Author: Matt Marshall
Matt Marshall
Matt Marshall is the original publisher of American Blues Scene and owns Bluescentric.com the shop for Blues, Soul, and Rock n Roll -- authentic music t-shirts where every sale pays artist's estates directly.
Davy Jones, the former Monkees front man and 60s teen idol, died unexpectedly of a heart attack Wednesday morning.
It is with a heavy heart that we report the passing of one of the greatest and most beloved traditional blues artists.
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Last night, the White House turned into a legendary blues club, and the leader of the free world could not help but join in a little singing of an anthem about his home town.
Jazz was born in Brass and bacon grease down in the Tremé . This year, The famed neighborhood celebrates the 200th anniversary of it’s annexation into New Orleans.
This event is now over. Grammy Museum’s Executive Director Robert Santelli and First Lady Michelle Obama are currently leading a lesson on the development of the blues, it’s history, and how the influential art form known as the Blues has been the basis of nearly every popular development of American music, from Rock n’ Roll to
Immortal blues musician and presidential candidate John Lee Hooker has released a powerfully critical statement on the widespread corruption among major banks and Wall Street, calling it a key part of his political strategy, one he says does not take a fancy multi-part, multi-paged plan. Standing in front of a bar owned by the famed
American Blues Scene was on hand as the National Blues Museum, members of the press, and families gave a grand farewell to ten of the best and brightest students from Saint Louis.
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Though the song has been featured in dozens of movies, it’s lyrics continue to be somewhat of a mystery. The song, like so many traditional folk songs, has a long and storied history, winding from rushed phonetic translation in New Orleans to a misheard title in Chess Records and far beyond and before.