Blues Birthday – Otis Redding, Sept 9th 1941

Otis Ray Redding Jr. (September 9, 1941 – December 10, 1967) was an American singer and songwriter. He is considered one of the greatest singers in the history of American popular music and a seminal artist in soul music and rhythm and blues. Redding’s style of singing gained inspiration from the gospel music that preceded […]

Competition Time – win the Rory Gallagher 50th Anniversary Box Set

To celebrate the 50th Anniversary of Rory Gallagher’s eponymous 1971 debut solo album, UMC/UMe is giving one lucky reader of Blues Matters an opportunity to win a a five-disc deluxe box set of the album. This amazing prize includes the Rory Gallagher 50th Anniversary Edition 5-Disc Box Set includes 4 CDs and 1 DVD. The […]

JOE BONAMASSA announces April – May 2022 UK Tour

Celebrated blues-rock guitarist and singer-songwriter Joe Bonamassa will return to tour the UK for the first time in three years, when he performs five concerts in April and May 2022, including two nights at the legendary Royal Albert Hall on Thursday 5 May and Friday 6 May.  Joe will also perform concerts at Glasgow SECC on Wednesday 20 April, Cardiff Motorpoint Arena on Friday 22 April, and Brighton Centre on Saturday […]