Is Buddy Guy our greatest living blues guitarist? As his 10th decade approaches, we meet the master for a frank talk about ...

What gives someone the right to sing the blues is mastery of blues theory, including all commonly used chord substitutions and alternate forms. They must also have a strong command of rhythmic ...

Duke Robillard is a true, if not, under-appreciated, treasure of American music. Since he broke into the music business with the band he help found, Roomful of Blues, Duke has recorded over twenty ...

In April 1964, bluesman Walter “Furry” Lewis arrived home in Memphis after a tour only to find his house had been burglarized. The thieves took all Furry’s clothes (“two suits, five shirts, and two ...

Kerry Kudlacek certainly has the right to sing the blues. On May 2, a space heater in Kudlacek’s Tulsa home overturned, landing on a stack of papers. It wasn’t long before the fire was raging all ...

Etta James, Robert Johnson, B.B. King, Muddy Waters and Howlin' Wolf are among the world’s best-known Blues musicians – documented in recordings, film and photographs. But for nearly 20 years, Tim ...

A Hayti mural depicting bluesman John Dee Holeman and friends, painted by Emily Eve Weinstein and community volunteers. Photo by James Hill. John Locklear, who goes by the handle Lakota John, is a ...

According to founding guitarist Vernon Reid, Living Colour‘s new album was officially born onstage at the Apollo Theater one night back in early 2012. Reid and his bandmates – vocalist Corey Glover, ...