Back in the mid-1970s, there was a regular Sunday night jam session at The Colorado Coal Company, a roadhouse on North Broadway just outside of Boulder, Colorado. When his turn came up, saxophonist, clarinetist, and harmonica player Dexter […]
Guitarist Ronnie Earl has to be one of the most prolific artists on the contemporary blues scene, having released an album a year since 2013. And, what makes his productivity even more impressive is the consistently high quality of the […]
There is no room for compromise when singer, guitarist, and harmonica player John Long plays the blues. In the early 1970s, he left his home in St. Louis for the blues mecca of Chicago. In the Windy City, he met […]
During their weekly Wednesday night gigs at the d.b.a. on Frenchmen Street in New Orleans, the Tin Men frequently introduce themselves as “New Orleans premier guitar, washboard, and sousaphone trio.” The boast may be facetious, given that they are likely […]
Guitarist, singer, and songwriter Robbie Mack (a.k.a. Rob McLerran) was a central figure on a thriving roots music scene in Boulder, Colorado, during the mid-1970s to mid-1980s. Back in the day, Mack referred to his homespun blend of blues, country, […]
Names like Fats Domino, Dave Bartholomew, Allen Toussaint, Earl King, and Dr. John a.k.a. Mac Rebennack come to mind when talking about hit songs emanating from New Orleans. Over the past few years, however, the biggest hits from a Big […]
