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B.B. King’s Lucille: The Story Behind the Guitar

March 27, 2025March 27, 2025 - by JBP

B.B. King’s Lucille: The Story Behind the Guitar If the blues had a heartbeat, it’d be the sweet, stinging cry of B.B. King’s guitar, Lucille. More than just wood and …

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Samanth Fish Releases New Single – Sweet Southern Sounds

February 25, 2025March 27, 2025 - by JBP

  Samantha Fish, the electrifying blues-rock guitarist, has dropped her latest single, “Sweet Southern Sounds,” a soulful teaser from her upcoming album Paper Doll, set for release on April 25, …

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B.B. King: The Soul of the Blues, From the Delta to the World

February 7, 2025March 27, 2025 - by JBP

B.B. King: The Soul of the Blues, From the Delta to the World The blues don’t come much bigger than B.B. King. Born in a shack on the Mississippi Delta, …

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The Blues – Let’s Keep Them Alive

January 9, 2025January 9, 2025 - by JBP

The blues are more than just music; they’re a reflection of the African American experience. Back in the days of slavery and the Jim Crow era, life was incredibly difficult. …

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January 3, 2025January 23, 2025 - by JBP

Yo, fellow blues lovers! We’re a bunch of folks who just can’t get enough of this incredible music. We’re digging deep into the history of the blues, from the early …

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News from Rock & Blues Muse

  • Review: Joe Bonamassa’s ‘B.B. King’s Blues Summit 100’ Various Artists

    Review: Joe Bonamassa's 'B.B. King’s Blues Summit 100’ Various Artists By Hal Horowitz There may be other multi-artist tributes arriving in 2026, but it’s safe to say that none will boast this mega-watt star power dedicated to the blues’ most recognizable and popular icon. ‘B.B.King’s Blues Summit 100’ finally gets released in its entirety (following [Continue] Continue reading
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  • Review: Eric Bibb ‘One Mississippi’

    Review: Eric Bibb 'One Mississippi' by Jim Hynes Folk and blues legend Eric Bibb has garnered numerous Blues Music Awards Awards and Grammy nominations over the course of five decades and 34 albums. Regarded as a blues legend, his output is consistently strong. One Mississippi is a direct follow-up to 2024’s In the Real World, [Continue] Continue reading
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  • Tedeschi Trucks Band Announces Co-Headlining Show with The Black Crowes and Whiskey Myers

    Photo credit: Stuart Levine Tedeschi Trucks Band Announces Co-Headlining Show with The Black Crowes and Whiskey Myers, August 27th at The Hollywood Bowl Tedeschi Trucks Band (TTB), the GRAMMY Award-winning band led by the dynamic wife and husband duo of Susan Tedeschi and Derek Trucks, has announced a co-headlining show with The Black [Continue] Continue reading Tedeschi Trucks Band...
  • Tedeschi Trucks Band Announces Sixth Studio Album ‘Future Soul’ Shares Single

    Photo Credit: Chapman Baehler Tedeschi Trucks Band Announces Sixth Studio Album 'Future Soul' Shares Single Tedeschi Trucks Band (TTB), the GRAMMY Award-winning band led by the dynamic wife and husband duo of Susan Tedeschi and Derek Trucks, has announced the details for their sixth studio album, Future Soul, and released the first single [Continue] Continue reading Tedeschi Trucks Band...
  • Selwyn Birchwood To Release ‘Electric Swamp Funkin’ Blues’ Album Shares Single

    Selwyn Birchwood To Release 'Electric Swamp Funkin' Blues' Album Shares Single Award-winning visionary bluesman
    Selwyn Birchwood will release Electric Swamp Funkin' Blues on March 27, 2026, his sixth Alligator Records album. Rolling Stone calls Birchwood “a remarkable, contemporary bluesman…a powerhouse young guitarist and soulful vocalist.” Now, this mesmerizing guitarist, lap steel master and cinematic songwriter [Continue] Continue reading
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  • Joanne Shaw Taylor Releases Defiant New Single “Hell Or High Water”

    Joanne Shaw Taylor Releases Defiant New Single "Hell Or High Water" British blues‑rock artist
    Joanne Shaw Taylor returns with a striking new single, “Hell Or High Water,” out today via Journeyman Records. The track finds Joanne channeling resilience, faith, and self‑belief into one of her most emotionally charged recordings to date. “H​ell Or High Water" [Continue] Continue reading
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Blues Disciples Podcast

  • Dr David Evans & Marc Ryan Interviews on Babe Stovall – Part 2

    With this episode, we wrap up our excerpts from recent interviews we had with our friends Dr David Evans and Marc Ryan, who each worked with and learned from the legendary New Orleans Songster, Babe Stovall, in the 1960’s.  Here Dr Evans and Marc share more of their stories about Babe and his unique character, genius, and playing style as...
  • Dr David Evans & Marc Ryan Interviews on Babe Stovall – Part 1

    On this episode, we feature excerpts from recent interviews we had with our friends Dr David Evans and Marc Ryan, who each worked with and learned from the legendary New Orleans Songster, Babe Stovall, in the 1960s. Dr Evans and Marc share some of their stories about Babe and his unique character, genius, and playing style as we feature some...
  • Dr David Evans – Jessie Mae Hemphill Part 2

    Journey through the powerful story of Jessie Mae Hemphill—Mississippi Hill Country blues queen—as Dr. David Evans recounts her European tours, breakthrough albums, soulful spirituals, and unshakable spirit. This podcast features excerpts from an extensive interview with our friend Dr. Evans, who befriended, coached, accompanied, produced, and recorded 2025 Blues Hall of Fame inductee Ms. Jessie Mae Hemphill. Through his insights, we explore...
  • Spirituals and Gospels

    On this podcast, we feature 12 great spirituals from an excellent group of artists celebrating their love of God and the world. These songs and performances express the genius, honesty, character, love, and integrity of these artists, including Mary Lee, The Swan Silvertones, Rev. Robert Wilkins, Mahalia Jackson, The Staple Singers, James Shorty and Viola James, L. C. Ulmer, Diunna...
  • Willie Buck and Bob Corritore

    On this podcast we feature excerpts from recent interviews we had with Blues Legend Willie Buck and Blues Harp Genius Bob Corritore. Willie is one of the few living blues artists still performing who grew up under the Jim Crow era oppression in the south and moved north to find a better life. At 88 years of age, Mr Willie...
  • Mary Lane

    This podcast features excerpts from a recent interview we had with Blues Legend and Chicago Hall of Fame inductee, Ms Mary Lane.  Mary is among the very few living blues artists still performing who grew up under the Jim Crow era oppression in the south and moved north to find a better life.  At almost 90 years of age, Mary...

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