Charley Patton – The Blues Garage

Father of the Delta Blues: Charley Patton

January 13, 2025January 23, 2025 - by JBP

The Mississippi Delta, a land of simmering heat, rich soil, and a deep, enduring sorrow, birthed a unique musical expression: the Delta Blues. At the heart of this raw, powerful …

The Delta Blues – A Little History

January 9, 2025January 23, 2025 - by JBP

The Delta Blues. The name itself conjures images: a sweltering Mississippi summer, the languid flow of the river, and the raw, soul-baring music that seemed to rise up from the …

Review: Cardinal Black ‘Midnight at the Valencia’

Review: Cardinal Black ‘Midnight at the Valencia’ By Hal Horowitz There aren’t many positive outcomes that emerged from 2020s COVID nightmare, especially in the music industry that was essentially shut down. But it did have the unintended effect of reuniting the three original members of Wales’ Cardinal Black. The group had broken up, yet during [Continue] Continue reading
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Review: Gary Moore ‘Live From Baloise Session’

Review: Gary Moore ‘Live From Baloise Session’ By Hal Horowitz Some blues musicians coddle their guitars, connecting with their instruments in more personal, intimate ways. Ireland’s Gary Moore took a different tactic. He confronted those six strings, wrestled ‘em to the ground and squeezed every ounce of sound out of them until they screamed ‘No [Continue] Continue reading
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Review: TajMo ‘Room on the Porch’

Review: TajMo ‘Room on the Porch’ By Hal Horowitz Taj Mahal and Keb Mo’ didn’t start the multi-generational blues collaborations displaying a young vs. older partnership. Longtime blues fans remember 1969s legendary ‘Fathers and Sons’ where Muddy Waters and pianist Otis Spann (fathers) were joined by the Butterfield Blues Band members (sons) for a rollicking [Continue] Continue reading
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Koko Taylor’s ‘Crown Jewels’ Set For July 18 Release

Koko Taylor's 'Crown Jewels Up' Set For July 18 Release On Friday, July 18, Alligator Records will release Crown Jewels, the new greatest hits LP and digital-only album from the legendary Queen Of The Blues,
Koko Taylor. The album -- available on 140g black vinyl and at all digital service providers -- collects 12 of [Continue] Continue reading
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Orianthi Announces New Album ‘Some Kind of Feeling’ Shares Single

Orianthi Announces New Album 'Some Kind of Feeling' Shares Single Critically acclaimed guitarist and singer Orianthi will release her new studio album Some Kind of Feeling via Woodward Avenue Records digitally on June 27, on CD on August 15, and on vinyl on September 19. Penned by Orianthi, Don Miggs and Gregory Hanson, “Attention” is [Continue] Continue reading
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Larry McCray Unleashes New Single ‘Bright Side’

Larry McCray Unleashes New Single 'Bright Side' Celebrated blues singer and guitarist
Larry McCray returns today with “Bright Side,” the second release from his upcoming album Heartbreak City, due out June 13 via KTBA Records, the label founded by Joe Bonamassa. The mid-tempo burner—written by Josh Smith, Michael "Harvey" Price, and Steve Shepherd—was originally penned [Continue] Continue reading
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Dr David Evans – The Majesty of Madame Van Zula Hunt Episode 260

Episode 260 – Recorded 5-1-25 – On this episode, Dr David Evans introduces us to a True Country Blues Diva, Madame Van Zula Hunt who he met and started recording in 1979 when Madame Hunt was in her 80’s. Here, Dr Evans provides you with some of her history and some very interesting stories of this early Blues Diva. This...
1969 Memphis Blues Festival “Blues Society” Documentary Interview

Augusta Palmer – “The Blues Society” Documentary Show 259 – Recorded 10-19-24 – This podcast features excerpts from an interview we had with Ms
Augusta Palmer, the writer, producer and director of an excellent documentary film titled “The Blues Society”. This documentary focused on the Memphis Blues Festival of 1969 and the great blues artists who performed there. Our Blues Disciples...
Episode 258

Roger Brown and George Mitchell with Memphis Jug Band Episode 258 – Recorded 10-5-24 – This show features an interview we had with musicologist and blues historian
Roger Brown who traveled with his high school buddy George Mitchell to find, meet, befriend and record a great group of aging jug band era and country blues artists in and around Memphis in...
Episode 257

Episode 257 – Recorded 9-28-24 – This Episode features a medley of 18 songs chosen from a 2015 album from Yahoo Records of Memphis Jug Band recordings from 1927 – 1934. These recording start in the Roaring, Upbeat 1920’s and end in the depths of The Great Worldwide Depression. Our featured artists are Will Shade, Charlie Burse, Hattie Hart, Ben...
Episode 256

Episode 256 – Recorded 9-7-24 – This Episode features a medley of great blues songs Talkin’ About Love by artists past and present. Here we have 9 excellent recordings and interview snippets about the wonderful artists to inform and entertain you. Our featured artists are Sleepy John Estes, Georgia Tom & Tampa Red, Susan Tedeschi & Tom Hambridge, Bobby Rush,...
Episode 255

Episode 255 – Recorded 8-24-24 – This Episode features a medley of great Blues and Gospel, Past and Present. We present 9 Great recording and interview snippets about the past and present artists for your enjoyment. Featured artists are Jontavious Willis, John Primer and Bob Corritore, Otis Spann, Diunna Greenleaf, JP Soars, “Big Lucky” Carter, “Hound Dog” Taylor, Lucille Spann,...