Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Ben Toury will share his blend of boogie-woogie music, possibly while upside down, to this year's Bloomington Boogie Woogie ...

Cow Cow (Charles) Davenport: Cow Cow Blues; Pine Top Smith: Jump Steady Blues; Charlie Spand: Moanin' The Blues; Romeo Nelson: Head Rag Hop; Wesley Wallace: Fanny Lee Blues; Little Brother Montgomery: ...

If you push-pinned Kenny “Blues Boss” Wayne’s career on a roadmap, it would be dotted with names like Champion Jack Dupree, Amos Milburn, Michael Kaeshammer, Jim Carrey and, believe it or not, the PT ...

Meade “Lux” Lewis didn’t just record a blues—he conjured a rolling landscape of rhythm and motion. Cut in 1928, “Honky Tonk Train Blues” demanded a great deal of the pianist: relentless drive, ...

From Seattle to Paris Wendy spreads the gospel of Chicagobased blues piano and boogie woogie. She’s well steeped inthe stylings of Otis Spann, Memphis Slim, Sunnyland Slim andAlbert Ammons - the ...

The Bloomington Blues and Boogie Woogie Piano Festival will return for its seventh year this Sunday, including 10 artists performing blues, boogie woogie and other related music styles. The festival ...

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PRINCETON — The Princeton Arts Society is excited and honored to present Daryl Davis in Concert, at 7 p.m., Friday, July 12, at First Congregational Church, 14 Mountain Road. Davis has performed and ...

Since 2005 Plastic Crimewave (aka Steve Krakow) has used the Secret History of Chicago Music to shine a light on worthy artists with Chicago ties who’ve been forgotten, underrated, or never noticed in ...

SAN DIEGO — Renowned pianist Sue Palmer and her Motel Swing Orchestra will take the stage this Saturday at the East Village Blues Fest, held at the Quartyard in downtown San Diego. The performance ...

The Bloomington Blues & Boogie Woogie Piano Festival returns this year after a hiatus due to post-pandemic financial challenges. Founded by local musician Craig Brenner, the festival aims to introduce ...