Author: American Blues Scene Staff

Leading the project is a previously unreleased version of “Angel [Take 7].” Check out the new video here!

Country music “family” includes Rissi Palmer, Valerie June, Breland and Dom Flemons against the legendary Earth, Wind & Fire!

First book by music industry veteran Cary Baker traces development of blues, doo-wop, folk and even jazz and classical music on the streets. Features interviews with Lucinda Williams, Billy Bragg, Violent Femmes, Ramblin’ Jack Elliott, Mary Lou Lord, Peter Case, Poi Dog Pondering, Madeleine Peyroux, Old Crow Medicine Show, Mojo Nixon, Satan & Adam, and more, plus eyewitnesses of busking through two centuries.

Premiering exclusively on American Blues Scene is the lyric video for the sympathetic single “Keeping My Brother Down.” Kevin started writing the song after reading about Emmett Till’s murder. He finished it by drawing a throughline to Eric Garner and the events of Ferguson, MO.

“I’ve had a very interesting life,” blues legend John Mayall once told American Blues Scene. “And I think, being a musician, you are able to put your experiences into music. That’s the nice thing about the blues is you can tell your stories through words and music.”

A journey of faith, redemption, and hope against a backdrop of chaos and upheaval, ‘Kingdom’ returns time and again to its message of truth and love.

Featuring Luther Dickinson, Cody Dickinson, Jimmy Hall, Lindsay Lou, Lamar Williams Jr., Alex Orbison, Jackie Greene, Larry McCray, Anders Osborne, and more TBA!

Collaboration benefits Mid-South Food Bank in Memphis, and marks ten year anniversary of Jeff DeLia’s 72 Music Management!

‘Lead Belly: The Man Who Invented Rock & Roll’ documentary premiering at The Loft at City Winery on September 15!

Brazilian-born guitarist/vocalist Salim and California harp player/singer Carriere have been musical co-conspirators going back to the late 1990s, yet ‘About Time’ is the first album they’ve released together.