Birthdate - September 19, 1921Birthplace - Outside Leland, MississippiDeath - May 20, 2001Last Residence - Greenville, Mississipi Willie James Foster, known around his home of Greenville, Mississippi as the "Godfather of The Blues", says, I am the blues from the...

Sylvester Weaver (July 25, 1897 – April 4, 1960) was an American blues guitar player and pioneer of country blues.On October 23, 1923, he recorded in New York City with the blues singer Sara Martin "Longing for Daddy Blues" / "I've Got to Go and Leave My Daddy Behind"...

Born in Centerville, Texas in 1917, Bizor (also, variously, Bizer and Biser) dwelled in almost total obscurity prior to the 1960s, developing a spare, haunted sound largely unaffected by the passage of time, making him a prime candidate for rediscovery by purists....

I try to create art that people can relate to on a very basic level. Using raw materials and a raw documentary approach, I try to project a reverence, not only for the cultural/ historical aspects of my subjects, but for the integrity of the individuals as well....

Poppa Dawg is one of those ‘one-man-army’ crusaders that Blues (and all indie music) depends on so dearly. The concept of devoting one’s life to music with the Joy Factor being the no. 1 goal is something that the ‘greed-driven’ just can’t grasp. There’s always hope...

Claudio Gabis (Buenos Aires, March 18, 1949), guitarist, composer, is one of the founders of the rock movement of Argentina and pioneering of the blues there. Between his contributions are the trio Manal, considered along with Almond and The Cats, a foundation group...

Ben Wiley Payton of Jackson, Mississippi is an acoustic blues artist with roots in the Delta, but he's only a relatively recent convert to the vintage style. Born in tiny Coila in the hill country just east of the Delta, Ben lived in Greenwood—the resting place of...

Will YOU help me share!! At Bman's Blues Report I am on the quest to find every cool blues band I can find. I share my finds with everyone who will listen. I have over 20,000 monthly readers but would like to give the artists that I find as much of an audience as I...

PAUL MARK & the Van Dorens – Smartest Man in the RoomGround-Breaking Follow Up to Blood & Treasure CD, Recorded in New Orleans and Memphis NEW YORK, NY – Radiation Records announces a May 22 release date for Smartest Man in the Room by NYC-based PAUL MARK...