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Mountain Men was formed when a guitar playing Mr. Mat from France and harmonica playing Barefoot Iano from Australia joined forces in 2005. Their first album "Mat with Iano - Mountain Men… Continue

Imagine a time when single string solos were new! Imagine how avant-garde and radical it must have seemed. If you listen to old blues you can hear the transition to single string solos and how it changed the blues. Lonnie Johnson was one of the first to do single string solos and pioneer this new sound (B.B King credits Lonnie Johnson for modernizing the blues". Perhaps it was a cross pollination of Lonnie Johnson's trumpeting and guitar skills that introduced this new sound. Check out the simil… Continue

What would John Lee Hooker be doing if he was born in around 1956 instead of 1917. Maybe something like this.


Thats John Lee Hooker JR., son of John Lee Hooker and the man is coming on strong! Continue

Last night I was lucky enough to be invited to a Blues in the School showcase performance. It's an opportunity for parents, students, teachers and member of the community to witness the incredible talent that is recruited to deliver Bluesfest’s annual two-week music education program. TJ Wheeler hosted an unrehearsed session with great musicians including Reverend Billy C. Wirtz, T.J. Wheeler, Rick Fines, Sharon Riley, Michael Jerome Browne, Joh… Continue