“Hoochie Coochie Man” was first recorded on January 7, 1954, by a Delta blues singer with a big, booming voice who was born McKinley Morganfield, in Rolling Fork, Mississippi. He went under ...
Mississippi Fred McDowell was a key figure in Mississippi hill country blues and one of the most dynamic performers of the 60s blues revival. Mississippi Fred McDowell was no Delta blues singer.
One of the South Shore’s best-known local groups performs in their hometown tonight, but under the guise of a slightly different name and a much different musical identity. O’Neal Armstrong appears at ...
The Classic City Blues festival took place at the Classic Center on Saturday, Jan. 25, 2025, in Athens, Georgia. Artists ranging from Tucka, Sir Charles, & West Love performed.
people lined up out the doors of The Classic Center for the first annual Classic City Blues Fest on Saturday, Jan. 25 at 7 p.m. “It's going to be a great time to bring people to Athens to really ...
But while the Delta Generators love to operate from the foundation of classic blues, while also delving into country and Americana flavors, their alternate identity as O’Neal Armstrong prefers ...
Johnson, according to legend, sold his soul to the devil to learn the blues, and in doing so invented the first truly American musical genre. The new Faustian opera, premiering in a fully staged ...