Author: Debra Devi

I’m just gonna come flat out and say it: If you haven’t paid a visit to the Mississippi Delta yet, plan one now to this starkly beautiful, richly musical place.

The show closed with all three artists back on stage, joined by Harerra on harp, for a rousing “Catfish Blues,” first recording in 1941 by Robert Petway. The True Blues trio intends to donate a portion of any profits from the tour, CD and DVD to “a blues-related charity.”
The blues is in good hands, folks, the blues is in good hands.

Do you know where the term “Blues” came from? Discover the word’s incredible journey and hidden meanings in this week’s Language of the Blues article.

This is the latest installment in our weekly series entitled, The Language of the Blues, where author and rocker Debra Devi focuses on the meaning and significance of a unique word used in blues song. Come back every week for the latest! Devi’s The Language of the Blues: From Alcorub to ZuZu is now available at Bluescentric.com! A black dog is a giant, hairy ghosthound that haunts a specific spot on a road, usually a crossroads. It is sometimes associated with a person or a family. In the Sherlock Holmes tale, “The Hound of the Baskervilles,” as in many English legends, the sighting of…

The blues is loaded with culinary references to sex- this is a form of signifying, which is the use of innuendo and doubletalk that is fully understood only by members of one’s community.

In a VERY special LOTB, Dr John explains the origins of blues language. If you know his lyrics or have heard him speak, you know he’s perhaps the best equipped person in music and blues to talk about it’s language!

Find out the origins of the word “Bayou”, and it’s significance in the blues in this week’s article!

A bar where whiskey is served straight from the barrel is called a barrelhouse. Add a piano and you’ve got yourself a party.

Author/rocker Debra Devi focuses on the meaning and significance of a unique word used in blues song.

“balling the jack” a popular phrase from blues songs, rail yards, dance halls, and even Harlem plays and eventually the silver screen! Find all about “Balling the Jack”!