More than 40 years since he embarked on his singer-songwriter career, Cockburn continues pushing himself to create—and winning accolades in the process.

The Flagstaff Blues & Brews Festival was a great time.

Listening to ‘The Blues Gonna Getcha,’ there is no question the pure powerful, natural intonation is there as Newcom delivers his lyrics in song.

The festival celebrates one of the most unique forms of blues ever conceived, the haunting Bentonia Blues.

It could have been called The Tab Benoit Comedy Hour but was just a great night of blues in Phoenix, Arizona.

Studio trickery was not an option for a dues-paying bluesman who sings every line from his soul.

“It’s probably the least-country record I’ve ever made,” Mead says, “but at the same time, it’s really a country record.”

Dr. John, the King of the Krewes is gone, and the world is a bit more dim and colorless because of it.

Although he never heard blues music at home, he became one of the most influential figures in Blues during the twentieth century.

The Symposium is broken into four parts beginning at 2:30 PM (CDT) and is FREE to the public.