R.I.P. Ted McKenna

R.I.P. Ted McKenna

Scottish drummer Ted McKenna sadly passed away on Saturday 19th January after suffering from a haemorrhage during elective hernia surgery. Ted McKenna had a long and illustrious career spanning 50 years, he was the drummer with The Sensational Alex Harvey Band, Rory...
JON ALLEN’S Top 10 Blues Picks

JON ALLEN’S Top 10 Blues Picks

Jon Allen is an English singer-songwriter born in Winchester, and currently living in London. His debut album Dead Man’s Suit was released in 2009 and his fourth studio album Blue Flame has amassed five million plays on Spotify. Writer Pete Sargeant recently...
GERAINT WATKINS Interview

GERAINT WATKINS Interview

Geraint Watkins – Keys To The Highway. Geraint Watkins – ‘Geraint Watkins & the Dominators’ (1979), ‘Watkins Bold As Love’(1997) – the first two, quite different albums of his lengthy career have been reissued. Geraint Watkins, singer,...
R.I.P. Tony Joe White

R.I.P. Tony Joe White

They don’t come any more authoritative or authentic than Tony Joe White. I found him a fascinating conversationalist – never in a hurry to say anything glib, he would ruminate a second and then respond directly to any question you put to him. Like most...
AUSTIN GOLD – Top 10 Blues

AUSTIN GOLD – Top 10 Blues

Austin Gold – Our Top Ten Blues Choices Writer Pete Sargeant asked English blues-rockers AUSTIN GOLD to tell Blues Matters which recordings really turned them on, so here are their picks. Pete is a champion of democracy, so it’s two from each group member....