Good Times Here, Better Down The Road - Joel Hopkins

Clyde Langford: Lightnin’ Hopkins’ older brother, Joel, taught me when I was 13 years old. He was a guitar picker, and he was sweet on my grandmother that lived with us. And he found out some kind of…

Make Signals - Guadalupe Plata

Ubeda, Spain. June 2006. Two young swamp blues worshippers - Pedro de Dios Barcelo and Carlos Jimena - perform a chemical experiment by mixing the rusty-water-wheel chant of Hound Dog Taylor, the darkness of Skip James, the hypnotic…

Walkin' Blues - Papa George & Alan Glen

Internationally acclaimed London bluesman Papa George is admired on the UK blues circuit as an extremely well respected musician. Since the mid-70s Papa George has forged a reputation for stunning performances on the blues circuits and festivals, “Highly…

Snatch It Back - James Supra Blues Band

The name James Supra is a legend in the world of the Blues. For more than 25 years James has been playing the blues in the United States and abroad with exceptional musicians and incredible bands. The list…

Flat Foot Boogie - Albert Macon

BluesNews Records artist: Pristine -New Release - Detoxing - Review

I just received a copy of the new recording by Pristine called Detoxing. Pristine is a Norwegian band led by vocalist Heidi Solheim. The recording opens with a very cool unusual jazzy blues tune called Damned If I…

Lindell, Neville and Holmstrom Hit The Road

Northport N.Y. - Eric Lindell begins his East Coast tour on Thursday with stops in SC, NC, MD, VA, NY and MA. The tour is already getting some love. Check out this preview of the Charleston SC show,…

Beth Hart confirms "Isle of Wight" festival appearance

Live at London O2 Shepherd's Bush Empire Saturday 25th February 2012 24 Hour Box Office: 0844 871 8819 www.alt-tickets.co.uk - www.gigantic.com www.seetickets.com - www.ticketline.co.uk Following the release of Beth Hart’s “Don’t Explain” collaboration album with Joe Bonamassa, and…

Twine Time - Alvin Cash & The Crawlers

Alvin Cash (February 15, 1939 – November 21, 1999) was an American pop singer and actor. Born Alvin Welch in St. Louis, Missouri, and a graduate of St. Louis's Sumner High School (also attended by Luther Ingram, Billy…

Sissy Man Blues - KOKOMO ARNOLD

Kokomo Arnold (February 15, 1901 – November 8, 1968) was an American blues musician. Born as James Arnold in Lovejoy's Station, Georgia, he got his nickname in 1934 after releasing "Old Original Kokomo Blues" for the Decca label;…