Author: Matt Marshall

The amazing giant of guitar and blues turns seventy five years young today, and rocks harder than most musicians alive. Thank you for keeping the beat, buddy.

Several years back, PBS released a special series of hour-long episodes, each exploring a different aspect of the blues, each with a different director. Arguably the finest was the “Piano Blues” episode, which was directed by Clint Eastwood. Here’s an excerpt of the show, featuring Dr. John playing the immaculate work of the late, great piano blues master, Professor Longhair. Here is “Big Chief”: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NcadYJb4gek

The creative team behind the award-winning 2008 blues movie M For Mississippi have reunited.

This heartfelt article was recently a headline on CNN. The story is based in the Mississippi Delta around Moorehead, (“Where Southern Cross the Dog”) and Indianola, (B.B. King’s Hometown).

Reverend Peyton, who’s new album Peyton on Patton was released today, stopped by the back porch and gave us some serious enlightenment on Charlie Patton, his amazing playing, and his Warped Tour!

American Blues Scene recently broke the news of the Ottawa Bluesfest stage collapsing under pressure. See araw video showing the chaotic aftermath of the stage’s collapse, courtesy of CNN.

The illustrious delta bluesman Honeyboy Edwards, after a lifetime dedicated to the blues, is officially retiring at 96 due to health complications.

Sonny Landreth has developed not just as an extremely competent conventional guitarist, but into someone who has mastered a technique with slide harmonics that nobody can touch. Sonny’s music is magical.

Many blues fans are familiar with the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences’ decision this year to remove several categories, including one of only two blues Grammy categories.

One 1,050 acre prison championed addiction treatment, and made amazing music in the process.