In the 1950s a young singer named Mathis James Reed failed his audition for Chess Records. He was a popular musician around Chicago, but his simple playing and straightforward songs didn’t wow the execs. Chess Records would go on to regret that they didn’t sign Jimmy Reed…
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“Going out, living, and writing about what you know, that’s where songs come from.”
The artists are from varied races and backgrounds, having one thing in common: Soul.
For those who claim to be blues devotees, ‘I’m Gonna Tell You Somethin’ That I Know’ is a “gotta have” for their collection.
At age three Billy Preston taught himself to play piano. By age ten he’d graduated to the organ—backing the likes of gospel superstar Mahalia Jackson…
This new album is packed with 11 new tracks that will satisfy the cravings of blues, and blues harp fans everywhere. They will want to add Ride The One to their music libraries, and so will you.
“So; you can’t just start this record and hurry along. You actually have to listen to it.”
If you’re a fan of early Muddy Waters, Howlin’ Wolf, Little Walter, and the rest of the Chess crew, you’re going to feel right at home with this one.
It’s 1955. A man named Titus Turner, an east coast-based R&B composer and singer, pens a track he calls “All Around the World”…
Festival proceeds go to the Blues in the Schools program. Students have the opportunity to write and perform with award-winning guest musicians and internationally recognized music educators in their classrooms.