Clapton & King special
Amazon downloads has two special deals this week for your music library: BB King‘s 1998 album Blues On The Bayou, and the rock classic Layla... Read more
Boz Scaggs – Dry Spell
Great blues number by Boz Scaggs off his R&B album Memphis. I like these lyrics. “I got dust on my shoes” sounds like a Robert... Read more
Crossroads Guitar Festival 2013
Just got the 2 disk Eric Clapton’s Crossroads Guitar Festival 2013. It’s a mix of blues, rock and R&B from Clapton’s triennial event recorded at... Read more
Candye Kane
The Highway 99 Blues Club is presenting blues/jazz singer Candye Kane next Saturday, November 16th. Often wearing garish costumes and singing with a resonant voice,... Read more
KOQX Going Under
KOQX blues radio is no more. They tried to pay their bills through donations, but found little success. They decided their service “had no value... Read more
Accordion for Alarm
Strange. Went to bed listening to the blues last night and woke up to polka! That will give you some weird dreams. Read more
Albert King & Stevie Ray Vaughan In Session
The Albert King/Stevie Ray Vaughan In Session video is up on YouTube. I didn’t even know this was recorded on camera. One of the best... Read more
Buddy Guy in town
Buddy Guy is coming to the Snoqualmie Casino next week (Nov. 3rd). There are still a lot of tickets, but don’t wait too long. This... Read more
And two more to add to your dial
A couple more blues radio programs to check out: Clancy’s Bar & Grill with Clancy Dunigan on KSER public radio, and Preachin’ the Blues with... Read more
New web host
SeaBlues has switched hosts this week. The old one provided fine service for years, but lately things have been problematic, with sporadic down time and... Read more