Bonnie Raitt News

With a combustible blend of soul, blues, rock, folk and gospel, Ruthie Foster fires up the stage, leaving audiences in awe of her vibrant voice and indelible presence.

McClinton, whose raspy vocals are showcased against his guitar, harmonica and piano playing, melds country, blues, soul and rock 'n' roll with his signature raspy vocals.

In a story May 11 about the Chesapeake Bay Blues Festival, The Associated Press, relying on information from The Annapolis Capital, reported erroneously the real name of entertainer Trombone Shorty.

Never one to be on the tip of the tongue of mainstream music , you may not think you have heard Randall Bramblett's music.

The Chesapeake Bay Blues Festival is earning a reputation as one of the best festivals on the East Coast.

Creedence Clearwater Revival legend John Fogerty and blues icon Bonnie Raitt were the two latest special guests at a Rolling Stones concert.

With the seasonal upswing of festival season, it's only fitting that Orange County participates in the boom and hosts a genre-blurring festival equipped with a little something for everyone.

Keyboard maestro Chuck Leavell appeared onstage last night with The Rolling Stones during the midst of their 50 & Counting tour in San Jose, Calif.

Longtime local Southern soul singer Randall Bramblett is celebrating the release of his latest recording, "The Bright Spots," on Friday with his son, Isaac, in the opening slot.

It would be easy enough to tag this as Southern rock, or as blues, or even - at times - as gospel, were Randall Bramblett's The Bright Spots not so consistently all of those things, and something more.

One of the best things about the festival is the buzz that starts on the first evening and just builds as it progresses.

Email: mark@markpuccimedia.com Website: http://www.markpuccimedia.com As one of the most distinctive guitar players since the Telecaster was invented, he's made almost a dozen albums of his own, most of them for the Edmonton-based label Stony Plain.

If you're looking for star power, that sort of indefinable charisma only a select few seem to have, head to SLO Brew on Bluhm, who's married to Tim Bluhm of The Mother Hips, delivers vintage-sounding country-tinged rock that sounds like undiscovered gems from a lost artist from the early '70s. The willowy brunette looks every inch the rock star but ... (more)

Bonnie Raitt may not be in town for Jazz Fest 2013, but the New Orleans calendar isn't lacking in guitar talent with a double-X chromosome.

The 2012 New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival drew more than half-a-million patrons, up 30,000 from 2011.

There was no program. He played from the heart and took a few requests. Hornsby performed magically with incredible skill and dexterity and feeling.

Sheridan's music theatre students celebrate sounds of Canada. Sheridan College's Music Theatre Performance second year students practice their version of Bonnie Raitt's Something to Talk About, complete with choreographic dance.