Southpaw guitarist Frank Craig (like many of his peers, he played an axe strung for a right-hander, strapping it on upside down) never really transcended his reputation as a trusty sideman instead of a leader -- and that was just fine with him. But he stepped into the...

Singer, songwriter, and virtuoso blues harpist Rick Estrin was born in San Francisco, California in 1949, and even as a boy he frequented the tough Market Street area, falling under the spell of music by Ray Charles, Jimmy Reed, Nina Simone, Champion Jack Dupree, and...

Varetta Dillard (3 February 1933 – 4 October 1993) was an American rhythm and blues singer in the 1950s whose biggest hit was "Mercy, Mr. Percy". She was born in Harlem, New York, and spent much of her childhood in hospital due to a congenital bone condition. By her...

Roaring out of the southern Indiana foothills comes Reverend Peyton’s Big Damn Band playing a brand of Americana and Blues that stands alone – Delta blues and hillbilly fervor combine with musical acuity sharp as razor wire – best know, this trio is a force to be...

Hailing from Little Rock, Arkansas, Shannon Boshears has been a musical favorite on the scene where the blues was born and raised, in the south. Her distinctive and gutsy vocal ability is a showcase of her love for various soul, blues, and rock styles on which she...

I just received a new recording from Declan O'Donovan, a Canadian songwriter, singer and pianist. First I'll start off by saying if you're looking for hot electric guitar riffs... it's not here. What is here is something really different! Not sure I can adequately...

"KING OF THE ROCKIN BLUES!" THE PRO JAM @ THE JOINT, L.A. OCTOBER 23rd! There's a new pro jam session in town! Starting Tuesday, October 23, I'll be hosting the "Pro Jam At The Joint with Gregg Wright" on Pico Blvd. in West L.A. Mark this down in your diary,...

Guitarist. Bandleader. Songwriter. Singer. Producer. Session musician. And a one-man cheering section for the blues, in all its forms and permutations. And every one of those names has shared recording studio space or stage time with a man who is a legend in the blues...