Blues for Al and Peggy
Amazing guitar number from Mike Morgan and the Crawl, a la Stevie Ray. Listen and see if it doesn’t replicate the blues rock master. Read more
One More Joe from Texas
Still another Joe from Texas with a colorful nickname. I hadn’t heard of Little Joe Washington before the other day, but he seems to be... Read more
Kathi McDonald
Kathi McDonald is a Seattle blues native with a long resume, first performing professionally at age 12 and going on to join Tina Turner and... Read more
Honeyboy Edwards RIP
Honeybears at the Neptune
Black Joe Lewis is returning to Seattle at the Neptune in November. I can’t order tickets yet, but this will be something to see. Grab... Read more
Texas blues gem
I’m a news hound. It drags me down sometimes, especially of late with events in the economy, war and politics. I can use something to... Read more
Blues radio
A source of frustration for me is the lack radio stations dedicated to the blues. Stations on the analog airwaves offer “Jazz and Blues,” but... Read more
John Mayall at the Jazz Alley
From the Washington Blues Society on Facebook: If you haven’t heard… John Mayall will be playing at Jazz Alley in Seattle Aug 15 – 17,... Read more
A northwest blues legend
I was going through hard times some twenty years ago when my brother Joe gave me a portable cassete player and a few blues tapes,... Read more