Allen Toussaint

2016-11-10T17:07:42+00:00November 10th, 2016|

Allen Toussaint has been shaping the sound of New Orleans rhythm & blues for more than 50 years, carrying on the tradition of a crew of legendary trailblazers who preceded him to the Blues Hall [...]

It Hurts Me Too — Tampa Red (Bluebird, 1940)

2016-11-10T17:07:41+00:00November 10th, 2016|

Tampa Red proved himself a master of many moods during his long recording career, and with the classic line "When things go wrong, go wrong with you, it hurts me too," he showed how the [...]

All Your Love — Magic Sam (Cobra, 1957)

2016-11-10T17:07:41+00:00November 10th, 2016|

"All Your Love" was the record that introduced the vibrant vocal and guitar work of 20-year-old Magic Sam to the blues world. Produced by Willie Dixon for Eli Toscano's Cobra label, it became Sam's signature [...]

Mike Bloomfield

2016-11-10T17:07:41+00:00November 10th, 2016|

Mike Bloomfield was one of the top entrants in the battle for blues-rock virtuoso honors in the psychedelic '60s. Bloomfield drew kudos for his guitar prowess with the Butterfield Blues Band and played an important [...]

Bessie, by Chris Albertson

2016-11-10T17:07:40+00:00November 10th, 2016|

Bessie, by Chris Albertson, New York: Stein and Day, 1972; revised edition: New Haven: Yale University Press, 2003. Bessie was hailed as the best biography ever written about a black performer when it was first [...]

Buddy & Ella Johnson

2016-11-10T17:07:40+00:00November 10th, 2016|

Buddy & Ella Johnson formed one of the most successful brother-sister teams in the history of rhythm & blues and big band music. Although their music is unfamiliar to many blues and R&B fans today, [...]

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