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Dida Pelled - I Wish You Would cover artwork. A photo of a woman's boot on top of a woman's rear.
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Dida Pelled Covers Blues Classics with Jazz Guitar and Soulful Vocals

Iliana Cabrera April 25, 2026 No Comments bluesDida PelledJazzworld music

Dida Pelled – I Wish You Would (La Reserve, 2026) Brooklyn guitarist, vocalist, and songwriter Dida Pelled will release I Wish You Would on May…

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Lil' Ed & The Blues Imperials - Slideways cover artwork. A photo of the band on stage.
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Lil’ Ed & The Blues Imperials Return With Slideways

Ryan Emmert April 8, 2026 No Comments bluesLil' Ed & The Blues Imperialsworld music

Lil’ Ed & The Blues Imperials – Slideways (Alligator Records, 2026) Slideways, the grand new album from Chicago blues band Lil’ Ed & The Blues…

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Todd Albright — Blues For Dexter Linwood cover artwork. A red and black photo of Albright playing guitar.
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Todd Albright Makes Old Blues Songs Feel Fresh Again

Ryan Emmert March 28, 2026 No Comments bluesTodd Albrightworld music

Todd Albright — Blues For Dexter Linwood (April 17, 2026 / Misfortune Records, 2026) Todd Albright’s Blues For Dexter Linwood finds the Detroit fingerpicker turning…

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Selwyn Birchwood - Electric Swamp Funkin’ Blues cover artwork. A photo of Birchwood playing an arrow shaped guitar.
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Selwyn Birchwood Plugs In Florida Blues For Electric Swamp Funkin’ Blues

Angel Romero March 27, 2026 No Comments bluesSelwyn Birchwoodworld music

Selwyn Birchwood – Electric Swamp Funkin’ Blues (Alligator, 2026) Guitarist, vocalist, and composer Selwyn Birchwood will release Electric Swamp Funkin’ Blues on Friday, March 27,…

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Bryan Sutton Blue Night cover artwork. A blue cover with an image of a leafless tree.
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Bryan Sutton And Joe Bonamassa Light Up “Blue Night”

World Music Central News Room March 14, 2026 No Comments BluegrassbluesBryan SuttonJoe Bonamassaworld music

Bryan Sutton has enlisted Joe Bonamassa for “Blue Night,” the latest release in Sutton’s From Roots to Branches guitar duets series. When Sutton introduced the…

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Todd Albright — Blues For Dexter Linwood cover artwork. A red and black photo of Albright playing guitar.
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Todd Albright Channels Pre-War Blues On New Slide Single

World Music Central News Room February 27, 2026 No Comments bluesTodd Albrightworld music

Todd Albright has released a new single, his slide guitar rendition of Paul Geremia’s “If That Woman’s Love Was Whiskey,” ahead of his upcoming album…

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A dark cover features a shadowed Devon Allman in a hat, rendered in purple and blue tones against a black background. Vertical typography on the right lists The Blues Summit with artist names.
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Devon Allman Rallies a Blues Dream Team for Star-Studded Album and Tour

Angel Romero February 7, 2026 No Comments bluesblues rockDevon Allmanworld music

Devon Allman – The Blues Summit (Ruf Records, 2025) Devon Allman put together The Blues Summit, a collaborative studio album featuring a roster of guest…

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Lead Belly Definitive Lead Belly cover artwork. A photo of Lead Belly playing guitar.
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The Legacy of Blues Icon Lead Belly

John Philpott December 13, 2025 No Comments bluesHuddie LedbetterLead BellyLed ZeppelinLonnie DoneganRam JamRy CooderskiffleThe Animalsthe Beach Boysworld music

British writer and musician John Phillpott looks at the life and times of Huddie Ledbetter – the legendary Lead Belly – examining his legacy and…

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Dean Mueller - Wishes Never Gone. A photo of Dean sitting, holding a guitar under his arm.
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Dean Mueller Teams With John Prine Alums For Wishes Never Gone

Ryan Emmert November 23, 2025 No Comments American folk musicbluesDean Muellerworld music

Dean Mueller – Wishes Never Gone (Ripping Glass Entertainment, 2024) Americana singer-songwriter Dean Mueller released Wishes Never Gone last year. It features production by Grammy…

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An illustrated woman dominates the cover with direct eye contact, bold hoop earrings, and a sunlit bronze tone across her skin. The title Jezebel appears vertically with one letter highlighted in yellow, while the artist’s name, Stuart Wilson, sits in the corner.
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No Virtuous Woman

Tom Orr November 14, 2025 No Comments bluesskaStuart Wilsonworld fusionworld music

The U.K.’s Stuart Wilson has some stern words for “Jezebel,” and his warning is fueled by a ska beat with blues inflections that not only…

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