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The American Blues Scene is proud to announce the release of the official ABS mobile website! Now you can browse the latest blues news, interviews & album reviews on the fly, right from your phone!

Situated in historic downtown Woonsocket, Rhode Island is Chan’s Eggrolls, Jazz and Blues, a Keeping The Blues Alive Award Recipient and one of the most inconspicuous & unique blues clubs in America.

Fats Domino emerged from New Orleans to become one of rock-and-roll’s earliest and finest stars. With over 65 million record sales to his credit, he has had an incredible impact on music.

Trampled Under Foot, the incredibly powerful, IBC-winning band was performing a show in Raytown, Missouri, below Kansas City, Missouri, when their trailer was stolen mid-show.

Blues rocker Gregg Allman discusses his “Three Rules”, his recent liver transplant, and a lifetime in music on this recent CNN human interest piece.

Tab Benoit came by to talk about his new album Medicine, the continuing problem in the Gulf Coast, and his amazing music and influences! See what he had to say!

Ben Prestage recently brought his one-man-band act to the back porch to talk about his musical heritage, his influences, and his rockin’ new CD, One Crow Murder!

The novel is a blues gem, romping through the segregated 1938 Mississippi delta in a wild adventure through murder, dancing, cotton, Nazis, and Jim Crow. Yes, we said Nazis.

Alligator Records is releasing a FREE DOWNLOAD of the title track off of Marcia Ball’s Roadside Attractions! Download it now! And if you like it, buy the album!

This is the fourth update from Marc & Luc Borms, Belgian brothers who are currently in a search for the blues in the Mississippi Delta for their forthcoming book, Catfish & Cotton.