The blues harp goes all the way back to a Chinese Emperor! See how the harp successfully emulated the field hollers that became the blues, and why it’s been such an important instrument in the genre!

The prestigious Crown of the Continent Festival/Workshop is here again, with guitar greats of all walks, with a focus on the most influential music; Jazz and Blues

APD president Michael Harnett says Iglauer was the first person who came to mind for this new award…

Big Mud Morganfield, Dani Wilde, and other artists describe being touched by the magic of Johnny Winter’s personality and playing

When Ronnie Earl releases new material, it’s cause for celebration. Like fine wine, he improves with age.

GRAMMY Museum in L.A. and BAM R&B Festival in Brooklyn added to national tour dates

Michael Cloeren is on a one-man crusade with the Pennsylvania Blues Festival to prove that practitioners of the real deal are still out there.

After the Blues Today: Chicago Summit 2014, blues guitar great Johnny Winter took the stage for a quick but stunning…

the story of an opera singer-turned-bluesman who donned wild voodoo-inspired stage garb, became a major influence in shock rock and rap, and raised from coffins as part of his set is something out of the ordinary!

The great Johnny Winter has been the subject of several episodes of Elwood’s BluesMobile.