May 2026 – The Blues Garage

Taj Mahal: The Global Blues Architect

Taj Mahal: The Man Who Blew the Walls Off the Blues Born Henry St. Claire Fredericks … Taj Mahal: The Global Blues ArchitectRead more

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Joanne Shaw Taylor Drops ‘The Girl That You Loved Before’ New Single

Photo credit: Alysse Gafkjen Joanne Shaw Taylor Drops 'The Girl That You Loved Before' New Single British blues-rock artist Joanne Shaw Taylor returns today with “The Girl That You Loved Before,” the latest single from her forthcoming studio album The Trouble With Love, due October 23rd via Journeyman Records. Released alongside a cinematic [Continue] Continue reading Joanne Shaw Taylor...
Hardly Strictly Bluegrass Unveils New Additions to 2026 Lineup

Photo Credit: Jay Blakesburg Hardly Strictly Bluegrass Unveils New Additions to 2026 Lineup Hardly Strictly Bluegrass (HSB) today shares new additions to its lineup for the 2026 edition in San Francisco’s iconic Golden Gate Park from Friday, October 2, to Sunday, October 4. The free festival, now in its 26th year present a [Continue] Continue reading Hardly Strictly Bluegrass...
Review: Alabama Shakes ‘I Must Be Dreaming’

Review: Alabama Shakes ‘I Must Be Dreaming’ By Hal Horowitz Apparently Alabama Shakes, after releasing two hit albums that nabbed four GRAMMY wins, and playing to large sheds, never officially disbanded. That likely comes as a revelation to most because the band hadn’t released an album or toured from 2017 till 2025. Additionally, lead singer/songwriter [Continue] Continue reading
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Eli Paperboy Reed Drops Swamp Dogg-Produced Single “Like We Used To”

Eli Paperboy Reed with Swamp Dogg (photo: Rosie Cohe)
Eli Paperboy Reed Drops Swamp Dogg-Produced New Single "Like We Used To" Hailed as “the king of rhythm & soul” by Mojo,
Eli Paperboy Reed made his way from Brookline, MA, to Clarksdale, MS, as a teenager, honing his chops while immersing himself in [Continue] Continue reading
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Erja Lyytinen Announces ’50th Birthday Live 2026′ Album

Erja Lyytinen Announces '50th Birthday Live 2026' Album Finland´s own “Queen of the Slide Guitar”
Erja Lyytinen is celebrating her 50th Birthday with a lavish live album package consisting of a double CD, double vinyl and a full-length DVD, which was recorded at the prestigious House of Culture, known as “Kultsa” in Helsinki Finland on [Continue] Continue reading
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Frank Beard, Drummer for ZZ Top, Dies at 77

Photo credit: Birgit Fostervold Frank Beard, Drummer for ZZ Top, Dies at 77 Frank Beard, the longtime drummer for Texas rock band, ZZ Top, has died at the age of 77. Beard was in hospice when he passed away at his home in Richmond Texas, according to publicist Bob Merlis. On the ZZ [Continue] Continue reading Frank Beard, Drummer...

Dr Guido van Rijn Interview About His Book, Roosevelt’s Blues

On this episode we feature excerpts from our most recent conversation and interview with Dr. Guido van Rijn. Here we learn a great deal about President Roosevelt’s impact on Black Americans in the early 1930’s as a result of HIS efforts to bring America and the World out of history’s GREAT DEPRESSION. Along with this historic information, Dr van Rijn...
Dr Guido van Rijn Interview About Reverend Robert Wilkins

On this episode we feature excerpts from recent interviews we had with our friend Dr Guido van Rijn who recently wrote and published a very interesting book about blues and gospel artist Reverend Robert Wilkins, The Memphis Blues and Gospel of Robert Wilkins. With its purchase you get an excellent CD containing Rev Wilkins early recordings. In our interview, Dr...
Maria Muldaur Interview About Her Career In The Blues and Americana Music

This episode features excerpts from our recent interview with Ms Maria Muldaur. Here we learn more about Maria and her amazing 44 albums focused on The Blues and America Roots Music. Many of Maria’s recordings and those we will play for you pay tribute to early legendary Blues Women such as Memphis Minnie, Bessie Smith, Blue Lu Barker and Victoria...
Marc Ryan Interview About Home Of The Blues

This episode features excerpts from our recent interviews with our friend Marc Ryan who is in the process of publishing a box set of recordings about a long out-of-business record label by the name of Home Of The Blues that operated in the early 1960’s and published some little known, but excellent rhythm and blues music recorded at the famous...
Blues Music From Rock, Soul and Raw Country Artists

Blues Music From Rock, Soul and Raw Country Artists – This episode focuses on Musical Artists who were deeply influenced by The Blues but took the path to another genre. We feature Recordings that show the Blues Roots of Little Feat, The Chambers Brothers and David Allan Coe. Please enjoy!! Episode 276 – Recorded 5-16-2026 The post
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Billy Johnson, Libby Rae Watson and Bob Corritore Interviews on our Tribute to Bluesman Pat Thomas

Billy Johnson, Libby Rae Watson and Bob Corritore Interviews on our Tribute to Bluesman Pat Thomas – On this episode we feature excerpts from recent interviews we had with our friends
Billy Johnson, Libby Rae Watson and Bob Corritore who each knew Pat Thomas well. Their stories inform us about Pat, his character and his playing style as we feature...