Browsing: Muddy Waters

They say that 40 is the new 30, but when it comes to Buddy Guy, 75 is the new 25.

Today’s video features three famous Chess artists, Muddy Waters, Howlin’ Wolf, and Bo Diddley in a fantastic, slow-simmering version of “Goin Down Slow”.

Nakia is the Austin-based blues singing rocker that gained national notoriety on NBC’s smash hit The Voice. We caught up with Nakia just when he was hitting the road on The Voice tour.

We recently spoke with Chris Antonik, the hard working, sharp dressing Canadian blues guitarist and vocalist who’s gaining a lot of support in the blues community!

A mere month from turning 75, the six-time Grammy winner was a ball of energy this past Saturday at the first annual Greenwich Town Party in Connecticut.

The Mississippi River is experiencing record flooding, destroying many places that have been home to the blues for over a century.

Mark Southwick gave up tobacco a quarter century ago, but still finds himself in cigar shops. He’s not puffing. He’s recycling; taking old cigar boxes & turning them into musical instruments.

Tyler Bryant, the 20 year old, blues loving musical prodigy, is taking the music scene by storm… and in good reason! We got a few minutes with Tyler, and he had some amazing things to say!

Happy Birthday Muddy Waters! Nearly no soul in history could say they were the Blues like Muddy Waters could. Muddy is one of the most prolific embodiments of the Blues that ever lived.

Robert Petway is known for one thing: “Catfish Blues”, a prolific song that influenced Muddy Waters, Jimi Hendrix & countless others. Little is known about Petway’s life, but a new theory & records provide a new perspective.