WEST COAST BLUES – T-Bone Walker, Charles Brown, Etta James
The West Coast may be one of the last places one would expect to find a historic and vibrant blues...
Blues/Southern Soul
Blues Radio: A Historical Perspective
BB King at WDIA radio in Memphis The wonderful blues radio programming we enjoy today is a relatively recent phenomenon....
Book Review – Knock! Knock! Knock! On Wood: My Life in Soul (Eddie Floyd – Bio)
by Eddie Floyd & Tony Fletcher Eddie Floyd was there at the birth of STAX and he was one of...
Blues and the Spirit Symposium/Dominican University
Blues and the Spirit Symposium/Dominican University, Bob Davis, Janice Monti, Jim O'Neal, Barrelhouse Bonnie, Larry Taylor, Sharon Lewis, Portia K....
Death of Bessie Smith
On this date in 1937, singer Bessie Smith dies of injuries sustained in an automobile accident near Clarksdale, Mississippi. Bessie...
Tre Williams – In the Heat of a Moment
Are you a fan of what some people call “100% Raw Soul?” Then look no further, cuz our friend Tre...
Book Review: Fabulous Vaughan Brothers –
The Fabulous Vaughan Brothers: Jimmie and Stevie Ray Here is what the original press release for this book said last September:...
Dom Flemons – Prospect Hill- The American Songster Omnibus
By Bradley Alston Before there were early bluesmen there were songsters. Songsters were often traveling, itinerant musicians who had an...
