Veteran blues musician Tinsley Ellis takes on new territory and strips down, delving into the acoustic blues traditions of ...

Led Zeppelin transformed the 1929 blues song by Kansas Joe McCoy and Memphis Minnie into the powerful rock anthem When the ...

You leave an August Wilson play feeling more alive, more human. The Ensemble Theatre's vibrant and accomplished production of Seven Guitars typifies the experience, continuing the company's invaluable ...

To his delight, Floyd "Schoolboy" Barton gets out of the workhouse to learn the blues song he recorded is a hit. But in August Wilson's "Seven Guitars," Barton doesn't seem to realize that he's living ...

To get you started we’re looking at some chords in the guitar-friendly key of A. You’ve probably heard of a I-IV-V (one-four-five) progression - it’s a common blues chord sequence and its name tells ...

Now, here's some blues that won't leave you feeling down in the dumps: Christmas Date Blues, Joe Bonamassa's spunky, jumpin' and jivin' update of Big Joe Turner's 1948 holiday chestnut, Christmas Date ...

Last April, Wynton Marsalis and Eric Clapton turned New York City's premier jazz venue kind of blue when they performed together at the Rose Theater, home of Jazz At Lincoln Center, for two sold-out ...

Revered vintage guitar store Norman’s Rare Guitars is continuing to shine the spotlight on young electric guitars talents, having recently posted a video of with 15-year-old future blues great ...

Today we explore the bittersweet, Ethiopian world of "TEZETA" (PRON: te-ze-TAH). "Tezeta" means "memory" or "nostalgia". Originally Ethiopia's favourite traditional song, it's now a whole genre, a ...

Lonnie Johnson’s Blues & Ballads gets an audiophile-grade vinyl reissue via Bluesville and Craft. Intimate, detailed blues for hot summer nights. As summer kicks into high gear and the heat starts ...