“When I first picked up the guitar, the guys that I was inspired by at that time were all heavily influenced by Muddy Waters and Howlin’ Wolf and Robert Johnson, and I just went full circle,” Slash ...
That's right, folks, half a century of nurturing Austin's vibrant live music scene and bringing the blues to the masses. To ...
As the flood waters rose, many blues artists were inspired to write songs about the disaster and describe the experience of being in a flood. The Mississippi Delta is famous for more than floods ...
With Vagnini's long history of involvement in the local music scene, he’s already developed a master plan to offer a ...
There are few figures in blues history as notable as Muddy Waters. Born McKinley Morganfield in 1913, Muddy was cetral to the ...
As the musical form began to evolve, Delta blues artists often worked solo, accompanying themselves on guitar or harmonica. Bottleneck and slide guitar, a rough and rhythmic intensity, and raw ...
Austin Blues Festival returns to Moody Amphitheater April 26-27 with a lineup featuring Chicago singer/activist Mavis Staples ...
The highly anticipated lineup for the 2025 edition of Austin Blues Festival has been announced, with headliners Mavis Staples ...