Probably the most-played set-closing instrumental in the repertoires of blues bands around the country for more than 50 years has been the Freddy King smash 'Hide Away,' a Top 10 R&B hit on the Federal [...]
Dave Bartholomew was a driving creative force in the history of New Orleans Rhythm & Blues, a man whose name may not be well known to the general public, but whose work as a songwriter, [...]
Slide guitar maestro Robert Nighthawk took his cues from an earlier slide wizard, Tampa Red, when he recorded the powerfully emotive 'Black Angel Blues' and its flip side, 'Annie Lee Blues,' for Aristocrat Records in [...]