Kansas City's Samantha Fish is a singer-songwriter and guitarist you may or may not know. And she just wowed me in a performance at the Blue Note in Columbia.
One of the bands performing at the Lions Club Blues Cruise and BBQ Festival on June 1 is a great young band out of Columbia: Mojo Roots. These guys may be young, but they certainly understand and pay tribute to history of the blues, and I respect that a lot. They have a new CD out and it is terrific!
This will be a big weekend for yours truly regarding the blues show. This morning, I will get a chance to interview Willie J. Campbell, one of the members of Mannish Boys. If you have listened to my blues show you have heard us play music from their album 'Double Dynamite.' This p...
Stephen Stills is set to release a blues album this summer. He's formed a new trio called the Rides with guitarist Kenny Wayne Shepherd and Electric Flag keyboardist Barry Goldberg, and their album 'Can't Get Enough' is set for a July 30 release.
I can not tell you how many hours I have spent listening to Alvin Lee in my life. Whether it was when he was with Ten Years After or solo, whether it was balls out rock and roll or one of the sweetest blues guitars ever. Sadly, Alvin passed away Wednesday morning. According to his website, he died do to complications during a routine surgery. I am to the age where lots of my heroes have died or
Today (Jan. 29) is the start of the 29th Annual International Blues Competition in Memphis. Hundreds of blues bands, musicians, and singers will be competing to see who the brightest new stars are in the blues Industry. This year a couple of acts competing (after winning local competitions) are artists that have played around Sedalia, some of them regularly.
Every Friday morning Doug and I record the Budweiser Blues Hour for playback on Saturday night at 6 p.m. I must admit, it is one of my favorite things to do during the week. As you know, I love the blues.
Monday was The Great Buddy Guy’s Birthday. He is 76 years old and still out there rockin’ his behind off. I have been fortunate enough to see Buddy a couple of times and he amazes me every time.
For those of you who think The Blues is nothing but sad stuff, go see Buddy, it’s anything but. The last time I saw him, ...