Davy Knowles is a 27-year-old blues/rock guitarist from the Isle of Man who has the right guitar heroes: Three are mentioned at the beginning of the profile at...
Category - Blues
I could only find one video of Mississippi John Hurt, which is surprising considering how popular he became in the 1960s. It’s an appearance in 1965 on...
The Homemade Jamz Blues Band, from Tupelo, Mississippi, consists of three Perry siblings: Lead guitarist Ryan, bass player Kyle and drummer Taya. There are...
Sad news. Nobody was a better guitar player than Johnny Winter. One of the things I read today — I forget where — that rings true is that Winter...
I happened to see “Tow Boat Blues” by Washboard Sam after posting some of his music this morning. The song is a collection of double entendres...
Perhaps the name “Washboard Sam” implied that he was a specialty act or a lightweight. He was neither. An interesting thing about researching the...
This Day in Jazz History says that today is the 60th anniversary of The Newport Jazz Festival. Here is a history of the event. Above is Big Maybelle performing...
According to This Day in Music, Willie Dixon was born on this day in 1915. This great clip is “Weak Brain and a Narrow Mind.” If anyone knows who...
It’s interesting that Robert Lee McCollum — Robert Nighthawk — never got the recognition accorded other blues players, many of whom he...
Wikipedia does a great job of illustrating what other guitarists — very good guitarists — thought of Danny Gatton: Gatton’s playing combined...
