Son House was and continues to be a towering pillar of delta blues. His new biography by Daniel Beaumont puts Son’s unique and amazing story together, with some familiar notes and surprising new revelations.

Believe it or not, the blues brothers may soon have their own TV show.

Not only is Mill Block Blues generating thousands of dollars for the Handy Artist Relief Trust to help blues musicians in need, it is an excellent album with an all-star Texas cast. Fun to listen to and expertly made, it’s got the magic!

We recently received a very interesting video of blues master Reverend Peyton discussing his hero, Charley Patton

Gibson CEO Henry Juszkiewicz recently issued an on-camera press release and interview with reporters. The question & answer has some extremely interesting information regarding the debacle .

Gibson has released a press statement regarding the recent raid in which armed federal agents closed down the Gibson facilities in Nashville and Memphis while executing a search warrant.

In the latest John Hurt biography,researcher Philip Ratcliffe deals with the lack of direct sources about John Hurt’s early life by plunging into census records and information about Avalon, Mississippi.

JJ Grey and Mofro’s new album is deeply impressive Though not necessarily traditional blues, their unique gumbo of roots strains, from blues to soul, to rock n’ roll, is appealing to fans of great music on any level.

David Honeyboy Edwards passed away last night, Aug. 29 at around 3 am. He was just short of 96 years old. He is, essentially, the last of the blues players who was there for the early years.

The new biography pieces together a satisfying factual look at Broonzy’s life; a rare accomplishment considering the man never cared about the facts of his life stories, as long as they conveyed a greater truth.