The City of Greensboro, NC has immersed itself in the blues as a lead-up to the Piedmont Blues Preservation Society’s 28th Annual Carolina Blues Festival in association with YES! Weekly, the longest running blues festival in the Southeast, being held May 17, 2014, under the big tent in Festival Park[…]
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The Durango Blues Train expands to two unforgettable weekends in 2014, May 30 and 31st and August 22 and 23rd. Presented by the Telluride Blues & Brews Festival and SBG Productions, this unique live music event takes place aboard the Durango & Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad in Durango, Colorado. Each[…]
“Mr. Handy’s Blues” includes insightful interviews and lively performances by Blues Icons Taj Mahal, Bobby Rush and other blues and jazz greats. Watch as this extraordinary life story unfolds. The Memphis Blues Society is assisting producer/director Joanne Fish with the production of local portions of her documentary film about W.C.[…]
Mississippi’s oldest music museum to honor the life and influence of the Delta native with events throughout month Clarksdale, MS – The Delta Blues Museum kicks off “Muddy Waters Month” this week with a new exhibit and a special birthday celebration for the famed Delta musician who continues to influence[…]
Taking Sides, the latest release by the Terry Quiett Band features twelve scorching, soulful originals, along with one classy cover, range from raw country blues to grooving R&B driven hard by bassist Nathan Johnson and drummer Rodney Baker and augmented by “Mississippi” Hal Reed (harp), Scott Williams (keyboards and tenor[…]