The Dallas Observer just reported that the renovation of the famous 508 Park Ave, where Robert Johnson recorded, was OKed! The best part? A recording studio!

Franc Robert’s “Why Do I Never Win” is a wild mix of rockin’ delta blues-influenced music, with a little intricate finger picking mixed in for good measure!

With less than a week until Robert Johnson’s upcoming 100th birthday, we’re releasing a series of videos and articles on Johnson. Today: Cream plays “Crossroads”.

You asked for it… a lot. Now here it is. This is “Guess I’m A Fool” by the world’s favorite grumpy doctor, Hugh Laurie, the star of “House”

New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival, one of the finest, oldest, largest music festivals in the country, starts tomorrow! Nearly half a million people will be descending on the Crescent City!

Recent Grammy nominee and New Orleans native Troy Andrews, better known as Trombone Shorty, has been exploding in popularity. His album Backatown is a rockin’, funky, horn-heavy good time.

Today is the anniversary of the Natchez Rhythm Club fire, which took the lives of over 200, including a blues band, and inspired countless blues numbers by Howlin’ Wolf, John Lee Hooker & many more.

Tyler Bryant, the 20 year old, blues loving musical prodigy, is taking the music scene by storm… and in good reason! We got a few minutes with Tyler, and he had some amazing things to say!

Chicago, IL, April 8, 2011. Raisin’ Music is proud to announce that Chicago Blues: A Living History; The (R)evolution Continues will be available in the US on Tuesday, June 7, 2011

In honor of Robert Johnson’s upcoming 100th birthday, we’re releasing a series of videos, songs, and articles on the iconic blues hero. Today’s is the great Rory Block.