You damn right, I’ve got the blues…

...From my head down to my shoes. Blues guitar legend Buddy Guy is still showing them how it's done at the age of 71. ...read the full post →

R.I.P. The Originator…

...Mr Bo Diddley, who died from a heart attack on June 2nd aged 79, one of rock and or rolls great pioneers. ...read the full post →

Top 25 guitar riffs…

...of all time. I'm thinking no from this list that some students have come up with there's far too many missing and too many nonentities included. ...read the full post →

Kick out the jams…

...mother...on the front page I don't know, anyway tonight BBC Four The Stooges, MC5, John Lee Hooker and more in Motor City's Burning. ...read the full post →

R.I.P. Jeff Healey…

Sad passing of the Canadian blues guitarist who lost his battle with cancer, which took his eyesight as a baby leading to his unique guitar splaying style, aged only 41. ...read the full post →

Before The Fancy Cars And Fuzzy Guitars…

...they were just that little ol’ band from Texas. Some great live videos of ZZ Top one of the great blues rock bands with Billy Gibbons playing his Pearly Gates. ...read the full post →

Ike Turner…

He might have been one of music's biggest ratbags but you can't erase his legacy from the world of rock and roll. ...read the full post →

Darth Vader blues…

Darth Vader shows that teh dark side always has all the best tunes with a bit of Whoopin' the Blues. ...read the full post →

The three Kings part three…

The third part of the "Three Kings" series of posts, this time about 'The King Of The Blues' and the most famous of the three B.B. King the only one still with us, with a bunch of videos showing the great bluesman through the years. ...read the full post →

The three Kings part two…

Some videos of Albert King one of the three Kings that got me into the blues, including 'Born Under A Bad Sign', 'I'll Play The Blues For You', 'The Sky Is Crying'. Another great bluesman and guitarist sorely missed. ...read the full post →

The three Kings part one…

Some videos of Freddie King one of the three Kings that got me into the blues, including 'Going Down', 'Hide Away' and 'I'm Tore Down'. A great bluesman and guitarist sorely missed. ...read the full post →

I can’t quit you baby…

A couple of videos to show how great a bluesman Otis Rush is first on 'I Can''t Quit You Baby' and then on 'Double Trouble'. ...read the full post →

I woke up this morning…

A collection of free blues MP3 downloads from last.fm by the artists Watermelon Slim, Hubert Sumlin, Pinetop Perkins, Otis Rush, Hound Dog Taylor, Charlie Musselwhite, Jimmy Rogers, Snooky Pryor, Luther Allison, John Lee Hooker & Lil' Ed & The Blues Imperials ...read the full post →

It happened this week…

This week in music history - May 24th to May 30th - with who was born and who died including blues legends Elmore James and Sonny Boy Williamson. ...read the full post →

Seven Ages Of Rock didn’t disappoint…

New BBC show 'The Seven Ages OF Rock' didn't disappoint, I thought it wouldn't be that good and it wasn't. The first programme about Jimi Hendrix could have been so much better and the rest of the series looks just as bad. ...read the full post →
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