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Blues Queen Koko Taylor Dies -

"The Queen of the Blues", Koko Taylor, died today (June 3) in her hometown of Chicago following complications in surgery. It is believed the complications stemmed from a previous operation on May 19th to correct a gastrointestinal bleed. The Grammy Award-winning singer was 80 years old.

It was only a month...

Country blues - Country blues (also folk blues, rural blues, backwoods blues, or downhome blues) refers to all the acoustic, guitar-driven forms of the blues. After blues' birth in the southern United States, it quickly spread throughout the country (and elsewhere), giving birth to a host of regional styles. These include Memphis, Detroit,...

Chicago blues - The Chicago blues is a form of blues music that developed in Chicago, Illinois by adding electrically amplified guitar, drums, piano, bass guitar and sometimes saxophone to the basic guitar/harmonica Delta blues. The music developed mainly as a result of the "Great Migration" of poor black workers from the South...

Podcast features words and music of Buddy Guy -

As part of Black History Month, Legacy Recordings has posted a number of podcasts from great African-American artists. (OK, Black History Month was in February, but you can still listen to the interviews anyway!)For blues fans, the Buddy Guy podcasts are especially interesting. Hosted by journalist Anthony DeCurtis,...

John Lee Hooker Jnr headlines Charlotte Street Blues on 16th July -

Charlotte Street Blues welcomes blues legend John Lee Hooker Jr. to the stage for his only UK date this year.

In 2008, John Lee Hooker Jr. released his third album 'All Odds Against Me,� which saw him secure his second Grammy nomination for 'Best Traditional Blues Album.� The 12-song album, released...

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