Junior Wells' sweeping harp solos and his whiskey-soaked vocals propelled him into a position at the pinnacle of the post war Chicago Blues scene. Junior Wells has been previously inducted into the Blues Hall of [...]
The Blues has been described in many ways, but to Honeyboy Edwards it is 'a leading thing,' an irresistible feeling that has called him on - away from the home, away from the comfort, away [...]
In Pre-World War II Blues, Rosevelt Sykes was a prolific figure, waving his Urban Blues sensibilities with intricate chord patterns and bass figures. Born in Arkansas, Sykes moved to St. Louis with his family in [...]
A true musician's musician, Clarence 'Gatemouth' Brown has mastered the guitar, fiddle, drums, viola, harmonica, piano, mandolin and bass. Gatemouth's smooth blend of Texas style with Jazz, Country and Cajun music has altered the definition [...]
Born in lower Silesia, Germany, Chris Strachwitz came to the United States to attend the University of California at Berkeley. In the summer of 1959 he met Lightning Hopkins in Houston, Texas, where the Texas [...]
Producer, talent scout and publisher, Lester Melrose had a hand in nearly all of the Blues that emerged from pre-World War II Chicago. He developed a signature sound, 'the Melrose sound' from the artists that [...]
Blind Willie Johnson was a Texas 'guitar evangelist' who performed in a style that has recently come to be described as 'holy blues' or 'gospel blues.' Those terms may not have been appreciated by some [...]