In a Blue Mood

Lurrie Bell & the Bell Dynasty Tribute to Carey Bell Delmark Records Guitarist and vocalist Lurrie Bell is joined by his siblings Stev...

This is my blues column from the May 1977 Buffalo Jazz Report which had the great Roy Haynes  on the cover. My column was relatively leng...

Blues was a staple of the Maxwell Street market for decades before gentrification led to the closing of the market some years ago. In the...

Word of the death of Louisiana Red certainly has affected the blues world. Born Iverson Minter, he led a lengthy and distinguished career ...

The following older review is from 2001 and likely was published in the DC Blues Society’s newsletter . I have not heard Telarc’s initial ...

Steady Rollin’ Bob Margolin continues to play in the style of blues he played with Muddy Waters two decades after that legend’s death. He ha...

The Carolina Band, The King Bees, is celebrating 25 years of stingin' and swingin' as the cover to their latest recording Carolina B...

There are a number of today’s top practitioners of blues harmonica on the second volume of Blues Hap Meltdown: East Meets West Live at Moe’s...

If there is a Mount Rushmore of Blues Harmonica, than the four gentlemen who would be represented would be John Lee ‘Sonny Boy’ Williamson; ...

If there is a Mount Rushmore of Blues Harmonica, than the four gentlemen who would be represented would be John Lee ‘Sonny Boy’ Williamson; ...

1994 saw Analogue Productions Original issue a marvelous album by the legendary Jimmy Rogers with an all star band. These are arguably his b...

The first of three posts to include CDs that I consider outstanding releases of 2007. This focuses on the blues and soul releases. I have ...

Sleepy John Estes was one of the great blues poets and vocalists whose prewar recordings were highly influential on the likes of John Lee ‘S...

Listening to and watching Carey Bell’s vigorous vocals and harp playing on a new CD/DVD he share with his son Lurrie, Gettin’ Up Live (Delma...