The novel is a blues gem, romping through the segregated 1938 Mississippi delta in a wild adventure through murder, dancing, cotton, Nazis, and Jim Crow. Yes, we said Nazis.

Alligator Records is releasing a FREE DOWNLOAD of the title track off of Marcia Ball’s Roadside Attractions! Download it now! And if you like it, buy the album!

This is the fourth update from Marc & Luc Borms, Belgian brothers who are currently in a search for the blues in the Mississippi Delta for their forthcoming book, Catfish & Cotton.

The recent commissioning of June to be African-American Music Month by President Obama is extremely significant to the preservation and continuation of Blues’ legacy and musical impact.

We sat down with the hard-working blues and soul man Hamilton Loomis, where he talked about his Stax/Volt influences and bar-b-qin’ and being mentored by Bo Diddley.

Today is the birthday of the legendary Les Paul, a man who’s name is nearly synonymous with music.

Robert Johnson’s 100th birthday brought with it a flood of products paying tribute to, taking advantage of, or otherwise capitalizing on Johnson’s unique legacy, such as Dogfish Head Brewery’s Hellhound on my Ale

This is the third update from Marc & Luc Borms, Belgian brothers who are currently in a search for the blues in the Mississippi Delta for their forthcoming book, Catfish & Cotton.

We sat down with Jared Blake, star contestant of NBC’s smash television hit The Voice, to talk the blues, life, and chasing the musical dream!

“Black Cloud” sports an album cover showing a simple, nondescript cloud that hides a CD bursting at the seams with classic New Orleans and powerful vocals.