Veronica Lewis
During this year’s (2022) Briggs Farm Blues Festival we had the honor of interviewing Veronica Lewis, a 19-year-old prodigy is such a beautiful soul and […]
The Paul Butterfield Blues Band
The Paul Butterfield Blues Band released their self-titled debut album in 1965. While this record was not an immediate commercial success, over the decades the […]
American V: A Hundred Highways
by Johnny Cash
Even though Johnny Cash‘s career spanned nearly 50 years, it is still incredible how prolific of a recording career he had. His posthumous 2006 album, […]
Surrender by Clarence Spady
Earlier this year, Pennsylvania based bluesman Clarence Spady released his third studio album entitled Surrender, the first new release by Spady in nearly a decade […]
History of the Blues, Part 2
In the second and final part of the series, we look at American blues as it fanned out into several sub-genres and had notable influence […]
Milestones by Miles Davis
Buy Milestones The aptly named 1958 album Milestones is an important marker of a studio album by jazz trumpeter and composer Miles Davis, as it […]
Live at the Apollo by James Brown
In 1962, James Brown‘s stage show was hitting its peak and he wanted to capture these dynamic performances on a static record. However, he faced […]
Pieces of the Sky by Emmylou Harris
Buy Pieces of the Sky While Pieces of the Sky was officially her second album release, it had the effect of a dynamic debut by […]
Heartattack and Vine by Tom Waits
Buy Heartattack and Vine The seventh album by Tom Waits, 1980’s Heartattack and Vine is a transitional album which features a wide array of styles […]