In September of 1957, Buddy Guy left his home state of Louisiana and, like so many of his contemporaries in post-World War II America, traveled north by train to the promise of the Windy City. There in Chicago, Guy eventually […]
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There are 84 Grammy categories, eight of which (numbers 45 to 52) are dedicated to “American Roots” music. That number does not include the four categories devoted to country music. Not an altogether bad thing, especially given that the marketplace […]
This is it, folks, AmericanaFest week in Nashville, the week we have all been waiting for, brought to us by Jed Hilly and the rest of the hardworking gang at the Americana Music Association. It’s our time to get together, […]
To celebrate the 50th anniversary of its release, Craft Recordings has reissued legendary Chicago blues artist Buddy Guy’s debut solo album, A Man & The Blues. Originally released in 1968 via Vanguard Records, the reissue features recordings cut from the […]
Buddy Guy The Blues Is Alive and Well Silvertone/RCA Records Buddy Guy is coming up on his eighty-second birthday and this is about his fiftieth album, that alone speaks huge volumes about the relevance of this artist, the fact […]
Buddy Guy, who will receive the Americana Music Association’s Lifetime Achievement Award on Sept. 12, shows no sign of slowing down. In fact, he’s just released a loud, brash, blast of blues a month shy of his 82nd birthday. Helmed […]
Link Wray, Charley Patton, Howlin’ Wolf, Monk Boudreaux Shine Among the Many Native American Creators of Blues, Jazz and Rock Celebrated in Rumble: The Indians Who Rocked the World rumblethemovie.com This brightly-edited, fast-paced yet thoughtful new documentary […]
Longtime ND photographer Steve Ford recently attended the Bluesfest Byron Bay, Australia’s premiere blues and roots festival that features many American artists. This year’s lineup included Patti Smith, Mavis Staples, Buddy Guy, Bonnie Raitt, Rhiannon Giddens, Kasey Chambers, Hubby Jenkins, Andrew Bird, […]
I never thought big could be beautiful when it came to Americana festival crowds. I’ve changed my mind after seeing the bright lights of Bristol, TN/VA and its 50,000-plus. Or maybe I’m just infatuated with festivals themselves. Perhaps, if I […]
There has been a proliferation of music festivals, largely with an emphasis on rootsy music over the past decade or so, especially here in Virginia, from my wife’s and my favorite, the somewhat recent addition to the scene, the Red […]
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