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On “Stackin’ Bones,” he festoons his blues licks with girl-group “ooh-la-la” harmonizing provided by his collaborators, rock ...

Stevie Ray Vaughan and Double Trouble fittingly score a pair of hits on Billboard's Blues Albums chart, including Texas Flood ...

When it comes to blues guitar legends, few are as groundbreaking as T-Bone Walker. Born Aaron Thibeaux Walker on May 28, 1910 ...

She is alsothe daughter of legendary Texas blues guitarist and vocalist Johnny Copeland, who died in 1997 when Shemekia was just 17. In the summertime, Copeland plays major blues festivals around ...