Buddy Guy News

Whether it's visual arts in a wide range of genres or music, at least three generations of the Rodenbergs have a wealth of talent to share with those around them and in public venues.

STATEN ISLAND, NY, February 03, 2012 /24-7PressRelease/ -- Bianca Ryan, the singer who won America's Got Talent and took the country by storm at age 11, is set to star in the feature film "We Be Kings" alongside Magic Slim, the legendary Chicago bluesman.

Joe Louis Walker opened for Muddy Waters and Thelonious Monk, hung out with Jimi Hendrix, Freddie King and Mississippi Fred McDowell, and was a close friend to Mike Bloomfield.

From 1954 to 1956 Willie supplied Chess artists with songs. In 1956 he left Chess because of a dispute over royalties and contracts.

MUSIC MOVIE MONDAYS at One Longfellow The First Monday of the Month at 7 pm Feb.

Norwegian blues guitarist Knut Reiersrud has collaborated in the last 25 years with blues legends such as Buddy Guy and Otis Rush, when he was only 18 years old, and with experimental guitarists such as Henry Kaiser and David Lindley, while he was acting as researcher, consultant and production assistant in Kaiser and Lindley's musical exploration ... (more)

The Allman Brothers once again headlines their festival at the Spirit of Suwannee Music Park in Live Oak, Florida April 19 through April 21.

A new year also means a new blues festival season! While several of our favorite festivals took a bit of a beating last year, with the cancellation of many long-running events, the upcoming slate of festivals is looking strong.

Jimbo Mathus's latest work, Confederate Buddha , was easily one of the most overlooked roots albums of 2011.

Experience Hendrix , a three-week concert tour paying tribute to legendary rock guitarist Jimi Hendrix , kicks off at Strathmore on Tuesday, March 6. Artists include blues veteran Buddy Guy, Robby Krieger of the Doors, Aerosmith's Brad Whitford , and more.

They'll probably feel the warmth again when they log on to buy their tickets , which will be released on Friday.

As that big, burning ball in the sky completes its crazy circular trip throughout the zodiac along the eliptic , we here at Crossfade are prepping Major Mushroom's Interstellar Psychedelic Love Bus for another totally righteous run to Live Oak's Spirit of the Suwannee Music Park .