The Recording Academy announced today the winners the 58th Annual GRAMMY Awards. Born To Play Guitar (RCA Records/Silvertone Records) by Buddy Guy won the Best…
The West African Blues Project brings together Senegalese vocalist and percussionist Modou Toure (son of Toure Kunda singer Ousmane Toure) and British blues guitarist Ramon…
Proper Box has released a 4CD box set titled The Birth Of British Blues. The collection highlights the pioneering artists who laid the groundwork for…
Record producer Chris Strachwitz is one of the recipients of the Recording Academy’s Trustees Award. Chris Strachwitz has made his living celebrating the music he…
Robert Randolph & The Family Band – Lickety Split (Blue Note, 2013) Looking for a cure for that mid-summer ennui, well, look no further than…
On October 12, Rounder Records will release The Rounder Records Story, a 4 CD box set that includes 87 songs (see complete list below) selected…
Charley Patton and Various Artists – The Definitive Charley Patton – 75 Year Anniversary Edition (Proper Records, 2009) Considered as one of the fathers of…
Various Artists The Roots of Bob Dylan (Proper Records, 2009) and The Roots of Led Zeppelin (Proper Records, 2009) Fans interested in the roots of…
Grammy Award-winning blues legend Koko Taylor, 80, died on June 3, 2009 in her hometown of Chicago, IL, as a result of complications following her…
Huddie William Ledbetter “Leadbelly” The Definitive Leadbelly: 60th Anniversary Edition (Proper Records, 2009) It never fails that someone in the crowd points out that Huddie…