Bukka White News

On this day in 1909, Booker T. "Bukka" White was born in Houston, Mississippi, a small farming town south of Tupelo in the Hill Country.

Bukka White s granddaughter Sandra Marble expresses her gratitude for White s recognition.

" Blues legend, Bukka White, will have yet another day to shine for the public as he will be memorialized with a marker on the Mississippi Blues Trail on Oct.

On October 16, the public is invited for a special presentation by the Historic Blues Trail Marker at Joe Brigance Park honoring Bukka White.

Few guitars have the cool factor of a shiny, metal-bodied National. With a distinctively loud and penetrating voice, derived from a loudspeaker-like aluminum cone that's connected to the guitar's saddle, Nationals are in a category by themselves regardless of whether they're viewed from a sonic or design standpoint.

B.B. King is 84 today. Many more B.B. Many more. King doesn't play chords or slide; instead, he bends individual strings till the notes seem to cry.

Far, far away from the group once known for bubbly synth-pop anthems like "Just Can't Get Enough" and "Everything Counts," Depeche Mode circa 2009 has pressed its small army of keyboards and electronics into the service of primal urges and raw sexuality.

Bukka White, a cousin of legendary musician B.B. King, is said to have given King his first guitar.

L ike Son House who somewhat proceeded him, Bukka White also called Parchman Farm his home for a while, and also like other bluesmen who "stayed" there too, one suspects that if they actually did call it home, he did so reluctantly.

All About Jazz members are invited to enter the Eagle Rock Entertainment ' B.B. King - Live at Montreux 1993 ' DVD giveaway contest starting today.

When Dylan accepted his three Grammys for Time Out of Mind , he thanked the legendary producer and musician Jim Dickinson , whom he called his 'brother.' Dickinson, probably still most famous for having played piano on the Stones' 'Wild Horses,' both embodies the history of American vernacular music and plays a vital role in today's roots ...

Wolfgang's Vault has released the first 16 restored and digitized performances from the Ash Grove folk & blues collection.