Part of the “Sacred Steel” movement, Florida band the Lee Boys (most of whom are related) put pedal steel guitar at the front of their…
Artist Profiles: The Lee Boys
Tag: blues
Artist profiles: Ysaye Barnwell
Ysaye Barnwell joined Sweet Honey In The Rock in 1979 and along with Bernice Johnson Reagon became one of the group’s main spokeswomen. Barnwell holds…
Artist Profiles: Sweet Honey in the Rock
The all-female a cappella group Sweet Honey In The Rock began in 1973, a project put together by its founder Bernice Johnson Reagon. The name…
Gregg Allman’s Final Trip to Muscle Shoals Roots
Gregg Allman – Southern Blood (Rounder Records, 2017) Southern Blood is a bittersweet recording. It’s the last studio album by the southern rock legend before…
Artist profiles: Seth Walker
Seth Walker is deeply influenced by guitar players such as B.B. King, T-Bone Walker and Snooks Eaglin. He’s also a talented songwriting in the blues…
Boubacar Traoré’s Dounia Tabolo at the Top of the Transglobal World Music Chart
Dounia Tabolo (Lusafrica) by Malian musician Boubacar Traoré is the number 1 album in December 2017 at the Transglobal World Music Chart. The new recording…
Recording Academy Announces 60th Annual Grammy Awards Nominees for Best Traditional Blues Album
The Recording Academy announced yesterday, November 28, 2017 the recordings nominated for Best Traditional Blues Album. Best Traditional Blues Album Nominees Migration Blues by Eric…
Artist Profiles: Robben Ford
Robben Ford was born on December 16, 1951 in Woodlake, California, U.S.A. Robben Ford’s earliest musical steps were in the blues playing with his brothers…
Artist Profiles: Robert Johnson
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…
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…