In a Blue Mood

I spent this past weekend at the Pocono Blues Festival and return home to learn via the net that two more performers of blues and rhythm mus...

Many may be familiar with the song " Junco Partner ". The song was written and originally by James Wayne although most are probabl...

I do not see as much live jazz as I wish i did. When I went to the Montreal Jazz Festival I did catch some blues, but discovered a variet...

My years with Rick Franklin go back to when we both were on the Board of Directors of the DC Blues Society in the late eighties and also I e...

Here is a two year old review of a wonderful disc by a fine musician and gentleman, Kenny "Blues Boss" Wayne. This disc won the 2...

John jackson's Last Performance-126 Originally uploaded by NoVARon I was going through some of my old photos and I discovered I had...

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...

Pianist Joe Willie ‘Pinetop’ Perkins keeps going, seemingly as musically vigorous in his nineties as much younger blues acts. Born in the Ho...

Tenor saxophonist Bennie Wallace has a most intriguing career playing with blues and gospel artists as well as served as the musical directo...

Chick Willis Its been close to forty years since this writer acquired a 45 by one Chick Willis that included a solid rendition of Guitar Sli...

2007 Ponderosa Stomp-272 Originally uploaded by NoVARon Finally did an initial write-up of this year's Ponderosa Stomp (The Sixth ...

The current issue of American Legacy: The Magazine of African-American Music History & Culture is a special Music Issue. Included in t...

King Oliver's Creole Jazz Band stepped in a recording studio several times during 1923 and made some historical recordings. Louis Armst...

Well I will be away for a few days as I am going to New Orleans for the annual Jazz & Heritage Festival (the 38th I believe), but as far...

I was at the North Atlantic Blues Festival on the dreary, rainy Saturday when Little Milton closed the day's performances with a solid ...

PICT1496 Bobby & dancer Originally uploaded by NoVARon . Big Pre-Memorial Weekend Blues Festival takes place at Lamont's at 440...

Here is a review from 1999 of a neglected but fine downhome harp blues gentleman which will have additional interest because of Boo Boo Davi...

Here is a review I recently wrote for a couple of publications. I made a minor change in what may have been published elsewhere to clarify ...

00740028 Originally uploaded by NoVARon . I already have expressed my appreciation for the late Little Sonny Warner, but felt it useful t...

Its been several years since Koko Taylor has had a new album. This is remedied by the new Alligator release, The Old School . As the title ...