Posts about blues

J. B. Lenoir (1929–1967) was a singular voice in postwar Chicago blues—instantly recognizable for his bright, high-pitched tenor, sharp social commentary, and flamboyant stage presence[…]

Ida Cox (born Ida Prather) was one of the defining voices of the classic female-blues era of the 1920s. Marketed as the “Uncrowned Queen of[…]

Joseph Benjamin Hutto, universally known as J.B. Hutto, stands as a towering figure in the annals of American blues music. Born in the heart of[…]

Howlin’ Wolf—born Chester Arthur Burnett—was one of the towering architects of post-war electric blues. With an immense, grainy baritone, a physically commanding stage presence, and[…]

Houston Goff (September 28, 1910 – September 23, 1980), better known as Houston Stackhouse, was a Mississippi Delta blues guitarist, singer, and mentor whose fingerprints[…]

Hound Dog Taylor (born Theodore Roosevelt Taylor) was a combustible slide-guitar powerhouse whose raw, joyous Chicago blues helped launch Alligator Records and inspired generations of[…]

David “Honeyboy” Edwards (1915–2011) was one of the last living links to the first generation of Mississippi Delta blues. A guitarist, singer, and storyteller, he[…]

Herbie Hancock is widely recognized as one of the most influential jazz musicians of the last six decades—an innovative pianist, composer, and bandleader whose work[…]

Gary Moore (1952–2011) was a Belfast-born guitarist whose career bridged British hard rock, jazz-fusion, and—most enduringly—electric blues. Best known to mainstream audiences for “Parisienne Walkways”[…]

Gustavus Cannon (September 12, 1883 – October 15, 1979), known to many as Banjo Joe, was a pivotal figure in American blues music. Born in[…]