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Musicians jumping on bar tops, old-school blues in smokey juke joints, and the very best the delta has to offer must’ve exceeded even thie highest Juke Joint Fest expectations.
(CLARKSDALE, MS) Spring is rapidly springing, and that means that festival season is upon us! This weekend’s Juke Joint Festival, Saturday, April 12th,…
Tommy Johnson sang about “Fat Mouth”, but the origins of the word run much, much deeper! Discover the story!
Only at the American Blues Scene, see the Nick Moss Band’s new official video for one of the grooving tracks off of Free, “Death Letter Blues”.
Jim Byrnes’ St. Louis Times, on Black Hen Music has a lot going for it. This album charms listeners, who will find it very inviting. It’s easy on the ears, and tastefully performed.
Fans of blues rock BEWARE! This album is addictive. Produced by Tom Hambridge with Former Stevie Ray Vaughan keyboard player Reese Wynans lends his mastery of the keys…
Pronounced “pharaoh,” faro is an old rural Mississippi synonym… discover the meaning behind what Mississippi John Hurt and Tommy Johnson famously sang about!
Forty Below Records has announced the signing of the legendary “Godfather of British Blues,” John Mayall, and a May 13 release date for his first studio album in five years
Blue Lunch Special 30th Anniversary Deluxe Addition will have listeners jumpin’ and jivin’, swingin’ and singin’. The best part of that? There’s a blues backdrop threading through all of it.
Mississippi’s oldest music museum to honor the life and influence of the Delta native
with events throughout month