Blues News

Authorities have requested assistance in the search for missing California Violinist, Robert Alan Korda. Korda was last seen in Van Nuys in his white, Geo Metro enroute to a Hollywood studio location. Anyone with information regarding his whereabouts can call the LAPD's Missing Persons Unit at (213) 485-5381 or (877) LAPD-24-7.

You can make a difference. Join with The Blues Foundation, Bonnie and Taj to raise money for every ticket sold, on the BonTaj Roulet Tour. Then go to the above link and vote on what the Action Fund will support.

He ain't no Muddy Waters, but Insomniacs frontman Vyasa Dodson is originally from Willits and will bring back music to the Shanachie Pub that has won the Muddy Award, a big deal in the blues genre.

As usual, the blues will be hot in Sedalia this summer. Alligator Records artist Burks has been playing guitar since he was a wee lad, and now he's a giant, in stature and on his instrument.

Blues fans, take note. A couple of class acts will be paying Rushville a visit Saturday evening as they perform a free concert at Rushville's Riverside Park Amphitheater.

Jack Bruce of 60s rock supergroup Cream has been honoured for his contribution to music.

Shemeika Copeland is one of the funniest and most brutally honest women working in the lovely industry we call rhythm and blues.

I wanted to let you know about some special shows coming up, including the Delmark CD release party for Shirley Johnson's Blues Attack and Rockin' Johnny's 40th Birthday Party Friday, Saturday, July 10, 11 SHIRLEY JOHNSON, Blues Attack! Delmark CD release party for the 'Queen of Blue Chicago", Shirley Johnson! Friday, Saturday, July 10, 11 - Blue ...

There were many pseudo-hippie, jam-oriented blues rockers in New York during the early '90s, but only the Spin Doctors made it big.

WISCONSIN RAPIDS -- McMillan Library in Wisconsin Rapids will present Minnesota acoustic blues guitarists Bingham & Thorne in concert at 7 p.m. July 16 in the Library's Fine Arts Center.

"IT IS fantastic to be performing in the open air on a summer evening," says piano maestro Jools Holland, who is promising an evening of pure boogie-woogie when he and his Rhythm and Blues Orchestra head to Ripley Castle for an outdoor concert later this month.

THE Yorkshire Wolds is hardly a hot bed of jazz music but for one weekend only a small corner of this tranquil part of the world will be transformed into just that.

GREENVILLE, Miss. - Blues performers Bobby Rush, Charlie Musselwhite and Shirley Brown will headline the 32nd Annual Mississippi Delta Blues and Heritage Festival on Sept.

Bands played throughout the day on two stages as the Modesto Blues Festival came to town Saturday.

BB King is entitled to reminisce, remind us of past glories and play on his age.

AROUND 30,000 blues aficionados are expected to descend on Colne for the town's 20th and biggest ever Great British Rhythm and Blues Festival.

The Smithsonian is honoring the retiring director of the Folklife Festival with a special concert Saturday night featuring acoustic blues and Cajun music.

There's a lot of discussion now about possible relocation of the existing airfield in Hailey for commercial jets and general aviation.

A minor fire broke out yesterday in the heritage building of the Taj Mahal Palace and Tower Hotel in Mumbai due to a short circuit.

As a teenager, Michael Lee Ammons signed up for harmonica lessons because he wanted to learn to play a small instrument that traveled well during his frequent camping trips in the Wisconsin woods.