James Kinds, the tried-and-true working bluesman, has recently released Love You From The Top, a righteously soulful album packed with West Side Chicago sound.

We just couldn’t resist posting this amazing video of Ray Charles playing with B.B. King. A guitar with a piano…

American Blues Scene would like to introduce Ron Beatteay, our latest writer, and a recent video Ron shot of a wildly talented blues artist.

Delmark Records’ recent reissue of Magic Sam’s “West Side Soul” is a great new remastering of a classic album that has been widely regarded as one of the best blues albums of all time.

Today’s guest article is from Jason Rewald, of The Delta Blues Blog. Jason discusses proper and effective research into early delta blues, the foundation of modern music as we know it.

David Samson is a 15 year veteran of the airwaves hosting a weekly Blues program called The Nightshift

Billy gibbons, of the rightseous rock trio ZZ Top, tells Rolling Stone Magazine about how Muddy Waters influenced him, and the time he spent with Muddy on tour!

Tomorrow, the Mississippi Blues Commission will be unveiling a Blues Trail Marker for John Lee Hooker. We’re taking this opportunity to remember a giant in blues music and a cultural icon.

Find out which blues greats took home this year’s Grammy awards! The competition was fierce this year, with albums from Jimmie Vaughan, Charlie Musselwhite, Buddy Guy, Pinetop Perkins, James Cotton and more!

With 6 Grammy awards and 24 Blues Music awards, Charlie Musselwhite is clearly at the top of his game. 2010 turned out to be a great year for him, with a Grammy nomination and with his release of “The Well”.