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Albert King is truly a "King of the Blues," although he doesn't hold that title .

With his astonishingly accomplished guitar playing, Stevie Ray Vaughan ignited the blues revival of the '80s. Vaughan drew equally from bluesmen like Albert King, Otis Rush, and Muddy Waters and rock & roll players like Jimi Hendrix and Lonnie Mack, as well as the stray jazz guitarist like Kenny Burrell, developing a uniquely eclectic and fiery ...

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In the liner notes accompanying Sean Costello's newly released memorial CD, there's a telling observation.

After hitchhiking through Minneapolis one winter night, Janiva Magness, underage at the time, huddled in a dark corner of a club listening to classic blues artist Otis Rush, trying to avoid getting carded.

Speaking to blues harmonica ace and singer Kim Wilson of The Fabulous Thunderbirds by phone at his suburban Detroit home is akin to making a fast friend at the local watering hole: no pretenses, just a passionate talk about politics, the pros and cons of analog sound, musical heroes, friends past and present and, of course, the blues.

There are a whole lot of modern blues fans who, largely as a function of the passage of time, are less inclined to listen to classic blues than to modern players.

To get a good idea of where Derek Trucks's head is at musically, all you have to do is check out the autographs on his red Gibson SG, the one that dominates his latest CD, Already Free .

Big Road Blues has posted an interesting essay called "The Blues Ain't No Monkey Junk," part of their annual tribute to the legendary Son House : "Patton told Laibley about House and about two other musicians Willie Brown and Louise Johnson, setting the stage for one of the blues most legendary recording sessions.

Listening set then dancing to a unique blend of swinging Jump Blues, Jazz/Funk Blues, and R&B. With Wendy DeWitt, blues piano and boogie woogie; John Boutell, guitar/vocals; John Lull, tenor sax Ray Figueroa, bass; and Luke Piro, drums/vocals. The South City Blues Band is dedicated to the groove - a unique blend of swinging Jump Blues, Jazz/Funk ...