While Sean has recorded multiple solo albums this is the first Sean Taylor Band release, and it almost never happened.

All-star band with the Wood Brothers, Ted Pecchio (Doyle Bramhall II, Tedeschi Trucks Band), and JP Ruggieri.

Here are ABS’s choices in alphabetical order!

Review/Gallery: The Truckers played two shows in Chicago to benefit Beyond Hunger.

This year’s best blues albums were produced in studios by artists who had time away from touring to write and record their music. 

Everything you need to know about the healthy state of Scotland’s blues scene in general is in this superb album

‘Direct Debit To Vogue’ is another step for Ruth Lyon in creating a lasting legacy of innovative music and making life better for disabled people

Liz Jones’ atmospheric album ‘Bounty’ is out tomorrow, November 18!

“I think you got to go through something to really understand what the blues is. It doesn’t always have to be pain, but you just don’t get the blues because you can play the blues.” – Mud Morganfield

At their recent show in Chicago, where they played ‘Waiting to Spill’ in its entirety, The Backseat Lovers proved they are no mere studio darlings.

Leah Seator, now editor of The Orcadian (oldest newspaper in Orkney, Scotland), gives background to celebration of the songs of Delta blues legend Robert Johnson.

“We’ve got a few slower songs we play if we’re doing two sets a night, but for the most part we like to rock out.” – Tim “Too Slim” Langford