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“Well, one that I am quite pleased with and it’s a blessing, with the years the name of the band has grown among fans.”

Before the debut of ‘No Glass Shoes,’ the talented young Houston native won the East Texas Awards Female Guitarist of the Year in 2015.

His early performances are the stuff of myth and legend, and just dropping a needle on one of his exceptional albums will ignite the passions gathered in any given space.

“I heard rock and roll music for the first time when I was 10, and right away, it just changed everything. I heard blues for the first time when I was 12. I got the ‘Paul Butterfield Blues Band’ album, and it changed everything.”

Facts about New Orleans Piano Player Dr. John, born Malcolm John Rebennack, Jr., Dr John is a singer, songwriter, actor, piano player and guitarist, born and raised in New Orleans, Louisiana.

Marie Dixon talks about why her husband, Willie Dixon, started the Blues Heaven Foundation, and how it helps musicians.

“Willie felt the younger they were, the easier it would be for them to learn how to play blues music, and go forward if that’s what they chose to do.”

These records were funk and soul works of art that featured a tip of the hat to the greatness of the Stax sound…

Remember this name: Hubert Sumlin. You’ve heard his incredible guitar sound. All that started when Hubert was just eight years old, and he broke the one string on his brother’s homemade guitar…

November 16th, marks what would have been Hubert Sumlin’s 85th birthday. To celebrate, we offer 10 things you didn’t know about the Chicago blues guitar great.