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...
Tag - American Blues Music Online
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...
AllMusic’s bio of blues legend Buddy Guy was written by Mark Deming. Here is how it starts: Buddy Guy is one of the most celebrated blues guitarists of...
New blues from St. Paul and the Broken Bones. This is from the band’s website: Front man Paul Janeway’s handle “St. Paul” is a wry allusion to the...
Editor’s Note: The Daily Music Break often re-posts music from earlier in the run of the site. This is a good one. It initially was posted on April 12...
