HONOKAA Blues master and roots music aficionado Johnny Nicholas will perform with the young musicians of Dragon Jazz Band for three exceptional concerts on Hawaii Island in January. Led by Gary ...

Honokaa music hero Gary Washburn and the Dragon Jazz Band will team up with Texas blues legend Johnny Nicholas and his band Hell Bent for a circle-island concert tour in February. The tour kicks off ...

Johnny Nicholas knew his new album would present some challenges. For decades, the singer and songwriter flourished in the space around the blues. A Rhode Island native currently living in Texas Hill ...

Johnny Nicholas' past is packed with blues, and he's working to ensure his future includes the blues. Pianist, guitarist, harmonica player, mandolin picker, singer and songwriter Nicholas has been ...

Johnny Nicholas and Jimmie Vaughan are celebrating a significant career milestone following the Grammy Award win for A Tribute To The King Of Zydeco, which received the award for Best Regional Roots ...

Hilltop Cafe patriarch Johnny Nicholas boasts his own stage, but that didn’t level the pandemic playing field when releasing Mistaken Identity, a leather-warm platter of Southern blues traditionalism.

Make no mistake: Johnny Nicholas knows the blues. His credentials? Impeccable. Conviction? Immeasurable. And chops? If an instrument’s got strings, keys, or reeds he can play the hell out of it. He’s ...

The six-LP Anthology of American Folk Music, which first appeared on the Folkways label in 1952, is one of the most influential releases in the history of folk-and country, gospel, and blues as well.