In a Blue Mood

Today's Take 5 playlist is devoted to the blues classic "It Hurts Me Too." We start with Tampa Red's recording. Amo...

This installment of Take 5 looks at five songs by the popular Blues Hall of Famer, Junior Wells. Wells was a significant part of the post-Wo...

Various Artists Ann Arbor Blues Festival 1969 Third Man Records To celebrate the 50th Anniversary of the legendary Ann Arbor Blues Festiva...

Junior Wells Southside Blues Jam Delmark I purchased the vinyl version of Junior Wells' Delmark album “ Southside Blues Jam ” up...

Delmark 60 Years of Blues is one of two compilations in which Delmark Records celebrates its 60 years. Blues has been a strong part of De...

It was fall of 1967 that I picked up a monaural vinyl album by Junior Wells, Hoodoo Man Blues on Delmark at a downtown Cleveland record sto...

One of the frustrations of blues is discovering a terrific talent, yet being frustrated by the artist’s failure to be able to take a step to...

There is a myth that there was very little new blues of note recorded in the 1970s. The fact is labels like Alligator, Delmark and Blind P...

First in my List of Outstanding Jazz and Blues Recordings of 2010. I start with Vintage Blues Recordings which includes not simply reissues ...

I had the pleasure to see Junior Wells a number of times over the years. The first several times it was when he had his partnership with Bud...

What a pleasant surprise it was to learn that Delmark was planning to issue a 1966 Boston appearance by Junior Wells. It was recorded shortl...

2009-0724_Pocono_Blues_Fest_Fri_Night-213 Originally uploaded by NoVARon Paul Oscher (seen at this past 2009 Pocono Blues Festival) returned...

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...