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Blues is one of those musical genres best experienced live, and the tunes of Madison's Cash Box Kings are no exception.

When Old Man Winter comes to town He's got a special way of dropping in And spreading cheer around You know [the blues] is around the bend And he won't let you down When Old Man Winter comes to town -Old Man Winter by The Moffatts Johnny Winter It's been a cold 40 years of Winter.

Harmonica ace and Nashville Music Award nominee Jason Ricci doesn't mince words or concern himself with questions about image and direction.

Don't be misled: Blues Control won't be grinding out rote Muddy Waters or Willie Dixon covers.

Part of the evolution of blues music traces back to early days on the Mississippi Delta and to visions - perhaps both imagined and real - of musicians like Robert Johnson and Muddy Waters sitting on rickety old porches, singing about love and loss and the struggles of black society in pre-civil rights America.

Sometimes it seems like there are only two types of blues music - the type that influenced rock, driven by stories told from the gut about life's ups and downs, and the type that is influenced by rock, driven by long, self-centered guitar solos.

Loading... ''I thought it would be a way to get into character, into the idea.'' John Bigham, a.k.a. ''Black John'' If you go Who The Soul of John Black , part of the Attucks Theatre's 2009 Fall Discovery Music Series When 7:30 p.m. Saturday Where Attucks Theatre, 1010 Church St., Norfolk Tickets $20, 745-3000 John A. Bigham, who was composer, ...

A one-night-only benefit performance of the new musical Low Down Dirty Blues will be presented Oct.

Since we last checked in with StLJN's sibling site Heliocentric Worlds , recent posts have featured videos from Jimmy Smith, Muddy Waters, Cannonball Adderley, Stevie Wonder & Aretha Franklin, Bill Frisell, Andrew Hill, Betty Carter, Tower of Power, Captain Beefheart and His Magic Band, Klaus Doldinger & Passport, Elvin Jones, Don Cherry.

A one-night-only benefit performance of the new musical Low Down Dirty Blues will be presented Oct.

William "Big Bill" Morganfield, an American blues singer and guitarist, appears at the Turning Point Cafe at 9 p.m. Son of McKinley Morganfield , he has emerged in the past few years as one of the top young blues talents in America, playing all over the world in the past 11 years, bringing pure joy to those who have had the pleasure of seeing ...

RHYTHM and blues and jazz star of the 1960s Georgie Fame is set to prove his popularity has not diminished when he returns to Exeter for a concert with his two sons.

Many years ago, in a cool but crowded Los Angeles nightclub, The Roxy on the Sunset Strip, I saw the dapper and dashing B.B. King do a phenomenal set of blues.

Photograph by: Handout, Files Who Do You Love: Once upon a time, 2008 to be exact, two films about the great blues record label Chess Records were made.

Chicago blues guitarist Keith Scott continues his latest foray into Montana tonight and Saturday at Izaak's in Craig.

The wait is almost over. Live music at downtown Hampton's Taphouse officially arrives Oct.

Dear Jerry: I recently picked up a box of 78 rpm blues records at an estate sale.

This weekend's best bets in Bay area music October 8, 2009 at 10:45 am by Leilani Polk A quick breakdown of this weekend's most worthy concerts beginning with Thursday, 'cause that's when the weekend really starts, right? For a more comprehensive schedule of concerts, check out our Upcoming Events page.

This week at the Kent Stage there will be a tribute to the early rock, R&B, blues and rockabilly that were produced by the Memphis-based Sun Records.

Memphis singer Jason Ricci might not be quite what you would expect from a blues musician.