Johnny Winter starts out playing a traditional delta blues number mixing in some Robert Johnson for good measure before launching into a dazzling guitar solo. Johnny Winter (guitar & vocals) performs the delta blues classic “Mississippi Blues” with the unmistakable influence and borrowed verse of … Continue reading
Soulive is one of the greatest, groovin’-est trios in modern music. The incomparable Fred Wesley adds the icing on the cake. Eric Krasno along with brothers Alan and Neil Evans honed their guitar, percussion, and keyboard skills at Berklee College of … Continue reading
Happy Birthday, Jaco Pastorius(December 1, 1951 – September 21, 1987) Bassist, composer and bandleader Jaco Pastorius was born John Francis Anthony Pastorius III on December 1, 1951 in Norristown, Pennsylvania. Jaco made waves with the release of his self-titled 1976 debut, establishing his inventive … Continue reading
Hendrix performs the blues masterpiece “Red House” at a 1969 gig in Stockholm, Sweden. Astonishingly, Hendrix did not pick up a guitar until he was 15 years old. That means his life on the guitar from first note to its end was … Continue reading
Jimi and Buddy play together! James Marshall Hendrix was born on November 27, 1942 in Seattle, Washington. Jimi, whose parents refused to buy him a guitar, found a one-stringed ukulele in the trash and studiously learned to play songs by ear. His career took off … Continue reading
Parading to remember and celebrate. The Allen Toussaint Funeral Procession will be remembered as a befitting memorial to an American musical hero. It’s an old New Orleans tradition – and it’s never been done better. Allen Toussaint, one of the giants of New … Continue reading
November 16th, 1968 : Jimi Hendrix – Electric Ladyland #1 The Jimi Hendrix Experience went to No.1 on the US album chart with Electric Ladyland. The double album included Crosstown Traffic, Voodoo Chile and All Along the Watchtower and featured guest … Continue reading
Allen Toussaint is one of the most influential songwriters/musicians in American music. Toussaint grew up in a shotgun house in the New Orleans neighborhood of Gert Town, where his mother, Naomi Neville (whose name he later adopted pseudonymously for some … Continue reading
Mike Stern/Bob Berg Band defines Jazz/Rock Fusion. When saxophonist Bob Berg was tragically killed in December, 2002 at the age of 51, he’d just recorded two projects that would demonstrate just how passionate and far-reaching a contemporary post bop player … Continue reading