Jimmy Witherspoon News

Pianist Bill Evans, even today, remains the favorite of many knowledgeable jazz listeners.

Jimmy Witherspoon - 'Live at the 1972 Monterey Jazz Festival Shirley Horn - 'Live at the 1994 Monterey Jazz Festival MJF Records Some classic albums were recorded live at the Monterey Jazz Festival, like ...

On August 5th, in its second full slate of archival releases, Monterey Jazz Festival Records will release a new series of never-before-heard concert performances by six jazz greats - Art Blakey, Dave Brubeck, ...

The real beginnings of the 60s blues revival.

Chris Barber Presents The Blues Legacy Lost & Found is a three-CD set of blues masterpieces recorded in the late 1950s, the early 1960s, with the Jimmy Witherspoon portion from 1980. The story of how these CDs came into being is every bit as interesting as the music.Chris Barber is relatively unknown to most Americans unless you happen to be an...

He's 75. Leiber and partner Mike Stoller are in the Rock and Roll and Songwriters halls of fame. via NewMexiKen

Robben Ford Robben Ford By Shawn Hammond Robben Ford is capable of dealing the average guitarist a double-whammy ego blow. via Guitar Player

Johnny Otis was born December 28, 1921 in Vallejo, California. He grew up in a predominantly black neighborhood in Berkeley, California, where his father owned and operated a neighborhood grocery store. via KUT-FM Austin