In 1964, blues legend Howlin' Wolf hit the road with a young Ian McLagan, crisscrossing concert venues in a modest Vauxhall ...

The Blues Foundation announced nominees for "The 46th Annual Blues Music Awards," and Chicago's Alligator Records artists ...

The blues artists talked ... to braggadocio bluesmen like Muddy Waters (“Hoochie Coochie Man”) and Howlin’ Wolf (“Smoke Stack Lightnin’”) will recognize the genre’s occasional ...

For Culpepper, who signed with Big Loud Records (home to Morgan Wallen and Charles Wesley Godwin) in 2024, that intertwining is natural, given his musical roots embedded in a small-town church in ...

Once you hear Early James’ raw, eerily otherworldly voice, you don’t forget it. We were taken by his debut album, “Strange ...

Jackie Farry, who hosted an MTV show and rubbed shoulders with some legendary rock acts, died on Jan. 12. She was 58. Variety ...

Despite having one of music's most iconic voices, Roy Orbison tried to pitch one of his songs to these artists, only for them to decline.

The Folk Collective has announced its second cohort of artists. Building on the success of its inaugural cohort, this program continues to connect audiences throughout New England with a fuller, more ...

As the man responsible for this century’s greatest guitar riff put it, “Well, I sort of don’t trust anybody who doesn’t like Led Zeppelin.” Well said, Jack White. Led Zeppelin is undeniably one of ...

Montreal have extended their 'Sunlandic Twins' 20th anniversary tour through the summer, and the half-speed mastered vinyl ...

From the Music Connection inbox. Everyone at MC sends our love and hopes for a full recovery to David Jo. Just five years ago, amid the beginning of the pandemic, singer/songwriter David Johansen, ...

Fifty songs that were part of rhythm and blues heritage but which didn’t fully find a mainstream audience until they were remade. The annals of rock and pop are full of artists who had the good ...