When you’re the only guitarist in the band, triads are your best friends in a guitar solo – and Hendrix and SRV were the ...

At 89, Buddy Guy is a vital link to the roots of an entire genre. He’s also just plain vital, with a key role in this year's 'Sinners' ...

A big part of blues is playing over a “shuffle” groove — a triplet-driven swing-eighths feel with a backbeat (accents on ...

Make your list and check it twice. This holiday concert is more than just nice. A Peter White Christmas with Mindi Abair and ...

Ryan’s instrumental tracks are harder to classify, ‘Blues Trenody’ mixes a flute and woodwind melody with marching drums and ...

Ray Charles lived in South Dallas in the mid-1950s while assembling his crack Atlantic Records band, featuring Lincoln High ...

When Peter Himmelman was growing up in suburban Minneapolis, being Jewish felt dorky; Curtis Mayfield and John Lee Hooker ...

A woman out for a run in Central Park had to stop when she stumbled upon a heartwarming scene. A man was set up playing the saxophone when an unexpected “singer” decided to join in, and it’s making ...

Andrew Tibbs's debut was his only single to provoke racist backlash, but he had a string of regionally successful records through Aristocrat.

LYRICS FROM LOCKDOWN returns to Los Angeles this month for a one-night-only performance. The show is a one-man show bringing ...

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