Browsing: Dr. John

Holy cow, Hugh Laurie (Dr. House) is one hardcore blues fan with amazingly insightful things to say about the blues and his many, often very early blues favorites.

In a region glutted with flamboyant musicians, James Booker’s reputation as both a genius and a flake reached legendary proportions. He performed with style and wild improvisational frenzy.

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”.

Gregg Allman’s new album Low Country Blues is, in a word, phenomenal.

It may seem counter-intuitive to relate a pop star like Christina Aguilera to the blues, but most people who’ve heard her sing should be able to identify strong blues roots.

The Grammy nominations have finally arrived and we’ve got the blues listings!

Lee Pons is an up-jumped-the-devil rockin’, rollickin’ New Orleans blues piano player. His latest CD, Big Boogie Voodoo from Mind Balm Records is piano-filled bliss.

We managed to get a few minutes to sit down with Lee Pons, who’s album Big Boogie Voodoo we just recently reviewed. Lee is a character, and it was a blast to get some face time with the rising star in blues piano.

We love some New Orleans blues, and what better place to find a whole mess of it than the soundtrack to the show that is so deeply rooted in New Orleans, you’d need more than a bulldozer to get it out!