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Tickets will go on sale starting today for Buddy Guy’s annual January residency shows at his iconic Legends club.
A highlight of this weekend’s festivities will be Dublin, Mississippi native and master guitarist Jimmy Burns, playing at the Hambone Art Gallery…
“I want to feel like what I do is appreciated and also because it’s blues, just the idea of helping carry on that tradition.”
Growing up in the Ida B. Wells housing project, Kent couldn’t have possibly imagined the how many lives he would influence…
“Nothing has ever been boring in my life,” he said, “and that’s a healthy thing.”
This fine album is sure to be a hit with JST fans, and everyone else should pick up a copy too!
“R.L. Boyce has been a mentor to me. His inspiration and knowledge has been unbelievable for me; for that I owe him a lot for my musical career.”
Enjoy hanging in the few juke joints that are left? Listeners should pick this up, and they’ll be at the juke joint every time they put this on!
Sonny Terry never thought about a music career. He did well in school, and liked farming. Wanted to grow up, continue his education and have his own farm. But by 18, two separate accidents left him completely blind. All that was left for him job-wise was music…
DiCaprio will portray Sun Studio founder and Blues Hall of Fame inductee, Sam Phillips in an upcoming Paramount Pictures biopic.