The blues genre has never been totally obsolete. However, in the ever-changing music industry, the genre has seemingly taken a back seat in favor of other types of music. It’s a shame, but it is ...

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Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Albert Collins, John Lee Hooker, Eric Gales. Caught the blues guitar bug bad but not sure what to listen to next? We’ve got you ...

Despite the fact he’s yet to take home a Grammy Award, the blues are alive and well with modern-day caretaker Joe Bonamassa. In fact, the guitar legend — who returns to Cleveland for a show on Feb. 22 ...

We are all familiar with the talents of Jeff Beck, Eric Clapton, Jimmy Page, Eddie Van Halen, George Harrison, Keith Richards, Pete Townshend, David Gilmour, and Brian May. We’ve all praised their ...

The subgenre of contemporary blues is best defined as one that merges the traditions of blues music (which date back at least to the 1860s) with more modern musical aspects. The Grammy Awards ...

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When The North Mississippi Allstars recorded their first album, Shake Hands with Shorty, they were wet behind the ears and wore their Mississippi Hill Country blues and Memphis blues proudly on their ...

Blues is a musical tradition with deep roots in Black Southern American history, dating back to the 1860s. In contrast to country music, which the Grammys have only this year divided into categories ...