In a Blue Mood

Leroy Carr was one of the most influential blues artists who ever lived.  A singer-pianist and songwriter, he had some of the biggest-selli...

Leroy Carr's legacy is perhaps not as appreciated today as it once was. A major recording star, his duets with guitarist Scrapper Blackw...

One of the most celebrated blues recording is " How Long How Long Blues ," most famous from Leroy Carr's recording. It was so ...

Today's blog is devoted to simply presenting a number of renditions of a song most associated with Leroy Carr, How Long, How Long Blues ...

Vicksburg Blues (Red House Records) is the first collaboration between pianist and clarinetist Butch Thompson and singer-guitarist Pat Do...

Eleanor Ellis is a local DC treasure being perhaps the most gifted female purveyor of old time blues in the area. She has championed the lik...

My last post examining some of the classic recordings of Robert Lockwood, Jr., involves two solo recordings. Delta Crossroads was reviewed i...

Listening to the opening field holler inspired fragment “ Ratty ,” followed by some Delta to Chicago slide guitar “ Believe I’ll Make a Chan...