Despite allegations that blues legend B.B. King was poisoned to death by close associates, a coroner’s investigation has found no evidence of foul play, Reuters…
Angie Fisher‘s debut powerful, bluesy track, is the song that arrests your attention immediately as she belts her first note. “I.R.S.” is a song about something…
The Wexner Center for the Arts showcased Annie Leibovitz’s 1979 portrait of the famous Blues Brothers, Dan Aykroyd and JohnBelushi, in her popular photography exhibit last fall. This fall, theWexner Center will be singing the blues. In its Fall 2013 Preview released Sunday on its website, the WexnerCenter announced the major interdisciplinary exhibition “Blues for Smoke” will be featured in its galleries beginning […]
Blues legend Bobby “Blue” Bland passed away at his Memphis home yesterday (June 23) from a prolonged illness, according to his son Rod Bland. His hits such as “Further On Up the Road” and “Turn on Your Love Light” established him as the “Frank Sinatra of Blues,” due to his lush arrangements with strings and swanky style […]
This summer, the Jazz Arts Group will take jazz to a wilder place as the Columbus Jazz Orchestra takes center stage at the Columbus Zoo and Aquarium for the sixth season of JazZoo! The four-concert series returns to the Water’s Edge Events Park at the Columbus Zoo providing a beautiful waterfront setting along the O’Shaughnessy […]
In light of our friends struggling around the world with the earthquakes and tsunami’s here is the song comfort. Our prayers are with you.
juke (of West African origin, akin to Wolof dzug, to live wickedly) – a roadside drinking establishment that offers cheap drinks, food and music for dancing, often blues music.
