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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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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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Album Review – Samantha Fish’s “Faster”: A Riveting Blues-Rock Journey

January 27, 2025March 27, 2025 - by JBP

Samantha Fish, Kansas City’s blues-rock titan, dropped Faster back in 2021, and though it’s taken us a hot minute to unpack this gem—blame life’s chaos—it’s more than worth the wait. …

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“Urban Blues” By Charles Keil Remains A Definitive Manifesto

"Urban Blues" By Charles Keil Remains A Definitive Manifesto By Ron Wynn It’s the 60th anniversary of Urban Blues publication in January. Few books on any genre have held up as well through the years as Charles Kiel's groundbreaking
"Urban Blues," (University of Chicago). Even as its 50th anniversary approaches (initially published January 1, 1966), [Continue] Continue reading “Urban Blues”...
Gov’t Mule Announces Annual New Year’s Run

Photo credit: Emily Butler Gov't Mule Announces Annual New Year's Run Acclaimed GRAMMY-nominated band Gov’t Mule, led by guitar legend, vocalist, songwriter and producer Warren Haynes, has announced the details for their annual New Year’s Run, the quartet’s venerable commitment of bringing together the Mule community to ring in the new year since [Continue] Continue reading Gov’t Mule Announces...
Review: Los Straitjackets ‘Somos Los Straitjackets’

Review: Los Straitjackets ‘Somos Los Straitjackets’ By Hal Horowitz If there was ever a golden age of hit instrumentals—songs that ranged from surf to jazz, soul and rock and roll—it is long gone. But once upon a time commercial radio not only played the occasional vocal-free oddity like The Surfaris’ “Wipe Out,” Edgar Winter’s “Frankenstein,” [Continue] Continue reading
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Dave Stewart And Daryl Hall To Release Anthem For Peace ‘Peace One Day’

Dave Stewart And Daryl Hall To Release Anthem For Peace 'Peace One Day' Legendary songwriter, musician, producer, innovator and co-founder of the globally celebrated duo Eurythmics,
Dave Stewart and songwriter, producer, guitarist, keyboardist, and vocalist Daryl Hall are proud to announce that this year’s annual Peace One Day Celebration digital broadcast will be marked by [Continue] Continue reading
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Joanne Shaw Taylor Releases ‘Black & Gold (Deluxe Edition)’ feat. Acoustic Renditions

Photo credit: Stacie Huckeba Joanne Shaw Taylor Releases 'Black & Gold (Deluxe Edition)' feat. Acoustic Renditions of Fans' Favorites British blues-rock powerhouse Joanne Shaw Taylor celebrates a landmark year in her career with the release of Black & Gold (Deluxe Edition), out today via Journeyman Records. The expanded version of her acclaimed 2025 [Continue] Continue reading Joanne Shaw Taylor...
Warren Haynes Releases New Video With Derek Trucks ‘Melissa’

Photo credit: Shervin Lainez Warren Haynes Releases New Video With Derek Trucks 'Melissa' GRAMMY® Award-winning vocalist, songwriter, guitar legend, producer, and Gov’t Mule front man Warren Haynes has released his new album, The Whisper Sessions, via Fantasy Records. The 9-track digital-only collection, produced by Haynes, features stripped-down versions of select songs off his recent [Continue] Continue reading Warren Haynes Releases...

Dr David Evans – Jessie Mae Hemphill Part 2

This podcast features excerpts from an extensive interview we had with our friend Dr David Evans who befriended, coached, accompanied, produced and recorded 2025 Blues Hall of Fame inductee, Ms. Jessie Mae Hemphill. From Dr Evans’ discussions, we learn a great deal about Ms. Hemphill’s incredible song-writing and recordings that embodied her rather short but, important Hall of Fame career. ...
Dr David Evans – Jessie Mae Hemphill Part 1

This podcast features excerpts from interviews we had with our friends Dr David Evans and George Mitchell, who each helped bring a broader audience to 2025 Blues Hall of Fame inductee, Ms Jessie Mae Hemphill. We learn a great deal about Ms Hemphill and hear how David and George befriended, coached, accompanied, produced, and recorded this incredible Mississippi Hill Country...
John Primer – “Grown In Mississippi”

This podcast features excerpts from an interview we had with our friend and Blues Hall of Fame artist Mr John Primer, about his latest album titled “Grown In Mississippi,” which was produced by John’s lovely wife, Lisa Primer, along with Michael Frank. Here, Mr Primer shares stories of his life and career, along with introducing the 10 great songs from...
Audio Igniter Test

Episode 263 – Recorded 6-28-25. This podcast episode features two songs from Bob Stroger’s first solo album, Bob Stroger – In The House, and twelve songs from his latest CD, recorded with the Brazilian Blues band The Headcutters and titled Bob Is Back. Please enjoy! The post Audio Igniter Test appeared first on Blues Disciples Podcasts.
Blues Harp Legend Jerry Portnoy

This podcast episode features interview excerpts with Blues Harp Legend, Jerry Portnoy who tells us about his life and performing alongside Mr Muddy Waters, Eric Clapton and others as he shares stories from his excellent new book, “Dancing with Muddy”. This is a great read with many historic and hilarious backstage stories. Check it out! Show 264 – Recorded 8-1-25 The post...
Bob Stroger – Blues Legend and Bassist – Part 2

Episode 263 – Recorded 6-28-25. This podcast episode features two songs from Bob Stroger’s first solo album, Bob Stroger – In The House, and twelve songs from his latest CD, recorded with the Brazilian Blues band The Headcutters and titled Bob Is Back. Please enjoy! The post Bob Stroger – Blues Legend and Bassist – Part 2 appeared first on Blues...