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Forty years ago Barry McRae noted the jazz credentials of the man with a voice almost too musical to sing the blues

A series of bi-weekly columns about music and records.

The 250 Greatest Guitarists: Jimi Hendrix, Prince, St. Vincent, H.E.R. and More

Poco,” The Sony / BMG A’s and B’s” (BGO Records)- This criminally underrated country-rock outfit were formed by guitarists Richie Furay and…

Billboard announces its 2023 list of Top Music Lawyers, featuring the savviest legal counselors throughout the music industry.

Today Sony Music Publishing announced the signing of a worldwide deal with the estate of singer, songwriter and guitarist Muddy Waters to administer its

Felicia Fields, the Chicago-based actress who won a Tony Award for her work in the Broadway production of “The Color Purple,” radiates joy and a good bit of mischief in this stellar production at Writers Theatre in Glencoe.  

“Pearl’s Rollin’ With the Blues: A Night with Felicia P. Fields” is a sizzling showcase from the Tony Award-nominated actress.

Following up on my road trip to Madison last weekend, I thought I might post a set of videos inspired by eight hours of listening to SiriusXM -- the Bluegrass Junction, Bakersfield Beat, Village, B.B. Kings Bluesville and (limited time) Prince channels. I had the seminal Muddy Waters collection Real Folk Blues (1966) in mind as I worked on this and thought about it in terms of another SiriusXM channel:

From Three 6 Mafia to Van Morrison, Al Kapone to Sammy Hagar, heres a look at some of Fridays highlights from Beale Street Music Festival.