Chris Duarte (born February 16, 1963) is an American guitarist, singer, and songwriter. Duarte plays a style of Texas blues-rock that draws on elements of jazz, blues, and rock and roll. In his own words, his musical style is a combination of "rockin' blues" and "punk blues." To classify Chris Duarte simply as a Blues Man is an understatement. In...
Damn Fine Blues ! Original & classic delta blues featuring slide guitar and soulful vocals. A blues gumbo repertoire that can conjure up the ghosts of highway 61 & the delta blues experience. Austin Walkin' Cane is a blues singer, songwriter and slide guitarist that performs acoustic solo, duo & electric band sets. Austin Walkin' Cane has toured...
Martin Lang is one of the world's finest amplified Blues harp players. His musical vision is carrying on the tradition of Chicago Blues harp. Audiences worldwide have heard his harp as he's backed legendary Bluesmen from Tail Dragger and Willie Buck to Willie Smith, Dave Myers, Little Arthur, John Primer and more. Lang most recently released Mr....
Anthony "Big A" Sherrod is a Clarksdale, Mississippi native and lives there to this very day; he teaches blues to young students at the Delta Blues Museum's Blues & Education program. Gritty, powerful and heartfelt, his approach to the blues, backed by his band The Cornlickers, helps keep the juke joint tradition alive. Notwithstanding live...
Shawn James Pittman (born October 13, 1974) is an American blues rock singer, multi-instrumentalist, songwriter and record producer. In his career, he has worked with musicians from Double Trouble, plus James Cotton, Matt "Guitar" Murphy, Hubert Sumlin, Kim Wilson, Lou Ann Barton, Gary Clark Jr., and Susan Tedeschi. Texas-based singer, songwriter,...
Bob Corritore (born September 27, 1956, Chicago, Illinois) is an American blues harmonica player, producer, radio host, and owner of The Rhythm Room, a music venue in Phoenix, Arizona. When he heard Muddy Waters on the radio at the age of 12, his love for the blues was born. Shortly afterwards, his younger brother gave him his first harmonica. Bob...
Dom Martin is a Belfast born multi award winning artist, inspired but not constrained by the blues. In 2019 he burst onto the UK and European music scene with a unique guitar style and voice, captivating audiences everywhere. His main musical influences are Rory Gallagher, Tom Waits, John Martyn, Jimi Hendrix, Bob Dylan, Howlin' Wolf and Muddy...
Kirk Fletcher (born December 23, 1975) is an American electric blues guitarist, singer, and songwriter. To date, Fletcher has released a lot of studio albums and one live album. In addition, he has variously been a member of the Fabulous Thunderbirds and the Mannish Boys, plus supplied backing for Joe Bonamassa and Eros Ramazzotti. Kirk Fletcher...
Malcolm John Rebennack Jr. (November 20, 1941 - June 6, 2019), better known by his stage name Dr. John, was an American singer and songwriter. His music encompassed New Orleans blues, jazz, funk, and R&B. Active as a session musician from the late 1950s until his death, he gained a following in the late 1960s after the release of...
European and US blues fans are no stranger to Franck L. Goldwasser, the French / US singer and guitarist. Born in Paris and a 40-year resident of sunny California, Franck is not only known for his own bands but also as an in-demand sideman with such greats as Sonny Rhodes, Jimmy McCracklin, Rick Estrin, Charlie Musselwhite, Sunnyland Slim, James...
George "Buddy" Guy (born July 30, 1936) is an American blues guitarist and singer. He is an exponent of Chicago blues who has influenced generations of guitarists including Eric Clapton, Jimi Hendrix, Jimmy Page, Keith Richards, Stevie Ray Vaughan, Jeff Beck, Gary Clark Jr. and John Mayer. In the 1960s, Guy played with Muddy Waters as a session...
GA-20 is an American blues band from Boston, Massachusetts. The band is named after the guitar amplifier manufactured by Gibson from 1950 to 1961. They primarily play Chicago blues. Together with fellow classic blues, R&B and early rock and roll lover Pat Faherty, Matthew Stubbs formed GA-20 in early 2018. Stubbs had already garnered much praise...