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We recently received a very interesting video of blues master Reverend Peyton discussing his hero, Charley Patton

Gibson CEO Henry Juszkiewicz recently issued an on-camera press release and interview with reporters. The question & answer has some extremely interesting information regarding the debacle .

Gibson has released a press statement regarding the recent raid in which armed federal agents closed down the Gibson facilities in Nashville and Memphis while executing a search warrant.

In the latest John Hurt biography,researcher Philip Ratcliffe deals with the lack of direct sources about John Hurt’s early life by plunging into census records and information about Avalon, Mississippi.

David Honeyboy Edwards passed away last night, Aug. 29 at around 3 am. He was just short of 96 years old. He is, essentially, the last of the blues players who was there for the early years.

The new biography pieces together a satisfying factual look at Broonzy’s life; a rare accomplishment considering the man never cared about the facts of his life stories, as long as they conveyed a greater truth.

Stevie Ray Vaughan passed away 21 years ago today, but his legacy still burns white hot in the hearts of millions.

The Gibson factorys in Nashville and Memphis have been raided by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife service. Agents with automatic weapons and U-Hauls took dozens of items.

Recently, the phrase “Good Night Irene” has been scrawled across the internet and the east coast of the United States as residents cautiously wait for the impending hurricane. The phrase has it’s roots in a blues standard.

Intrepid Artists, one of the most prominent live booking agencies, is in the business of good music — and they have it in spades.