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A concert for late guitarist Sonny Rhodes and new albums celebrating the sounds of Oakland are part of a movement to honor elders in the Black music community.
Willie Jackson is "All In The Blues." Tas Cru goes "Quasi-Acoustic." Kid Andersen produces Chickenbone Slim and Tinsley Ellis, on his 20th album, is better than ever!
Article Contributed by Dennis McNally | Published on Friday, June 25, 2021 Nic Clark had a fairly unconventional childhood, which is perhaps one reason why his first album, Love Your Life / Songs for the Whole Family, came out youth-centric. It wasn’t that he wasn’t supported— in fact, his mom got him the certificate that allowed him to play in bars at the tender age of twelve. It was the school thing. His school system in the Denver area had a truancy court, and he set up semi-permanent residency there around the 7th grade. You see, he had found the blues. Visiting a bo...
Bluesology: "Blues In The Alley," Damon Fowler, Pre-'63 Voodoo Killers, Chris Cain & Dexter Allen "Down Home Blues" from Miami and Atlanta, California Wildness, Southern Rock, Mississippi Delta plus Rarities You Won't Believe! Author: May 17, 2021 "Down Home Blues" from Miami and Atlanta, California Wildness, Southern Rock, Mississippi Delta plus Rarities You Won't Believe! Down Home Blues Miami, Atlanta & the Southeastern States: Blues In The Alley (WeinerWorld Presentations) is a three-disc box with 83 tracks by 29 artists, including an unknown Ray Charles and early sides from Ea...
In the Christian Bible, the Story of the Nativity mentions the Three Kings. And in the Holy Book of the Blues there is another troika of monikered monarchs: the Kings named B.B., Albert, and Freddie. Contemporary blues singer/guitarist Chris Cain was fortunate enough to meet, open for, and/or befriend all three of them. And while he was closest personally to Albert King, whose singing and playing style most resembles his own, it was B.B. King who made the pronouncement to a Minnesota DJ: “Chris Cain? Now that boy can play the guitar!” A wider audience than ever will be to hear what Cain...