Year: 2017

This is the latest installment of our weekly series The Language of the Blues, in which author and rock musician…

Don’t let the cover of the album fool you. Although these three guys are having fun, they are not playing around.

“One of my favorite songs by one of my favorite Chicago Blues men, the great Magic Sam.”

It’s where Helm worked the family cotton farm, learned his love of music, and was exposed to all the musical influences of the Arkansas delta.

“In another instance, a farmer removed the headstones from a cemetery, plowed over the land and planted cotton in place of the markers…”

“It’s with a sad heart that I inform you of the passing of our great friend L.C. Cooke whose talents, humanity and charm we shall all miss.”

Dan Zanes and Friends’ ‘Lead Belly, Baby!’ features Chuck D., Billy Bragg, Valerie June, and more.

Cook’s rendering of Muddy Waters’ “Can’t Lose What You Never Had” is slow and deep, and his Dan McCafferty evoking vocal shook us to our core.

Paster’s personal mission has been a mixture of finely crafted songs, that demonstrate not only her artistry and skill, but sometimes convey her faith.

With his solo debut, Kropp steps to the front of the stage from the wings, and begins his own story.