Raye defines the value of a songwriter after getting her songbooks stolen and having to restart her sophomore album.

Of all the albums to emerge from the British blues boom of the 60s, few had the impact of John Mayall & The Bluesbreakers ...

One of my favorite things to play is a slow blues song, which is something I include in every performance. Each time, without really thinking much about it, I’m faced with two questions ...

“My 21st Century Blues.” The thief also left with Raye’s only copy of the initial ideas and notes for three or four songs she had finished writing for her sophomore album. A few days ...

Tying for 20th place with 60 covers each is "Get Off of My Cloud," a 1965 single, and "No Expectations" from 1968's Beggars Banquet. Joan Baez 's version of the latter is below, from 1970's The First ...

The song has a sassy and classy lead vocal from Eddie 9V that adds lashings of sweet soul. Booming bass lines add a thick ...

Naturally, many blues songs feature lyrics about being down in the dumps, love lost, and heartbreak. But so much of the genre is also very upbeat, comedic, and loaded with innuendo. Let’s take a ...

2024 was a historic year for music, with Shaboozey’s “A Bar Song (Tipsy)” tying Lil Nas X’s record for longest-running ...

We did not like country music. We listened to rock & roll – be it hard, heavy, prog, or pop. We dabbled in soul and funk.

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Southern rock is no what it use to be, however, these three underground band are recreating and preserving that sweet ...

Fiji Blue’s music strikes a rare balance between intimacy and universality, resonating deeply with listeners despite—or ...