They’ve played with everyone from Muddy Waters & Pinetop Perkins to Stevie Ray Vaughan, Robert Cray and The Fabulous Thunderbirds. They’re the masters of electric Chicago Blues, Rock and Roll, Soul and Rockabilly, all wrapped up in an unpretentious, red-hot, good-time vibe. —-From the advert … Continue reading Concert Review – Nighthawks – Blues at the Bull Run
(Pictured above, Albert Collins) The late Son Seals started out as a drummer for Robert Nighthawk and later switched to guitar. Arkansas-born, he inevitably gravitated to Chicago and started to jam with people like Albert King and Bobby “Blue” Bland. Seals was discovered in a … Continue reading Time for a Shot of Blues
Note that whenever I do a list I am always careful to say ‘my favorites’ as opposed to ‘the greatest.’ How the hell would I know who’s the greatest? Plus how do you even get consensus on that? It’s far too subjective. So these are … Continue reading My Favorite Singers – Top 25
We don’t see Buddy Guy every time he comes to town. But he is literally the last of a certain generation (he just turned 81) of bluesmen and women and so, we see him when we can. (I’ll save his history for when I inevitably … Continue reading Concert Review – Buddy Guy
News from up the street, she’s people I’d like to meet – Dan Hicks. From time to time, other bloggers will mention a song to me, sometimes in the comment section. Or I’ll find one on their site that I think deserves wider exposures. I … Continue reading News From Up the Street
(Pictured above – Southern Avenue) I don’t do nearly enough blues on this blog. Well, maybe I do and I never noticed. Anyway, a couple of bluesy things to listen to because you A) woke up this morning; B) lost your job and 3) your … Continue reading Time for a Shot of Blues
“I don’t think I ever really wished for fame. I just – music, just does it for me.” – Gregg Allman Anyone who has followed this blog for more than five minutes knows of my love for the Allman Brothers Band. I’ve long since done … Continue reading Gregg Allman – Not Gonna Let ‘Em Catch Me
