Blues Music Artists

Carolina Chocolate Drops

The Right Sound, The Wrong Century A first listen to the Carolina Chocolate drops calls to mind a bye-gone era, days of cotton, genocidal terror and an assortment of stereotypes applied to our friends who reside south of the Maxon-Dixon line. So why does the preservation of such music, when played by people not typically…

Deep Blue Sea

If you like your blues updated into contemporary musical language, Deep Blue Sea is the kind of band you’ve been looking for. From their cosmopolitan line-up to their eclectic range of influences, they are stunning proof that the blues — far from being a dead genre, like something you’d find in a jar of ether…

Blues In Buckle

Buy Now From Amazon Buy Now From iTunes As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases. Blues in the Lone Star State Our story starts deep in the heart of Texas, in a small town called Buckle. A young drummer Named Isaiah Greene (nicknamed ‘Steady’ for the reliable beats her produced) went in search…

Karen Lovely

Feeling the bad “This Blues ain’t nothing but a good man feeling bad.” This oft-repeated quote tells a great deal about the cathartic power of the blues and the reason for the genre’s enduring popularity. It also tells a great deal about why some voices have risen to the top. One of those voices belongs…

Josh Smith

Guitar Guru in the Making The six-string guru is a time-honored tradition in the blues like no other instrument player. While many soulful pianists, drummers, bass players and, of course, vocalists have added mightily to mosaic that is the blues, the respect, fascination and awe for the giants on guitar is something special. From Robert…

Eric Gales

Born into the Blues Eric Gales couldn’t have asked for a better upbringing to introduce him to the world of the blues. Born in the blues-friendly town of Memphis Tennessee, one of his older brothers, Manuel (better known as Little Jimmy King) had achieved great success as a star in the blues world. With this…

John Mayer

Superstar John Mayer is a rare pop/rock artist with audible roots in the blues. His ability to reach an enormous audience with blues-influenced licks should serve as a shinning example of the genre’s enduring reach. He’s living the proof that the blues, far from being dead and buried is alive and simply adding spice to…

Bruce Mississippi Johnson

Welcome to Mississippi When you hear ‘Mississippi,’ chances are, you think of the lush banks of the Mississippi delta and the plaintive howl of an acoustic guitar. You may also think of a deep, throaty voice singing into the clear nighttime sky as a honky-tonk piano bounces along. In other words, when you hear ‘Mississippi,’…

Danny Bryant

Heavily featured in such trade publications as Guitarist Magazine, Guitar Techniques and Guitar And Bass, Danny Bryant is the kind of fleet-fingered guitar master whose appeal would seem limited only to fourteen-year-old aspiring guitar heroes. But there is actually much more to Bryant than his ability to perform amazing feats on a set of steel…

Benny Turner

Having blues legend Freddie King as an older brother was a great way into a successful life as a blues musician. But for Benny Turner, the path to the top has contained numerous twists and turns before satisfaction was attainable. In other words, his life has been a lot like a blues song. Coming from…