Browsing: Obituary

“Jimi told me the reason he started setting his guitar on fire was because he couldn’t do the back flips like I did.” – Guitar Shorty

In remembrance of Mark Lanegan, a writer and sepulchral voice like no other.

The laundry list of soul/blues luminaries for whom Howard Grimes played reads like a ‘Who’s Who’ of Memphis celebrities.

Her raw and revelatory style defied any notions that women can’t be visionaries in the music world

Born Sylvester Thompson on July 1st, 1936 in Holly Springs, Mississippi, he moved with his family to Chicago in 1950.

Remembering Jimmy Johnson (November 25, 1928 – January 31, 2022)

Michael Lee Aday AKA Meat Loaf (September 27, 1947 – January 20, 2022)

More than 60 years after first helping to break the glass ceiling by defining the sultry siren in the all-male rock and roll bastion, Ronnie Spector remained a role model for contemporary artists like the late Amy Winehouse

“I don’t think I ever listened to a song more than ‘Be My Baby’ and this just breaks my heart.” – Brian Wilson

American Blues Scene sends love and condolences to Kris Schnebelen’s family, friends, and fans