The blues has had an uneasy tension with the church. For many God-fearing people in the deep South, blues music was difficult to reconcile with a church-going lifestyle, because of its association with the juke joint and hard liquor drinking, the association that some bluesmen claimed […]
Robert Johnson is an almost mythical figure in the history of the blues. The chronology of his life is somewhat hazy – we are unsure even of when he was born but it was probably around 1911 in Hazelhurst, Mississippi. The […]
Shemekia Copeland’s 7th album, 33 1/3, released last year, features that fantastically powerful voice, but now well under control and nuanced for the variety of songs on the album. Devon “Doc” Wendell in The International Review of Music, said that it was …”one of […]
Carolyn Wonderland- The Soul Of The Blues Interview with Down at the Crossroads “Carolyn Wonderland is the real deal! She’s an amazing guitar player. And damn, can she sing” – Los Angeles Times Texas singer-songwriter and ace guitarist Carolyn Wonderland, of whom Bob Dylan said, […]
2012 was an outstanding year for the blues. Whatever way you like it, electric or acoustic, there were a spate of superb offerings. Here is our choice of the top 20 blues albums of 2012. See if you agree… Brother Sinner […]
