark on the blues February 2, 2011 By KEITH LORIA The Stamford Times Listening to the unique blues styling of Otis Taylor, you might think that the multi-instrumentalist

Texas Troubadour Delbert McClinton Is Still Mixing It Up After Almost 50 Years December 8, 2010 Erika Bolin Metro Pulse Songwriter and singer Delbert McClinton has a blues musician’s perfe

The Gibson Interview: Keb’ Mo’, The Early Years December 22, 2009 Aidin Vaziri Gibson Lifestyle Going through our archives the other day we were thrilled to come across this interview we c

Tinsley Ellis Rocks the Blues By Brian Baker CityBeat Nobody understands life’s cyclical, circular nature any better than Tinsley Ellis. After learning guitar at an early age and then joining

Tyrone Cotton: 21st century bluesman August 4, 2009 Michael Jones Examiner.com Seidenfaden's Café, located at the corner of Breckinridge and Vine streets, was not built with live music in min