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Hear Robert Johnson’s “Come On in My Kitchen” in Remarkably Restored Audio, Taken from a Rare Test Pressing

Robert Johnson died at just 27 years old, some say as a consequence of selling his soul to the devil at a crossroads. But before his time came, he managed to record 29 songs, a sca...

A Newly Discovered Recording Lets You Hear Delta Blues Legend Robert Johnson in Stunning Clarity

Great swathes of rock music since the nineteen-sixties would never have existed, we’re sometimes told, were it not for the recordings of Robert Johnson. Certainly the likes of Keit...

Dare you join us at the crossroads? Welcome to the acoustic blues masterclass

Inspired by Big Bill Broonzy, Lightnin' Hopkins and the O.G. blues great Robert Johnson, this lesson just requires an acoustic guitar. Heartbreak optional

San Antonio's Gunter Hotel stakes its claim as Texas' home for the blues, celebrates legendary Robert Johnson

Blues legend Robert Johnson recorded several songs in San Antonio at the swanky Gunter Hotel.

“From King’s standpoint, there was nothing particularly special about the show… However, that concert was recorded and L...

To celebrate the King of the Blues' centenary, we rewind the reels of a life story that’s equal parts pain and redemption…

“I think it’s hard for blues artists to get endorsement deals… but hey, if someone at Guild is reading this, give me a c...

The blues comeback king tells his life story via the medium of three guitars that he can’t live without

“I asked my dad’s friend where guitarists like Mississippi John Hurt got the idea to play in this way, and he said, ‘I t...

The Blackberry Smoke frontman goes unplugged to give us a lesson in the fingerstyle techniques he applies in his day job

Lightnin’ Malcolm: Blues Learned Where Whiskey Was Poured Between Songs

Lightnin’ Malcolm on juke joints, Hill Country blues, and a career built from the road up.

Carlos Johnson and Hideaki Tanaka – Blues – It’s Powerful Stuff | Album Review

Carlos Johnson and Hideaki Tanaka – Blues – It’s Powerful Stuff P-Vine – 2026 https://anywherestore.p-vine.jp/en 7 tracks; 1 hour 13 minutes Chicago Bluesman Carlos Johnson has lon...

3 Delta Blues Standards That Forever Changed Rock History

Bobby Murray, Grammy-Winning Guitarist and Etta James’ Musical Partner of 23 Years, Dead at 72

Bobby Murray, the Detroit blues guitarist whose 23-year partnership with Etta James produced some of the most emotionally direct guitar work in modern blues, died on April 30, 2026...

“I made a deal, paid him in cash, and he died two months later. His last text to his daughter was, ‘I buried the money i...

The Bolin ’Burst is famed for its association with Deep Purple guitarist Tommy Bolin – but its route to Bonamassa was considerably less direct

Language of the Blues: Jake (Jamaica Ginger) in Blues Song and Prohibition AmericaLanguage of the Blues:

In this installment of Language of the Blues, author and rocker Debra Devi examines Jamaica Ginger (“Jake”), a Prohibition-era patent medicine whose history appears in early blues...

Oak Cliff concert pays tribute to a Dallas blues legend

Singer-guitarist T-Bone Walker (1910-1975). “Oak Cliff T-Bone” — as he was billed in his teens — was one of the first electric guitar heroes, modernizing the blues and paving the w...

“The power went out, then this horrible rainstorm came. I got the chills. I said, ‘Dude, I think Gary Moore’s here’”: Th...

Nichols looks back on the moment he and Joe Bonamassa fired up one of Moore’s prized amps – which the Nerdville owner recently acquired for $25,100

Fenton Robinson LIVE Nightstage, Cambridge MA 1986-10-04

LIVE   Nightstage, Cambridge MA    1986-10-04  9/10 quality here One of the greats hardly ever mentioned !BANDFenton Robinson - Guitar and vocalsDavid Maxwell - pianoJessie Green...

Lightnin' Hopkins LIVE The T-Bird Lounge - Houston, TX 1964

LIVE  The T-Bird Lounge Houston, TX  1964 Great soundboard from one of the masters!SET LIST01. All My Kids02. Jigger Mary03. Staying Out All Night04. Don’t Like No Airplane05. Tro...

This Legendary Guitarist Might Have Had the World’s First Rock and Roll Stadium Wedding in 1951

“Not only was John a virtuoso on guitar, harp, singing and choosing songs, to me it felt like he was totally possessed b...

The New Yorker will be remembered as a master of acoustic barrelhouse and an interpreter of Delta blues who performed like a man possessed

43 Years Ago Today, the Blues Legend Who Laid the Groundwork for Rock & Roll and Influenced the Rolling Stones and E...

“I’d buy a ‘54 Strat, and then I’d sell it, buy one, sell it… I just kept trading them off. I’ve been disappointed in so...

Flirtations with vintage gems haven't always yielded the results the virtuoso wanted