Prince has left an indelible hole in our hearts. Yet, from his passing have come some pretty intriguing stories. One in particular features the Kid performing alongside the jazz legend, Miles Davis. The unveiling of Prince x Miles working together … Continue reading
Miles Davis’ award winning collaboration with multi-instrumentalist Marcus Miller culminated with Grammy-winning album, Tutu. In 1985, Miles Davis’ thirty year association with Columbia Records came to an end and the jazz legend, who managed to reinvent jazz a dozen times … Continue reading
Marion “Little Walter” Jacobs was born on May 1, 1930, in Marksville, Louisiana. He left home at 12, eventually landing in Chicago in 1947. By 1949, he began recording with Muddy Waters. The first person to play an amplified harmonica in 1951, he split from the … Continue reading
McKinley Morganfield “Muddy Waters” was born April, 4 in 1913 in Rolling Fork, Mississippi. At 30, Muddy Waters moved to Chicago where he began the long process of transforming and electrifying American popular music. These twenty-two tracks were recorded by Alan Lomax in Mississippi in the early … Continue reading
“Master of the Telecaster” Albert Collins sings a blues about one woman’s foolish false allegations during a late ’80s show in Austin, Texas. There has never been and may never be again a bluesman quite like Albert Collins. “The Master Of The Telecaster” … Continue reading
A night of explorations: Miles in ’73 Dave Liebman is featured in this excerpt from a live performance of the Miles Davis band in 1973. Liebman is on flute and sax. With Peter Cosey, Reggie Lucas, Michael Henderson, Al Foster, and James Mtume Forman. Calypso … Continue reading
Guitarist Larry Eugene Carlton was born March 2, 1948 in Torrance, California. When he was six years old, Carlton began studying guitar with Slim Edwards. Larry Carlton’s own musical story began in Southern California. He picked up his first guitar when he … Continue reading
Willie Dixon. It would be very difficult to name a single person that had more influence on popular music in the latter half of the 20th century than this man. William James “Willie” Dixon (July 1, 1915 – January 29, … Continue reading
The real Blues Brothers… It was 1969 when Patrick Ford first came onto the San Francisco blues scene with brother Robben Ford. During the 70’s he spent time working with his brothers Robben and Mark in the Charles Ford Band … Continue reading
‘Cause I’m a voodoo child… An incredible live performance of Voodoo Child (Slight Return) by Jimi and his band in Stockholm, 1969. “Voodoo Child (Slight Return)” was developed from “Voodoo Chile”, recorded May 2, 1968, during a studio jam with … Continue reading