Guitarist and vocalist Larry McCray takes the ‘big production’ route for “Heartbreak City.” Just as Mike Zito and Albert Castiglia enlisted the Grammy-nominated producing duo of Joe Bonamassa and Josh
Janiva Magness is not only among the top blues vocalists but also an uncompromising song archeologist. She digs deeper than most song interpreters, realizing that she has to see herself
You may recognize Cody Dickinson for leading the formidable and unforgettable North Mississippi Allstars and now, it is time for him to step into a spotlight of his own. After
The surprise double album, Live in London, by the young bluesman, Christone “Kingfish” Ingram, was recorded June 6, 2023, in at London’s SRO The Garage. The guitarist/vocalist performs 17 tracks,
When the Count Basie Orchestra (CBO) comes to mind, so too do the names of blues singers and shouters Jimmy Rushing, Big Joe Williams, Ray Charles, Helen Humes, the immortal
On a pleasant evening in Hollywood, legendary guitarist Buddy Guy delivered a stunning performance as he said farewell to one of the world’s most beautiful music venues. Guy, 87, is
Shortly after the release of their eponymous album in September of 1970, Johnny Winter continued a relentless touring schedule through the fall of that year. Having taken just a single
Soul and bluesman Johnny Rawls, one of the last of the original deep soul singers, is back where he belongs, returning to Catfood Records after a rather inexplicable six-year absence.
Their reputation certainly precedes them as do three generations. This band of brothers (literally as there are five of them) are descendants of Elias Earls, an enslaved man who escaped
If I Should Wander is a watershed work for Davy Knowles. The complete antithesis of his previous album, the Provogue Records debut of 2021, What Happens Next, this solo acoustic
