Blues has been called the first truly American music. The colour blue has described melancholy and depression since Elizabethan times, but as a musical form its style was born from the experiences ...
If you were to meet a typical character from a blues song he would most likely be down on his luck, having trouble with his unfaithful woman and no doubt drowning his sorrows with whisky.
“People in our band have slightly different tastes than we do. So it's a constant give and take.” Simon compares the blues genre to a classroom, noting that both have a fixed structure. “On stage, ...
Immerse yourself in a celebration of female blues artists through live performances, a captivating photography exhibit, and ...
Greg Johnson, head of special collections and professor in the UM Libraries, places a record on the Blues Archive’s antique ...
Grammy-nominated and seven-time Blues Music Award winner Janiva Magness has released a dozen and a half albums in the last 34 years, with her 17th album, “Back for Me,” scheduled for release from Blue ...
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