Fred McDowell, a seminal figure in Mississippi hill country blues, was one of the most vibrant performers of the 1960s blues revival. He was a sharecropper and local entertainer in 1959 when he made ...

Blues music; Fred McDowell, vocals & guitar ; Mike Russo, guitar ; John Kahn, bass ; and Bob Jones, drums. Date/Time and Place of an Event Note Recorded on August 19, 20 and 21, 1969 and July 5, 1965 ...

CLEVELAND, Ohio -- After 20 years together, Dan Auerbach and Patrick Carney like to have things “sneak up on us” for the Black Keys. And that’s exactly what happened with the Akron-formed duo’s new ...

The Memphis Flyer is Memphis’ alternative newsweekly, serving the metro Memphis area of nearly a million residents. The Flyer was started in 1989 by Contemporary Media, Inc., the locally owned ...

WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. (AP) — Christian Garrison, an author and filmmaker who displayed an unfiltered slice of 1960s Mississippi hill country life in a short film about influential blues guitarist Fred ...

Mississippi John Hurt -- Skip James -- Son House -- Howling Wolf -- Muddy Waters -- B. B. King -- Reverend Gary Davis -- Jessie Fuller -- John Hammond -- Bob Dylan ...