Born in Hazelhurst, Mississippi in 1911, Robert Johnson came to prominence in the 1930s, recording his 26-song catalog during two recording sessions in 1936 and…
Artist Profiles: Robert Johnson
Tag: blues
Boubacar Traoré Meets the South
Boubacar Traoré – Dounia Tabolo (Lusafrica, 2017) The master of Malian blues Boubacar Traoré connects with three leading African-American blues and roots music musicians, Cedric…
Artist Profiles: R.L. Burnside
R.L. Burnside was born in Harmontown (Lafayette County) near Oxford Mississippi in November 21, 1926. He moved around the Holly Springs and Independence area making…
Artist Profiles: Pinetop Perkins
Grammy Lifetime Achievement Recipient (2005) Pinetop Perkins was one of the last great Mississippi bluesmen still performing in the 21st century. He made a living…
Artist Profiles: Phil Wiggins
Phil Wiggins was born in Washington D.C. in 1954. He began his musical career with some of Washington’s leading blues artists, including Archie Edwards and…
Sake of the Sound
Front Country – Sake of the Sound (Front Country, 2014) Front Country is an excellent San Francisco Americana band inspired by bluegrass, old time, blues,…
Artist Profiles: Little Hatch
Little Hatch likely was the best harmonica player ever to make Kansas City home. He died on January 14, 2003 at 81 years-old. Little Hatch…
Artist Profiles: John Cephas
John Cephas was born in Washington D.C. in 1930 into a deeply religious family and raised in Bowling Green, Virginia. His first taste of music…
Artist Profiles: Joe Louis Walker
Guitarist and vocalist Joe Louis Walker was born December 25, 1949 in San Francisco, California. Today, Joe Louis Walker is a leading blues figure. Walker…
Artist Profiles: Jimmy Johnson
Guitar player and vocalist Jimmy Johnson has carved out a distinctive niche in the Chicago blues scene. James Earl Thompson was born November 25, 1928…