Zydeco Feeling is among the strongest front-to-back offerings in the APO Records catalog. And Track Three – "I'm On The Wonder" – might just be the best slow blues the label has yet recorded. Accordion-led and with half the lyrics in French, neither declaration would...

Blanche Thomas, vocalist blues singer. Born in Orleans Parish, New Orleans, October 15, 1922 or 1924. Began her singing career at the old Tick Tock Club. Popular singer in many Bourbon Street clubs, sang with Louis Armstrong (q.v.), Al Hirt, Pete Fountain and "Papa"...

Raised in Alabama, Lena grew up singing gospel in her grandmother’s church. She moved to Sacramento with her family in 1966. In 1976, Gene Chambers heard Lena sing and encouraged her to sing the blues, taking her around town and introducing her to such influences as...

MAGIC SLIM & THE TEARDROPS “Bad Boy” “His growling vocals have the fire and brimstone of a Young Lion and his guitar playing is still as razor-sharp as it was when he turned pro in the ‘50s.” - All Music Guide DEANNA BOGART “Pianoland” “The kind of pop/jazz...

Hannah Sylvester (c. 1900 – October 15, 1973) was an African American blues singer who performed in the classic female blues style that was popular during the 1920s. She was billed as "Harlem's Mae West". Sylvester was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United...

Formed in the Summer of 2007, Chuck Brisbin & the Tuna Project is recognized as one of the best Blues Bands in the area... But we also play our own mix of Rock, R&B and Blues that we call "Rock-n-Blues". Come on out and get ya some "Tuna". "...you gotta see this...

Josh Vowell & The Rumble is a five-piece progressive blues band that stormed onto the Regional music scene in November, 2007. They are a Blues/Rock outfit from the Greater Kansas City region and are currently booking for the 2012 season. The band is Josh Vowell on...

Eagle Park Slim has been playing his brand of rhythm, blues, and soul since 1954 across the country, sharing the stage with such legends as James Brown, Muddy Waters, Jimmy Reed, Sonny Boy Williamson, Percy Mayfield, Ike Turner and many others. He developed his sound...

I have just received a copy of a new release, Love Duets across Civilizations:A Deeper Tone Of Longing, by Mahsa Vahdat and Mighty Sam McClain. This is an interesting recording combining Persian and American Gospel/Blues/Jazz styling and coming up with something quite...