10 Signs You Might Be Buddy Guy
Eric Clapton has called you “the best guitar player alive.” You played with everyone from Mama Thornton and Muddy Waters to Junior Wells and the Rolling…
Documentary Short: OnePatient Global Health Initiative
Buddy Guy is all about keeping the blues alive. That’s why Buddy Guy’s Legends profiled OnePatient – Global Health Initiative – because the best way to…
Cold Ground Was My Bed: The Blues and Social Justice
BY TERRY MESSMAN Originally posted by Street Spirit Cold ground was my bed last night, rocks was my pillow too Cold ground was my bed last…
Interview: Otis Taylor
by Dan Hack, Sr Lightly edited for clarity and length. – Ed. DH: Thank you from the city of Chicago, blues fest and Buddy Guy’s Legends.…
Honoring Stevie – One Man’s Quest to get SRV inducted into the Rock’n’Roll Hall Of Fame
Click here to vote for Stevie Ray Vaughan on the Rock’n’Roll Hall of Fame web site. Carl Kurek, SRV superfan, sat down with BG to talk…
The Blues Hall(s) of Fame
How many times can a bluesman be inducted into the Blues Hall of Fame? It depends on how you’re counting. In recent years there has been…
Highway 61 Revisited
Originally posted on bluesandlit.blogspot.com By David Lackey I don’t know exactly when this blues thing began. I started teaching high school English in 1982. Muddy Waters…
Artist Series: Johnny Winter
Anthony MoserThe editor of BG: Blues and Music News, Anthony is also a blues musician. He sings and plays guitar, and his most recent album is…
Bob Seger: Beautiful Loser
[dropcap]A[/dropcap] friend recently sent me a video containing footage taken at parties during our first two years of college. The action takes place exclusively in the…
Flyin’ Shoes: Townes Van Zandt
by Mark Augustine There was one point when I realized, man, I could really do this. But it takes blowing everything off. It takes blowing your…