Year: 2017

“Wang Dang Doodle” is one of the quintessential blues songs of the 60s era in Chicago.

Jon Batiste curates this free one-day festival at Flushing Meadows Corona Park in Queens, NY.

Voting to determine the winners continues until August 15, 2017.

That old-timey sound never truly gets old

Local and national artists perform throughout Taste including Alessia Cara, Ben Harper & The Innocent Criminals, The O’Jays, and more!

“I think really we’re just into older music. We’ve never been too (dependent) on contemporary music. We all kind of formed this band by our similar taste in music. We grew up on oldies stations.”

‘Stills & Collins’ is bursting with songs that illustrate a rich history between the two legends.

Broonzy was also one of the first bluesmen in Chicago to play electric guitar, beginning in 1942, though his audiences preferred the acoustic sounds of the South.

“It’s like having a pet tiger you have to walk. Sometimes he’s going to turn on you, but you’ve got to walk him.”

Mae and her band gave a rousing performance of “Over The Hill And Through The Woods,” which appears on her latest album, ‘Forever and Then Some,’ produced by Jack White.