Author: JD Nash

These days, his music is a combination of two delightful musical recipes: “Memphis barbecue meeting up with New Orleans gumbo.”

Third Annual Run features The Wood Brothers and Hot Tuna and includes two nights at Red Rocks Amphitheatre

The feature documentary film, Rumble: The Indians Who Rocked the World, will premiere at the Sundance Film Festival this weekend, in Park City, Utah. Produced by Rezolution Pictures, it tells the story of a profound, essential, and, until now, missing chapter in the history of American music: the Indigenous influence. Many artists and musical forms played a role in the creation of rock, but arguably no single piece of music was more influential than the 1958 instrumental, “Rumble,” by American Indian rock guitarist, and singer/songwriter, Link Wray. Father of the Delta Blues, Charley Patton, influential jazz singer, Mildred Bailey, metaphysical…

Editor’s Note: The great, Sam Cooke would be 86 this week, if he’d lived past his 33rd year. An artist who many regard as the founder of soul music, we offer 10 things you may not know about the “King of Soul.” 1. It’s been said of Sam Cooke, that he was blues-born and church-bred. He was born Samuel Cook, in the bosom of the Delta, Clarksdale, Mississippi, on January 22nd, 1931. One of eight children born to a Church of Christ (Holiness) minister and his wife, Sam moved, with his family, to Chicago in 1933. His singing career began…

There’s a new sound coming from Memphis, but it’s as familiar as mom’s cooking.

Self-described, “organic moonshine roots,” musician, Valerie June, has shared the new video for “Shakedown,” via VEVO. The powerful, Gospel flavored, electric track comes off her highly anticipated second full-length solo album, The Order of Time. The video, directed by Steven Lippman, is a tribute June’s father Emerson Hockett, who contributed vocals to “Shakedown,” and passed away late last year. The track also features backup vocals from June’s brothers as well as Norah Jones. Produced by Matt Marinelli, The Order of Time includes twelve original songs that find the Tennessee-bred, Brooklyn-based songwriter weaving southern sounds, African rhythms, and cosmic atmospherics into…

Second generation Chicago artist, Ronnie Baker Brooks, was only nine years old when he first appeared on stage with his famous father, Lonnie. That was 1976. Now 49 years old, Brooks will drop his first album in 10 years, just 10 days from now. Entitled, Times Have Changed, the release will be his first on the Provogue/Mascot Label Group. Times have indeed changed for this soulful blues guitar giant. Then again, they have stayed the same too. Brooks has always pushed the envelope in using genre bending artists to produce, and perform on his albums. He has had releases produced…

‘Midnight Highway’ is Quinn Sullivan’s coming of age. If you weren’t a fan before, you will be now.

This is where ‘Middle of the Road’ finds the rebirth of Eric Gales. A new album that has seen him more free than he’s ever been.

Trying to find a favorite on this one was difficult. Not because there aren’t several to choose from, but because they’re all so good in their unique and individual ways.