Willie Dixon July 1, 1915 – January 29, 1992 Willie Dixon has been called “the poet laureate of the blues” and “the father of modern Chicago blues.” He was indisputably the pre-eminent blues son… more →
The Music's Overaveryexpensivedeath wrote 2 weeks ago: JB’s Weekend Movie- Cadillac Records (2008) Directed by Darnell Martin Screenplay by Darnell Marti … more →
LevyNagy wrote 1 month ago: The king of Blues harmonica surely deserves a separate post on my blog. I recall listening to him la … more →
jamesbell5 wrote 1 month ago: You can’t defy the gods forever. Yesterday, Koko Taylor, 80, succumbed at last. (Update: a goo … more →
themusicsover wrote 1 month ago: John “Sonny Boy” Williamson March 30, 1914 – June 1, 1948 Not to be confused with … more →
elena672 wrote 1 year ago: Little Walter, American blues singer (d. 1995) … more →
bigrab wrote 1 year ago: I had a series running on my previous blog entitled The Blues Masters. Time to revive it with this e … more →
T Rex wrote 1 year ago: If you don’t have VH1-Classics and find yourself in Cleveland tonight dying to see the materia … more →
dkpresents wrote 1 year ago: During the course of compiling my list of the 20 Greatest Blues Albums Of All-Time, I purchased and … more →
Alan Echenberg wrote 1 year ago: The Chicago Blues begat Rock and Roll. And Willie Dixon (1915-1992) begat some of the most famous, i … more →
Ray Harris wrote 2 weeks ago: Although I have a penchant for early acoustic blues recordings, Chicago blues, with the likes of Mu … more →
sidetwo wrote 1 month ago: As much as I enjoy listening to, discussing and sharing music, I’ve always felt that there … more →
Brad Wrolstad wrote 2 months ago: The music of Chess Records from the 50s and 60s is some of the most incendiary in our history but v … more →
Pedro Mendes wrote 2 months ago: Muddy Waters was one of the first and greatest Chicago Blues players. Practically all other pla … more →
elena672 wrote 2 months ago: Little Walter, American blues singer (d. 1995) … more →
themusicsover wrote 2 months ago: Muddy Waters (Born McKinley Morganfield) April 4, 1914 – April 30, 1983 Although he was born … more →
Pedro Mendes wrote 2 months ago: For a while now, I’ve been gathering awesome blues vids of legends playing together. Check the … more →
dkpresents wrote 2 months ago: [Today: The President of The Blues...] McKinley Morganfield had a name befitting a 19th century pre … more →
30daysout wrote 3 months ago: Is there a good day to get the blues? Probably not. Is there a good day to listen to the blues? … more →
throughhisown wrote 3 months ago: more about “Hound Dog Taylor & Little Walter – Wi…“, posted with vodpo … more →