Since 2005 Plastic Crimewave (aka Steve Krakow) has used the Secret History of Chicago Music to shine a light on worthy artists with Chicago ties who’ve been forgotten, underrated, or never noticed in ...

"Lay was among the most historically significant and musically innovative drummers in both the early blues and rock 'n' roll scenes," Alligators Records, his label wrote in a statement Sam Lay, a ...

Sam Carr, 83, a drummer who was considered an anchor in the blues scene that continues to draw fans to the poverty-stricken Mississippi Delta region where the music form was born, died Monday of ...

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“John was the perfect drummer for the way Roomful played,” said sax player Greg Piccolo, a former member of Roomful of Blues. “Every beat of the drum meant something, every note meant something.” ...

GRAMMY® Award-Winning Blues Musician CEDRIC BURNSIDE, whose last 3 albums have received GRAMMY® Award Nominations for "Best Traditional Blues Album", performs at Jimmy's Jazz & Blues Club in ...