Blues

Dec 19: Blind Lemon Jefferson died in 1929

the only known picture of BLJ, and it is heavily retouched, with a fake tie painted in by hand Country…

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Dec 17: Paul Butterfield birthday

A lot of people relate me to the blues but I don't think it's a hindrance at this point. I've…

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November 30: The late Robert Nighthawk was born in 1909 105 years ago years ago

  Of all the pivotal figures in blues history, certainly one of the most important was Robert Nighthawk. He bridged…

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November 23: The late R. L. Burnside was born in 1926

“He was a happy-go-lucky nihilist…. he took things exactly as they were. No more, no less.” ~Matthew Johnson, the founder…

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November 11: Dave Alvin is 59 – Happy Birthday

I started writing poetry before I started writing songs. In my checkered college past I was a creative writing major…

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