Browsing: Muddy Waters

If you get the chance, definitely try to catch up with Selwyn this year! “When you come to a show, you see four dudes, or however many people on stage, doing what they love doing. We do everything we can just to play the best music we can (and) try to give the people what they want.”

Chicago Bob Nelson, harmonica player and singer who was known for amalgamating Louisiana and Chicago blues styles has passed away.

Luther “Guitar Jr” Johnson returns to Chan’s Eggrolls, Jazz, and Blues this Friday after recording a live CD at the venue in June.

There are moments in music that are magic, and if you experience them live, you know history is being made.

Today, we’re remembering delta blues legend Son House. He was a strong influence to Muddy Waters, Howlin’ Wolf, and Robert Johnson.

Read about the latest from blues legend Bob Margolin on VizzTone!

From the first track the listener knows this won’t be a bells and whistles experience.

A favorite during the International Blues Challenge every year has been Bob Margolin’s Jam at the Rum Boogie Cafe, famously…

The Blues: From the Heart and Soul brings the sound and feel of the Chicago blues scene to the galleries of the Lake County Discovery Museum in the Chicago area.

The famed musicologist who made thousands of field recordings, discovering artists such from Muddy Waters to Woodie Guthrie, will finally have a vast amount of his collection freely available in digital format.