Bo Diddley
This week marks the 65th anniversary of Bo Diddley‘s 1958 self-titled debut album, a compilation of multiple pre-released singles from the mid 1950s. Although this […]
Sister Rosetta Tharpe
Forging a unique mixture of rhythmic guitar music with Gospel-influenced lyrics, Sister Rosetta Tharpe was a performer who shaped the yet-to-be coming genre of rock […]
A Love Supreme by John Coltrane
Buy A Love Supreme A Love Supreme is a four part suite by American jazz saxophonist and composer John Coltrane released as an album in […]
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 […]
Stax Records
This year marks the 65th anniversary of the founding of Stax Records (originally named “Satellite Records” at its founding). Although this label had less than […]
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 […]