Browsing: Adam Gussow

Editor’s note: This is part two of our interview with the scholar, memoirist, and blues harmonica player. You can find…

‘Whose Blues?’ empathetically confronts racial issues within the contemporary blues music community and blues music of the past. 

“At some point you need to put your own mark on the music and say this is my sound and my contribution.”

In his book Beyond the ‘Crossroads: The Devil and the Blues Tradition,’ Gussow examines the role(s) the devil has played in the myths and traditions of the blues since its earliest days.

Brandon has caught the attention of master harmonica players lately, and it’s no surprise listening to this exciting up-and-coming blues harp virtuoso. Check out what Brandon had to say on the back porch.

This is the second 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.