We might commonly associate classic 1950s and 60s cuts like “Hound Dog” and “Ball and Chain” with superstars Elvis Presley and Janis Joplin, respectively, but there was a different blues legend ...

Hoyt Axton contributed some of the most iconic songs of the mid-20th century, in addition to being a prolific recording artist and actor.

(ThyBlackMan.com) There’s something about Robert Johnson’s music that grabs you by the soul and doesn’t let go. Maybe it’s the rasp in his voice, the haunted slide of his guitar, or the way his lyrics ...

The Scottish band Franz Ferdinand may have crafted some of the more irresistible singles of the past 20 years. But as far as frontman Alex Kapranos is concerned, they’ve always been spies in the house ...

Looking at the rich musical taste of actor, comedian, and former Blues Brother Dan Aykroyd, stretching from Otis Redding to ...

You could say that the songs on Shemekia Copeland’s new album, “Uncivil War,” include rocking shuffles, a showstopping slow blues and a New Orleans-style second-line groove, or that among the guest ...

The Black Keys were formed in Ohio, USA in 2001 by the duo of Dan Auerbach on guitar and vocals, and drummer Patrick Carney. They came to prominence during the era that alternative acts such as The ...

WHEN PETER GREEN grew his fingernails to the length of talons it seemed to his fans an act of cultural vandalism. To them, those nails fulfilled one simple purpose: to ensure he would never again be ...