Blues Birthday: Skip James – 9th June – 1902
Nehemiah Curtis James was born on June 21, 1902 in an African American hospital in Yazoo City, Mississippi, He was raised on the Woodbine plantation just outside Betonia, Mississippi. He was drawn to music from an early age. As a child he heard musicians Henry Stuckey...
PREMIERE – Damon Fowler “The Guitar” video
Florida’s Gulf Coast has produced a plethora of distinctive musicians, from the blues of Tampa Red to jazz greats Cannonball and Nat Adderley to former Allman Brothers guitarist Dickey Betts to The Outlaws. Tampa’s Damon Fowler, a masterful singer, guitar...
DAN PATLANSKY ANNOUNCES 2022 TOUR DATES
Award-winning South African singer-songwriter and guitarist, Dan Patlansky, is pleased to announce that he will embark on a 10-date UK tour in March and April 2022 to support the release of his forthcoming 10th studio album. Special guest on all shows (except...
2021 BLUES MUSIC AWARD WINNERS ANNOUNCED BY THE BLUES FOUNDATION
The irrepressible spirit of the blues was on full display during The Blues Foundation’s 42nd Blues Music Awards (BMAs) presented by Global Electronic Technology when winners across twenty-five (25) categories were announced. Broadcasted virtually due to COVID...
Christone “Kingfish” Ingram To Release New Album, 662, On July 23
On Friday, July 23, Alligator Records recording artist Christone “Kingfish” Ingram will release his highly anticipated second album, 662.
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