Elvin Bishop News

His is a name best known by the hardcore blues fan, but chances are that you've heard his influence when listening to some of your favorite blues songs.

Much sought after out-of-print solo LP by San Francisco/Chicago guitar legend Nick 'The Greek" Gravenites, best known for his work with Janis Joplin, The Butterfield Blues Band, Big Brother & Holding Company and Quicksilver, gets its first CD release.

A return to the freeform radio of the late 60's and early 70's that was known as "Underground"!! Join Beardo & Spinner each week as they single handedly try to save radio from itself.

Mickey Thomas has enjoyed an illustrious career dating back some 34 years, his rich vocals gracing better than two dozen albums during that span.

's "100 Greatest Guitarists of All Time," is also known as an inspiration to Jimi Hendrix, Eric Clapton, Stevie Ray Vaughan and countless others--not bad for a kid from Louisiana who learned guitar on a two-string diddley bow, eh? Bishop, a product of the '60s blues-rock explosion--and responsible for the impossibly dreamy 1976 hit "Fooled Around ...

One little club in a small Oregon coast town seems to have put the "hot" in Yachats.

Legendary status has its perks. Like performing at the Rock Hall of Fame's 25th Anniversary concert at Madison Square Garden in New York City.

Actress Joyce Randolph is 85. Keyboardist Manfred Mann is 69. Singer Elvin Bishop is 67.

Last weekend, music was truly in the air as Marin County hosted three major musical events.

Next year's 20th anniversary could prove to be bigger and better. A9 Kyle Mullin This year's Harvest Jazz & Blues festival may not have sported a name as big as Buddy Guy on its lineup list, but festival organizers say they worked to build a more well-rounded experience in 2009.

Last weekend, music was truly in the air as Marin County hosted three major musical events.

Over the past couple of years, the Laurie Morvan Band has begun to make a name for itself with constant touring and three increasingly-impressive album releases.

The fun continued well into the night Friday at the Harvest Jazz and Blues Festival as thousands of music fans bounced between such diverse musical performers as Elvin Bishop, Shad, and Davy Knowles and Back Door Slam.

"This music is forever for me. It's the stage thing, that rush moment that you live for.

September's here and I've got a major case of the blues. So do a lot of other people, and I don't mean everyone's walking around depressed.

The Allman Brothers may have done it first, but Lynyrd Skynyrd was the face of Southern rock when Southern rock was in its prime.

At a young age, Castro was spellbound by the blues-rock guitars of Eric Clapton, Elvin Bishop and Mike Bloomfield.

The demand for tickets to headlining shows at the Harvest Jazz and Blues Festival has forced organizers to re-evaluate the way passes are distributed to sponsors, media and musicians.

With Halloween II , Rob Zombie threw out all notions of humour and fun so that he could focus on making Michael Myers's latest rampage as brutal as possible.

Today is a good day to have the blues. The Heritage Music BluesFest 2009 continues today with 10 hours of sweet, soulful sounds on tap for Ohio Valley music lovers.